Pets Archives

Pet of the Week: Meet Ghost

April 29, 2021 7:35 am Carina Nocon

CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION) Milo, also known as Ghost, is an energetic, playful and friendly husky. If you are interested in giving Ghost his…

Pet of the week: Meet Fluffy

April 22, 2021 7:01 am Carina Nocon

CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION) Fluffy is a 5-year old Yorkie who was an owner surrender. If you are interested in giving Fluffy his forever home, you…

Pet of the Week: Piper the Pyrenees Pup

April 9, 2021 6:39 am Carina Nocon

CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION) Piper is a Pyrenees Mountain Dog. She’s almost 5 months old, and will likely grow to be 100-110lbs when full grown. …

Pet of the Week: Jellybean

March 25, 2021 6:45 am Carina Nocon

CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION) Jellybean is about one and a half years old. She’s a Chihuahua mix who loves to cuddle and…

Helping pets with separation anxiety as pandemic restrictions loosen

March 24, 2021 12:49 pm Erika Bratten

During the COVID pandemic people turned to furry, feathered friends for comfort and…

Pet of the Week: Meet Miso

March 18, 2021 7:24 am Carina Nocon

CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION) Miso is a one-year-old puppy looking for her forever home. …

Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter offers discounts on vaccines, microchips as distemper cases increase

March 11, 2021 11:29 am Avery Johnson

The Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter says it has seen more distemper cases among coyotes…

Pet of the Week: Meet Indie

March 11, 2021 7:13 am Carina Nocon

CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION) Indie is a 2-year old Chihuahua mix. Tony with South County Animal Rescue says Indie is a lap dog and enjoys being with…

Pet of the Week: Meet Blitz

February 25, 2021 8:40 am Carina Nocon

MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION) Blitz is about 17 weeks old and ready for his forever home! …

Pet of the Week: Meet Sage

February 11, 2021 5:02 pm Carina Nocon

Sage is a husky who is full of happy puppy energy. She’s 2 years old and 70 lbs. South County Animal Rescue (SCAR) says Sage is playful and gets…

SPCA Monterey County expected to give 100,000th pound of free pet food

February 5, 2021 3:41 pm Avery Johnson

SPCA Monterey County is hosting a free pet food bank event this weekend, and it is expecting to mark a…

Cal Fire CZU rescues dog off of cliff

February 1, 2021 7:05 am Carina Nocon

Cal Fire firefighters with the San Mateo-Santa Cruz unit rescued an 8-month old collie named…

SPCA Monterey County takes in 41 evacuated pets

January 28, 2021 11:06 am Avery Johnson

SPCA Monterey County said it is currently caring for 41 pets evacuated due to this week’s…

The SPCA for Monterey County to host pet food drive

January 15, 2021 8:01 pm Amelia Rosenberg

The SPCA for Monterey County will host a pet food drive Saturday at Seaside City…

SPCA to hold pet food banks in Seaside and Soledad

January 15, 2021 11:35 am Avery Johnson

To help people struggling to provide food for their pets, SPCA Monterey County is holding two pet food…

SPCA holds free pet food banks to keep animals fed

December 11, 2020 6:42 pm Lisa Principi

The Monterey County SPCA is focusing on keeping pets in their homes during the pandemic by giving out thousands…

Family pet killed in Salinas dog attack

December 7, 2020 2:07 pm Elisha Machado

A family is warning other pet owners to be on the look out after they said their dog, Buddy, was attacked and killed by…

New rule cracks down on emotional support animals on planes

December 3, 2020 12:25 pm CNN

Airlines don’t have to treat emotional support animals as service animals, a new rule…

South County Animal Rescue hosts low-cost vaccination clinic

November 19, 2020 11:52 am Avery Johnson

South County Animal Rescue will be hosting a low-cost vaccination clinic at its visitor’s center…

Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter offers ‘Pay it Forward’ adoption special

November 13, 2020 1:52 pm Avery Johnson

The Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter said it has an overload of cats and kittens, so it is holding an adoption special to…

Mobile spay and neuter clinic visits Salinas Chinatown

November 9, 2020 12:51 pm Avery Johnson

The SNIP mobile spay and neuter clinic made a stop in the Chinatown area of Salinas…

3-week-old kittens found in empty Castroville lot

October 30, 2020 3:42 pm Avery Johnson

Four kittens are in the care of the SPCA of Monterey County after they were found in a bucket labeled “Free…

Puppy named after Cal Fire CZU battalion chief

October 27, 2020 4:39 pm Avery Johnson

A new puppy has been named for one of the people who helped save his owner’s home from the CZU Lightning Complex…

SPCA to hold pet food bank event in Castroville

October 14, 2020 4:46 pm Avery Johnson

SPCA for Monterey County said it will be hosting a free pet food bank event in Castroville…

Kitten injured in Carmel Fire returned to family

August 26, 2020 4:40 pm Avery Johnson

SPCA Monterey County rescued a cat and a injured kitten from the area around the Carmel Fire…

SPCA for Monterey County to host pet food bank events

September 11, 2020 1:43 pm Avery Johnson

The SPCA for Monterey County said that in addition to its bi-weekly free pet food offerings, it will be holding…

