SAN BERNARDINO – (INT) – District Attorney Mike Ramos announced Thursday the creation of an Animal Cruelty Prosecution Unit.

Ramos noted that his office filed 238 animal cruelty cases over the past three years.

Because of between the link between animal cruelty and family violence, the Animal Cruelty Prosecution Unit (ACU) will be part of the Family Violence Unit.

“It is a sad fact that animal cruelty and neglect, cockfighting rings, dogfighting by criminal street gangs, animal hoarding, and companion animal abuse and co-occurring family violence are all issues still faced by San Bernardino County,” Ramos said.

Story Date: May 2, 2016