Crime & Safety

Good Samaritan Stops Couple From Dumping Kittens In San Bernardino

"The mom cat was very terrified," she said. "Once we got it opened, the mom cat jumped out."

( CBS Los Angeles)

June 3, 2025

A handful of kittens are resting at the San Bernardino City Animal Shelter after a Good Samaritan stopped a man and woman from abandoning them in a random dirt lot.

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Elisabeth Lomeli said she spotted the couple dumping cats last Friday afternoon near the intersection of East 40th Street and Harrison Street. On that day, temperatures hovered around 100 degrees.

"It was very hot," Lomeli said. "I was dying in the car with the A/C."

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