- \n
- Cats, when well cared for, can live a long, happy and lively life. These cats have plenty of that in them.<\/li>\n
- If you\u2019re looking for a calmer companion, you don\u2019t have to worry about kitten antics. Furthermore, the cat\u2019s already grown into who he or she is, so you\u2019ll know if it\u2019s a good fit.<\/li>\n
- You\u2019re providing a home for a grown cat instead of choosing a kitten that\u2019s admittedly adorable but who also will grow up to be a cat.<\/li>\n
- If you\u2019re a senior yourself like yours truly and worry about your pets outliving you, there\u2019s less of a chance of that with an adult or a senior. And you\u2019ll still get the companionship.<\/li>\n
- They\u2019re likely acquainted with scratching posts, particularly cats in rescues, who are provided with them.<\/li>\n
- They have longer attention spans as lap sitters.<\/li>\n
- Mostly, you\u2019ll be providing an overlooked senior kitty with a good, loving life.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
More on kitten season and how you can help in a future article. Meanwhile, here are three sweet seniors in residence at the Cat Adoption Center at Pet Food Express.<\/p>\n
![\"Blaze](\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Blaze_age_7.JPG\")
<\/p>\nBlaze<\/strong>, age 7, has the personality that seems even stronger in orange cats. He loves head-butting your fist and, if given the opportunity, will place both paws on your shoulder and look at you expectantly.<\/p>\n
![\"baby-and-girl\"](\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/baby-and-girl.jpg\")
<\/p>\nBaby<\/strong>, left, and Girl<\/strong> are a bonded pair. They\u2019re both 11 years old, but, as can be the case with siblings, their personalities are different. Girl is more outgoing; she loves to be petted and run about and play. Baby\u2019s sweet as pie, and just a little shy.<\/p>\n
Mark Your Calendar (the Human Way)<\/h1>\n
![\"Cat](\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Cat_Adoption_Center.jpg\")
<\/strong><\/p>\nPet Adoption Event at PFE<\/strong><\/p>\n
Saturday, March 4, 11:00AM\u20133:00PM, Pet Food Express, 4220 Long Beach Boulevard, Long Beach<\/strong><\/p>\n
Adoption fees apply<\/strong><\/p>\n
March forth to Pet Food Express to find your new BFF and everything that he or she could ever want or need, in one place. Long Beach Animal Care Services<\/a> (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
![\"GarAndrey\"](\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/GarAndrey.jpg\")
<\/p>\nImage created by Gar Andrey.<\/em><\/p>\n
Your Pet Onscreen at the Symphony!<\/strong><\/p>\n
Saturday, March 11, 8:00PM, Long Beach Symphony POPS! Concert, Long Beach Arena, 300 Ocean Avenue, Long Beach<\/strong><\/p>\n
Ticket prices<\/a>\u00a0start at $25; submission of your pet\u2019s photo is free<\/strong><\/p>\n
Our pet-friendly city has upped its culture! Your pet\u2019s image can now grace the screen during Long Beach Symphony\u2019s multisensory \u201cSymphonic Spectacular: See the Music\u201d (see preview here<\/a>), and you can enjoy a fitting tribute to them! Images of all the Baileys, Tiggers, Maxes and Bellas will be digitally projected while \u201cTalk to the Animals\u201d from Dr. Doolittle <\/i>is jauntily performed by the Symphony Orchestra. You have up to 30 minutes before the concert to email your pets\u2019 photos to bigscreenconcert@me.com<\/a>, using LBPets in the subject line, or submit them onsite up to 30 minutes prior to the concert. The entire spectacle promises to be delightful, featuring Rimsky-Korsakov\u2019s \u201cFlight of the Bumblebee,\u201d Mendelssohn\u2019s \u201cWedding March,\u201d \u201cGalop\u201d from Offenbach\u2019s William Tell Overture<\/i>, works by jJohann Strauss and George Gershwin, a tribute to John Williams, and a medley of Beach Boys tunes\u2014hopefully from Pet Sounds.<\/i><\/p>\n
\u00a0
![\"Fix](\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Fix_Long_Beach_logo.jpg\")
<\/p>\n![\"Hope](\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Hope_for_Paws.jpg\")
<\/p>\nFix Long Beach Free Spay\/Neuter Clinic<\/strong><\/p>\n
Saturday, March 11, 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
![\"Helpful](\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Helpful_Honda_Gray_March_20_2016_Long_Beach_Pet_Adoption_66_-_Copy_-_Copy.JPG\")
<\/p>\nGray the corgi enjoys a bath from a Helpful and Soaking Wet Honda Guy. Photo courtesy of SoCal Honda.<\/i><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n
Sixth Annual Helpful Honda Pet Adoption<\/strong><\/p>\n
