Zany Zoo pet store here in Eugene caught on fire early this morning, resulting in the loss of all of the animals in the petting zoo (which were personal pets to Nate and Abby), and the loss of multiple other pets that were there for sale. The animals that did survive have been transfered to Animal Urgent Care on west 11th for emergency treatment. I phoned Nate this afternoon after hearing about the incident and let him know that I was available to foster smaller animals. None of the animals are doing good. The ones that perished did so by smoke. I am horrified that this occured.
ZZ has always been my favorite pet store. I used to work there years ago, and on the weekends they featured a petting zoo. I spent tons of time in there playing with their coatimundi (she was still a baby) and playing with their bushbaby. They had several old tortoises in the petting zoo, an alligator, ferrets, snakes, Galapagas iguanas etc. Most of the puppies and kittens made it out OK.
Everyone is still waiting to here what happened. The strip mall was undergoing construction. The fire broke out at the deli next door and moved on over to the pet shop. They're unsure if it was caused from recent electrical wiring. Such a sad sad day!!! I can't imagine how scared the animals must have been. And for the owners to lose almost all of their personal pets. Such a tragedy.
Bookmarks