Caltrans Secret 'Pet Cemetery' Found

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Source: KPIX

Many people in the South Bay reacted with outrage last month when Caltrans admitted it had disposed of the body of a special service dog by taking it to a rendering plant without even notifying the owner.

Now CBS5 Investigates has discovered Caltrans dumping not just one, but potentially hundreds of dead animals in Santa Clara County.

It's an animal dumping ground known to insiders as the "Pet Cemetery", where workers for years have dumped wildlife and even pets.

... With his guidance, we found Caltrans' secret "Pet Cemetery" in the woods not far above the town of Saratoga, at a maintenance cutout along winding Highway 9 in the Santa Cruz Mountains.

... Reporter Anna Werner climbed down the hill with the humane society's animal care manager, Mike Foltz, to find numerous animal bones.

... Then as we walked a few steps farther, he spots a skull, and more.

"I … it’s all over. Oh Lord! It's everywhere," he said.

And everywhere, orange trash bags, all labeled with the Caltrans slogan, 'Care for California.'

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