L.A. Has an Elite Force of Animal Rescuers, and It Just Saved a House Cat From the Side of a Cliff Published Nov 20, 2017 at 12:54 PM EST Updated Nov 20, 2017 at 1:45 PM EST A SMART rescuer and ...

In Los Angeles County, records show that during the 12 months that ended in August, the district attorney’s office filed animal cruelty charges in 116 cases, nearly 50% more than in the previous ...

According to the county Department of Animal Care and Control, 345 horses, 165 goats, 111 chickens, 33 pigs, and even a Brahma bull displaced by the fire were cared for at area shelters.

As wildfires raging around Los Angeles force tens of thousands to flee their homes, activists, vets and volunteers across the region are scrambling to shelter thousands of animals that have been ...

With over 2 dozen animal cruelty cases in recent weeks, LA authorities pledge ‘zero tolerance' Cruelty against animals is often a “red flag" prior to crimes against humans, officials said.

The Supreme Judicial Court held that juries in animal cruelty cases will now be instructed that owners, or the person in control of the animal, could have a valid reason for using force.