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SPCA Monterey County takes in record numbers of injured animals.
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SPCA Monterey County takes in record numbers of injured animals.

  • Erik Chalhoub
  • Aug 7, 2025

Like humans, many young animals desire independence and want to leave the nest, perhaps before they are ready.

Rosa, the Monterey Bay Aquarium's oldest sea otter, dies at 24.
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Rosa, the Monterey Bay Aquarium's oldest sea otter, dies at 24.

  • David Schmalz
  • Jun 6, 2024

Monterey Bay Aquarium announced on social media June 5 the Aquarium’s oldest sea otter, Rosa, died at age 24 after her caretakers made the tou…

A horse rescue in Salinas is a place where its denizens – human and animal – care for each other.
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A horse rescue in Salinas is a place where its denizens – human and animal – care for each other.

  • Agata Popęda
  • Jun 6, 2024

Imagine a sun-filled Salinas-area property that is pretty much run by animals. An Icelandic pony named Donald Trump seems to be in charge, ove…

The animals that compete in the rodeo are hand selected for a few moments of work.
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The animals that compete in the rodeo are hand selected for a few moments of work.

  • Celia Jiménez
  • Jul 20, 2023

“We’ll mix some of our youngsters in with our old, seasoned veterans and the veterans kind of show the youngsters the way…”

An adopted pig lives the Instagram dream in Big Sur.
831 (Tales from the Area Code)

An adopted pig lives the Instagram dream in Big Sur.

  • Christopher Hagel
  • Aug 7, 2021

Pepper the Pig leads a pretty good life. She’s fed, she goes on walks, she’s loved, she frolics and she gets to wallow in the mud – regular pi…

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