Casey Colvin was at work when the fire broke out in the Pacific Palisades in L.A. He raced home but was unable to get past the road blocks to resuse his two beloved rescue dogs, Tiak Tiak and Oreo.
An empathetic firefighter agreed to go to Colvin’s house but was only able to grab Tiak Taik. Oreo pup escaped before he could be caught.
When Colvin finally got through his house was in ashes. For five days, little Oreo was missing. Then, after getting a call from a neighbor, he raced to the area and was reunited with Oreo who had hidden among all the rubble.
This week, a California lawmaker this week introduced legislation inspired by the viral reunion of ‘Oreo’ the rescue pup and his owner during the Los Angeles fires that aims to help save pets left behind during natural disasters.
The proposed law, which has been filed in the California State Assembly but is not yet publicly available for viewing, is called the FOUND (Friends of Oreo Uniting During Disasters) Act.
“The FOUND Act is something that embraces what we all understand, how important our pets are and that they are parts of our family,” California Assemblymember Rick Zbur, who authored the bill and represents portions of Los Angeles, said.