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Prized dog gunned down, prosecutor ponders charges

Written on 29 Sep, 2018 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 30 comments

By DANIEL BLACKBURN The morning’s first sunlight was barely peeking through the oaks as Snoop Dogg, a 2-year-old Rhodesian Ridgeback, nosed open a sliding glass door and began his usual morning duties, consisting primarily of patrolling the perimeter of the... (Continue reading)

Skinned zebra found on the beach near San Simeon

Written on 16 Jan, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

Surfers spotted a skinned zebra lying dead on a beach near San Simeon, snapped a photo. The photo of the zebra then made rounds on social media, prompting angry reactions from numerous Central Coast residents. Local and state officials are... (Continue reading)

California woman accused of starving 110 animals

Written on 3 Aug, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 17 comments

A Monterey County woman allegedly kept more than 100 animals on a cluttered piece of land with no access to food or water for an extended period of time. [Monterey Herald] On Monday, Monterey County’s Society for the Prevention of... (Continue reading)

Cockfighting roosters euthanized in Southern California

Written on 26 Nov, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

Southern California county animal workers euthanized 152 cockfighting roosters at a home near Desert Hot Springs on Tuesday. [Desert Sun] Police arrived at the home while investigating gunshots in the area and found the roosters, which were used for illegal... (Continue reading)

Group flies Central Coast dogs to no-kill shelters

Written on 19 May, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

An animal adoption welfare group flew 72 dogs out of the Santa Barbara Airport on private planes to no-kill shelters in Idaho, Oregon and Montana on Saturday. [KCOY] Wings of Rescue flew the dogs to less crowded shelters in the... (Continue reading)

Sheriff announces animal cruelty investigation, supports rancher

Written on 4 Mar, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 36 comments

San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s spokesman Tony Cipolla announced yesterday that the department is conducting a thorough investigation into allegations of animal cruelty by an area sheep rancher. However, he also stated in the press release that Jean (JB) Jaureguy’s... (Continue reading)

Sheep deaths, Mother Nature or animal cruelty?

Written on 3 Mar, 2014 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 42 comments

By KAREN VELIE EDITOR’S NOTE: See videos of sheep in creeks, dying and dead at Heritage Ranch and being tossed in a truck at the bottom of this story. The videos are disturbing and include cursing. A young lamb struggles... (Continue reading)

Missouri sues California over chicken coop law

Written on 4 Feb, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster has filed a federal lawsuit against the state of California over a law mandating that farmers increase the size of chicken enclosures. [Washington Post] In 2008, California voters passed Proposition 2, which requires larger enclosures... (Continue reading)

Santa Maria woman arrested for killing ex-boyfriend’s cat

Written on 4 Jan, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 18 comments

Santa Barbara County Sheriff deputies arrested a 43-year-old Santa Maria woman who allegedly choked and then stabbed her ex-boyfriend’s cat to death with a large kitchen knife. On the afternoon of Jan.2, Nellie Palacios, accompanied by her new boyfriend, entered... (Continue reading)

Appellate court upholds California foie gras ban

Written on 2 Sep, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

A federal appellate court upheld California’s ban on the sale of foie gras last week. [LA Times] Foie gras is fatty liver produced by the force-feeding of birds, typically ducks or geese. California banned the force-feeding of birds to fatten... (Continue reading)