SPCA Monterey County under evacuation warning, moving animals elsewhere

August 22, 2020 2:39 pm Travis Schlepp

SPCA Monterey County, which is currently under an evacuation warning, is proactively moving animals and supplies from their…

Investigators requesting animal cruelty charges against driver accused of dragging dog

August 12, 2020 10:47 am Avery Johnson

Animal Control Officer Todd Stosuy and CHP Officer Navigio Quinones are…

Monterey woman found guilty of not treating or surrendering dog with severely broken leg

July 14, 2020 1:46 pm Avery Johnson

A Monterey woman was found guilty of failing to care for her dog, Peanut, according…

Hitchcock Road Animal Services shares ways to find lost pets ahead of July 4

June 25, 2020 2:09 pm Avery Johnson

Hitchcock Road Animal Services is sharing free ways to get lost and found pets home ahead of 4th of July…

SPCA Monterey County offering pet vaccinations by appointment

May 29, 2020 2:54 pm Avery Johnson

Starting Monday, the SPCA Monterey County Veterinary Clinic will reopen to provide…

Hemorrhagic rabbit disease found in California for 1st time

May 14, 2020 10:27 am The Associated Press

A highly contagious and deadly rabbit disease has been found in California for the first…

CDC releases new guidelines for pets

April 29, 2020 4:24 pm Max Tarlton

Our fur babies are part of the family like anyone else, and health officials are now advising that you take some extra steps to ensure their safety…

Local pet hospitals remain open for emergencies

April 28, 2020 4:44 pm Max Tarlton

Restaurants are not the only ones offering curbside service during the COVID-19…

Big Fix to host pet food pantry in Salinas

April 22, 2020 2:10 pm Avery Johnson

The Big Fix Monterey County, a mobile low-cost spay and neuter clinic, is holding a pet food pantry in…

Monterey Bay Aquarium closed because of the Coronavirus

March 12, 2020 5:37 pm Ron Keller

MONTEREY (Calif.) The Monterey Bay Aquarium has decided to join a rapidly growing number of venues and events to temporarily close in the face of the…

Animal services in Monterey County, Salinas reducing services due to coronavirus

April 6, 2020 5:44 pm Avery Johnson

Monterey County Animal Services and Salinas Animal Services announced that they will be reducing services due to…

Investigators now search for two dogs not returned after training, Soquel man charged

March 19, 2020 10:40 am Avery Johnson

A Soquel man has been arrested after the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office said he offered to train a friend’s dog and did not return…

Shelter dog program at Salinas Valley State Prison expanding

February 20, 2020 11:21 am Avery Johnson

The SPCA for Monterey County announced Thursday that its Ruff Start Program at Salinas Valley State Prison has…

Santa Cruz County cat lost in 2012 returned to owner

February 14, 2020 11:30 am Avery Johnson

There was a special reunion at the Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter…

California sees rise in distemper cases among wildlife

February 12, 2020 1:16 pm The Associated Press

California authorities are warning pet owners of an unusually high number of canine distemper virus cases in wildlife populations statewide.…

Live release rate increasing at Hollister Police Animal Care and Services

January 17, 2020 3:04 pm Avery Johnson

Hollister Police Animal Care and Services said shelter statistics from last year show a large improvement over the last few…

SPCA for Monterey County hosting free feral cat spay, neuter day

January 13, 2020 11:51 am Avery Johnson

The SPCA for Monterey County is hosting a free spay and neuter day for feral cats on Jan.…

Santa Cruz County family increases reward to $3000 to help finding missing dog

December 13, 2019 8:33 am Mary Coleman, Drew Andre

In a post that has since gone viral on Facebook, a Santa Cruz family is searching for their dog after he went missing at Henry Cowell State…

Better Ask Barry: What defines a “service animal?”

December 10, 2019 5:59 pm Barry Brown

SALINAS, Calif (KION/CNN) When David Keller saw a “service dog” pulling on its owner’s leash, he doubted the dog was really a service animal.…

Stolen van containing at least 25 rescue dogs found in Oakland

December 9, 2019 12:15 pm Avery Johnson

OAKLAND, Calif. (KION) A pet transport van carrying between 25 and 30 rescue dogs was found by police after it was stolen in Fremont. The D&J Pet…

Lost dogs prompt police to provide tips for keeping pets secure

December 3, 2019 11:34 am Avery Johnson

After coming across several lost dogs recently, Pacific Grove police have released tips to keep pets secure, particularly during bad weather and the…

Horse rescued after falling into Gonzales pool

November 29, 2019 10:55 am Avery Johnson

The SPCA for Monterey County rescued a horse that fell into a pool Thanksgiving…

SPCA looking for owner of cats and kittens abandoned off Crazy Horse Canyon Road

November 29, 2019 10:20 am Avery Johnson

The SPCA for Monterey County is looking for the owner of 11 adult cats and seven kittens abandoned on a property off Crazy Horse Canyon…

Trumps signs bill to crack down on animal cruelty

November 25, 2019 6:25 pm The Associated Press

President Donald Trump has signed a bill that makes certain acts of animal cruelty a federal…

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