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Georgia animal rescue 'broken and devastated' after fire engulfs facility | How to donate

While the animals were safely rescued, Southern Journey Animal said it lost all of its supplies.

BLAIRSVILLE, Ga. — A north Georgia animal rescue is devastated after a fire sparked and engulfed the facility. 

The fire happened on Tuesday at the Southern Journey Animal Rescue & Transport off Butternut Cove in Blairsville, Georgia. 

Video of the fire shows massive flames after the fire spread to two outside buildings.

"We rushed and got every animal to safety as you could feel the heat on your back. All we could think about was saving the animals," Southern Journey Animal Rescue officials said.

While the animals were safely rescued, the animal shelter said it lost all of its supplies. 

"We lost everything that we had for the animals. All of our crates, bowls, dog beds, kuranda beds, kennels, pens and so much more we haven't even thought about yet!" officials wrote in the social media post.

Southern Journey Animal Rescue also said the flames melted its brand-new van and it's now inoperable. 

"We have no way of doing transports at this time so we are devastated and just can't believe this happened," officials added.

The animal rescue also said it had homeowner insurance but no business insurance to cover the expenses. 

"We desperately need your help to recover from this massive loss of thousands and thousands of dollars of equipment to save animals," the animal rescue added. 

An online fundraiser has been set up to help raise money for the animal rescue and supplies.

Check out Southern Journey Animal Rescue's full social media post below: 

❤️ We are so grateful for your kindness during this difficult time ❤️ 🙌🙏 Last night, September 10th, as we were caring for our rescue animals the sky lit up with a orange glow. Our 2 outside buildings were on fire. We rushed and got every animal to safety as you could feel the heat on your back. All we could think about was saving the animals. Praise God all the animals with Southern Journey Animal Rescue & Transport, Inc. Were all safe 🙌 However, we lost everything that we had for the animals. All of our crates, bowls, dog beds, kuranda beds, kennels, pens and so much more we haven't even thought about yet! Also, our brand new van was melted and is inoperable 😭 We have no way of doing transports at this time so we are devastated and just can't believe this happened. If you can help in anyway during this difficult time we would truly appreciate your love and support and prayers 🙏❤️ Ways to help: Our address to ship any supplies is: 245 Butternut Cove Blairsville, GA 30512 Our Amazon Wishlist: https://a.co/bOSH54s Venmo: @SouthernJourneyRescue PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=FLT8SBCMDPABA www.southernjourney.org GoFundMe: https://gofund.me/f11939c1 Cuddly.com: https://cuddly.com/donate/4940081/restore-this-rescue-after-tragedy God Bless You and Thank you! This to shall shall pass 😌 🙏

Posted by Southern Journey Animal Rescue & Transport, Inc. on Wednesday, September 11, 2024

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