Saturday, March 11, 11:00AM\u20133:00PM, Rosie\u2019s Dog Beach, 5000 East Ocean Avenue, Long Beach<\/strong><\/p>\n
Free event<\/strong><\/p>\n
\u00a0The Helpful Honda Guys (and Girls) in Blue are at it again! They\u2019re coming to Rosie\u2019s to help SoCal\u2019s two-legged residents find new four-legged friends with their sponsored pet adoption events, and one\u2019s coming here to Rosie\u2019s Dog Beach! Live Love Pet Care<\/a>, German Shepherd Rescue of Orange County<\/a>\u00a0and Barks of Love http:\/\/barksoflove.org\/<\/a> will be there with the deserving dogs who\u2019d love to get a ride home forever. In addition, the Helpful Honda Guys will be doing something else \u201cpawsome\u201d\u2014they\u2019ll be providing free doggie washes, a fun pet-photo booth, complimentary leashes and food bowls, and doggy bags to those who visit and adopt!A supplies donation will also be made to each participating local shelter or rescue group.<\/p>\n
The Guys and Girls in Blue will be holding other adoption events in March in the San Jacinto Valley, Van Nuys and Camarillo. Check this link<\/a>\u00a0for future information.<\/p>\n
![\"Mammal](\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Mammal_Madness.jpg\")
<\/p>\nMarine Mammal Care Center Presents \u2018Marine Mammal Madness!\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n
Sunday, March 19, 4:00PM\u20138:00PM, Think Cafe, 302 West 5th<\/sup> Street, San Pedro<\/strong><\/p>\n
Adults, $60<\/strong><\/p>\n
The public\u2019s generosity in 2016 helped us provide quality care for 450 seals and sea lions in 2016. This fund-raiser is a great opportunity for you to help us continue this work and to enjoy the music of Andy & Renee, sample food and drink, bid in a silent auction, enter opportunity drawings, win prizes and much more! We invite you to learn more about MMCC Los Angeles and the vital community service we provide through your support. You’ll be able to meet our board of directors and speak to our fund-raising ambassadors as to how you can support Marine\u00a0Mammal Care Center Los Angeles.\u00a0Your ticket entitles you to two drinks and a great array of appetizers (not to mention that part of the ticket price is tax deductible).<\/p>\n
Ongoing<\/h1>\n
![\"FOLBA\"](\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/FOLBA.jpg\")
<\/p>\nFriends of Long Beach Animals (FOLBA) Invitation to Join Its Board<\/strong><\/p>\n
Friends of Long Beach Animals<\/a>\u00a0(FOLBA),\u00a0the most venerable animal-welfare organization in Long Beach, is inviting pet-community members and any animal-loving human to apply to fill an opening on the FOLBA board. If you have some time to spend and a passion for our feline and canine friends, and if you are looking for the rewards that can come with volunteerism, FOLBA would love to hear from you. Contact FOLBA at deborah@folba.org<\/a> or at (562) 988-SNIP.<\/p>\n
![\"Shelter](\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Shelter_Shots.jpg\")
<\/p>\nLong 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.\u00a0Visit this link\u00a0<\/a>for information on clinics that accept the vouchers and for other spay\/neuter assistance.<\/p>\n
For low-cost vaccines,\u00a0visit 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
![\"Deb](\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Deb_Turners_Humane_Education.jpg\")
<\/p>\nHumane 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>\u00a0and 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. See graphic for information.<\/p>\n
![\"Marathon\"](\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Marathon.jpg\")
<\/p>\nRegistration for Team spcaLA for the LA Marathon<\/strong><\/p>\n
Saturday, March 18, 5k; Sunday, March 19, Marathon; Dodger\u2019s Stadium, 1000 Elysian Park Avenue, Los Angeles<\/strong><\/p>\n
5k, $40; Marathon, $175<\/strong><\/p>\n
Join Team spcaLA for the LA Marathon or LA Big 5K and help stop animal cruelty with each step.Visit link https:\/\/spcala.com\/event\/team-spcala-in-the-la-big-5k-la-marathon\/<\/a> for details<\/p>\n
Free Pet Food Distributions<\/strong><\/p>\n
![\"Food](\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Food_for_Pets_in_Need.jpg\")
<\/strong><\/p>\nFood for Pets in Need<\/a>\u00a0provides pet food to senior, homeless, low-income and homebound residents in Long Beach who otherwise may not be able to afford adequate food to take proper care of their pets.\u00a0<\/p>\n
![\"Pet](\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Pet_food_bank.jpg\")
<\/p>\nThe Pet Food Bank is sponsored by\u00a0Christian Outreach in Action<\/a>. See flyer for details.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"