Shelters look for cat or dog adopters, but now they are looking for people who will go the extra mile to adopt a guinea pig in need.

"This was definitely someone's pet animal, which makes a pretty tragic story," reptile handler Joseph Hart said.

Chris Ramon will take the helm of the organization, which has provided services for animal care and shelter in the greater ...

Animal rescue volunteers made a shocking discovery at a home in south Los Angeles; more than 400 guinea pigs were being kept in a hoarder's home in "unsanitary and overcrowded" conditions.

This story was originally published . Sign up for their newsletters. Mute swans at the Grizzly Island Wildlife Area near Fairfield on Aug. 8, 2025. Photo by Miguel Gutierrez Jr., CalMatters Though a ...

In an email, a Los Angeles Animal Services coordinator told the rescue that a tenant was facing eviction and urgently needed to surrender approximately 200 guinea pigs.

Authorities arrested 56 people and seized 3,500 birds, as well as firearms and drug paraphernalia, during a multi-week cockfighting investigation in San Bernardino County, officials said.

The Trump administration has sued California over the state's voter-approved animal welfare law, which protects hens, pigs and calves from being kept in small cages, claiming the law has driven ...

Wallis Annenberg, the Los Angeles philanthropist who provided generous financial support for a broad range of Southern California community projects that bear her name, has died at 86. Annenberg died ...

Billionaire philanthropist Wallis Annenberg has died in Los Angeles at the age of 86. Her family says Annenberg died Monday from complications related to lung cancer. Annenberg supported ...