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Roaming dogs attempted to rip pet cat apart in Denver Heights

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1 month ago

September 27, 2024

Roaming dogs attempted to rip pet cat apart in Denver Heights

SAN ANTONIO – Two roaming dogs in the Denver Heights neighborhood nearly ripped a cat apart. The cat’s owner, Aaron Salinas, said she survived, but he still has questions.

“It’s just one of those things you really don’t know how to process in the moment,” Salinas said. “It’s not one emotion. It’s pretty much all the emotions.”

Since the attack, Chai, a 4-year-old cat, has gone into surgery three times. The incident happened on the East Side, and the attack only stopped after a neighbor threw a water bottle at the animals.

Salinas said he found Chai about an hour later and immediately took her to get help.

“There is a systematic problem within the city,” Salinas said.

This animal attack is far from the first dog attack in San Antonio, a topic KSAT 12 has reported on in the past. In some cases, dog attacks in the city have led to the loss of limbs. Some have also died.

“I put all accountability on the lack of human response or human prevention,” Salinas said.

After the incident, Salinas said he called 311 and shared his story online. After that happened, it caused a community uproar, Animal Care Services said.

ACS said for a week, it searched through the Denver Heights neighborhood for those dogs.

Michael Shannon, the interim ACS director, said they found seven roaming dogs. Two of those matched the description of this attack.

“It’s a big problem,” Shannon said. “We’re out there every day addressing dangerous situations and bringing in aggressive dogs off the street.”

ACS confirmed that one of the dogs involved in this attack was chipped, but a spokesperson said the owner did not reclaim it. Shannon said both of those dogs have since been euthanized.

The agency said it expects to add two new spay and neuter clinics by early 2025. Shannon said he hopes this helps with ongoing issues.

The photo used as a thumbnail in the video is courtesy of Aaron Salinas.

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Several chances for snow in the Denver metro with three storms impacting Colorado this week

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November 4, 2024

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Community food pantry in Denver’s Globeville neighborhood urgently needs donations

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15 hours ago

November 4, 2024

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Community food pantry in Denver’s Globeville neighborhood urgently needs donations

A community food pantry in Denver’s Globeville neighborhood is in dire need of monetary and fresh food donations.

For the last 10 years, Birdseed Collective nonprofit has been serving residents with a box of fresh groceries every Monday.

The food pantry is located inside the Globeville Center.

Recently, they have been serving about 70 families weekly, but are struggling to keep up with the need. Many factors have led to this, including losing out on a key donor for a brief period, which then led to a food shortage of about 1,000 pounds weekly.

Other factors include rising grocery costs, and a denied $50,000 city grant. The stress the nonprofit is experiencing is mounting.

Still, even when they are struggling, the nonprofit finds a way, according to director Kristina Garcia.

“A lot of our residents are elderly and homebound, living off Social Security. They’re living month to month on a fixed income,” said Garcia.

Globeville is considered a food desert due to limited access to grocery stores, economic challenges and transportation barriers.

“I would say the closest grocery store is over 5 miles away, and that would be going downtown,” added Garcia.

This makes the program vital for residents like Angela Garcia.

“Well, I retired and I didn’t have enough money to buy groceries. One day I was walking by and saw they were giving away food. I asked if I could get some, signed up and have been coming ever since,” said Angela Garcia.

Kristina Garcia says they refuse to close their community food pantry, regardless of the situation they are currently in.

“We’ve never closed in all of these years — 10 years of running the food program — because, as we say, hunger doesn’t take a holiday,” said Garcia.

The nonprofit is looking for monetary and direct food donations such as meat, produce and spices.

“We run out of food in 6 minutes. We start at 3 p.m. and by 3:06 p.m. we’re out of food. So that’s how quickly our 70 boxes go,” said Kristina Garcia. “And our families that we serve usually are between three and 10 per household, so our boxes probably last them only a day or two in the household.”

Residents like Angela Garcia believe the nonprofit will bounce back and continue to serve people like her.

“What we lack in sidewalks, lighting, crosswalks and food, we make up with our heart, and I have full strength and trust in Birdseed that they will continue to feed the community,” she said.

For more on how to help, visit birdseedcollective.org.

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PHOTOS: Denver Broncos run over by Baltimore Ravens 41-10 in NFL Week 9

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23 hours ago

November 3, 2024

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PHOTOS: Denver Broncos run over by Baltimore Ravens 41-10 in NFL Week 9

Zay Flowers (4) of the Baltimore Ravens puts a move on Riley Moss (21) of the Denver Broncos during the second quarter at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland on Sunday, Nov. 3, 2024. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)