Alessia Del Val, 4, rides a pony at Griffith Park Pony Rides on Dec. 6. The pony rides will shut down Dec. 21 after the city decided to end its contract. (Christina House/Los Angeles Times) Stephen ...

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When Los Angeles authorities declared the popular pony rides at Griffith Park would close forever three days before Christmas, animal rights activists blamed it on extreme neglect of the ponies by the ...

Pet owners have been urged to ask for help if they are struggling to look after their animals after a pony was found abandoned on a footpath. The RSPCA said the pony was found trapped between two ...

Three Massachusetts men were arrested in Middletown on Friday on animal cruelty charges after police said four horses and a pony were left outside for days with no food or water. Springfield residents ...

SAN ANTONIO — Juanito the pony was stirring up quite the attention in Beacon Hill Friday morning, according to a post from the City of San Antonio's Animal Care Services. After seeing the cute animal, ...

Stephen Weeks has for years run the Griffith Park Pony Rides, an attraction that has drawn generations of equestrian-loving locals. Now he is putting most of his energy toward finding homes for over ...