Robert Ruiz Jr., 30, of Winchester was caught throwing a dog over a 7-foot razor wire fence into a cell tower enclosure December 15, 2022, on video surveillance.
“We’re now moving forward with seeking the arrest warrant because this person needs to be held accountable for such a horrible act of willful abandonment,” Riverside County Department of Animal Services Commander Josh Sisler said.
A 45-year-old woman who kept dozens of cats in inhumane conditions at her Moreno Valley home pleaded guilty Thursday to 17 counts of animal cruelty. Kristen Gotangco admitted the felony charges during a status hearing at the Riverside Hall of Justice. The plea was directly to Riverside County Superior Court Judge Gail O’Rane, without input […]
(Clayton News Daily) — Henry County Police say people should avoid the area near a property on Kings Mill Road where Henry County Animal Control found “approximately 22 malnourished and mistreated horses” on Feb. 24. A criminal investigation is underway and warrants have been issued for three suspects. People who want to donate feed or […]
(CNN) — A 12-year-old boy left his puppy outside a shelter with a stuffed animal and a touching note: He wanted to spare him the wrath of his abusive father. The boy, who identfied himself as Andrés, left the pitbull puppy at a shelter in the Mexican state of Michoacan on February 13. A dog […]
A 62-year-old probationer from Good Hope who left her pets in squalid conditions that caused several of them to suffer debilitating health problems was convicted Tuesday of two counts of animal abuse. A Riverside jury deliberated less than a day before finding Susan Violet Guillot guilty of the felony offenses. Riverside County Superior Court Judge […]
Six more horses have been found shot and killed in Floyd County, Kentucky, bringing the total number of dead horses to 20, a sheriff’s sergeant and horse rescue group said Monday. The dead horses range from foals to full grown horses, some of which were pregnant, and all appear to have died from gunshot wounds, Floyd County […]
An illegal cockfighting event planned in Thermal was stopped Thursday by Riverside County animal control officers and sheriff’s deputies. Department of Animal Services spokesman John Welsh said that the operation was uncovered about 7:30 a.m. inside lemon groves in the area of Avenue 77 and Polk Street. Welsh said deputies were the first to notice […]
