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Greenfield PD breaks up a cockfighting operation, 40 people fled the scene.
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Greenfield PD breaks up a cockfighting operation, 40 people fled the scene.

  • Celia Jiménez
  • Mar 25, 2025

A large gathering in a vineyard close to Patriot Park caught the attention of Greenfield Police on Friday night, March 21. Upon the police off…

Man shoots and kills 80 animals during Prunedale rampage.
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Man shoots and kills 80 animals during Prunedale rampage.

  • Erik Chalhoub
  • Sep 3, 2024

A Salinas man was arrested Tuesday, Sept. 3 after he killed 80 animals during a three-hour shooting rampage in Prunedale.

SPCA removes 31 cats from a home for neglect, one of hundreds of investigations.
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SPCA removes 31 cats from a home for neglect, one of hundreds of investigations.

  • Celia Jiménez
  • Dec 9, 2021

Dozens of distressed, sick and starving kittens and cats were found in a San Ardo home in September. Some of the felines had no water or food …

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SQUIDFRY 02.18.21: Duck and Cover

  • Squid
  • Feb 18, 2021

DUCK AND COVER… Squid has spent long moments in traffic on Canyon del Rey, watching a theropod revolution unfold as geese that hang out at Sea…

Animal welfare groups successfully sue the county to enforce its own cockfighting ordinance.
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Animal welfare groups successfully sue the county to enforce its own cockfighting ordinance.

  • Pam Marino
  • Jan 11, 2021

There are good reasons why cockfighting is outlawed in all 50 states. It’s not just cruel and inhumane for the roosters who are drugged, outfi…

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Deputies arrest man for animal cruelty after Soledad dog stolen, burned

  • Tom Wright
  • Updated Aug 30, 2019

Salinas >> Monterey County sheriff's deputies arrested Devonte Sirwet-Perea on Thursday on charges of animal theft, animal cruelty, arso…

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SPCA for Monterey County search for clues on dog that was stolen, burned

  • Juan Reyes
  • Updated Aug 30, 2019

Soledad >> A Soledad police officer located a severely burned black and white American pit bull dog on Tuesday on Metz Road just outside…

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More than 1,000 animals found at illegal animal boarding site in Soledad

  • Claudia Meléndez Salinas
  • Updated Aug 30, 2019

Soledad >> An animal boarding facility that housed more than 1,000 animals and operated illegally has been ordered to close down, accord…

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SPCA rescues 41 rabbits from 'inhumane conditions' in Salinas

  • Tom Wright
  • Updated Aug 30, 2019

Salinas >> The SPCA for Monterey County rescued 41 rabbits and found carcasses of 16 dead rabbits last week at a house on Augusta Drive …

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SPCA for Monterey County rescues 26 animals from Pajaro

  • Tommy Wright
  • Updated Aug 30, 2019

Pajaro >> The SPCA for Monterey County says it rescued 26 neglected animals that were confined in their own feces and urine from a dange…

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