The wildfires are still burning, and thousands of livestock have died.
Representative Ronny Jackson of Texas recently surveyed the damage caused by the wildfires in his state and gave a distressing report on their impacts on animals.
Widespread wildfires consuming thousands of acres began on Monday throughout the state. The Smokehouse Creek Fire, the largest of the blazes, has since grown to scorch nearly 1 million acres, CNN reported. At least one person has been killed. Texas Governor Greg Abbott has since issued a disaster declaration for 60 counties in the state.
Thousands of livestock have died as the fires continue to rage. More than 85 percent of the state’s livestock lives in the Texas Panhandle, where the fires are burning, according to CNN.
