Animal Control

These beautiful dogs were abandoned at the Carson City 7-Eleven on the corner of Highway 395 and College Parkway.

They were left with no water and for several hours according to the employees inside the convenience store. One of my co-workers was there on break and called for help so a friend of mine and I left on break to go assist.

Our co-worker put the dogs in the back of his truck and went into the shade. Carson City Animal Control was called and arrived shortly afterward.

A code enforcement check Wednesday of a motorhome that was thought to be abandoned on a Carson City street turned out to have several guests living inside.

Between 15 to 20 domesticated rats and several babies were discovered running loose inside the otherwise unoccupied RV, which was parked on the side of the road near Lompa and Sherman lanes, according to the Carson City Sheriff's Office.

UPDATE 11:32AM: Carson City Sheriff's Office deputies, the Nevada Department of Wildlife and Animal Control are looking for a coyote that killed a small dog Friday morning at Mills Park.

Tracking the coyote began at around 10 a.m. after the coyote went after the dog, chased geese and was seen roaming the area around the playground, according to Carson City Sheriff's Office dispatchers. The dog was initially reported as being injured in the attack that happened near the park's train station but subsequently died, according to a report between Carson City patrol officers and dispatchers.

UPDATE 1:56AM: Carson City fire investigators are trying to determine what caused a fire late Saturday night that destroyed about 50 percent of a manufactured home in the 1700 block of Race Track Road.
Carson City Fire Department Battalion Chief Bob Charles said the fire, initially reported as being inside a garage, was found to be fully engulfed in the front patio area and then spread to the main interior of the home before it was extinguished. With a number of add-ons, the manufactured home is believed to be about 2,200 square-feet in size.

Join Carson City Animal Services for the 2nd Annual CARE event on October 13th from 11:00 to 3:00. We will have information booths from several animal related businesses, live music, kids activities, raffles, drinks/snacks and prizes for winners of the 5k9 run. Special guest appearances from Smokey Bear and Carson City Sheriff's Office K9 unit. Please call Tonya Ruffner at Carson City Animal Services (775) 887-2171 for more information. Or visit the website at www.carsoncityanimalservices.org.

Tri-Tip Dinner, Silent Auction and Vendors on Saturday, August 13, 2011 from 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM at the Indoor Exhibit Hall at Fuji Park located at 600 Old Clear Creek Rd., Carson City, NV. Drawing for a Wii and a Flat Screen TV! Donation tickets are $15.00 ea and are only sold prior to the event. Free Hot Dogs for kids 12 and under!

By the California Department of Fish and Game
If you’re in the outdoors anywhere in California this spring, you might cross paths with one of the state’s most common predators – the coyote.

Clever, nimble and quick, the coyote may at first glance appear to be more of a nuisance than a direct threat. But don’t let your guard down, the California Department of Fish and Game (DFG) warns.

Bobby the Boxer Benefit Breakfast/Silent Auction

A Carson City woman was arrested Friday afternoon after deputies found her high-school-aged son had been left alone for 12 days in a home filled with trash and pet waste, but little food.

Kelly Pray, 34, was arrested for gross misdemeanor child neglect.

Deputies were alerted by school officials who were suspicious of the boy being absent from class. What they found at the home in the 3000 block of Sunrise Drive left them fighting for air to keep from vomiting.

A dog that had apparently bit a person earlier tonight attacked a Carson City deputy when he responded to a separate civil dispute just inside the gate of a 5th Street home. The dog was fatally shot.
The deputy was bit and sustained multiple wounds by the large shepherd/Labrador dog on the lower calf area. The dog apparently cornered the officer within 10 feet inside the gated yard.
"The officer was unable to stop the dog," said Sheriff Ken Furlong, who was at the scene.