{"id":1801,"date":"2016-08-05T22:22:08","date_gmt":"2016-08-05T22:22:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lbpost.com\/articles\/life\/pets\/pet-projects-down-along-the-cat-cove\/"},"modified":"2016-08-05T22:22:08","modified_gmt":"2016-08-05T22:22:08","slug":"pet-projects-down-along-the-cat-cove","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/hi-lo\/pets\/pet-projects-down-along-the-cat-cove","title":{"rendered":"Down Along the (Cat) Cove"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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

Virtually Pets<\/h1>\n

Featured this week are cats from The Cat Cove<\/a>, a nonprofit organization that pulls cats from the shelter or feral colonies and adopts them out. Many of their cats can be seen at their events at the Towne Center PetSmart (see event below in Mark Your Calendars). These furries are in foster homes and can only be seen by appointment. Follow this link<\/a>\u00a0for more information and to download an adoption application.<\/p>\n

All the cats in these photos have been spayed or neutered. Email catcoverescue@gmail.com<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n

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

Lucca<\/strong>, male Siamese\/Himalayan, 14 months old. Ask for ID#24755583.<\/p>\n

\"Solar\"<\/p>\n

Solar <\/strong>is a 2-year-old female black domestic shorthair with a star blaze on her chest. Ask for ID#24755630.<\/p>\n

\"Lunar\"<\/p>\n

If there\u2019s Solar, there has to be Lunar. <\/strong>Lunar is also 2 years old and appears to be Solar\u2019s littermate. The patterns on the little boy\u2019s fur look like maybe a half-moon phase. Ask for ID#24755642\u00a0<\/p>\n

Mark Your Calendars (the People Way)<\/h1>\n

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

Dog Adoption Event<\/strong><\/p>\n

To Saturday, August 6, 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 best friend and everything that he or she could ever want or need, in one place. Long Beach Animal Care Services (ACS)<\/a> and 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 while you\u2019re there!<\/p>\n

El Dorado Audubon Society Birds and Butterflies Field Trip<\/strong><\/p>\n

Saturday, August 13, 8:00AM\u201310:00AM, Gum Grove Nature Park, Crestview Avenue and Avalon Drive, Seal Beach<\/strong><\/p>\n

Free event<\/strong><\/p>\n

Butterflies may not be pets and the birds you\u2019ll encounter on this lovely outing likely won\u2019t ride around on your shoulder, but they are animals, and this is an exercise in appreciation. We meet in the parking lot near Avalon Drive and Catalina and walk toward this long, narrow park overlooking the Los Cerritos Wetlands to enjoy songs of summer. We will be looking for house wrens, song sparrows, black phoebes, swallows and raptors. We can see the bike path along the San Gabriel River and on clear days the local mountains, Palos Verdes and the downtown Long Beach skyline. Hat, sunscreen, water and binoculars are advised, and be forewarned that there are no restrooms on the site<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\"Cat<\/p>\n

Cat Cove Fund-Raiser<\/strong><\/p>\n

Saturday, August 20, 6:00PM\u20139:00PM, Hellada Gallery, 117 Linden Avenue, Long Beach<\/strong><\/p>\n

$40 per ticket<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Cat Cove<\/a>\u00a0is a nonprofit all-volunteer rescue that takes in cats and kittens from shelters and feral colonies and vets and grooms them for adoption. This event is a human-based version of the book Why Cats Paint<\/i>. Guests will paint their own version of the picture on the above graphic while they enjoy appetizers and wine. With enough of the latter, the finished masterpieces may resemble the ones in the abovementioned book.<\/p>\n

To attend, email CatCoveRescue@gmail.com<\/a> to pay through PayPal, or attend one of their adoption events<\/a>\u00a0at the Towne Center PetSmart to pay cash. And take home a cat.<\/p>\n

\"Fix\u00a0\"Hope<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fix Long Beach Free Spay\/Neuter Clinic<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sunday, August 21, 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

Ongoing<\/h1>\n

\"Show<\/p>\n

\u201cShow Us Your Kitties\u201d Fund-Raiser Calendar<\/strong><\/p>\n

Through Wednesday, September 7<\/strong><\/p>\n

$5 per vote; $10 to reserve a date for your cat <\/strong><\/p>\n

Do you have a favorite photo of your cat? Whether it’s a cheesecake pose on a fake bearskin or a headshot gazing into the camera, you can have him or her featured on the 2017 Helen Sanders CatPaws calendar and help the organization rescue kitties at the same time! You can also vote for your favorite tabby or tom at $5 a vote or reserve a special commemorative spot to remember your own bewhiskered friend by. See link<\/a> for de-tails!\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

\u00a0\"1<\/p>\n

Long Beach Animal Care Services (ACS): Free Spay\/Neuter and Wellness Clinics, once monthly; Low-Cost Vaccination Clinics, scheduled days Monthly. Locations vary.<\/strong><\/p>\n

See flyer on web page for pricing of services<\/strong><\/p>\n

Beginning this Sunday, February 21, the Society for California Veterinary and Vaccine Care<\/a>\u00a0(SCVVC) will offer free spay\/neuter procedures and wellness services to residents of the cities served by ACS: Long Beach, Signal Hill, Cerritos, Los Alamitos and Seal Beach. During the remaining weeks of the month, Spay\/Neuter Project Los Angeles (SNP\/LA)<\/a>\u00a0will offer low-cost vaccines, nail trimmings and topical flea treatment for residents of the same areas. Click link<\/a> for locations and times and click the links next to each event for vaccine pricing and other details.<\/p>\n

Pet owners must be 18 years or older. All pets must be on leashes or in carriers. Only healthy and non-pregnant animals will be vaccinated. If you have a prior rabies vaccine certificate, license tag or license renewal notice for your pet, please bring it with you to the clinic.\u00a0Vaccination and microchip services are provided for pets residing in any city. Licensing service is provided for residents within our jurisdiction:. Microchips, flea treatment and nail trimmings also available.<\/p>\n

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

BARK Therapy Dogs Library Appearances<\/strong><\/p>\n

Various area libraries (Long Beach events generally held on Saturdays)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Free event<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dogs love unconditionally. They don\u2019t judge or criticize. And they love a good story. Bring your children to the library to read to these lovely therapy dogs, and watch their confidence in their reading ability grow.<\/p>\n

BARK (Beach Animals Reading with Kids) is an all-volunteer group dedicated to increasing children\u2019s reading skills as well as interacting with pets. Check the calendar page<\/a> on the group\u2019s website, and find out more about this terrific organization.<\/p>\n

\"Food\u00a0\u00a0\"Pet<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

Food for Pets in Need<\/a> provides 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

The Pet Food Bank is sponsored by Christian Outreach in Action<\/a>. See flyer for details.<\/p>\n

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

spcaLA Friends for Life Summer Camp<\/strong><\/p>\n

June through August, Monday through Friday; Pitchford Companion Animal Village, 7700 E. Spring Street, Long Beach<\/strong><\/p>\n

Details on website<\/strong><\/p>\n

Paws down, it\u2019s the best camp around! spcaLA Friends for Life Summer Camp™ is for kids 8 through 13 years old. 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 on a number of legs! There are several sessions still available, each running Monday through Friday. Registration details and session schedule are available here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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