Riverside County’s largest animal shelter is under siege from a contagious pathogen that’s causing canines to suffer severe respiratory illness, which has turned fatal in multiple instances, authorities said Tuesday, prompting a call for help from the public to foster healthy shelter pets to lower their exposure risks.
I spent some time with cultural anthropologist Esther Newton before her sold-out screening for the Palm Springs International Film Festival. And it was such a delight to talk to her about subjects ranging from her passion for dogs to her fight for LGBTQ rights.
The city of Banning implemented local management of animal control services Thursday, ending a contract with Riverside County. The Banning City Council opted not to renew its three-year agreement with the Department of Animal Services after the 2020-21 fiscal year, believing local control was sufficient to serve residents’ needs. The new fiscal year started Thursday. […]
On Wednesday, at 3:00 o’clock in the afternoon, the hottest time of the day, in the middle of a record breaking heat wave Riverside County animal control officers spotted a dog in the middle of the street in Mecca. “Officer Marquez saw a dog flopping around in the road … they picked up the dog […]
Hailey Morinico wasn’t really thinking when she confronted the black bear that wandered into the backyard of her California home on Monday — she just knew she had to protect her dogs. “I had about, I’d say, two seconds to think and the first thing that popped into my head was to push the bear […]
A new dining experience recently opened in Palm Springs and it’s like no other place in the Coachella Valley. Why? You, ask? Well, it’s because this is a place where dogs bring their humans! In this NBCares Silver Linings, Sandie Newton speaks with a Boozehound co-creator who knew a dog-friendly eaterie would take off in […]
