I don\u2019t make a secret out of my support for Animal Care Services\u00a0<\/a>(ACS)\u00a0and the pets housed there\u2014or anywhere, but that article had to be written. And I make a practice of featuring the adoptable animals there\u2014never met one that wasn\u2019t. But it\u2019s what one of the people quoted in the article about independent rescues pulling pets from ACS and scrambling for rescuers and adoptive parents\u2014not to mention funds to keep going\u2014without any recompense except for their own passionate devotion that inspires me to show them in my humble column. Emily Haden and her\u00a0Live Love rescue\u00a0<\/a>deserve it. If you can\u2019t adopt, donate. Or do both.<\/p>\n To adopt any of these good dogs, hit the Meet and Greet button\u00a0on this link<\/a>. Also, these little pup-pups need supplies! Please aid in their caretaking by purchasing an item or two on the Live Love Pet Care & Animal Rescue Puppy\u00a0Amazon Wishlist<\/a>.<\/p>\n Of course, Melody<\/strong> opens the roll call of wet noses. Melody was spayed a couple of days ago from the shelter, and she\u2019s so friendly. Click this link\u00a0<\/a>to watch a video of her rescue and how sweet and happy she is.<\/p>\n Alana<\/strong> is a very sweet, loving girl. She is 5 years old and was saved just in the nick of time from ACS. She loves everyone she meets but especially loves men. She shows no aggression, but she needs a quiet place to heal and build confidence. A few of her favorite things are car rides, treats, hugs and couch cuddles. She\u2019s an ideal best friend because she knows when it’s time to be jumping for joy and when it’s time for an understanding nuzzle. We are learning that Alana lacks confidence when walking on a leash, so she does need some patience and training there. Alana would be best in a home with big dogs\u2014no small dogs, no cats, no small children. Our ideal person would be an active individual with a calm environment to offer.<\/p>\n WireyHeadScraggleMuffin<\/strong> and FuzzBucketLittleTail<\/strong> (properly named by Live Love\u2019s Chief Creative Officer Sam Ghosh) were intercepted before being turned in to ACS. They were born to a semi-feral mom and were the last of a litter of five. When the former owner couldn’t find a home for these two, they brought them and the mom to the shelter. Thanks to our friends at, Animal Resource Team\u00a0<\/a>(ART) the mama has been spayed and placed in a home. and these two are safe with us! The brother and sister duo has begun their routine vet care and are growing quickly. They’re little bundles of personality, love and fun!<\/p>\n Friends of Long Beach Animals<\/strong> <\/a>‘<\/strong>\u00a0(FOLBA) Student Essay\/Poetry Contest Free to enter<\/strong><\/p>\n If you know a young person who has a passion for animal welfare, this competition is a great way to start him or her on the path to communicating the importance of it to others. This year\u2019s theme, \u201cBe Kind to Animals,\u201d is open to students in two categories, and cash prizes of $100 for first place, $50 for second place and $25 for third place will be offered for each category. Each entry may be no more than 250 words and one page in length; only one entry per student will be accepted. Be sure to include the following: first and last names, home address, phone number, grade level and school name (indicate if homeschooled).<\/p>\n All winners will receive award certificates, and all participants will receive certificates of participation. Winners will be contacted by\u00a0June 10 and will be invited to read their essay or poem at the FOLBA membership meeting on Thursday, June 16. Winning essays and poems will be published on the FOLBA website. Finn, 2016 champion of the Wienerschnitzel Wiener Nationals. Photo courtesy of Los Alamitos Race Course 2016 Wienerschnitzel Wiener Nationals Call for Entrants Free to enter<\/strong><\/p>\n We\u2019re looking for the fastest dog in the West and it could be your furry (or smooth-coated) four-legged friend! The 21st\u00a0annual event will be held on\u00a0Saturday, July 16, and will benefit the Seal Beach Animal Care Center. Participants will be selected from among the entries received. To enter your doxie, tell us why he or she should be in the Wiener Nationals. Please make the letter as creative as possible\u2014creativity rather than speed counts here\u2014and if you\u2019ve been to the races, you\u2019ll know what we mean! You can send us a drawing, a poem, an essay or a funny photo, or send us a link to your wiener doggie\u2019s social medium\u2014Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, etc.