Deadly and high-profile dog attacks have put the spotlight on dangerous and aggressive dogs in San Antonio.
Animal Care Services officials think greater awareness has, at least in part, led to a bump in confirmed bite cases and a two-fold increase in the number of dangerous or aggressive dog affidavits.
Work is set to begin on a $15.3 million project to renovate the clinic and build a new veterinary hospital next door, nearly five times its size.
A United States Postal Service (USPS) mail carrier was taken to a hospital for treatment after being bitten by a dog on the Northwest Side, according to officials.
City Council approved a new set of fines for people caught abandoning animals in San Antonio in a 10-1 vote Thursday morning. In a statement emailed to news outlets after the vote, Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones said, “it lacked the required due diligence and public engagement.”
The owner of a Northeast Side animal boarding facility made his first court appearance this week since being indicted in a pair of felony assault cases.
More than 160 citations for illegal exotic animals have been issued in last two years, according to Animal Care Services
A 32-year-old woman has died after she was bitten multiple times by her dog last week, according to San Antonio Animal Care Services.
Animal Care Services is investigating a dog attack on a 31-year-old woman which left her in critical condition.
The City of San Antonio Animal Care Services was provided with additional funds to address animal overpopulation and reduce roaming animal calls. Two newly opened clinics seek to make a dent in those numbers.
The San Antonio Police Department found a dead dog stuffed inside a suitcase on the East Side over the weekend.
Animal Care Services officials said a spider monkey was safely captured on Tuesday after it was seen roaming around a Northwest Side neighborhood.
The City of San Antonio awarded Animal Control Services more money than it ever had in it's most recent city budget. The goal was to increase call times, educate pet owners and help reduce the number of stay animals in the community.
A San Antonio woman said her and her dog nearly escaped serious injuries after a neighbor’s dog charged at them on the city’s West Side.
Animal Care Services has suspended the commercial boarding permit at a Northeast Side facility and reported its owner to state investigators, but will not pursue animal cruelty charges against him, ACS officials confirmed to KSAT Investigates.
After a serious dog attack last week in a far west Bexar County neighborhood, viewers had a lot of questions about the dogs involved.
A woman was hospitalized after she was attacked by three dogs while walking in a far West Side neighborhood, San Antonio police said Wednesday.
San Antonio City Councilmembers and the Animal Care Services department gathered on Tuesday for a ribbon cutting of a new spay and neuter clinic on the West Side, according to a press release.
The director of San Antonio Animal Care Services confirms a Northeast Side pet boarding facility and operator are under investigation for possibly artificially inseminating French bulldogs.
Residents in far west Bexar County expressed relief after Animal Care Services (ACS) seized a pack of dogs following a series of attacks on three people, including a sheriff’s deputy.
Less than a year after the deadly massacre at Robb Elementary, the City of San Antonio investigated several Animal Care Services employees for making inappropriate comments in front of Robb Elementary.
A City of San Antonio Animal Care Services temporary employee was terminated following a recent incident where the employee used “inappropriate handling methods” with a dog, ACS said Sunday.
Murphy's owner flew from Southern California to San Antonio to reunite with him after many years of keeping hope.
Undercover officers had staked it out for months, so it was quick when San Antonio police blocked the road as Animal Care Services swooped in, taking puppies out of illegal breeders' hands.
Saturday marked the seventh big dog attack KSAT has reported on this year within Bexar County. The dogs involved in all of this year's attacks are pets, which is why Animal Care Services says the root issue is irresponsible dog ownership.
The giving season is here, and many people love giving pets as a gift. However, San Antonio Animal Care Services (ACS) is cautioning adopters to think before making such a big decision.
Council members' approval is needed before the city can raise fines for repeat offenders or begin sterilizing dogs before they are returned to their owners.
Michael Shannon, the Interim Director of Animal Care Services, appeared on the KSAT Q&A to discuss dog attacks in San Antonio.
San Antonio may be experiencing some relief now from the dog days of summer, but in the Thompson neighborhood, problems with dogs — themselves — persist.
San Antonio officials have agreed to amend the city’s social media policy, after a national free speech group called out Animal Care Services for hiding hundreds of comments from its public Facebook page.
Animal Care Services wants to have less bark and more bite when it comes to tackling San Antonio’s loose and dangerous dog problem.
ACS reminds owners to keep pets on their propertySix dogs that attacked a 44-year-old woman on the Southwest Side and later deemed dangerous have been euthanized, Animal Care Services said in a statement Thursday.
