{"id":11,"date":"2019-06-07T15:18:14","date_gmt":"2019-06-07T22:18:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/?p=999953116"},"modified":"2019-06-18T23:47:22","modified_gmt":"2019-06-18T23:47:22","slug":"visit-the-shelter-first-but-please-adopt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/hi-lo\/pets\/visit-the-shelter-first-but-please-adopt","title":{"rendered":"Visit the shelter first\u2014but please adopt"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Fourth of July is less than a month away, so the sounds of exploding and popping pyrotechnics should be heard any day now\u2014they haven\u2019t in my neighborhood, but maybe they are in yours. This is the period that shelter staff dreads\u2014their kennels fill with lost, frightened animals who have run off to parts unknown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Live Love Animal Rescue will team with the shelter again this year for Foster the Fourth, a period of two to four weeks during which the public can take home to foster shelter dogs and cats to make room for the comparatively large number of the ones who were lucky enough to not be hit by vehicles or run into other dangers (see Things to do, pets to support <\/strong>for details on the orientation). To give a jumpstart to the project, we\u2019re featuring a few of them who are available to go home permanently and empty some cages in advance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A June 7 article<\/a> in the Long Beach Post described a single instance of what can happen when you purchase pets from unlicensed breeders. Social media teems with these ads. Adopting from a shelter or a licensed rescue does two things\u2014at least. First, you\u2019ll get a pet who\u2019s fixed, is vaccinated, and has a known history\u2014you\u2019ll spend anywhere from $100 to $300. Second: you\u2019ll boycott an entity who\u2019ll do none of this and whose single goal is to make money from overbreeding an animal. Prices are generally not listed, but you\u2019d pay hundreds of dollars for a \u201cpurebred\u201d animal whose papers are questionable. There\u2019s a great chance of huge medical or, sadly, disposal bill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I could go on, but you can read more from paws.org<\/a>. I had to drop this in after reading yesterday\u2019s article. When you\u2019re out to adopt a pet, please pay your first visit our shelter at 7700 E. Spring St. at the entrance to El Dorado Park (no parking fee for shelter guests).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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P. D. Pitchford Companion Animal Village has pets everywhere, but they come in through here first. You can adopt from our shelter, so pass through this door first.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The animals at Long Beach Animal Care Services have all had the bad luck to wind up there, and because of space limitations\u2014this time of year especially\u2014there\u2019s no guarantee that they\u2019ll exit in the best way possible. Our city\u2019s shelter makes their best effort to not perform euthanasia on any healthy animal\u2014please help by taking one home with you forever. Here are a few good people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ruby<\/strong> (ID#A625656<\/a>) runs the spectrum of adjectives: cute, playful, smart, well behaved, sweet and gentle. Ruby\u2019s a black pit bull, about 2 years old, with a star on her chest\u2014which is what she is! Check out the video.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Willa<\/strong> (ID#A626987) is a friendly, happy shih tzu-mix female, about 5 years old. She was brought in as a stray and is being treated for allergic dermatitis, ear infections and dry eye. She\u2019s getting better and would do well recuperating in a home of her own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Doesn\u2019t this look like his graduation photo? Adrian<\/strong> (ID#A626307) is the valedictpurrian of his class. He\u2019s a handsome, social, 7-year-old orange fellow (they\u2019re special, you know) who came in as a stray. He’s having some abnormal urination and will do better outside of shelter environment where his urination can be monitored, stress can be reduced, and a special diet can be fed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Mr. Jack Black <\/strong>himself (ID#A626040)! This glossy midnight fellow has a singular, expressive expression. He, too, was brought in as a stray. He\u2019ll never stray from your side!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Things to do, pets to support<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Please send any Long Beach or Seal Beach pet-related events or projects to <\/em>pets@lbpost.com<\/em><\/a>. Posting subject to approval.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Paw Tenders Memorial Walk for Jess Bingaman: <\/strong>Saturday, June 15, 10 a.m.\u2013noon, Shoreline Village, 401-435 Shoreline Village Drive, Long Beach. Free.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Friends and supporters of popular dog walker Jess Bingaman will honor her through a \u201cpack walk\u201d from Shoreline Village to the Queen Mary and back, approximately 5 miles. Bingaman and five dogs she was tending were killed<\/a> when a driver fleeing from police plowed into them with his vehicle. The organizers welcome participants with or without dogs to join the walk. Walkers are advised to bring water and snacks and wear walking shoes. Dogs must be on leashes and kept at a respectable distance from other dogs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOne of the strongest foundations built between us and the dogs we work with is through a pack walk,\u201d wrote Yasmeen Zenni on the Facebook page<\/a> dedicated to the walk. \u201cSo I thought what better way to honor and thank Jessie for her hard work and dedication by participating in a calm pack walk at a place she loved and frequented the most.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Pawtenders Memorial Fund for Bingaman\u2019s family is accepting donations at this link.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Fix Long Beach\u2019s \u2018A Fistful of Dollars\u2019 Casino Night: <\/strong>Saturday, June 22, 6\u201310:30 p.m., Cosmic Brewery, 20316 Gramercy Place, Torrance, $20 per ticket, available here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It shouldn\u2019t be a gamble to see whether Fix Long Beach can spay and neuter as many cats and dogs as possible as well as support the fosters. But it sure can be a neat way to fund the clinics, if last year\u2019s event was any indication! The event includes a burger bar with a vegan option, s’more bar, discounts on beer and wine, and $50 casino cash for full-size craps, poker, roulette and blackjack tables. Come dressed to win in your favorite Western wear, and have fun during the Best Moustache contest; the 50\/50 drawing; the silent auction; which includes some amazing trips; and the opportunity drawing. Prizes will go to the biggest casino winners. Tickets are available here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Open house for the Long Beach Little Paws Kitten Nursery volunteers : <\/strong>Friday, June 7, 6\u20138 p.m., location TBA<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you want to learn to bottle-feed and care for neonatal kittens, or if you know how to do it, Little Paws is the perfect center for your interests. Please fill out an application here<\/a> by June 6.