It becomes a dire situation,” Jane DeMay Andreotti, of Contra Costa Animal Services, said. While each of the shelter’s long kennels normally houses one dog, they’ve had to cut the kennels in ...

Ben Winkleblack is Contra Costa County’s new animal services director. The county Board of Supervisors appointed Winkleblack on Tuesday afternoon. He’ll start the job May 6. Winkleblack’s ...

Two women who were arrested in late February for their alleged roles in abusing a small dog have now been charged with animal ...

Two women who were arrested in late February for their alleged roles in abusing a small dog have now been charged with animal cruelty, the Contra Costa District Attorney’s Office announced on ...

Two women involved in a dog-kicking incident in Pittsburg last month are charged with animal cruelty, according to the Contra Costa County District Attorney's Office.