{"id":216,"date":"2019-02-15T11:58:11","date_gmt":"2019-02-15T19:58:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/?p=999938888"},"modified":"2019-02-15T11:58:11","modified_gmt":"2019-02-15T19:58:11","slug":"no-date-for-valentines-day-yesterday-boy-do-we-have-a-match-for-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/hi-lo\/pets\/no-date-for-valentines-day-yesterday-boy-do-we-have-a-match-for-you","title":{"rendered":"No date for Valentine’s Day yesterday? Boy, do we have a match for you!"},"content":{"rendered":"

So your date last night was named Loki, and he had a furry belly, four legs and a tail. Frankly, you could do worse than all that unconditional love. Undoubtedly, every day is Valentine’s Day at your house.<\/p>\n

Not for our shelter pets, though. Sure, they get rubs and walks and treats from the volunteers and staff, but they’re in short supply and can’t give it 24\/7. With that in mind, every February before Valentine\u2019s Day, community activist Justin Rudd, who has a full bingo card of everything anyone could do to support a community, brings his Royal Court to our shelter at Long Beach Animal Care Services<\/a> to announce the winners of his Haute Dogs<\/a> Valentine\u2019s Day Card Contest, after which there\u2019s a Yappy Hour at which kids, parents and teachers can grab goodies for themselves. Before the big day, kids design cards for the pets-in-waiting. Each card is reviewed by the Royal Court and attached to the animals\u2019 kennels. It\u2019s a festive sight, in all its crayoned and pasted glory.<\/p>\n

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Things to do, pets to support<\/h4>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>Please send any Long Beach or Seal Beach pet-related events or projects to\u00a0pets@lbpost.com<\/a>. Posting subject to approval.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Turtle & Tortoise Care Society, CTTC Long Beach Chapter meeting:\u00a0<\/strong>Friday, Feb. 15, 7:30 p.m., University Baptist Church, 3434 Chatwin Ave., Long Beach, free.<\/p>\n

The Turtle and Tortoise Care Society has decided that it would be wise to venture further into the area of wildlife. So if you give a hoot about owls, enjoy this eye-popping presentation about them from Christina, from the South Bay Wildlife Rehab Center. She\u2019ll discuss the rehabilitation the Center does for injured, sick and orphaned California native birds, and she might even bring a couple of owls in her care\u2014whoooo knows?<\/p>\n

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Hops for Hops fund-raiser and rabbit-adoption event:\u00a0<\/strong>Sunday, Feb. 17, noon\u20133 p.m., Steady Brewing Beer Co. 2936 Clark Ave., Long Beach, menu prices vary.<\/p>\n

Beer and bunnies! Nothing makes a more likely pair except for maybe tuna-flavored Oreos and axolotls. Seriously, though\u2014if you buy suds from Steady, $1 from each glass will go to Long Beach Animal Care Services<\/a>, and if you don\u2019t want a beer at noon, order something else and make a donation. The shelter will welcome cash and other goodies for all kinds of animals\u2014sealed bags of rabbit pellets, small blankets, towels, pet clothing and toys. No bunnies will belly up to the bar, unless it\u2019s Harvey the Pukka rabbit\u2014they\u2019ll all be warm and dry in the shelter\u2019s Adoption Waggin\u2019. So hop your cotton tails over to Steady Brewing on Sunday!<\/p>\n

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CLINIC! Fix Long Beach Free Spay\/Neuter Clinic, sponsored by Friends of Long Beach Animals (FOLBA):\u00a0<\/strong>Sunday, March 3, 9 a.m.\u20133 p.m., Cherry Park, 1901 E. 45th St., Long Beach, free spay\/neuter for qualifying Long Beach residents; free microchips; shots, flea-med doses, dewormers and nail trimmings $10 each.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s the law to fix your pets in Long Beach and many Southern California cities. To add to this, cats can go into heat at 6 months old and have three litters a year, with an average of four kittens per litter. And those kittens have kittens. Who wants to do the math? Fix your cat instead! To provide this costly service to our Long Beach residents who otherwise couldn\u2019t afford it, Fix Long Beach offers this service free of charge.\u00a0Make an appointment through IM or email at\u00a0<\/strong>fixlongbeachinfo@gmail.com<\/a>;<\/strong>include (1) your name, (2) address, (3) phone number, (4) pet\u2019s name, (5) age, (6) sex, (7) breed, and (8) weight. Standby available at 8:30 a.m.\u00a0Vouchers are provided through Long Beach Animal Care Services (ACS) Spay\/Neuter Assistance Voucher Program<\/strong>\u00a0for pets without appointments or dogs too large to fit on the vehicle\u2014they may be used at specified veterinary clinics.\u00a0For both spay\/neuter and vaccinations,all dogs must be on sturdy leashes and all cats must be in dedicated carriers.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Mayor\u2019s Animal Care Visioning Task Force Public Workshop:\u00a0<\/strong>Saturday, March 3, 1:30 p.m., details to follow.<\/p>\n

Mayor\u2019s Animal Care Visioning Task Force meeting:\u00a0<\/strong>Tuesday, March 26, 3:30 p.m., El Dorado West Community Center Social Hall, 2800 N. Studebaker Rd., Long Beach, public invited<\/p>\n

Agenda details to follow.<\/p>\n

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Adopt, adopt, adopt<\/strong><\/h5>\n

The following pet-related businesses regularly feature cat, dog and rabbit adoptions. If you\u2019re a Long Beach-area rescue and don\u2019t see your adoption event listed here, please email\u00a0pets@lbpost.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Chase Bank, 5200 East Second St., Long Beach<\/strong><\/p>\n