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Want to help Maui's animals after the wildfires? Send cash, not kibble

  • Written by Sarah DeYoung, Disaster Researcher and Associate Professor of Sociology and Criminal Justice, University of Delaware
imageThousands of Maui's cats, dogs and other companion animals went missing or were injured.Maui Humane Society, CC BY-ND

An estimated 3,000 pets were still missing more than a week after deadly wildfires ripped through Maui in August 2023 and left thousands of people – many of whom had companion animals – homeless. The Conversation asked...

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