After weeks of grim news about heartbreak and loss, the stories of pets -- cats, dogs, chickens, goldfish -- that survived the fires is like a brief vacation from despair ...

Eaton fire evacuee Jonni Miller holds Mr. Thelma in their Glendale rental on Jan. 30. When she and her husband, Anthony Ruffin, had to flee their Altadena home, they grabbed one cat and one dog ...