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To report any activities you believe involve animal abuse and if you observe or suspect any animal is being neglected or abandoned by its owner or keeper, you are encouraged to immediately contact San Bernardino County Animal Care & Control at
1-800-472-5609.

Animal abuse and neglect is when:

	Any person, maliciously and intentionally maims, mutilates, tortures, wounds, or kills a living animal.
	Any person overrides, overloads, overworks, torments, or deprives an animal of necessary food, water, or shelter.
	Any person intentionally, for amusement or gain, fights any animal against another animal.
	Any person permits an animal to go without veterinary care for an injury.

 

Animal abandonment
is when:

Any animal owner or keeper has left any animal unattended for a minimum or 24 hours without receiving proper care and/or treatment.