reporter hailey winslow has a closer look tonight at those efforts. >> hey, kiddo. >> my husband, whoill in the area, just wants to get in to rescue our cat, and the authorities aren't letting him in. >> this is lisa boyles cat, blue, hiding in the rubble, crying for her mom to come home. their house burned to the ground, and for days, animal rescuers have been trying to coax the kitty to come out. they've saved hundreds of pets in the palisades fire. chickens, goats, birds, tortoises, koi fish and mostly resilient cats. >> i'm so mad about the that. >> as a, you know, almost 25 year disaster responder for animals. i've never seen such a large progressive city have such a lackluster response to any animal that survived the fire. now would be dead from starvation or dehydration if it weren't for the boots on the ground teams. >> but it hasn't been easy for these teams to get in the fire zone. still largely off limits and heavily guarded, and animal rescuers who deploy to disasters around the world say la didn't follow typical emergency response, which would have made it much easier and