Pets

Animal bite prevention is on the minds of Sutter County health officials as warmer weather draws people outdoors. About 715 residences reported being bit by an animal in 2012, but the county hopes to reduce that number by focusing on prevention...

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Six people and two dogs were able to make it out of a house fire early Tuesday morning in Fairfield.

The fire broke out around 4:40 a.m. on Marigold Avenue near Camrose Avenue.

The cause of the fire is …

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A German shorthaired pointer was removed from her kennel by fire and animal control officers Monday after the dog was trapped by a fallen tree.

Winds of 40 miles an hour whipped through the Sacramento-area, knocking down trees …

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A tree fell onto a dog’s kennel, trapping it inside.

The 50-foot cypress tree fell through a home’s fence late Monday morning, bringing some power lines with it. Three dogs share the kennel and two ran out of …

Zoonotic diseases are illnesses that animals can transmit to humans, and birds are responsible for more than 60 of them. Paul Robins speaks with our vet expert, Dr. Jyl, to find out more about these diseases.

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In an effort to raise awareness about the often misunderstood breed, pit bull owners were out in force Saturday for “Celebrate Your Pit Bull” day.

The Sacramento SPCA, along with the City of Sacramento Animal Care Services and …

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Nestled behind a bush nearly two hundred feet from the hand that feeds him the cat known as Man Face is the 25-pound orange tabby that doesn’t respond to anyone who calls his name.

The story of this …

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Dogfighting is gory, vicious and wrong.

An investigation led Sacramento County Sheriff’s to bust up a local ring in Carmichael and Tracy. Authorities say James Leiva, Kenneth Baldwin Jr., Graci Baldwin and Luther Brewer are all charged with having …

Tracie Popma with the SSPCA introduces Bethany Crouch to Roxie, a beagle in need of a home.

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They are super cute, but illegal in California. We are talking about hedgehogs. Paul Robins finds out why you can’t have these little guys in your home from our pet expert, Veternarian Dr. Jyl.

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