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Please send any Long Beach or Seal Beach pet-related events or projects to\u00a0pets@lbpost.com<\/a>. Posting subject to approval.<\/em><\/p>\n

Virtually Pets<\/h2>\n

Animal lovers are no strangers to the plight of animals in open-admission shelters (i.e., shelters that use euthanasia when there\u2019s no room left for pets). It\u2019s heartbreaking, and it’s a huge source of stress and anxiety for the shelter employees and volunteers. And it’s not fair to the pets, who have done nothing to deserve it, but shelters keep filling up with pets that are testaments to the irresponsibility and thoughtlessness of their human protectors.<\/p>\n

As long as people don\u2019t spay and neuter their pets for whatever reason, cats and dogs will continue to fill the shelter. Unless they\u2019re pulled by rescues (many of which are full to bursting), the only path they have to deliverance is adoption.<\/p>\n

Shelter euthanasia rates in Long Beach have been declining thanks to efforts from groups like\u00a0Fix Long Beach<\/a>, education from\u00a0Friends of Long Beach Animals<\/a>, outright activism from\u00a0Long Beach Animal Advocates<\/a>, and loving care and a huge drive on their parts by shelter staff members and volunteers to make the shelter pets adoptable and reach out to the community to take them home.<\/p>\n

So, I\u2019m bombarding this and future columns with shelter animals. Remember\u2014these are only samples of the good stuff inside Long Beach Animal Care Services<\/a> (ACS). Thank you, ACS,\u00a0staff and numerous volunteers for showing as much love as you can to so many.<\/p>\n

These pets are available along with too many others at Long Beach Animal Care Services, 7700 East Spring Street, Long Beach, at the entrance to El Dorado Park. No parking fee for shelter visitors.<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Kiki<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n

Kiki<\/strong> is a 7-year-old owner surrender. The owners were moving and had to return her (they got her from LBACS in 2013\u2014please make sure that if you adopt a pet, you vow upon your life to make arrangements for him or her in any eventuality. This isn\u2019t fair.<\/strong>). Kiki\u2019s\u2019s been spayed and is super-friendly and affectionate. She\u2019s lived with other cats and is a total lap cat. Because she\u2019s 7 years old and is considered a senior (7 years old is just young-middle age when it comes to cats), her adoption fee is only $20, and if you bring her paperwork to\u00a0Thai Silk Restaurant<\/a>\u00a01506 E Broadway, Long Beach, you get $25 toward meals! Ask for ID#A520827.<\/p>\n

\"Thai<\/p>\n

\"Dora<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dora<\/strong> is a-dora-ble. She\u2019s a friendly, social Beagle, about 11 years old. Dora would love to come home with you and be an explorer of your backyard and on walks through the neighborhood! She, too, will take you to dinner at Thai Silk. Ask for ID#A597101<\/p>\n

\"Katara<\/p>\n

Katara<\/strong> is only a little over a year old. As you can see, she\u2019s lovely. Katara is another owner surrender who\u2019d love to be safe at last in a forever home. Ask for ID##A594292.<\/p>\n

Mark Your Calendars\u2014the Human Way<\/h2>\n

Countin\u2019 the Days in Humane Ways<\/h3>\n

It seems as if every year, numerous pet calendars crop up faster than you can say \u201cpenthouse.\u201d They aren\u2019t the ones you can buy online or at bookstores\u2014full-color glossies of strangers with fur, feathers or scales adorning each month. The pets in this calendar live in actual homes\u2014maybe yours\u2014and are selected through donations to pet rescues. I figured that a separate section is in order until the entry deadline. Pick your pet picture and enter!<\/p>\n

\"ElDoradoParkCalendar<\/p>\n

Friends of El Dorado Dog Park Holiday Bone-anza and Calendar Contest
<\/strong>Sunday, November 19, 10AM\u20134:00PM (Calendar Contest Entry Deadline September 30), El Dorado Dog Park, 7550 East Spring Street, Long Beach
<\/strong>Calendar Contest free to enter: Bone-anza free to attend<\/strong><\/p>\n

Friends of El Dorado Dog Park is announcing its third-annual Pet Photo Calendar Contest and fund-raiser. The top winner will be on the cover page, and the next 12 winners will each have their own calendar month.\u00a0The Calendar Contest winners\u00a0will be announced at\u00a011:00AM\u00a0at the Holiday Bone-Anza. The 2018 calendar\u00a0will be available to purchase\u00a0for $20 at the event. Even if your entry isn\u2019t selected as a winner, every dog entered will be spotlighted\u00a0in the calendar.\u00a0Application is available here.
<\/a><\/p>\n

Places to Go, Pets to Support<\/h3>\n

\"WagnWalk\"<\/p>\n

21st<\/sup> Annual Wag \u2019n Walk Fund-Raiser for the\u00a0Seal Beach Animal Care Center<\/strong>
<\/a><\/a> <\/strong>Saturday, September 30, 9:00AM\u20132:00PM, Seal Beach Pier, 9-00 Ocean Avenue, Seal Beach
<\/strong>Free to attend; registration closed<\/strong><\/p>\n

