Animals

VIDEO: Animal Services Faces Peak ‘Kitten Season’

| 12:41 PM

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Kitten season is upon us and the County’s Department of Animal Services is getting flooded with kittens. The department is offering spay and neuter coupons to help lower the cat population: $100 for females and $50 for males.

Animals

Snakes Alive! Animal Services Wrangles Backyard Rattler

| 9:30 AM

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It’s spring and it seems everyone is enjoying the sunshine, even snakes. A Rancho Peñasquitos couple found a red diamond rattler in their backyard Monday evening and called County Animal Services for help. Animal Control Officer Joni Palumbo responded to the call. She’s handled snake calls before but never with a snake this large. The […]