Horse saviors

There's a lot of negative news out there these days. And wildfires, smoky skies and intense heat are making it an especially tough summer for folks in many rural North American communities.
But it's an ill wind that blows no good. And, as the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's Kier Junos reports, neighbors are finding ways to help each other out -- including by boarding animals at risk of being abandoned or overcome by flames.
Jessica Heikes, manager of the Double 7 Ranch in Cache Creek, British Columbia, is one of many Good Samaritans housing horses evacuated due to the wildfires. She's found space for nearly 30 of them ... and other livestock.
“These small communities, we like to stick together,” Heikes is quoted as saying.
“It’s been very hard for me to think about people losing everything, and that’s why we had no problem opening our arms to their animals."
Horses are amazing animals that bring out the best in people. And the people who go out of their way to come to their rescue -- at all hours of the day and night -- are the best of all.