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bake Sale, Boutique and Raffle to benefit <\/strong>Seal Beach Animal Care Center<\/a> : <\/strong>Saturday, June 15, 11 a.m.\u20134 p.m., Seal Beach Animal Care Center, 1700 Adolfo Lopez Drive, Seal Beach, item prices vary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Details in flyer. This delightful event will benefit the animals in this volunteer-run shelter in many, many ways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Foster the Fourth orientation: <\/strong>Saturday, June 29, noon, Long Beach Animal Care Services, 7700 E. Spring St., Long Beach, free.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fourth of July is not a pet\u2019s favorite holiday. Loud crashes and booms from pyrotechnics, \u201csafe,\u201d legal or otherwise, sends them hiding and often fleeing in terror. It\u2019s also not a great time for the shelters\u2014they fill up with lost cats and dogs, some of them injured, and there\u2019s a threat to the other pets already in the shelter because of space constraints. Want to help out? You\u2019d take a shelter pet into your house for only two to four weeks while the shelter locates the owners of the errant animals. This is the third year that Live Love Pets<\/a> has organized this worthwhile project\u2014hope to see you at the orientation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Fix Long Beach Free CAT Spay\/Neuter Clinic: <\/strong>Sunday, June 30, 8:30 a.m.\u20132 p.m., Ramona Park, 3301 E. 65th St., Long Beach, free spay\/neuter for qualifying Long Beach residents, with appointment; free microchips, shots, flea-med doses, dewormers and nail trimmings $10 each\u2014no appointment necessary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Newborn kittens are the most euthanized pets in shelters, ours included. The best way to stop a flood is to tamp the source, and that\u2019s why we\u2019re here. Our appointments are fully booked, but you can come for standby at 10:30 a.m. Appointments are available for future clinics\u2014come make one. Full details are available here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Friends of Long Beach Animals 25th anniversary theater benefit: <\/strong>Thursday, July 11, 6:30\u201310 p.m., Long Beach Playhouse, 5021 Anaheim St., Long Beach, tickets $30.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Don your boas and make sure that they\u2019re not crafted with feathers or fur! Then, sashay on down to the Long Beach Playhouse for one of the most enjoyable benefits you\u2019ll ever attend: divine piano playing, faaabulous finger food, ravishing raffle prizes and a production of “La Cage aux Folles,” which will set you on fire! Tickets, which include it all, my dears, are available here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Pinot\u2019s Palette Fundraiser for Fix Long Beach : <\/strong>Sunday, July 21, 2:30\u20135 p.m., 470 Pine Ave., Long Beach, $35 per artist<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Remember that silly book<\/a> titled “When Cats Paint”? After a couple of glasses, you\u2019re sure to do as well as any of the kitty Kandinskys and Kahlos in this ridiculous book. You\u2019ll have a great time slapping the colors on the canvas\u2014or whatever they use while sipping a good glass of wine and helping Fix Long Beach<\/a> make sure that cats\u2014and dogs too, of course\u2014can still paint on paper but not paint the town red breeding kittens. Doors open at 2:30, so get your pawr of wine ready. Tickets are available here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ongoing<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Jellybean. Photo courtesy of Long Beach Animal Services<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Bottle feeders and Royal Canin canned kitten food are needed desperately at shelter.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is Jellybean, and he\u2019s eating gruel (think 6-month-old baby human in a high chair). He needs help getting all his food in his mouth and then cleaning his cutie-pie face after he\u2019s finished eating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This year\u2019s kitten season has been a downpour. Last Saturday, about 40 pets (in one day!) were brought to Long Beach Animal Care Services<\/a>, and over 30 of them were kittens, many just born. Our shelter and the Long Beach Little Paws Project kitten nursery<\/a> need help badly and immediately, whether you are an experienced bottle feeder or have never had a cat before. Because of the deluge of kittens and the effort to save as many as possible, you can drop off donations of kitten food (Royal Canin) at the entrance to Animal Admissions. Compassion happens when the rescuing begins\u2014private-message the shelter on its Facebook page<\/a> with your contact info to help kittens in our shelter, like Jellybean. Please share the post on that page widely. If you\u2019re not in our area, your local shelter kittens need your help, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Feline Social Club\u2019s Letter-Writing Campaign, <\/strong>through June 23<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fans of Long Beach\u2019s first cat caf\u00e9 who\u2019ve been waiting at the mousehole for it to finally open will be satisfied if not overjoyed to learn that the gears are turning in the right direction. On Monday, June 24, the founders of the Feline Good Social Club<\/a> will appear before the Zoning Commission for their public hearing. Want to bat along the effort a little? Send an email to info@felinegoodsocialclub.com<\/a> and state why Feline Good Social Club would be a great addition to Downtown Long Beach! The founders will collect all the emails and share them with the Zoning Commission. Meanwhile, go to the cafe\u2019s website<\/a> to find out other ways you can help: volunteering, donating, flyer distribution and light-duty construction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Adopt, adopt, adopt<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The following pet-related businesses regularly feature cat, dog and rabbit adoptions. If you\u2019re a Long Beach-area rescue and don\u2019t see your adoption event listed here, please email pets@lbpost.com<\/a>. Click on the links for each rescue in case of updates or changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chase Bank, 5200 East Second St., Long Beach<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n