Come to the pier this Saturday with or without a dog! See a red-carpet presentation of the adoptable dogs available at the Care Center and a dog-training demonstration by phDogs. There will be a dog costume contest, silent auctions and raffles, face painting and henna tattoos. And there\u2019s a chance to win a $1,000 Visa card! The winner does not have to be present to win\u2014in fact, you can buy tickets in advance at SBACC, 1700 Adolfo Lopez Drive or from an SBACC volunteer!<\/p>\n

\"GAyle<\/p>\n

Celebration of Life, in Honor of Gayle Carter
<\/strong>Sunday, October 1, noon\u20133:00PM, Uptown Dog Park, 4600 Long Beach Boulevard, Long Beach
<\/strong>Free; dogs and kids welcome<\/strong><\/p>\n

Please join the Friends of Uptown Dog Park for a gathering to honor the life of Gayle Carter (see \u201cAlways Everyone Before Her Self<\/a>\u201d to read about Gayle\u2019s remarkable life). It’s a potluck, so please bring a dish to share (if you can\u2019t bring food, come anyway). Drinks will be provided. Gayle did so much for the dog community in Long Beach and personally touched many of our lives. Her impact on our community was great. Please come, doggies in tow, and honor her memory at this gathering as we eat together and share stories and happy memories. We will gather at the park bench right outside the small-dog side.<\/p>\n

\"Cat<\/p>\n

Pet Adoption Event at PFE
<\/strong>Saturday, October 7, 11:00AM\u20133:00PM, Pet Food Express, 4220 Long Beach Boulevard, Long Beach
<\/strong>Adoption fees apply<\/strong><\/p>\n

Find your new BFF and everything that he or she could ever want or need, in one place.\u00a0Long Beach Animal Care Services<\/a>\u00a0(ACS)\u00a0and other rescues will be bringing some wonderful dogs ready to go home with their new people. Everything is high quality at Pet Food Express, and that includes the adoptive pets! Check out the Cat Adoption Center, featuring fine felines from Long Beach Animal Care Services and Stray Cat Alliance.<\/p>\n

\"Fix<\/p>\n

\"Hope<\/p>\n

Fix Long Beach Free Spay\/Neuter Clinic
<\/strong>Saturday, October 14, 7:30AM\u20134:00PM, Houghton Park, 6500 Atlantic Avenue (near Jordan High), Long Beach
<\/strong>Free to qualifying residents; free microchips; low-cost shots ($10 each); $10 flea med doses<\/strong><\/p>\n

The grassroots free spay\/neuter organization<\/strong> Fix Long Beach invites you to make an appointment for your unfixed dog, or get vouchers for free procedures for your dog or cat! These clinics are generously sponsored through\u00a0Hope for Paws\u00a0<\/a>and Eldad Hagar.<\/p>\n

Visit this link\u00a0<\/a>for qualifications and an application for your appointment. There is also a donation button to help Fix Long Beach continue their efforts. Click\u00a0the organization\u2019s Amazon Wish List link\u00a0<\/a>to donate items, or bring them to the event if you find a better deal!<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s continue to help make Long Beach no kill, one pet at a time!<\/p>\n

\"ASPCA<\/p>\n

Subaru Loves Pets Fee-Waived Adoption Event
<\/strong>Saturday, October 14, 11:00AM\u20133:00PM, Long Beach Animal Care Services (ACS), 7700 East Spring Street, Long Beach
<\/strong>Adoption fees waived.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Thanks to a generous grant from\u00a0ASPCA<\/a>, ACS is partnering with\u00a0Timmons Subaru of Long Beach\u00a0<\/a>to bring you the Subaru Loves Pets fee-waived adoption event. Take the opportunity to save a life!<\/p>\n

\"Blesssing<\/p>\n

16th<\/sup> Annual Interfaith Blessing of the Animals
<\/strong>Sunday, October 15, 5:45PM, Granada Avenue Boat Launch at Rosie\u2019s Dog Beach, 1 Granada Avenue, Long Beach
<\/strong>Free event<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dogs, cats, bunnies, hissing cockroaches, serpents of all sizes, chickens, horsies, ducks, parrots, komodo dragons\u2014all are welcome to be blessed by clergy of various faiths. Of course, they come blessed already, but this beautiful event reminds us of this every year. More than 300 animals from homes and farms\u2014and of course, the ones already in the ocean\u2014will be in attendance. The procession of the farm animals and clergy down the 100-foot red carpet starts at 5:45PM, and the approximately. 30-minute ceremony takes place as the sun sets over the Pacific Ocean\u2014quite a picturesque site at this time of year. The event is sponsored by Justin Rudd’s nonprofit Community Action Team (CAT) and Haute Dogs.\u00a0All well-behaved pets are welcome; if your pet chooses not to come or has passed on, please bring a photo. Note: The city government requires all pets to have proof of rabies vaccination; please bring the paperwork.<\/strong><\/p>\n

There will be a moment of blessing, silence and vigil at the beginning of the service for pets who are unfortunately involved with sport dog fighting and other inhumane, unethical treatment.<\/p>\n

