2 Cats Trapped in Their Home amid L.A. Fires Reunited with Owner: 'Touching Moment Filled with Hugs'
Mar. 15, 2025Shadow (L) and Bandit (R) were reunited with their owner, Georgia.Photo:ASPCA
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Amid the chaos and devastation of theLos Angeles wildfires, two black cats have struck luck.
Sharing her story in anASPCA press release, retired banker Georgia, who has lived in her home for more than thirty years, describes the moment of reunion as “touching." Meanwhile, ASPCA officer Jenn, who rescued the cats, says, “Being able to rescue and reunite these pets meant the world to me.”
72-year-old Georgia was forced to evacuate her home on the afternoon of Jan. 7. She decided to leave when she noticed a fire in the distance. “I saw light, and the light got bigger. Men were running up and down my street telling people to evacuate,” she said, per ASPCA.
Georgia (left) with her sisters Michelle (center) and Mary (right).ASPCA
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Worried, she left a message with ASPCA’s Pasadena Humane helpline and “within 20 minutes,” received a call back from Jenn.
After collecting the keys to Georgia’s property, Jenn traveled to her home and located Shadow and Bandit from the closet where they had been hiding.
“It was a touching moment filled with hugs,” Jenn said of reuniting them with Georgia. “Being able to rescue and reunite these pets meant the world to me.”
A home burns during the Eaton fire in the Altadena area of Los Angeles County.JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty
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“We don’t often get to do reunifications in the field,” the ASPCA officer added in the charity’s press release.
PerNBC News, The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection reports that the Eaton Fire destroyed 9,300 structures and damaged a further 1,062. However, amid the chaos, Georgia’s remained unharmed which she described to the ASPCA as “nothing short of a miracle.”
Vowing to stay in the area, the mom of two added, “I still can’t get over the devastation.”
source: people.com
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