{"id":754071,"date":"2018-07-30T08:24:45","date_gmt":"2018-07-30T12:24:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/arkcenter.us\/?p=754071"},"modified":"2018-07-30T10:35:18","modified_gmt":"2018-07-30T14:35:18","slug":"left-behind-by-their-humans-retired-marine-rescues-horses-and-other-animals-from-raging-california-wildfire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/animalrightswatch.us\/?p=754071","title":{"rendered":"Left behind by their humans, retired Marine rescues horses and other animals from raging California wildfire"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<blockquote  class=\"bs-quote bs-quote-1 bsq-t1 bsq-s1 bsq-left\">\n\t\t<div class=\"quote-content\">\n\t\t\t<p>'He restored my faith in humanity,' said Noah Urban, whose stranded 6-year-old horse named Bolt was saved by Zimmerman. 'It would be like losing your children. If you had to leave them behind, I can\u2019t even think about it', Urban said. <\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>ALEXANDRIA SAGE:<\/strong> <em>&#8216;Tucker Zimmerman has gotten little sleep during the raging deadly fire in Shasta County, California. The retired U.S. Marine has rushed into a new battle, as a volunteer rescuing stranded horses and other animals&#8230; <\/em><em>\u201cI\u2019m just the guy who moves stuff around,\u201d he said modestly. The \u201cstuff\u201d he speaks of refers to the panicked horses and other livestock he wrangles out of harm\u2019s way when they get left behind after the humans have fled<\/em><em>&#8230; <\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>\u201cHe restored my faith in humanity,\u201d said Noah Urban, an Oregon resident whose stranded 6-year-old horse named Bolt was saved by Zimmerman. The two connected through Facebook. <\/em><em>\u201cYou\u2019re not just helping the animals, he\u2019s helping people to alleviate their stress,\u201d Urban said. \u201cIt would be like losing your children. If you had to leave them behind, I can\u2019t even think about it.\u201d Zimmerman is not alone. Communicating through social media, text messages, radio and word-of-mouth, a network of animal lovers and animal-control authorities have banded together over the past few days to rescue as many stranded nonhuman animals as possible&#8217;.<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-usa-wildfires-animals\/retired-marine-rescues-horses-from-raging-california-wildfire-idUSKBN1KJ09T\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>SOURCE&#8230;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED VIDEO:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HzlV6W6EGcU?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ALEXANDRIA SAGE: &#8216;Tucker Zimmerman has gotten little sleep during the raging deadly fire in Shasta County, California. The retired U.S. Marine has rushed into a new battle, as a volunteer rescuing stranded horses and other animals&#8230; \u201cI\u2019m just the guy who moves stuff around,\u201d he said modestly. 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