California Fires Force Animal Evacuation

California Fires Force Animal Evacuation
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Evacuee Michelle Erwin feeds her cockatoo, Sugar, at San Diego County's fairgrounds in Del Mar, California, on October 23, 2007.

Thousands of animals, including horses, dogs, cats and even a zorse—a cross between a horse and a zebra—have been taken to the fairgrounds while their owners wait out the wildfires.

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