Across the country, animal shelters are full, but Lohman says she still can't justify people neglecting them. The puppy that was rescued is currently being held at the Merced County Animal Shelter.

Merced County Animal Services is the place where residents from Merced Atwater and Livingston go to take their animals, said Kristi Caseri, facility supervisor for the shelter. Although Gustine ...

It now costs three Merced County cities nearly $100 for each animal they take to the county animal shelter. Since July 1, the cities of Merced, Atwater and Livingston have been paying $98.50 per ...

When Merced County's new animal shelter was originally designed, it was supposed to have a barn to house confiscated large animals. Because of budget problems, that didn't happen. But now ...

Caseri, animal control supervisor at the shelter, knows the sad statistics of being an animal in Merced County. In 2010, 11,414 animals came into the new shelter at Castle Commerce Center ...

Christopher Winterfeldt [email protected] Merced County animal shelters are scrambling to place numerous dogs, many suffering from a variety of medical issues, more than a week after ...