High School Students Build Doghouses For Pets Who Lost Their Homes To California Fires

Apr 09, 2019 by apost team

Last year’s wildfires in California were the most destructive on record. In addition to nearly two million acres being scorched, over a hundred people died in the blaze.

Spread out over the state, whole towns disappeared in the mayhem, with thousands of homes destroyed.

While the blaze was destructive for people, it also harmed many animals. Dozens of pets are still waiting in animal shelters after their owner’s homes were destroyed in the disaster.

Seeing the suffering of these animals, students from one high school in the state decided to do something special to help.

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As the wildfires burned last year, students at Rancho Cordova High School in Sacramento County watched in horror as their neighbors to the north lost so much of their lives. Hearing that many dogs were still homeless several months after the blaze, students in a construction class came up with unique idea to help.

The students built and painted over 30 dog houses and one chicken coop for Paradise Animal Shelter.

Paradise suffered far worse than any other community in the state, having lost 50 residents and 95% of the city’s buildings.

Ashley, the student in charge of the project, praised the team’s dedication, saying that everyone did their best to help. Ever humble, Ashley credited her teacher, Andre Leinke, with coming up with the idea. Mr. Leinke told reporters how proud he was of his students.

Leinke was especially happy at how his students used the skills they developed in his class to make a positive impact in the world. The school has rented a flatbed truck to take the dog houses to Paradise, expecting to have to make two trips to make the full delivery.

What do you think of how the students at Rancho Cordova High School constructed dog houses to help pets left homeless by the California wildfires? Have you ever volunteered to help those harmed by natural disasters?