Tag Archives: Companion Animal Protection Society

Help CAPS Gather Information to Work Toward a State Law Regulating Shelters As many of you already know, CAPS has been helping to save at-risk dogs from Kern County Animal Services in Bakersfield, California. Since mid-February of 2022, we have saved close to 140 dogs,…Read more

As we all began emerging from the pandemic, 2022 presented many new challenges. Thankfully, with the generous support of our donors, CAPS was able to keep up the fight against pet shops and puppy mills, scoring major victories this year. Our undercover investigators went to…Read more

CAPS Coordinates Shelter Transfer for 18 at-risk  dogs from Kern County Animal Services in Bakersfield, CA to Humane Society for Southwest Washington in Vancouver, WA. Going forward, this will happen EVERY MONTH!Read more

National Nonprofit Develops Plan for Kern County Animal Services in Bakersfield, California Onyx, a sweet, 8-year-old black and white Pit Bull, could barely walk down the street. Beaten and starving, his face covered in dog bites, he had been adopted out for free by Kern…Read more

Written by Chanel Baron, DVM When considering adopting a new family pet, each person must decide where they will start looking for their new companion. Of course, some people find animals as strays or inherit them from a family member, but the majority of people…Read more

With the effects of the pandemic still weighing on all of us, 2021 has been another challenging year. Thankfully, with the generous support of our donors, CAPS has been able to weather the storm and keep fighting against pet shops and puppy mills, scoring major…Read more

CAPS Pursued Every Route to try to Rescue the Animals and Send Them to a Forever Home at The Gentle Barn In late May, while investigating puppy mills, CAPS’ lead investigator discovered a property, owned by Virgil Vesterberg, in Miltonvale, Kansas (pop. 539) on which…Read more

Animals not Seized Despite Horrific Cruelty Uncovered by CAPS and Sheriff The Ottawa County Attorney’s Office charged Kevin Daniel Vesterberg with 10 counts of animal cruelty on June 4, 2021. At his preliminary hearing on June 15, the court granted Vesterberg a continuance until July…Read more

Models Against Pet Shops and Puppy Mills What do you get when you combine glamorous professional models with cute rescue dogs, including a puppy mill survivor?  The feel-good grass-roots (socially conscious) cause campaign of 2012!Based on a collaboration between The Companion Animal Protection Society (CAPS)…Read more