On June 9, 2019, at around 1:45 pm, the Madera County Sheriff’s Office received a call to assist California Department of Fish and Wildlife on an animal abuse call. Deputy Ian Roth met Game...
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Merced Police Animal Control Unit involved in a crash today
On March 12th, 2019, at approximately 11:30 a.m., a Merced Police Department Animal control unit was involved in a vehicle collision with a Chevrolet Cruze at the intersections of West 20th and K streets....
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Man arrested for throwing a bunny into a wall, the bunny died
On January 31st, 2019, At Around 10:30 a.m., Deputies were called to a home in Goshen for a verbal argument. A woman at the house said she and her boyfriend, Dorian Mendoza, were arguing...
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Merced Fire Department, Police and animal control rescue dog
On January 9th, 2019, just before noon Merced Police animal control responded to a stranded dog at Bear Creek and the R Street overcrossing. The dog was in the middle of the creek on...
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Merced County man convicted for animal cruelty
On Friday, November 2, 2018, Darryl Turner, 31, of Dos Palos was convicted by a Merced County jury of one count of animal cruelty, and one count of battery against his mother. Turner also...
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Two men killed their dogs, claiming the dogs killed their small pigs
On Friday, October 19, 2018, Tulare County prosecutors filed animal cruelty charges against Angel Perez 51-year-old, and Carlos Rivera,18-year-old, for an alleged incident which occurred on October 17, 2018, in which they killed two...
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Two men arrested for hanging two dogs, beating them to death
On October 17th, 2018, (Wednesday night), Tulare County Sheriff’s Office Deputies were called to an address in the 14200 block of Ave 428 in Orosi regarding an animal cruelty complaint. On arrival, Deputies found...
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MAN ARRESTED FOR THROWING PUPPIES AGAINST WALL, WAS RELEASED FROM JAIL TODAY
Darryl Turner, was released from custody today, May 16, 2018, by Judge Shaver, over the strenuous objections of Deputy District Attorney Donna Bakich. Darryl Turner is charged with one felony count of cruelty to...
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MAN ARRESTED FOR CHOKING AND DROWNING PUPPY
This evening officers arrested Nathan Flores for animal cruelty. Nathan found a puppy in the Fresno River abandoned. Nathan was later seen by neighbors choking the little dog and holding the it under running...
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FOX FOUND IN MERCED WOULD BE LEAVING THE STATE
Did you know that it is illegal to keep wild animals as pets? That includes raccoons, squirrels, and even foxes. Well-meaning citizens that do not know this try to raise orphans and set them...
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