Monterey County

SPCA Monterey County takes in pet to aid LA County fire evacuees

By Sergio Berrueta

January 13, 2025 12:33 PM

Published January 13, 2025 12:30 PM

MONTEREY, Calif. (KION) -- SPCA Monterey County has taken in 11 pets from Los Angeles County into their care.

SPCA headed down to Los Angles to take in cats and dogs from local shelters to create more room for other animal fire evacuees affected by the ongoing deadly wildfires in Southern California.

The pets include a 1-year-old terrier mix named Lyle and a 1-year-old pug named Winter. A 14-week-old kitten named Ben Jr. and a 4-month-old pit bull named Gemma.

Winter, a 1-year-old pug, is one of the 11 animals taken into SPCA Monterey County. PHOTO: SPCA Monterey County

A cat, three more dogs and three more puppies will also be up for adoption this Tuesday. SPCA President and CEO Scott Delucchi said in a release about the helping aid in disaster efforts.

"We know all too well how disasters can impact pet owners given our recent experience here," Delucci said. "And we are here to do anything we can to help the shelters who are working so hard to rescue and care for animals. Our hearts are with everyone affected by this horrible disaster."

SPCA Monterey County also states their animal rescue team is ready for assistance should the need call for their assistance.

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Sergio Berrueta

Sergio Berrueta has been in the news for quite awhile going from studying print media to entering the realm of broadcast.

Originally from Bell Gardens, California, in Southeast Los Angeles. Berrueta started his professional news career in Eureka as a newscast producer for North Coast News (now The Northstate’s News) at KAEF ABC 23 in 2022. He pivoted a year later in 2022 going from behind-the-scenes to in front of the camera as a multimedia journalist for Redwood News Channel 3 (KIEM/KVIQ) also in Eureka.

Berrueta studied journalism at Humboldt State University (now Cal Poly Humboldt) earning his Bachelor’s Degree. Berrueta was a staff writer, page editor, social media manager and editor-in-chief of the university’s El Lenador, the only bilingual publication in all of Humboldt County.

Before moving to the North Coast, Berrueta had earned his Associate’s Degree at East Los Angeles College in 2019 after beginning his educational journey in 2012. He also was on staff for the ELAC’s publication, ELAC Campus News, having been a staff writer, page editor, and online editor.

Outside of news experience, Berrueta has also been in education as an AmeriCorps tutor in East Hollywood from 2017 to 2019 and served in a government role as a National Hometown Fellow for Lead for America with the City of Arcata in 2021.

When not focusing on news, Berrueta is an avid amateur cinephile having written about films in free time. He also writes poetry, attempting to get through a backlog of video games, enjoys visiting new places along the California Coast, and trying to keep up with the latest music and podcasts.

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