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Here are the morning’s top stories on Friday, July 25, 2025…
- The kennels at the Riverside County animal shelter are packed with dogs and cats. So last week, Riverside County waived adoption fees and stayed open until midnight to help more furry friends find a forever home.
- Planned Parenthood Mar Monte, which is the largest affiliate in the country, is closing five of its clinics in California.
- Comic-Con is taking over San Diego this week. And yeah, it’s got all the usual stuff: celebrities, superheroes, and lots of cosplay. But there’s more to it than just fanfare.
Riverside County Animal Shelter Hosts Midnight Adoption Event
Riverside County’s Department of Animal Services is inundated with pets that are up for adoption. The department recently reached over 240% capacity for dogs, as more continue to enter the shelter than are leaving through adoption.
To help with the overcrowding, the Western Riverside County/City Animal Shelter held a midnight adoption event last week. Monica Hernandez took advantage of the late hours. At nearly 11 p.m., she was looking for a four-year-old pit bull named Fernanda, who she found online. “She’s on the red list,” Hernandez said. Dogs end up on the red list when they’re scheduled to be euthanized the next day.
“We’re really hoping that by extending hours till midnight, having free adoptions, and encouraging people to foster if they’re not able to adopt, that we’re able to help reduce the overcrowding that we’re seeing,” said Veronica Perez with Riverside County Animal Services…