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Missing Cat Reunited With Family After Surviving Maui Wildfires

by Jessica Marie Baumgartner
September 15, 2023 at 11:36 am
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LAHAINA, HAWAII - AUGUST 18: In an aerial view, burned cars and homes are seen in a neighborhood that was destroyed by a wildfire on August 18, 2023 in Lahaina, Hawaii. At least 111 people were killed and thousands were displaced after a wind driven wildfire devastated the towns of Lahaina and Kula early last week. Crews are continuing to search for missing people. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

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A couple was reunited with their cat after he survived the Maui wildfires. 

According to People, Danielle Franco and her boyfriend Bon were separated from their cats Finn and Bali while evacuating as the wildfires swept through the area on Aug. 8. 

Their home was destroyed, but the tragedy of losing their pets made matters worse.  

Fortunately, animal rescue groups helped search for surviving pets during the cleanup. 

The Animal Search and Rescue/Animal Incident Management, Greater Good Charities, and Humane Society of Maui all worked to scour the “burn scar” area for survivors.

According to Greater Good Charities, the “burn scar” is the “area where the wildfires left little standing,” People reported.

Laura Littlebear, vice president of field operations for Greater Good Charities, stated, “The area was a complete loss. Our goal was to target trap cats/dogs in the disaster zones where there was no access to resources such as food/water.”

“We trapped over 100 cats, many of whom were burned, injured, or suffering from extreme dehydration and starvation,” she went on.

“We were also tasked with scanning and transporting animals from the field that had perished. This is a difficult task for even the most seasoned field teams,” she said. 

One of the animals found alive was a friendly orange tabby who was rather talkative. He was brought to the Maui Humane Society, where he was scanned for a microchip. 

This matched one of the destroyed homes and workers were able to contact Franco. 

She rushed to the Humane Society to find her cat waiting for her. 

“Bon and I couldn’t be happier to have Finn reunited with us. It’s given us so much comfort and hope after so much loss,” she said. 

Franco also noted, “I cried every day, not knowing if he survived, and even though we knew the chances he made it out were slim, we weren’t ready to give up hope.”

“Getting the call he made it was the absolute best feeling like we were getting a piece of our heart back,” she added. 

She then concluded, “We both look at him now and overflow with love and happiness.”

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Jessica Marie Baumgartner

Jessica Marie Baumgartner

Jessica is a homeschooling mother of 5, and author of "Reclaiming Femininity: Saving Women's Traditions & Our Future." She has written for, "RSBN," "Chicken Soup for the Soul," "The Epoch Times," "Missouri Conservationist," "The Federalist," "The St. Louis Post Dispatch," and her work has won four Missouri Writer's Guild Awards.

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