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Animal ark: Spokane Fairgrounds houses over 200 pets and livestock fleeing wildfires

NPR | By Anna King
Published August 8, 2026 at 6:43 AM CDT

In Spokane, pets and livestock have been evacuated from fire-threatened areas along with people. The Spokane Fair and Expo Center is housing dozens of horses, a donkey, and an emu.

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