Recently Animal Care Services & Animal Protection has been seeing a lot of the impounded dogs coming into the Animal Shelter that are underweight and malnourished.
It is a crime to deprive an animal of food, water and shelter under the below CA state statue.
CA Penal Code 597.1
(a) Every person who intentionally maims, tortures, wounds, or kills a living animal is guilty of an offense punishable by imprisonment in the state prison, or by a fine $20,000, or both, or by imprisonment in a county jail for not more than one year.
(b) Every person who having charge or custody of animal overworks, tortures, deprives of necessary sustenance, drink, or shelter, cruelly beats or kills any animal, or as owner subjects any animal to needless suffering, cruelty, or abuses any animal, or fails to provide the animal with proper food, drink, or shelter or protection from the weather, is guilty of a punishable crime as a misdemeanor or a felony offense.
If you find it hard to be able to provide food or medical care for your dog or cat please contact us. We might be in a position to assist you.
The assistance provided may include providing you with food, medical treatment, vaccinations, toys, dog treats, a dog crate or pet carrier etc.
Unfortunately, with the Animal Shelter being full with dogs at this time we are not in a position to take owner surrender dogs. We will request that you be placed on a waiting list.