Cadaver Dog looking for injured or deceased people in ruins after Maui Wildfires.
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As Maui Wildfires Burn, Dogs Assist in Search and Rescue Efforts

By Jenna Wadsworth

Fires in Maui continue to burn as Hawaii faces one of the worst natural disasters in its history. Thousands of residents and their pets have been displaced by the blaze and its resulting destruction. As utilities — including communication capabilities and electricity — remain offline, the situation continues to be hazardous. Structures across the state’s second-largest island have burned to the…

Jenna Wadsworth
Jenna Wadsworth

Jenna was the Managing Editor of DogTime.com and CatTime.com from June 2023 through December 2024. She is the proud helicopter dog mom of her rescue pups Washington and Goldie Hawn. She grew up in rural North Carolina on a family farm, which is where her love of animals became apparent as she quite literally endeavored to save every abandoned fur baby within the farm's proximity. Jenna has worked as a book editor, ghostwriter, and speech writer for various political personalities across the country. She is passionate about animal rights, sustainable agriculture, equality, and climate change—even appearing on PBS NewsHour, as well as in NBC News, The Nation, The Advocate, Yahoo News, and Newsweek.

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