Santa Barbara – 21-year-old Kyle Barbre of Goleta was arrested today, June 21, 2016, and booked at the Santa Barbara County Jail on a charge of Animal Cruelty. The arrest comes after an investigation by the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office and Santa Barbara […]

Injured Coyote Gives Rescuers A Beautiful Surprise.

Recently, Animal Rescue Team received a call about an animal that shouldn’t have even been alive. The blind female coyote they met had suffered a gunshot to the head, accidental poisoning, a 30-foot fall into a dried-out riverbed, and dehydration.

The fact that she was alive at all […]

Thanks to your three years of help, on August 5, 2015 the California Fish and Game Commission voted 3-2 in favor of adopting a statewide ban on the pelt trapping of bobcats. But a few procedural steps remained before the ban could officially take effect, and paperwork delays very nearly resulted in yet another […]

$5,500 Reward Offered for Information Leading to Arrest and Conviction of Coyote Pup Torturer

Posted on August 6, 2014

For immediate release: Contact: Lisa Franzetta, ALDF Megan Backus, ALDF SANTA MARIA, Calif. — The national nonprofit Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF) is offering a $2,500 reward for any information leading to the arrest and […]

Not only was today the longest day of the year, it was also another busy one for Animal Rescue Team, Inc. We rescued 7 different native/none native baby birds today. We would like to remind readers NEVER trim tree’s during spring or early summer. Many bird nests are destroyed during tree trimmings leaving behind many […]