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Photo courtesy of The Little Lion Foundation<\/a>. <\/i><\/p>\n First, the good news: Little Star, the kitten who had emergency surgery and is now a tripod kitty (see Pet Projects: \u201cLittle Tripod Kitty Is Beneficiary of Extreme Kindness\u201d<\/a>\u00a0got adopted! Thanks again to everyone who helped in saving this cute little girl\u2019s life, including the adoptive family!<\/p>\n Second, more good news\u2014as long as she keeps spicing up those noodles, the owner of Thai Silk Restaurant in Long Beach will keep offering $25 worth of food to anyone adopting a senior cat or dog (7 years or older) from Long Beach Animal Care Services<\/a> (ACS). ACS\u2019s senior adoption fee is only $20, so it\u2019s a lotta wins, for your wallet, for your stomach and most importantly, of course, for the sweet senior pets. No gift certificates\u2014just bring in the adoption papers within 30 days of adoption to the restaurant and be treated to delicious food.<\/p>\n Thai Silk is located at 1506 East Broadway in Long Beach. ACS is located at 7700 East Spring Street at the entrance to El Dorado Park. No fee for shelter visitors (another win). Here are a few of these seniors, and we should all wish to look this good as seniors. Remember\u2014adoption fees just $20, and a side or two of fried dim sum included in the price.<\/p>\n Ruf, ID#A471553<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n Ruf<\/strong>, age 9,is ready for a forever home. This sweet senior girl was surrendered by her family after being with them her entire life! She didn’t do anything wrong to wind up in the ACS dog kennels and hopes that a new family will find her and fall in love with her. Bonus\u2014she’s spayed and can go home with you ASAP. She really wants to be back in a home and deserves to live out her golden years with a family!<\/p>\n Old Joe, ID#A586410<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n The shelter staff named him Old\u00a0Joe<\/strong>, but even at 7 years old, this guy is far from old. What they probably meant is \u201cGood Old Joe!\u201d He\u2019s been called the coolest dog at the shelter and definitely deserves the best home! He\u2019s classified as a senior, but he\u2019s lively and easygoing, and he bonds instantly with those who show him love! Adopt Old Joe, and your smile will match his.<\/p>\n Woody, ID#A587913<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n Woody <\/i><\/strong>is definitely a classic beach vehicle\u2014for affection! He\u2019s sweet and quite, and will make a wonderful companion for someone who wants to spend time with coffee, a book or a screen, and a cat! At 11 years old, Woody still has some play in him, but this guy is cut out for companionship.<\/p>\n Misty, ID#A590454<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n So, what else would she be singing? Misty<\/strong> is also about 11 years old, has tons of personality, and is absolutely nothing like Jessica Walter\u2019s horrid character in that Clint Eastwood movie! She needs someone to take her home and cling to her like a cloud. She\u2019s smart, and definitely knows her right feet from her left. OK, enough\u2014adopt Misty!<\/p>\n Los Cerritos Furry Friends Faire<\/strong><\/p>\n Saturday, June 3, 10:00AM\u20132:00PM, Los Cerritos Park, 515 West San Antonio Drive, Long Beach<\/strong><\/p>\n Free family event<\/strong><\/p>\n The Friends of Los Cerritos and Park Partners is a group of area residents working to activate the underutilized Los Cerritos Park and bring in more families. This will be their first event, and it\u2019ll be a real barepaws-in-the-park bunch of fun. Enjoy pet-related exhibitors, demonstrations and contests, including a pet poetry contest (a collaboration between Los Cerritos Elementary and the above mentioned groups). The fun, wacky PetPaw the GREAAAT Animal Communicator will amaze you, and historical figure Fanny Bixby will have service-dog demonstrations. See you there!<\/p>\n Julie Woods\u2019s Darcy, 2016 Wienerschnitzel Champion. Photo courtesy of Los Alamitos Race Course<\/i><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n Los Alamitos Wiener Nationals Call for Dogs<\/strong><\/p>\n To Wednesday, June 7, Snail Mail: 2017 Wienerschnitzel Weiner Nationals, c\/o Los Alamitos Race Course, 4961 Katella Avenue, Los Alamitos, CA 90720; Email:\u00a0<\/strong>LARace@LosAlamitos.com<\/a><\/p>\n Free to enter<\/strong><\/p>\n Los Al Race Course is looking for the fastest dog in the West, and it could be your furry four-legged friend! Send in your entries ASAP! The 22nd<\/sup>\u00a0annual event will be held on\u00a0Saturday, July 22, and it will benefit the Seal Beach Animal Care Center<\/a>. The participants will be selected from among the entries received.<\/p>\n To enter, tell why your wiener dog should be in the Wiener Nationals. Please make the letter as creative as possible because creativity, rather than speed, counts here! If you\u2019ve ever witnessed one of these hilarious events, you\u2019ll understand! You can send us a drawing, a poem, an essay or a funny photo, or send a link to Instagram, Facebook, YouTube or other social media. You can also send a video link or a DVD\u2014if you make it, they\u2019ll judge it. Entries will be returned upon request.\u00a0Make sure you include your phone number and photograph of your prized dachshund! Visit the website\u00a0<\/a>for more info!<\/p>\n \u2018Buddy\u2019s Big Day Out\u2019 Animal-Welfare Kids Musical<\/strong><\/p>\n Sunday, June 11, 2:00PM, Cal Heights United Methodist Church, 3759 Orange Avenue, Long Beach; Thursday 7:00 PM June 15, Friday 7:00PM June 16, Sunday 2:00 PM June 18, Scottish Rite Event Center, 855 Elm Street, Long Beach<\/strong><\/p>\n $20 general seating, $15 seniors and students, $12 children<\/strong><\/p>\n Want to educate kids about animal welfare without preaching? How about through song and script? Buddy’s Big Day Out!