TUSTIN, Calif. (KABC) — Calls to fully reopen OC Animal Care to the public are getting louder. The shelter has been operating under an appointment-only system since the start of the pandemic. County residents and volunteers believe that’s leading to less adoptions and more animals being euthanized. “Right now, the appointment system is very cumbersome,” […]
Prosecutor builds reputation as animal welfare advocate
FINCASTLE, Va. — If you spend an afternoon in Fincastle, walking along its hilly downtown streets past the county courthouses, chances are you’ll spot a prosecutor and her poodle. Gillian Deegan moved to Botetourt County in 2004 to take a job as an assistant commonwealth’s attorney. She’s called the county home since, and she’s made […]