A pack of dogs that attacked a woman on the Southwest Side of San Antonio have officially been declared dangerous, according to Animal Care Services.
A pack of dogs roaming loose from a Southwest Side home bit a woman on her leg and ripped the light off a San Antonio police patrol vehicle.
San Antonio-area shelters are participating in the BISSELL Pet Foundation’s “Empty the Shelters” initiative in July.
Michael Shannon will act as interim director while city leaders search for a permanent replacement for Shannon Sims, who stepped down in May.
The city said that as of Friday night, the process of finding a new director for San Antonio Animal Care Services is still ongoing.
People who live in the South side neighborhood say the officer had no choice but to shoot the dog. They say they've had their own scary run-ins with that animal and others.
Marina Alderete Gavito held a press conference on her push for new policies for dangerous, aggressive and loose dogs.
San Antonio Pets Alive! is urging the community to help with foster homes as kitten season peaks to avoid euthanizing animals.
After the City of San Antonio approved a record budget increase for Animal Care Services, the department shared data showing its progress toward meeting its goals.
Animal Care Services officials say they’re making progress on a strategic plan to increase public safety while also improving animal care in San Antonio.
With wintry weather conditions in San Antonio this week, Animal Care Services is reminding pet owners to bring pets indoors or face the consequences.
Effie Washington, who was mauled by 2 dogs in November, was among more than half a dozen people who suffered severe injuries or death in dog attacks this year.
16 states have reported cases of the mystery respiratory illness in dogs. Texas is not on that list.
A woman has been arrested in connection with a dog attack that severely injured a 76-year-old man in August.
Alamo Heights Animal Care Services believes it has a new solution to an old problem of loose dogs and overcrowded shelters.
San Antonio Animal Care Services celebrated the graduation of 16 cadets on Wednesday, bringing the total number of officers actively answering calls to 46.
A distressed kitten got to keep all nine of its lives after being rescued from underneath a highway overpass earlier this week by San Antonio Animal Care Services.
A dog whose owner allowed him to attack and bite a man in the neck has been ordered to undergo euthanasia, an Animal Care Services official confirmed.
The city council passed the $3.7 billion spending plan for fiscal year 2024 Thursday morning in a 10-0-1 vote. It will take effect Oct. 1 at the beginning of the 2024 fiscal year.
Expanding a popular mental health team, creating a fund to help cover travel to out-of-state abortion clinics, and giving more money for Animal Care Services were among the most high-profile changes council members discussed making to the budget - largely favorably.
The man was outside smoking a cigarette in the 9500 block of Heidelberg Street when someone at his neighbor’s home let two dogs out into the yard. The dogs crossed a fence, ran to the man and attacked him, police said.
Two kittens found wandering an East Side trail, overwhelmed by the sweltering heat, were rescued earlier this week by Animal Care Services.
San Antonio police say the criminal investigation into the dog owner is still ongoing. The family of the victim said doctors will have to amputate his leg due to the severity of his injuries.
Faced with a flood of strays and other animals they need to take in, the City of San Antonio's Animal Care Services euthanizes hundreds of animals every month. They often do it to make room, but KSAT's Garrett Brnger tells us two dogs did have somewhere to go.
The City of San Antonio is expected to grow its budget to a whopping $3.7 billion this year as it pumps up its Animal Care Service budget, makes the biggest increase to its police department this side of the millennium, and funds hundreds more homeless camp cleanups.
Phone scammers are upsetting grieving pet parents even more by posing as an Animal Care Services employee and claiming their lost pets have been found.
Animal Care Services is lowering its adoption fees through the end of the month and extending its shelter hours to encourage adoptions.
Animal Care Services and the San Antonio Fire Department joined forces to save a deer trapped in a steel fence after a family reported the incident to 311.
A dumped dog that resorted to killing cats in a neighborhood was rescued and has a new home and name.
A man was arrested after stabbing a dog with a boxcutter during a disturbance in late April, according to Animal Care Services and San Antonio police.
Residents in the Timber Ridge and Tara neighborhoods are asking for Animal Care Services to do more after dogs continue to roam the area after being abandoned for over two weeks. Neighbors told KSAT they're now attacking pet cats to survive.
Two abandoned dogs are causing concerns in a Northwest Side neighborhood. Residents are now urging Animal Care Services to pick up the pups for their safety and the dogs'.
A group of puppies were found trapped in a crate and abandoned at a Southeast Side park. Now, they’re looking for their forever homes, according to Animal Care Services.