KMBC in Kansas, USA, reports, with video below:

PAOLA, Kan. —

A family in Paola is heartbroken after losing more than a dozen animals in an early morning barn fire. Now, the Johnson-Schenk Rescue and Alpaca Farm is looking for ways to move forward.

Since 2019, Britt Johnson-Schenk and her husband Cameron have run a non-traditional animal rescue – housing and caring for animals like donkeys, horses, llamas, alpacas, goats, etc….

…”It was all ablaze,” she said. “There was no getting into the barn. There was there was no saving any animals.”

They lost 14 alpacas and one goat. One of the alpacas had just been born less than three weeks ago.

“It’s been really hard for everybody,” she said. “We treat them like we do most people treat their dogs and cats.”

‘It’s been very painful’: More than a dozen animals die in early morning barn fire

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