Dr. Greg Perrault, owner of\u00a0Cats & Dogs Animal Hospital<\/a>, \u00a0will be the official on-site vet during this blessing of the animals. Free parking after 6\u00a0p.m. in the beachfront lot in the metered spaces. Non-metered spaces charge $1\/hour. Street parking is free.\u00a0More information available here.
<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/a>\"Domenicos<\/p>\n

CatPAWS Restaurant Fund-Raiser
<\/strong>Monday, October 16, 11:00AM\u201310:00PM, Domenico\u2019s Italian Restaurant, 5339 East Second Street, Long Beach
<\/strong>Menu prices apply<\/strong><\/p>\n

Funiculi, funicula! Joy is everywhere, because you get to eat Italian food in one of Long Beach\u2019s most venerable restaurants and the owners will give 25 percent of the tab to\u00a0Helen Sanders CatPAWS\u00a0<\/a>will be hosting a fundraiser at Domenico’s Italian Restaurant in Long Beach! Help this great group raise money for cats in need while enjoying your favorite pizza, pasta, and salad, either dine-in or takeout! Please bring above flier!<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"K9Uncorked\"<\/strong><\/p>\n

K9\u2019s Uncorked Benefit for the Pups
<\/strong>Saturday, October 21, 5:00PM\u20138:00PM, Harvey Girls Gallery, 130 \u00bd Main Street, Seal Beach
<\/strong>Ticket prices $35 online, $40 at door<\/strong><\/p>\n

Who doesn’t love wine and food? Better yet, who doesn\u2019t love animals?\u00a0Join the K9 Kismet\u00a0<\/a>rescue for the fund-raising party of the year in the eclectic little beach community of Seal Beach! In addition to wine and food (human and dog) tastings, we will have live jazz music, adoptable dogs, a silent auction, a raffle, boutique shopping and a glass-etching class (bring your own wineglass)! Costume up yourself and your dog,\u00a0and come on and paw-ty! Sponsorship donation and tickets\u00a0can be purchased here<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0at two Seal Beach locations: Harvey Girls Gallery 130 1\/2 Main St. or Ever After Skin Care,\u00a0550 Pacific Coast Highway, #211<\/a>\u00a0(upstairs).\u00a0You do not want to miss this one!<\/p>\n

\"Holiday<\/p>\n

Friends of El Dorado Park\u2019s Holiday Bone-anza
<\/strong>Sunday, November 19, 10:00AM\u20134:00PM, Good Neighbor Park, 2800 Studebaker Road, Long Beach
<\/strong>Free to attend<\/strong><\/p>\n

This year\u2019s Bone-anza will be a fun-filled event featuring food trucks, vendors for your holiday shopping, contests, a DJ featuring Christmas sounds, elves, your doggie\u2019s photo with Santa, and a silent auction and a raffle featuring great gifts from our sponsors. All proceeds\u00a0from both the calendar (see Countin the Days in Humane Ways) and the event will go to support enhancements of the El Dorado Dog Park.<\/p>\n

Ongoing<\/h3>\n

Free Pet Food Distributions<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"BEacon<\/strong><\/p>\n

Papa, a big \u201cteddy bear\u2019 of a dog, sits with his human in Ashlee\u2019s Pet Care station at Beacon for Him.<\/i><\/p>\n

Beacon for Him\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/a>has extended an outreach for people experiencing homelessness and their pets. Pet food, primarily dog food, is available at their facility at 439 West Anaheim Street, Mondays from 9:00AM to noon and Saturdays from noon to 3:00PM. A dog-washing station with a stainless-steel tub is also available onsite at these hours. Donations and supplies such as shampoo, flea control and, of course, pet food are always gratefully accepted.<\/p>\n

\"Pet<\/p>\n

The Pet Food Bank<\/strong> is sponsored by\u00a0Christian Outreach in Action<\/a>. COA is located at 515 E 3rd St, Long Beach. Hours are Thursday from 9:00AM to 11:00AM.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\"Feline<\/p>\n

Feline Good Social Club Indiegogo Fundraiser
<\/strong>Click here\u00a0<\/strong> <\/a>to donate<\/strong><\/p>\n

Help us get a cat cafe in Long Beach! This troop of dedicated rescuers are requesting funds to open a place where cat lovers can commune with felines strolling the premises, sip a beverage, munch a pastry, maybe read the book or newspaper, and pretend that they’re in a cottage in Maine waiting for Jessica Fletcher to ring the bell. This will be a great addition and will also help to get the kitties adopted–who can resist a bond forged over coffee?<\/p>\n

\"Shelter<\/strong><\/p>\n

Shelter-Enrichment Supplies Needed for ACS Dogs!
<\/strong>Drop-off: Wednesdays through Fridays, 10:00AM\u20135:30PM and Saturdays and Sundays, 10:00AM\u20134:00PM, 7700 East Spring Street, Long Beach
<\/strong>Individual donations requested<\/strong><\/p>\n

ACS is continuing our kennel enrichment activities for our canine\u00a0guests here and could use so more donations (there are plenty for the cats!). Here is what\u2019s needed:<\/p>\n