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Animal Services Panel To Vote On Screening For Aggression

A controversial practice of testing shelter animals for aggressive behavior could be making a comeback in the city of Los Angeles.

2012/12/11

Riverside County Animal Services officers rescue a potbellied pig on Highway 91 Saturday. (credit: Riverside County Animal Services)

Riverside County Animal Services Rescue Potbellied Pig From Highway 91

How the big potbellied pig ended up on the freeway is not known.

2012/09/08

(Photo credit should read FILIPPO MONTEFORTE/AFP/Getty Images)

Group Aims To Spay, Neuter Stray Cat Population In South LA

A local non-profit group wants to use private funds to cut down on what it says is just another symptom of America’s economic ails on the streets of South L.A.

KNX 1070 NEWSRADIO–2011/11/21

Prosecutors Review Footage Of Alleged Puppy Throwing

Riverside County prosecutors are reviewing security video that shows a man allegedly slamming a puppy to the ground, breaking its leg.

2011/07/30

Half Off Sale: Riverside Shelter Cuts Spay, Neuter Prices

The first 300 pet owners who make appointments will be eligible to save 50 percent on the cost of spaying or neutering their pet.

2011/05/27

A bull, like the one depicted here, was shot and killed today in Lake Elsinore. (credit: AP)

Loose Bull Shot And Killed In Lake Elsinore

A long-horned bull on the loose was shot to death in Lake Elsinore Sunday.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2011/05/01

(Credit: Riverside County Animal Services)

Cat Rescued From 60 Freeway Overpass

A 1-year-old black cat that was perilously perched on a freeway overpass just inches from a
200-foot fall is safe and recovering from her ordeal at a Riverside County animal shelter.

2011/03/30

A Monitor lizard, like the one depicted here, was on the loose in Riverside. (credit: AP)

Anyone Looking For A 5-Foot-Long Lizard In Riverside?

Animal services officers are looking for the owner of a 5-foot-long lizard found wandering around a condo complex in the city of Riverside.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2011/01/25

Curious Puppy Rescued After Getting Head Stuck In Wall

A curious puppy got his head stuck in an 18-inch block wall in Riverside County on Monday afternoon, but animal services were able to free him less than an hour later.

2010/12/27