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Foster a dog, cat for the holidays through Maricopa …

11/29/2023
The Maricopa County Animal Care and Control Department is encouraging residents to give shelter dogs and cats a break for the holidays.

Maricopa Animal Control, Mesa Community College renew …

10/29/2022
Mesa Community College’s veterinary medicine program will continue to care for animals being held by Maricopa County Animal Care and Control under a contract renewed last week.

Valley shelters, including in Glendale, at capacity …

10/2/2022
Thursday was your average day at Sun Valley Animal Shelter.

Dog rescues, shelters reeling from impact of COVID-19 …

3/2/2022
The COVID-19 pandemic forced dog shelters and rescues to take in an exponentially higher number of dogs over the past two years, but how the intake crisis began is quite the opposite. In 2020, …

Protect your pets during fireworks displays

6/28/2021
Legal use of fireworks began June 24 and while they are enjoyable to humans, they are terrifying to pets. Pets can become highly distressed by the noise, lights and commotion of Independence Day …

Maricopa County reserves $27M for new animal care …

5/25/2021
The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors has approved funding for a new animal care shelter in Mesa. As part of the fiscal year 2022 budget, the county has reserved $27 million to build a new, …

Litchfield Park eyes recreational marijuana ordinance

3/16/2021
The Litchfield Park City Council will hold a public hearing and consider an ordinance regulating recreational marijuana use and establishments during its regular virtual meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 17.

Empty the Shelters adoption event July 10-12 at …

7/7/2020
Maricopa County residents looking to bring a furry family member into their homes have an opportunity to do so for free this weekend when the Bissell Pet Foundation hosts its Empty the Shelters …

Pets and the pandemic: Animal welfare in the age of …

6/24/2020
What a difference a century makes. When the second wave of the Spanish flu pandemic ravaged Arizona in fall 1918, many people turned on their pets and strays.