–a video link or a DVD. Entries will be returned at your request. Make sure you include your phone number and a photograph of your prized pooch!<\/p>\n Contact us through email at LARace@LosAlamitos.com<\/a>, through\u00a0this\u00a0link\u00a0<\/a>or by snail mail at 2016 Weiner Nationals, c\/o Los Alamitos Race Course, 4961 Katella Avenue, Los Alamitos 90720.<\/p>\n Presentation by California Turtle and Tortoise Club Care Society, Long Beach Chapter Free event<\/strong><\/p>\n Humans and tortoises of all ages are welcome to Tonya Moore\u2019s presentation of \u201cDesert Tortoise Location\u2014Behind the Scenes.\u201d Show and Tell always welcome!<\/p>\n Fix Long Beach\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/a>Spay\/Neuter Clinic, dogs only for spay\/neuter; cats and dogs welcome for shots and microchips. This month\u2019s clinic is generously sponsored by the Second and Third districts Free to qualifying residents<\/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 them! These clinics are generously sponsored through\u00a0Hope for Paws<\/a>\u00a0and Eldad Hagar.<\/p>\n Guidelines for FLB clinics are as follows:<\/p>\n Fix Long Beach also offers the following services from 9AM\u20134PM:<\/p>\n For more information or to schedule an appointment, call (323) 413-7729<\/p>\n When you come, bring proof of income and Long Beach residency (these events are for Long Beach residents only.) Whether you come as standby or with an appointment, do not give your pet anything to eat or drink after 12:01AM. Dogs must be on leashes and cats must be in carriers that are specifically pet carriers! No paper bags or suitcases, please! <\/strong>There are no walls in the park, and we want you to ensure your pet\u2019s safety! If you don\u2019t own a carrier, pet supply stores like Petco and PetSmart carry inexpensive cardboard ones; they run on the average of $8.<\/p>\n Fix Long Beach also has a wish list for pet items to give to our client as a thank-you for helping to lower our shelter euthanasia rate and prevent the birth of more unwanted kittens and puppies.<\/p>\n Click the 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 Stray Cat Alliance\u00a0<\/strong> <\/a>\u2018Wine and Whiskers\u2019 Event $50 donation<\/strong><\/p>\n If you walked in the paw prints of any of these animal rescuers, you\u2019d understand why there are all these events featuring wine. Stray Cat Alliance has booties on the ground for all cats who are homeless, abandoned or stray. All proceeds benefit SCA\u2019s lifesaving programs for cats.<\/p>\n \u00a0 spcaLA May Foster Class Free event\u2014spcaLA provides all the supplies. Foster parents provide the home and the TLC.<\/strong><\/p>\n Want to help pets? Become a foster parent by submiting an application and attending a foster class. Application\u00a0available\u00a0here<\/a>. Please call\u00a0323-730-5300 x300<\/a>\u00a0for more info. We can\u2019t do it without you!<\/p>\n Friends of Long Beach Animals<\/strong> <\/a>‘\u00a0<\/strong>Sixth annual Hounds on the Hill Event Free<\/strong><\/p>\n Join Friends of Long Beach Animals for a terrific pet-friendly event that features contests, live music, demonstrations, children\u2019s activities, pet adoptions, and vendors of pet supplies and accessories as well as a low-cost pet-vaccination and microchip clinic. At that hour, you won\u2019t see the sun going down, but the eyes in your head will be delighted.<\/p>\n Pet Food Express Pet Adoptions Adoption fees apply<\/strong><\/p>\n Find your latest BFF at this beautiful store with a heart for adoptive animals. You can also spoil him or her rotten there, with everything they can possibly need. Check out the Cat Adoption Center while you\u2019re there!