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Donkeys, pigs and pythons among the Thomas Fire evacuees

It looks like Noah's Ark at the Humane Society of Ventura County in downtown Ojai. When the fire broke out last Monday night, employees and volunteers scrambled to shelter over 400 evacuated pets (90 of which were horses).

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By Jonathan Bastian • Dec 15, 2017 • 1 min read

It looks like Noah's Ark at the Humane Society of Ventura County in downtown Ojai. When the fire broke out last Monday night, employees and volunteers scrambled to shelter over 400 evacuated pets (90 of which were horses). Over a week later, with tens of thousands still displaced, the shelter is still housing over triple their capacity.

Pigs, goats, and Icelandic horses are just some of the evacuated

animals still at the Humane Society of Ventura County

Photo by Jonathan Bastian

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    Jonathan Bastian

    Host, Life Examined

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    Kathryn Barnes

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    Franki Williams

    Humane Society of Ventura County

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