Maricopa County Animal Care and Control debuts app for new pet owners

Maricopa County Animal Care and Control debuted a browser-based mobile app to give new pet owners easy access to medical records, shelter recommendation services and expert advice from around 24 hours a day. Kim Powell with the agency said it was about helping pets and their new families adjust to each other, stay together and […]

New Maricopa County animal shelter to open soon in Mesa

Phoenix – After years of construction of the updated facility, Maricopa County Animal Care and Control will open the doors to the new East Valley Shelter next week. The 84,000-square-foot shelter at Mesa Baseline and McQueen Road will be open to the public on May 2nd. “East Valley residents have been demanding renewed facilities for […]

EXCLUSIVE: House Scrutinizes NIH-Funded ‘Animal Cruelty,’ Experiments On ‘Transgender Lab Rats’ As DOGE Hunts For Cuts

This week, the House of Representatives committee carefully examines whether the National Health Animal Institute of Health Animal is equivalent to unnecessary animal abuse, as the government’s Ministry of Efficiency is spotlighting the government’s waste of the government’s waste. We will hold a hearing. Witnesses will propose a policy solution slate, from providing funds to […]

Maricopa County attorney’s office declines to prosecute alleged animal abuse

A group of seven Valley women is asking prosecutors to investigate an animal cruelty case in which a woman wrote in a diary that she killed multiple dogs. MESA, Ariz. — On the doorstep of the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office, seven Valley women called on Rachel Mitchell, the office’s elected leader, to take on animal […]

Maricopa County Animal Shelter seeing adoption returns

The holidays are coming to an end, and for some newly adopted pets, that also means returning to the shelter. Maricopa County Animal Care and Control said they had already received 30 returns last week. “When a dog arrives at a shelter, you can imagine it’s pretty chaotic, but it’s confusing enough and only one […]

State agency fines L.A. more than $560,000 for dog attack at Harbor animal shelter

The state agency that oversees workplace safety is The City of Los Angeles was fined $563,250. Serious injuries to staff at an animal shelter were found to have been caused by “serious safety and training deficiencies” that “put staff at risk”. The California Occupational Safety and Health Administration said the city failed to protect and […]

Head of L.A. Animal Services steps down amid shelter troubles

The Los Angeles City Commissioner who oversees animal shelters is resigning, according to a city email sent Monday to animal shelter volunteers and rescue groups. Stacey Daines resigned effective Nov. 30, assistant general manager Annette Ramirez wrote in an email reviewed by the Times. Ramirez wrote that he was appointed interim general manager by Mayor […]

‘Got My Emotional Support Animal’: Fmr Obama Advisors Question How Millions Of Americans ‘Didn’t Buy’ Harris’ Campaign

Former Obama advisers Jon Favreau, Dan Pfeiffer, Tommy Bittar and Jon Lovett appeared shocked Wednesday as they analyzed President-elect Donald Trump’s victory from election night on their podcast. . Shortly after Fox News announced late Tuesday night that Trump had won Pennsylvania, media outlets began reporting the presidential race between Trump and his vice president […]

A look inside Maricopa County’s new animal shelter in Mesa

Mesa (AZ Family)– Maricopa County just reopened a new 84,000 square foot animal shelter in Mesa. The new center has 346 kennels and 21 yards and replaces the former East Valley Shelter, which closed late last month. It was located right off Loop 101 and the Rio Salado Parkway. Simone Cucurullo’s family from Arizona met […]