It's the purrfect season to adopt a new furry friend! Don't miss the Sacramento SPCA's "Home for the Holidays" promotion going on NOW through December 30th!

All adoption fees are 75% off (and include spay/neuter, vaccinations, microchip and license). What a deal!!

So many great faces looking for homes here at the shelter...who knows, your new best friend could be waiting for you right now.

Dogs like Soukie, a beautiful and young Australian Shepherd/American Staffy mix who can't wait to meet you! She is almost a year old so she is outgoing, exuberant and loves the company of people. She may come off a little too excited when you first meet her, but once she is outside on a leash and walking, she is one calm and happy girl!

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SACRAMENTO - A Sacramento man allegedly shot his neighbor's dog Thursday night after he encountered the dog off its leash.

Officer Doug Morse of the Sacramento Police Department said police received a call from the dog's owners at 5:37 p.m., reporting someone had shot their pet.

When officers arrived at the 7800 block of Deerhaven Way, they found an armed man in his 30's, and the dog dead at the scene, said Morse.

An ensuing investigation revealed the dog had escaped from its yard. The shooter told police he saw the large dog loose in the street and thought it would come after him, so he shot it, Morse said.

The man was cited for negligent discharge of a firearm.

Sacramento Zoo visitors are closer to meeting six new species of animals who will live in an enlarged habitat in the center of the Zoo. Half of the $500,000 needed to make Small Wonders of Africa a reality has been raised. The Sacramento Zoological Society Board of Directors is fundraising with gusto to raise the rest of the funds needed.

The Small Wonders of Africa exhibit, located across from the Tall Wonders giraffe habitat, will include Wolf’s Guenon monkeys, Straw-colored Fruit Bats, Aardvarks, Banded Mongooses, Red-billed Hornbills and Crested Guineafowl. Each of these animals will help tell the story of East Africa, presenting the challenges of conserving wildlife in this corner of the world. Construction is expected to begin next spring.