1+ hour, 38+ min ago  (171+ words) Jack Russell girl Sky will have your life looking up Orange County Register Breed: Jack Russell terrier mix Sky's story: Sky is affectionate and smart and, oh, does she love life. She'll have you loving it right along with her…...

21+ hour, 50+ min ago  (726+ words) An Irvine dog trainer who tried to cover up the deaths of nearly a dozen dogs in his care was sentenced on Friday, July 10 to more than 11 years in prison after emotional families filled an Orange County Superior courtroom to…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago  (386+ words) The city of Los Alamitos ended its contract of more than 20 years with the Long Beach Animal Care Services in favor of a new agreement with OC Animal Care that is set to save the city tens of thousands of…...

1+ week, 18+ hour ago  (173+ words) Orange County Register Breed: Domestic shorthair tabbies Penny and Phoebe's story: Pets can make a home so much warmer than it was before they came. That will certainly be the case if you're lucky enough to add these girls to…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (212+ words) Orange County Register Ranger's story: When Ranger came to Mission Viejo Animal Services Center, his muzzle had scars and an old injury to his right front leg was so bad that the leg could not be saved. The shelter's nonprofit…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (962+ words) Since March, beachgoers have discovered dozens of sick or dead seabirds along the coastal stretch between Santa Barbara and San Diego. Among them have been "tremendous numbers" of dead Brandt's cormorants, said Rebecca Duerr, the veterinarian and research director for…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (358+ words) How do we know this? Researchers tickled 13 captive apes " including gorillas, orangutans, chimpanzees and bonobos " and recorded the results. The new research reexamined those decades-old recordings and compared them with the newly captured giggles of four young children while they…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (469+ words) What happens to animals involved in active animal cruelty cases? California legislators are considering whether they are finding loving homes quickly enough. Assembly Bill 2344 " the Rehome Abused Animals Act " aims to fast-track the adoption process for animals removed from abusive…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (362+ words) WAGS Pet Adoption will provide temporary shelter and adoption services for Costa Mesa pets after the city ended an eight-year partnership with Priceless Pets. Under the short-term contract, the Westminster-based group will also assist with lost and found pets, pet…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (466+ words) A 54-year-old Irvine dog trainer is criminally culpable for the deaths of nearly a dozen canines under his care, and a woman he worked with is responsible for helping him try to cover up the demise of the dogs, an…...