<\/p>\n 10th<\/sup> Annual Seal Beach Animal Care Center Wine Event $40 per person donation<\/strong><\/p>\n Raise a cup of kindness for our delightful pets! There will be good food and auctions as well. Registration information is available here<\/a>; all proceeds go to the all-volunteer\u00a0Seal Beach Animal Care Center<\/a>.<\/p>\n spcaLA\u2019s Pet Adoption Day Free event; adoption fees apply<\/strong><\/p>\n This is our biggest pet adoption event of the year! Enjoy a day of sunshine and pet adoptions, meet-and-greets with 95.5 KLOS\u2019s Frank and Lisa May and KABC Drive Home’s<\/i> Jillian Barberi and John Phillips, vendor booths, adoption specials, giveaways, food trucks and family fun. And very likely a meeting with your new best friend!<\/p>\n \u00a0 Divas for Doggies (and Kitties, Too) Drag Show Fund-Raiser $5 donation<\/strong><\/p>\n Glitter for the pets!\u00a0Anderson Real Estate Group<\/a>\u00a0is putting on a drag-show fund-raiser at Hamburger Mary\u2019s to benefit spcaLA hosted by the one and only\u00a0Jewels<\/a>. Proceeds from the donations and silent auction will benefit the\u00a0spcaLA<\/a>\u00a0P. D. Pitchford Companion Animal Village & Education Center\u00a0in Long Beach.<\/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\u00a0Society for California Veterinary and Vaccine Care\u00a0<\/a>(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\u00a0(SNP\/LA)<\/a>\u00a0will offer low-cost vaccines, nail trimmings and topical flea treatment for residents of the same areas. Click link\u00a0<\/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 \u00a0 Reserve a Humane Education Presentation for Your Classroom, Scout Troop or Anywhere That Pets and Kids Come Together\u00a0 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. 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<\/strong>Friday, May 20, 7:30PM, University Baptist Church, 3434 Chatwin Avenue, Long Beach<\/strong><\/p>\n![\"Fix](\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Fix_Long_Beach_logo.jpg\"){kind=logo}
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<\/strong>Saturday, May 21, 7:30AM\u20134:00PM, Houghton Park, 6500 Atlantic Avenue (near Jordan High), Long Beach<\/strong><\/p>\n\n
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<\/strong>Saturday, May 21, 3:00PM\u20135:30PM, DomaineLA, 6801 Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles<\/strong><\/p>\n![\"spcaLA\"](\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/spcaLA.png\")
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<\/strong>Saturday, May 21; 10:00AM\u2013noon, spcaLA PD Pitchford Companion Animal Village and Education Center, 7700 East Spring Street, Long Beach<\/strong><\/p>\n![\"Hounds](\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Hounds_on_the_Hill.jpg\")
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<\/strong>Saturday, May 28, 11:00AM\u20132:00PM, Signal Hill Park, 2175 Cherry Avenue, Long Beach<\/strong><\/p>\n![\"Cat](\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Cat_Adoption_Center.jpg\")
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<\/strong>Saturday, June 4, 11:00AM\u20133:00PM, 4220 Long Beach Blvd, Long Beach<\/strong><\/p>\n![\"Wine](\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Wine_Event.gif\")
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<\/strong>Saturday, June 11 7:00PM\u201310:00PM, North Seal Beach Center, 3333 St. Cloud Drive, Seal Beach<\/strong><\/p>\n![\"scaLA](\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/scaLA_pet_Adoption.jpg\")
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<\/strong>Saturday, June 11, 10AM\u20134:00PM, Pitchford Companion Animal Village and Education Center, 7700 Spring Street, Long Beach<\/strong><\/p>\n![\"ARG](\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ARG_HM_Benefit_flyer.jpg\")
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<\/strong>Sunday, June 25, 3:00PM\u20136:00PM, Hamburger Mary\u2019s Long Beach, 330 Pine Avenue, Long Beach<\/strong><\/p>\nOngoing<\/h1>\n
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<\/strong>spcaLA Friends for Life Summer Camp
<\/strong>June through August, Monday through Friday; Pitchford Companion Animal Village, 7700 E. Spring Street, Long Beach<\/strong><\/p>\n