It has been just over 2 weeks since the tragic fire in our spay/neuter clinic ocurred on 7/11/2009. A malfunctioning autoclave had burned and combusted. The fire stayed contained in the autoclave, but the smoke ruined everything in its path. It is impossible to describe the damage that was done. A layer of soot coated every square inch of the clinic, and the smell of fire had seeped into everything. The worst loss of course was Strut, the clinic cat, because he is the one thing that cannot be replaced.
(Strut helping Carey work just days before the fire.)
The total losses come to over $25,000. We are waiting to hear what the insurance will cover, but at the absolute most we can expect $20,600.
Thanks to the community, we are slowly rising from the ashes. Wonderful volunteers spent a week cleaning and re-painting the entire clinic. (It is a miracle that we were able to re-open in a week!) We have had over $6,000 in donations at this point from people that support what we are doing. Businesses like VCA Fort Collins Animal Hospital, Petco, and Home to Heaven made generous donations to help out.
Thank you community!
The old Autoclave, Inside the Autoclave, The Soot that Covered Everything
Cat works hard Painting, Carey takes a break to smile, Thank you Bonnie!
Cleaning Machine Shelly, Cindy helps paint, Brittany also helps paint
The clinic with its new coat of paint. It looks so cheerful!
The clinic with its new coat of paint. It looks so cheerful!
