As the Palisades Fire raged across the Pacific Palisades neighborhood in Los Angeles, Annie Harvilicz got a desperate call from her brother. He was fleeing the area with his family and asked if she could take in his cat,

Veterinarian Annie Harvilicz discusses taking in pets as people evacuate their homes due to the Southern California wildfires.

California veterinarian Annie Harvilicz, who runs the Animal Wellness Centers in Marina del Rey and Laguna Vista Veterinary Center in Harbor City, quickly sprung to action when the first fire broke out around the Los Angeles neighborhood of the Pacific Palisades on Tuesday, Jan. 7.

"Wildlife is incredibly resilient," a biologist for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said, noting that "many species adapted to endure it."