SPCA Rescues Stray Ponies in Mount Toro

On Tuesday, April 27, SPCA Monterey County humane officers and barn staff rescued three ponies from Mount Toro. Now we are searching for the ponies’ owners. The ponies were found on Mount Toro off the end of Corral de Cielo Road. They had been seen loose in the area for over a month until a local concerned resident was able to use hay to lure them into a pen. “At this point we don’t know if they are stray ponies, or if they were deliberately abandoned,” says Jacob Duarte, SPCA Humane Investigations Supervisor. “They were found in an area that was severely damaged during the River Fire, so they could have escaped through a broken fence. However, we haven’t received any calls over the past weeks about missing ponies, and these little ones have been out on their own for quite some time.” The SPCA is searching for the owners of these ponies, two mares and a gelding. If you recognize them, please contact us at 831-373-2631. The ponies are safe at the SPCA, receiving fresh hay, water, love, and care. Every year, SPCA Monterey County humane officers investigate hundreds of cases of neglect and abuse in our community. To report animal neglect or cruelty, please contact us at 831-373-2631 or online at www.spcamc.org/report-animal-abuse. To donate to help, please visit www.spcamc.org/donate. SPCA Monterey County is your nonprofit, independent, donor-supported humane society that has been serving the animals and people of Monterey County since 1905. The SPCA is not a chapter of any other agency and does not have a parent organization. They shelter homeless, neglected and abused pets and livestock, and provide humane education and countless other services to the community. They are the local agency you call to investigate animal cruelty, rescue and rehabilitate injured wildlife, and aid domestic animals in distress.