Fire at cat rescue kills multiple animals trapped inside
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LEALMAN, Fla. (WFLA) — A large fire destroyed a mobile home in Pinellas County that doubled as a cat rescue, housing at least 50 cats.

Fire rescue crews were able to get all human occupants out of Happy Tailz Cat Rescue, but were unfortunately unable to save all of the animals that were inside.

The fire was reported at around 5:30 p.m. on Friday, and the Happy Tailz Facebook page provided an update a few hours later.

The post explained that the president of the rescue, who lived in the mobile home, returned from work to find the house in flames and immediately called first responders and began trying to rescue the trapped cats.

In addition to not being able to save some of the rescues, the president also lost some of her pets, though the rescue did not provide more details.

Over 50 animals were taken to Epic Emergency Pet Care, and those in stable condition were transferred to Harmony Vet Care, where the president of the rescue works.

The post also said 8 cats were in critical condition as of around midnight on Saturday.

The rescue said they do not yet have a final count on the number of animals that died in the fire or from injuries they sustained.

They are asking for donations, as the mobile home not only housed the cats and the president, but also all of the supplies and food for the dozens of animals they care for.

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