This holiday, visit your local shelter and bring home a pet. "You can't help but fall in love with them (when visiting the shelters)."
Animal Friends of the Valleys has posted a video of a dog theft that occurred on August 13 at their Wildomar facility.
Dolly, the tortoise, is "bigger than a football, and about the size of a medium cat," was found days after the owner's social media plea.
"It's letting the community know we're here and that folks can come to us for those animal service needs," said Samantha Lara of ARC.
According to the ASPCA, shelters nationwide are also in a capacity crisis right now.
"We can't do it alone, and we need more people willing to open their homes today!" Do you have what it takes to be a pet foster family?
The San Jacinto Animal Campus is overcrowded with dogs. This week, they ask all who can come and help take home a fur-ever friend.
Foster and adoptable animals are filling Riverside County shelters, and this could be the perfect time to bring home a new best friend.
Luna, a Bernese Mountain dog, has a serious sock obsession. It could have killed her if not for the Corona Animal Emergency Room surgeons.
The little horse is back with her owner following the dramatic rescue.
Riverside County Department of Animal Services is holding the three-day "Inde-pet-dence" event ahead of the July 4th to encourage adoptions.
The Riverside Department of Animal Services is over capacity at all of its shelters. Saturday, they hope to change that.
Want to help a Southwest Riverside County pet rescue? Animal Friends of the Valleys is caring for many kittens that need adoption.
What will happen to Archimedes? The barn owl was found inside a collapsing Riverside County barn early Tuesday.
The dogs, mostly small terrier mix breeds, were not hurt in the blaze. They are now available for adoption.
Once open, the new Animal Friends of the Valleys clinic will provide care for Southwest Riverside County pets.
A gosling was rescued from a small Boyle Heights lake where ducks have been dying. A Lake Elsinore duck sanctuary aims to save it.
Animal Friends of the Valleys is building a new low-cost clinic to accomodate Southwest Riverside County. For now, its clinic has closed.
"It's an important step in addressing the overcrowding of our shelters here in Riverside County."
C.C., a K-9 police dog, was named in honor of the department's two deputies who were killed in the line of duty within a two-week period.
Instead, rescue groups recommend buying a stuffed toy bunny or chocolate candy rabbit for kids' Easter baskets.
The small-animal clinic is still in the planning stages, but once open it would also offer vaccination and dental services for pets.
The funding will benefit the shelter's new low-cost spay/neuter clinic.
The Riverside County Board of Supervisors approved a $90,000 charitable grant to help residents take better care of their pets.
The abandoned Boxer-mix was found covered in fleas and ticks, and he was dehydrated. His poor condition is well behind him.
A grant from Petco Love will help Wildomar-based Animal Friends of the Valleys with its clinic to offer low-cost spay/neuter and vaccines.
Faced with an entangled crane dangling high in a Lake Elsinore tree Animal Services had a "lightbulb" moment & asked SoCal Edison for help.
A Riverside County Department of Animal Services spokesperson said the dogs' condition reminds residents to check collars regularly.
Dogs and cats must be under 40 pounds and no walk-ups will be allowed.
The all-day event at Animal Friends of the Valleys is part of NBC4 and Telemundo 52's "Clear the Shelters."
The NBC4 and Telemundo 52 Clear the Sheltersâ„¢ adoption event is set for Sept. 18 in Wildomar.
The animal was starving and had to be euthanized. The case is being investigated as animal cruelty.
The starving animal didn't have a chance until the equestrian community came to her rescue.
Animal Friends of the Valleys will be celebrating World Spay Day by handing out vouchers for free spaying or neutering of dogs and cats.
The incident was reported around 7 a.m. Wednesday by an employee at All Car Auto Repair.
Animals in the future will be impounded at other facilities.
The Menifee City Council voted in May to end a contract with the county in favor of the Wildomar-based shelter.
Shelter doors are not open, but people wanting to adopt or foster pets can still do so across Riverside County.
Adoptions, animal fostering, preparedness tips and expert advice amid coronavirus concerns.
To qualify for vouchers, pet owners must reside in Canyon Lake, Lake Elsinore, Menifee, Murrieta, Temecula, or Wildomar.