97-year-old Woolsey Fire survivor, four-legged best friend find new home

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Saturday, November 24, 2018
Woolsey Fire survivor, four-legged best friend find new home
After losing everything in the Woolsey Fire and desperately looking for a new place to stay, a 97-year-old woman and her four-legged best friend have found a home.

CAMARILLO, Calif. -- After losing everything in the Woolsey Fire and desperately looking for a new place to stay, a 97-year-old woman and her four-legged best friend have found a home.



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Ruth Cook and her dog Maggie are now living at a senior living facility in Camarillo.



Cook lost her entire home, clothes and even her hearing aids in the wildfire that tore through parts of Ventura and Los Angeles counties.



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Finding a place to relocate was tough because a lot of places wouldn't take pets.



The Red Cross and other evacuees scrambled to find them a home and succeeded.

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