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Pets rescued in midst of critical wildfire threat in California
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1/16/2025
AccuWeather's Ali Reid reports from Pacific Palisades, California, where firefighters continue to gain ground on the wildfires. Meanwhile, many pets in the area were rescued during the fire crisis.
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As we continue to update you on some of the deadly fires in Southern California,
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at least 25 people have died and thousands of homes have been destroyed. Firefighters
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continue to gain ground on the fires as the wind weakens. And Governor Gavin Newsom
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has signed an executive order to help expedite cleanup efforts.
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Our coverage continues right now with Ali Reed. She joins us live from
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Pacific Palisades, California with an update. And the sun rising behind you. Another day begins, Ali.
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Right. Good morning, ladies. We've been talking about the devastation that these wildfires have
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brought to neighborhoods like the Pacific Palisades where we are this morning or Altadena
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where we were yesterday. The safety of the residents has been first and foremost as they've
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been catering to a lot of these neighborhoods. But the other topic of conversation that many people
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have in mind right now is the safety of pets and really trying to reunite a lot of those pets
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with the families that are still trying to get back to their homes, by the way, like neighborhoods
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in the one that we're in this morning. But a lot of the humane societies have really stepped up to
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do their part and help in these situations. And since the fires have began, one of those
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organizations is the Pasadena Humane Society. They're doing everything they possibly can right
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now to help displaced pets. Most are pets like dogs, cats and rabbits. Right. But there have
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also been some unusual arrivals like cockatoos and even a horse. Many animals are arriving with
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serious injuries like burns, singed fur and whiskers and smoke inhalation. Each day, search
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and rescue teams venture into fire ravaged areas, retrieving injured wildlife and pets left behind
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in the chaotic moments when families fled the flames. While some evacuees have already reclaimed
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their animals, others are relying on the Humane Society to care for their pets until they can
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return. Pasadena Humane has 150 staff members, including five full time veterinarians, all
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working around the clock right now as they care for more than 400 animals. But to be caring for
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that number of animals, we've had to really make use of every space that we have in the shelter to
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like have pop up crates to have housing for animals that we would rarely see. And it's
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you know, really because we have such great you know, we have support from all over the country,
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all over the world financially to help us, you know, take care of these animals,
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but also through other agencies loaning us their animal control officers for a week or two. So we
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can really make progress in reuniting as many animals as possible as quickly as possible.
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And it's not just the workers, it's the volunteers too that have also joined in to help assist
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sorting donations like food, blankets and carriers. The support has been overwhelming,
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but organizations like the Pasadena Humane Society say the most urgent need now is financial
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assistance, specialized medicine and unique food supplies are very expensive and monetary
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donations go further than physical items and meeting these needs. As the rescue efforts
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continue. The focus is not just on healing, but also on preparing animals for adoption,
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or even reuniting them with their families. And the reunification process has really been
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beautiful ladies. We got to see some of those happen yesterday with our own eyes, families
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coming back, hoping to find their pets in some of these shelters that will continue for weeks on end.
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And by the way, the Humane Society, they are prepared to keep their shelter open with more
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again than 400 pets on a normal time. They're usually around 100 pets that they have in the
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Humane Society. 400 plus is where they are at right now. And they are willing to keep that
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number up until all of these pets are back with their families.
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Ali, I can only imagine witnessing some of those reuniting efforts there in a time that has been
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so devastating for a lot. I'm sure that brings joy to a lot of people's faces. Gave me the chills
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kind of hearing that and just even imagining that. So appreciate of course the update about
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the serious ongoing situation, but also being able to bring a little bit of a joy from such a
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hard situation.
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