<\/i> features a rambunctious beagle puppy who runs away from home. Out in the world he meets Gemma, a standard poodle, who has been abandoned by her family when they move away and leave her behind. The two wind up as strays at the local shelter, where they meet other lost and abandoned pets. The shelter animals share their stories and teach Buddy and Gemma how important it is for humans to take care of their animal companions and what happens to a pet that ends up on the other side of a forever family. Kids are guaranteed to go home and hug their pets!<\/p>\n Pet Adoption Event at PFE<\/strong><\/p>\n Saturday, June 3, 11:00AM\u20133:00PM, Pet Food Express, 4220 Long Beach Boulevard, Long Beach<\/strong><\/p>\n Adoption fees apply<\/strong><\/p>\n Find your new BFF and everything that he or she could ever want or need, in one place. Long Beach Animal Care Services (ACS)<\/a>\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 Friends of Long Beach Animals (FOLBA) Membership Meet-and-Greet<\/strong><\/p>\n Wednesday, June 7, 7:00PM, Long Beach Playhouse, 5021 East Anaheim Street, Long Beach<\/strong><\/p>\n Free event<\/strong><\/p>\n You are invited to come to FOLBA\u2019s annual membership meeting and learn what the oldest animal-welfare organization in Long Beach is planning for next year. FOLBA is an all-volunteer non-profit organization dedicated to reducing pet overpopulation in Long Beach and Signal Hill. Among its projects are the SNIP (Spay\/Neuter Incentive Programs) that provide vouchers for low-cost spay\/neuter procedures, humane-programs in schools and other groups, and funding for the clinic building at Long Beach Animal Care Services. Come see what they\u2019re all about! Entertainment and light refreshments will be provided.<\/p>\n Fix Long Beach Free Spay\/Neuter Clinic<\/strong><\/p>\n Saturday, May 20, 7:30AM\u20134:00PM, Houghton Park, 6500 Atlantic Avenue (near Jordan High), Long Beach<\/strong><\/p>\n 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 Hope for Paws<\/a>\u00a0and 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 the organization\u2019s Amazon Wish List link <\/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 SpcaLA Pet Adoption Day<\/strong><\/p>\n Saturday, June 10, 10:00AM\u20134:00PM, P. D. Pitchford Companion Animal Village and Education Center, 7700 East Spring Street, Long Beach (at entrance to the El Dorado Nature Center\u2014no parking fee for visitors)<\/strong><\/p>\n Event free; 50 percent off adoption fees<\/strong><\/p>\n It\u2019s spcaLA Pet Adoption Day, the organization\u2019s biggest pet adoption event of the year! Enjoy a day of sunshine and pet adoptions at spcaLA\u2019s P. D. Pitchford Companion Animal Village & Education Center in Long Beach. Attendees will get 50 percent off pet-adoption fees, shop and receive free items at vendor booths, lunch at food trucks, and meet and greet 95.5 KLOS\u2019s Frosty, Heidi & Frank and KABC Drive Home\u2019s Jillian Barberi and John Phillips. Best of all, meet and greet your friend for fife!<\/p>\n Free Pet Food Distributions<\/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 \u00a0 Beacon for Him<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>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 The Pet Food Bank<\/strong> is sponsored by Christian Outreach in Action<\/a>. See flyer for details.<\/p>\n Donations Needed for Friends of Long Beach Animals Yard Sale<\/strong><\/p>\n Friends of Long Beach Animals is having its next yard sale to benefit the animals in our community in late June. 100 percent of the proceeds from sales go directly to helping animals in Long Beach and Signal Hill. If you would like to make a donation, please call\u00a0(562) 429-4693<\/a>.<\/p>\n spcaLA Friends for Life Summer Camp™ Registration!<\/strong><\/p>\n Begins April 17, 10:00AM on this link<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n $350 for each camper<\/strong><\/p>\n spcaLA Friends for Life Summer Camp is for kids 8 to 13. At camp, kids learn the basics of pet care and responsibility, respect for all animals, and the beginnings of dog training, all while making new friends! There are eight Monday through Friday sessions, running June thru August.<\/p>\n Long Beach Animal Care Services (ACS) Information for Low-Cost Vaccinations and Spay\/Neuter Clinics<\/strong><\/p>\n 7700 East Spring Street at entrance to El Dorado Park (no fee for shelter visitors), Long Beach<\/strong><\/p>\n Prices vary<\/strong><\/p>\n Vouchers that take a big bite, so to speak, out of the cost of spay\/neuter procedures are available at ACS during their public hours. Visit this link\u00a0<\/a>for information on clinics that accept the vouchers and for other spay\/neuter assistance.<\/p>\n For low-cost vaccines, visit this link<\/a>. Note that pet owners must be 18 years or older, all pets must be on leashes or in carriers, and only healthy and non-pregnant animals will be vaccinated. Please bring prior vaccination information with you to the clinic. Vaccination and microchip services are provided for pets residing in any city. Licensing is provided for residents within our jurisdiction at Saturday clinics; please bring your renewal notice and rabies certificate with you.<\/p>\n Humane Education Presentation Signup<\/strong><\/p>\n Throughout year, various school classrooms<\/strong><\/p>\n Free<\/strong><\/p>\n![\"Thai](\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Thai_Silk.jpg\")
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