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'Don't underestimate cats': Los Angeles feline uses up one of nine lives surviving wildfire
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/12/cat-survived-la-wildfiresKatherine Kiefer lost her home to the Palisades wildfire, but her crafty kitty, Aggie, somehow lived through the disaster
It appears the tall tale that all cats have nine lives may be true for a California Maine coon named Aggie.
The beloved feline was feared dead for two months after the Palisades wildfire in Los Angeles left her family’s home in ashes. But her owner, 82-year-old Katherine Kiefer, held out some hope.
Over the weekend, Kiefer got a call from the West Los Angeles animal shelter. Her daughter Carolyn Kiefer shared their reunion on Saturday in a TikTok video that quickly garnered more than 1m likes. It shows tears pouring from Katherine Kiefer’s eyes as Aggie curls up in her arms.
“I was very much worried that I was going to wake up and [discover] it had been a dream,” she said
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The beloved feline was feared dead for two months after the Palisades wildfire in Los Angeles left her family’s home in ashes. But her owner, 82-year-old Katherine Kiefer, held out some hope.
Over the weekend, Kiefer got a call from the West Los Angeles animal shelter. Her daughter Carolyn Kiefer shared their reunion on Saturday in a TikTok video that quickly garnered more than 1m likes. It shows tears pouring from Katherine Kiefer’s eyes as Aggie curls up in her arms.
“I was very much worried that I was going to wake up and [discover] it had been a dream,” she said
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