But that\u2019s not all. Apple Wimolset, the owner of Thai Silk Restaurant<\/a>\u00a0on Broadway, is a forceful, assertive, dog-hugging animal lover (she\u2019s fine with cats as well), and is offering $25 worth of lunch or dinner to anyone adopting a senior cat or dog\u20147 years or older\u2014from ACS only. Just go in, fall madly in love, adopt your friend, and then take the paperwork to Thai Silk for the staff to see. The offer is good within 30 days of the adoption.<\/p>\n Why adopt a senior? There are a number of reasons, including:<\/p>\n Thai Silk\u2019s Senior Deal goes above win-win\u2014there\u2019s a whole lot of wins: You get a deal on adoption. You get a delicious meal (I recommend the spinach in oyster sauce). There\u2019s another space in the shelter kennels, lessening overcrowding.<\/p>\n Biggest win of all: an adult cat or dog goes to a loving home instead of to the euth chamber. And you\u2019ll in no time be a proud banner-carrying senior-pet champion!<\/p>\n Here are a few winner candidates:<\/p>\n Kitty, ID#A589611<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n Kitty\u2019s family moved across the country and took everyone but Kitty. She\u2019s an affectionate indoor 10-year-old, good with kids and dogs, and weighing in at a whopping 17 pounds! She\u2019ll need lots of love, affection and likely a weight-loss cat diet.<\/p>\n Bella, ID#A588008<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n Bella may look cranky, but she\u2019s really a sweet girl who would prefer being in a happy home that has lots of room for her and her impressive whiskers! She\u2019s 12 years old and has a lot of life and love to share.<\/p>\n Wubba, ID#A586991<\/a><\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n A real wubba-boy! Wubba is as happy as his smile shows. He\u2019s nearly 7 years old, and he loves nothing more than to play with you and his toys. He is a little cross-eyed, but we love him all the same, and you will, too!<\/p>\n Smithers, ID#A588035<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n Snaggle-toothed Smithers is the swellest senior on the scene! He\u2019s a debonair 12 years old and has a remarkable personality that you can sense immediately. His tiny 6-pound body will meld into yours, and before you know it, you\u2019ll never want to let his feet touch the ground. You\u2019ll love him to smithereens!<\/p>\n ACS is located at 7700 East Spring Street, Long Beach at the entrance to the El Dorado Park Nature Center. No parking fee for shelter visitors.<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n California Turtle & Tortoise Club Care Society Chapter\u2014Long Beach Presentation<\/strong><\/p>\n Friday, May 17, 7:30PM, University Baptist Church, 3434 Chatwin Avenue, Long Beach<\/strong><\/p>\n Free event<\/strong><\/p>\n Ralph Hoekstra will give a presentation titled \u201cRaising Indian Star Tortoises from Hatchlings to Healthy Adults in Four Years.\u201d Bring your shelly friends\u2014they\u2019ll love it!<\/p>\n The Little Lion Foundation<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Presents \u2018Saving Orphaned Kittens Workshop\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n Saturday, May 20, 11:00AM\u2013noon, Long Beach Animal Care Services, 7700 East Spring Street, Long Beach (at entrance to the El Dorado Nature Center\u2014no parking fee for visitors)<\/strong><\/p>\n Free event<\/strong><\/p>\n Kitten season is in full swing, and it\u2019s not as cute as it sounds. Unspayed mothers are giving birth to baby kittens in full force, and too often, newborn kittens that are either orphaned or taken in with all good intentions when the mother is out hunting. This workshop will give anyone finding kittens information about what to do when the babies are found in order to give them the life they deserve. The shelter has free Kitten Care Kits funded by Helen Sanders CatPAWS<\/a>\u00a0that are free to anyone wanting to bottle-feed kittens.<\/p>\n \u00a0 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<\/a>\u00a0for 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 May Foster Class<\/strong><\/p>\n Saturday, May 20, 10:00AM\u2013noon, P.D. Pitchford Companion Animal Village and Education Center, 7700 East Spring Street (at entrance to the El Dorado Nature Center; no charge for Center guests), Long Beach<\/strong><\/p>\n Free\u2014Just Provide the Love!<\/strong><\/p>\n We can\u2019t do it without you\u2014spcaLA needs foster parents for pets of all ages and needs! Go to the link<\/a>\u00a0and read all about how you\u2019ll make a pet\u2019s life better, and then click the Apply button!<\/p>\n Helen Sanders CatPAWS<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0Restaurant Fundraiser<\/strong><\/p>\n Monday, May 22, 11:00AM\u201310PM, Fish in a Bottle Sushi and Grill, 10205 Valley View Street, Cypress<\/strong><\/p>\n Menu prices apply<\/strong><\/p>\n Dine on a bill of fare that would make any cat envious. That\u2019s fine, because 20 percent of the tab will go toward CatPAWS\u2019 efforts to make certain that every cat they come in contact with has a full, long life. Give or show the flier to the server.<\/p>\n Free Pet Adoptions for Servicemen and Servicewomen<\/strong><\/p>\n Memorial Day Weekend\u2014Friday, May 26\u2013Sunday, May 28, 10:00AM\u20135:30PM Friday and 10:00AM\u20134:00PM Saturday and Sunday, spcaLA P. D. Pitchford Companion Animal Village and Education Center, 7700 East Spring Street, Long Beach<\/strong><\/p>\n Adoption fee is waived for first 50 pet adoptions, limit two per household.<\/strong><\/p>\n spcaLA and\u00a0Animals for Armed Forces Foundation<\/a>\u00a0honor and say thank you to our dedicated servicemen and servicewomen by providing free pet adoptions. The adoption discount applies to active duty, reserve and veterans of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard and National Guard and immediate family members. Potential adopters must provide documentation. \u00a0Adopters must meet spcaLA adoption requirements. \u00a0Additional fees such as medication, e-collars may apply.<\/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 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’s 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’s 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 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 Volunteers Needed for El Dorado Dog Park<\/strong><\/p>\n If you\u2019ve thought about becoming a helping hand at El Dorado Dog Park, here\u2019s your chance. Even if you can only donate an hour a week, it would be appreciated. Friends of El Dorado Dog Park has come up with a simple plan of making the park an easy, safe and happy environment. Visit the website<\/a>\u00a0for all information! If you are interested, email Mary at info@eldoradodogparkfriends.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u00a0 spcaLA Friends for Life Summer Camp™ Registration!<\/strong><\/p>\n Begins April 17, 10:00AM on this link\u00a0<\/a><\/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<\/a>\u00a0for 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 Humane educator and writer (How Willy Got His Wheels, How Willy Got His Wings <\/i>and others<\/a>) is available to teach students about responsible pet ownership and kindness to all living beings. Turner also presents to adult groups as a special event for school parents. If you are a principal, a teacher, a librarian or other school official in the Long Beach Unified School District, reserve a date. 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