For several years, the California Animal Welfare Association (CalAnimals) has been developing a proposal to establish a California Bureau of Companion Animal Welfare to oversee and support advocates and the animals in their charge.

As we wait for word on justice for the animals who wound up at Miranda’s Rescue, animal advocates must also work toward changing the way we think and talk about this rescue work.

This case is about the alleged dog abuse and killings reportedly tied to significant financial fraud at Miranda’s Rescue in Humboldt County.

When a woman died, her family was left with two dogs they couldn’t keep. Someone had to decide what to do with Peter and Tinkerbell.