Contributor: Charge wildfire arsonists with cruelty to animals
By Ryan HulingGuest contributor Oct. 8, 2026 3 AM PT When an investigator asked suspected arsonist Jonathan Rinderknecht…
First rabid raccoon case in L.A. County in more than 50 years sparks warning
Los Angeles County health officials are reminding residents and their pets to be safe around wild animals, after…
Newsom signs bill to help abused dogs and cats avoid long kennel stays
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday signed legislation that seeks to remove abused and neglected animals from crowded municipal…
Pooch gives life trying to save California couple during bear attack
A heroic French bulldog sacrificed itself to save its owners during a bear attack in Northern California earlier…
524 cats, living and dead, seized from Southern California nonprofit
There was no public indication that things weren’t going well at the nonprofit known as Furget Me Not…
California woman accused of neglecting over 300 animals in unsanitary conditions
Woman facing charges after allegedly neglecting over 300 animals, leaving them in unsanitary conditions Officials said this was…
California woman accused of neglecting over 300 animals in unsanitary conditions
Woman facing charges after allegedly neglecting over 300 animals, leaving them in unsanitary conditions Officials said this was…
California woman accused of neglecting over 300 animals in unsanitary conditions
Woman facing charges after allegedly neglecting over 300 animals, leaving them in unsanitary conditions Officials said this was…
Sacramento County slaughterhouse ‘kill floor’ moves forward despite neighbor backlash
A Sacramento County community is fighting tooth and nail to keep a proposed slaughterhouse — and its planned…
Killing endangered animals now legal if they aren’t the target
‘Basically a free-for-all’: Killing endangered animals is now legal if they aren’t the target BILLINGS, Mont. — Killing…
California firefighters, a trapped kitten and ‘aww’ from the internet
The three buff firemen dropped to their knees to comfort a victim in a tight spot. The victim:…
Dog leaps into Shasta Lake and man jumps in to save it. Dog survives, but the man does not
A man died in Northern California’s Shasta Lake after attempting to save a dog who had gone into…