When many were fleeing the California wildfires, Randy Savvy jumped into action and drove into the fires to save endangered horses.
Savvy, founder of the youth advocacy nonprofit group, the Compton Cowboys, has been pivotal in rescuing horses as the California wildfires continue to ravage the state. The organization, whose motto is “Streets raised us. Horses saved us,” has been part of a growing coalition to rescue forgotten livestock amid the devastation.
“My first instinct was ‘how do I help?’” he told Fox News Digital. “It’s how I am and how I was raised.”Â
He shared that, shortly after offering to help, his phone began to “blow up like crazy.” People needed help, and Savvy was there to offer it.
“I rescued six horses the first night,” he shared. “The horse community got active so fast to protect those horses.”
“There’s a really deep equestrian community in LA,” he said. “I’m just a stranger going out of my way to help. And there’s no money or nothing. Just for the love of horses and the horse people.”
The Compton Cowboys have over 190,000 followers on Instagram. Their motto is, “Streets raised us. Horses saved us.” (Compton Cowboys)
The self-proclaimed “horse person” shared that he loves horses because they “really transcend all social groups and barricades.”
“So, no matter if you’re White, Black, straight, gay, rich, poor, or whatever, you have horses, you love horses, your family,” he said. “It’s just a special thing to be able to go into that mode and be out there with those people.”
To learn more about the Compton Cowboys, visit their website at comptoncowboys.com.
