Azzedine Downes, President and CEO of IFAW, issued the next assertion pertaining to the devastating wildfires ravaging Los Angeles County:

“It’s immensely troublesome to precise the grief that I really feel for everybody who has misplaced their properties or who’ve been separated from their family members, together with their pets and their beloved animals. The state of affairs could be very grave certainly—and it’s immensely private. In truth, plenty of our donors have misplaced their properties, and it’s merely not possible to precise phrases which might elicit the consolation that’s so desperately wanted.

Please know this—we’re considering of you, immediately and at all times. So lots of you could have finished a lot for IFAW for thus lengthy, that you’re a part of our international IFAW household. It’s this household, together with our supporters all internationally, that can proceed to maintain you, your households, and your pets in our hearts all through these making an attempt instances.

IFAW shall be there to assist, immediately and at all times. We’re on the prepared. As an organisation, we have now at all times centered on doing the correct factor. We won’t get in the way in which of these courageous souls working tirelessly to forestall the fires from spreading. We’ll take the time to hearken to what the fast want is and act accordingly. Nonetheless known as upon, we’ll do our greatest to proceed to save lots of the lives of each folks and animals.

To these many supporters and donors, a few of whom are IFAW Board members—who’ve suffered the lack of their properties or their livelihoods, or tragically even family members from these fires that unfold uncertainty as viciously as they unfold destruction—we’re with you. We won’t abandon you. I hope you discover consolation within the IFAW group all throughout the globe that provides its assist and forges on in direction of a future the place higher days lie forward.”