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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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    Stories of generosity from the Thomas Fire
    1. 0:00School closures mean no breakfast and lunch for thousands of kids
    2. 3:02After losing a home, starting to rebuild
    3. 8:04Donkeys, pigs and pythons among the Thomas Fire evacueesYou’re reading this
    4. 15:14How does ash affect our health and our water?
    5. 22:14Free fish tacos for firemen in Ventura
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      Jonathan Bastian

      Host, Life Examined

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      Kathryn Barnes

      Producer, Reporter

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      Franki Williams

      Humane Society of Ventura County

      NewsCentral Coast

    The full episode

    3 of 5
    Stories of generosity from the Thomas Fire
    1. 0:00School closures mean no breakfast and lunch for thousands of kids
    2. 3:02After losing a home, starting to rebuild
    3. 8:04Donkeys, pigs and pythons among the Thomas Fire evacueesYou’re reading this
    4. 15:14How does ash affect our health and our water?
    5. 22:14Free fish tacos for firemen in Ventura
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