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Animal shelters and rescues in Los Angeles are packed with pets left behind by residents fleeing the fires. People are lining up at the doors with the pets, while workers are converting more rooms to kennel space. The facilities are looking for more foster homes for the animals, which have included at least one horse and pig in addition to hundreds of dogs and cats. The city has an evacuation site that accepts people with their pets, and a facility for larger animals, while at least one rescue is handing out pet supplies to evacuees with animals in tow. (New York Times)
More on the Los Angeles Fires
- Where to give: Top-rated charities active in the Los Angeles wildfire relief effort (CNBC)
- Opinion: In crises like wildfires, Angelenos want to help. We need better coordination (Los Angeles Times)
Donald Trump’s Inauguration
- Trump Inauguration, Awash in Cash, Runs Out of Perks for Big Donors (New York Times)
- Google Donates $1 Million to Trump’s Inaugural Committee (Washington Post)
More News and Opinion
- Opinion: How Can the L.A. Zoo and Its Fundraising Arm End Their Feud? (Los Angeles Times)
- MacArthur Funds a Press Forward “Cousin” Abroad (NiemanLab)
- Ohio Supreme Court Hears Arguments in Watchdog Group’s Records Dispute With State Attorney General (Associated Press)
Arts and Culture
- She Wrote Jimmy Carter a Letter When She Was 4. Now, She’s Director of the Carter Presidential Library and Museum. (CBS News)
- Bellevue Arts Museum Executive Director Steps Down (Seattle Times)
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