What is Mountain CAP?
Mountain CAP (Community Animal Protection) is a grassroots initiative focused on:
• Dogs being abandoned and dumped in our mountain communities
• Animal cruelty cases moving through the legal system
• Community-driven action to create real accountability and change
This is about showing up where it matters most—on the ground and in the system. Because these animals deserve to be seen. And they deserve better.
What We Are Seeing:
Along Highway 38, dumping has become a pattern.
Dogs running through traffic, get lost in the wilderness. Waiting for someone to come back for them. Terrified. Searching for food.
Sometimes not surviving.
Residents are stepping in to rescue, foster, and pay for their care...because we are heart broken by it...because there is no other safety net.
And it’s not just an animal issue.
Unvaccinated, abandoned dogs can spread diseases like rabies, parvovirus, distemper, and leptospirosis—impacting wildlife, pets, and people.
Our community is overwhelmed. Something has to change.
We're Taking Action
A Community Petition for Change
We are calling for:
• Stronger enforcement of existing animal cruelty laws
• Increased penalties for animal abandonment
• Felony charges in severe or repeat cases
• Enforcement of laws like AB 519
• Greater transparency and accountability
This is our first step toward real, systemic change.
The Reality
Support the Mission
Mountain CAP merchandise helps fund awareness, outreach, and advocacy efforts. Each dog we can save after they have been dumped needs to be fully vetted, microchipped, vaccinated, spay/neutered, fed, etc. Your support means everything to our mission. Simply put, we cannot do it without you!
👕 Wear the message
🐾 Start conversations
💛 Help create change
Mountain CAP Merchandise
Get Involved
This only works if we do it together.
• Sign the petition - Help us get on the agenda with the San Bernadino Board of Supervisors to talk about this issue.
• Share the message - We need all the help we can get.
• Stay informed - Sign up for our newsletter. We will be posting updates on upcoming trials and laws in our monthly newsletter
• Stand with us - sign up to attend court trials. When you sign up, we will direct you to buy a "Unity Polo" which we wear in court. You will get information on the process. We will keep you informed on the cases we are monitoring and the dates of court appearances. You will know exactly how to attend the hearings as a Mountain CAP group.