Animal Services

Following a recent influx of cats and dogs, the San Diego County Department of Animal Services’ two shelters are nearly full, and department officials are asking the public to consider adopting or fostering animals.

A Texas animal care officer has found fame on social media after his photo on Facebook received nearly thirty thousand comments.

An equine influenza outbreak is impacting the local burro populations in Redlands as dozens of burros have died from the virus since mid-October and the death count is expected to rise according to the Riverside County Animal Services.

Riverside County officials are investigating after an injured Pomeranian was abandoned outside a Jurupa Valley animal shelter Tuesday morning. The young male Pomeranian, named Lucky Sunshine by the shelter because of the dog’s “nice disposition,” was found with a fracture on his front right leg, according to county Animal Services. A staff veterinarian with the department placed a cast...

National City has voted to go one step further than a state mandate to restrict the sale of animals within their city limits.

A Coachella woman Wednesday admitted to dumping seven newborn puppies in a trash bin and was sentenced to several months in jail.

Five “good news” stories from this week include helping Mexican Grey pups, New Jimbo’s grocery store and DACA recipient on the path to success.

A small dog was part of a high-speed chase across San Diego early Tuesday after a speeding driver refused to pull over for officers, the California Highway Patrol said.

A Coachella woman suspected of dumping seven newborn puppies in a trash bin was ordered Wednesday to stand trial. A judge ruled that enough evidence was presented at Deborah Sue Culwell’s preliminary hearing to proceed to trial on seven felony charges of animal cruelty and seven misdemeanor charges of animal abandonment.

A dog that ripped open the face of a 7-year-old girl visiting a private animal rescue near Menifee could be euthanized in the coming week, the Riverside County Department of Animal Services said Friday.

A local group of neighbors is concerned some pet shops in National City are out of compliance with California’s new laws banning the support of so-called “puppy mills.”

Six puppies rescued from a Coachella trash bin, where they were allegedly dumped by a woman found with dozens more dogs at her home, are gaining weight and getting healthier thanks to care from a foster volunteer, an animal-services official said Tuesday.

A man in Rancho Peñasquitos said he is heartbroken after he tried to get a bee colony removed and ended up finding the insects dead.

Two dozen Labrador mix puppies that were found in Corona on Monday will be up for first-come-first-serve adoption on May 7 at 10 a.m.

A woman is in custody after being accused of dumping a plastic bag full of live puppies into a dumpster. Tony Shin reports for the NBC4 News at 6 p.m. on Monday, April 22, 2019.

A 54-year-old woman was arrested in connection with the dumping of newborn puppies into a dumpster in an act caught on camera.

Holy cow! Officers called to a disturbance in an Escondido neighborhood on Easter Sunday found cattle making themselves at home in a resident’s yard.

Police sought a woman who can be seen in surveillance video shoving seven newborn puppies that were only days old into a dumpster behind an auto-parts store on Thursday in Coachella, officials said.

Jimmy was originally found by the Riverside County Department of Animal Services emaciated and wrapped in a blanket. After a quick recovery, however, he was able to make find a new home within days.

Jairo Morales was taking his own dog for a walk on Chritmas Eve when he noticed a small dog limping in the street. He soon realized the dog was a Shih Tzu — just like his dog — so he took her home. His compassion set in motion a reunion nearly four years in the making.