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Say ‘Paw’yeah To Adopting Princessa

Adopt Princessa from the Castaic Animal Care Center and give her a forever home with a loving family.  Princessa is a light brown and white, 18-month-old, 42-pound pocket Pitbull mix who is available for adoption at the Castaic Animal Care Center and ready to find her forever home with a family.  “This precious girl is friendly and affectionate,” said officials ...

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Nina Looking To Get New-’Leash’ On Life

Adopt Nina from the Castaic Animal Care Center and give her a forever home with a loving family.  Nina is a cream-colored 1.5-year-old, 47-pound Labrador/Pittie mix who is available for adoption at the Castaic Animal Care Center and ready to find her forever home with a family.  “Nina is full of puppy energy shenanigans,” said officials with the Castaic Animal ...

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5 Most Common Wildlife That Can Enter Your Home

Skunk

As a matter of course, we advise our clients to keep themselves up to speed, and educated on the different threats to their property. We’ll often arrive at a house where the homeowner doesn’t even know what animal has made its way into his home. Or how to handle the situation correctly. This is why it’s important to ask what ...

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What Should You Know About Skunks

Skunk

We’re all familiar with skunks, largely from movies, TV shows, and even children’s cartoons. We know skunks as those furry little black and white bandits, known for the way they stink to high Heaven. But often, that’s where the general public’s knowledge about skunks begins and ends. However, since skunks are quite a common household pest in most of the ...

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Scott Wilk, Christy Smith Among ‘Top Dogs’ For Animal Rights In California Legislature  

‘KHTS Adopt A Pet’ Dog, Rescuers Travel Over 780 Miles In Hopes Of Adoption, Return Home ‘In Defeat’

State Senator Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita, and Assemblywoman Christy Smith, D-Santa Clarita, have both been given an “A” grade by PawPAC for animal rights legislation, officials said Tuesday.  PawPAC, an organization dedicated to the passage of humane laws for animals, has compiled a scorecard for legislators based on their voting records in 2019, according to the organization.  Wilk carried Senate ...

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10 Rabid Bats Found In Santa Clarita This Year, One Left In Front Of Newhall Vet Office

Ten rabid bats have been found in Santa Clarita so far this year, with three discovered in September alone, prompting a warning from public health officials. Across Los Angeles County, 34 rabid bats have been found in 2019 — nearly one-third in the Santa Clarita Valley — with the most recent sighting after a live bat was left outside the ...

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9 Animals You Won’t Be Able To See In 50 Years

Endangered Animals - Otters

9 Endangered Animals on the Verge of Extinction Different animal species are going extinct around the globe daily, and many more are becoming endangered because of unpunished poaching, habitat encroachment, and climate change. The following is a list of animals being at risk of extinction in the coming years unless humans are successful in preventing their eradication. Even those who ...

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Assemblyman Tom Lackey Introduces Bill Advocating For Guide Dog Safety

Assemblyman Tom Lackey, R-Antelope Valley, introduced a bill Tuesday that would help protect all guide, signal and service dogs, whether they are on- or off-duty. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. Under the current law, service dogs attacked while “on-duty” are protected by the state; however off-duty dogs and their owners receive ...

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