The Rankin Ranch has been helping victims of the recent Borel Fire. On Friday, August 23, Amanda Rankin-Barrett of Rankin Ranch told the Kern Valley Sun about her family ranch’s fundraiser to help one special fire victim Curly the Bull.
Curly belongs to a local family, the Carruthers, who suffered severe losses during the recent fire. Rankin Ranch is offering tee shirts to raise money for the family and their bull Curly, who was severely injured in the fire, yet survived. Rankin-Barrett said, “The Curly the Bull tee-shirts are to support Curly’s care and his family the Carruthers family who lost their home and everything in the Borel Fire.”
The shirts are available on their website and $30 each. According to Barrett, all of the proceeds go to the family. Donors can order the shirts online and the tee shirts will be shipped directly to the donor’s home. https://www.rankinbeef.com/products/unisex-softstyle-t-shirt
According to Rankin-Barrett, Curly the Bull was getting attention because he was burned badly in the fire. The Carruthers family has been caring for him and working with a local veteranian to treat his burns, which comes at a cost.
Rankin- Barrett said that the bull’s owner Mark Carruthers told her there have been multiple times where Curly seemed like he wasn’t going to make it.
She said that folks following Curly’s story on social media wanted to know how they could help Curly. Seeing the shirts around town with a graphic of Curly the Bull would support the community spirit. “Curly has kind of become an icon of hope and perseverance and keeping up the good fight in a very challenging time.”
Rankin-Barrett said, “After the fire burned through Havilah and burned so many homes, and just devastated the community, Curly was kind of the last man standing, if you will. But he survived the blaze. As the fire crews, and So Cal Edison crews, and community members went through, everybody’s kind of been keeping tabs on Curly, now. And seeing how he’s doing and rooting for him to get better and to pull through.”
