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After the Palisades fire burned down his home, Casey Colvin feared the worst for his dogs, who he couldn't get back to despite desperately trying. But after five days, he and Oreo finally got a tearful and ecstatic reunion. "I'm never gonna let him go." 14/10 for all

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unfortunately, Casey was at work when evacuation orders were issued, and despite driving for hours through traffic desperately trying to get back home to where his dogs were trapped, he wasn't allowed to return ❤️‍🩹

Roads into an evacuation zone are closed and hundred mile an hour winds and your neighborhood is on fire… if you’re at off at work when that happens there’s nothing that you can do. So why are you continuing to pile on and assume the owner was apathetic? And under these circumstances too.

People had seconds to leave. Look at him. He was absolutely destroyed. Where I live when we had big fires that required evacuations last year, the cops threatened to charge people who tried to get past barricades. RCMP trust has been lost in the rural community out here. Not that we love cops.

I'm glad you're so perfect and nothing tragic has or ever will befall you because you think of every variable. No one you know will ever die and therefore you can rest well knowing that you have saved ever person, animal, and thing you have ever loved. Do you want a cookie?

Do you understand that he was at work when the fire broke out and he was unable to get to his house because the roads were blocked? I understand the idea of a job is probably a foreign concept to you as you type from your parents’ basement, but try to follow us.

He didn't just leave them. The fires had not begun. Fires started Tuesday around 10:30am I believe so there was no threat. He went to work like it was a regular day. He tried to get back to them. Apparently was able to get one of two. I don't know the full story but not everyone just left.

They won't allow you to go back in these situations though. The national guard/police guard the evacuation zones. So if you get evacuated while at work they're gonna tell you that you can't return to your house. Its sad but there's not much you can do

Better than my next door neighbor who evacuated to SFO and deliberately left behind her 2 special needs cats and asked neighbors to feed them while she was gone and bc they are difficult to contain in cat carriers instructed us to “just open the doors and windows for them.”

He had gone to work that morning before the fires had started/spread to his neighborhood. He got the text to evacuate while he was at work, rushed back home for his dogs, but the officials wouldn't let him back in.

both of his dogs are okay now! Tika Tika Tika was rescued in the fire fighters original attempt to save the pups, but Oreo had already escaped ❤️

Mark this date...Monday, January 13th 2025, as the first time I cried while scrolling BlueSky. More of this please, algorithm. I am so happy for Casey and Oreo. I can't even imagine what they have both been going through.

I went to high school with Casey and was on the drum line with him. Big heart and just a great guy all around. I am glad to watch the progression of the story and all of the help he received.

So happy for them. But why was the dog left behind? Did it run out the door and they couldn't catch the dog? My pets would be the first to grab. I know it was an emergency. Thanks gawd he got his dog back. Happy!

I am a blubbering mess, much like Casey himself actually, watching this. So happy for him and his doggos, so worried and sad for all the animals lost, displaced or injured by these terrible fires.