Long Beach Animal Care Services (ACS) continues to provide our community with otherwise difficult-to-obtain health and safety care for their pets. No reservation is necessary, but only cash is accepted for vaccinations! A state-licensed vet from the Southern California Veterinary Vaccine Clinic (SCVVC) will be onsite to provide the shots, and residents can process their license renewals onsite as well. Visit this link<\/a> for a full listing of prices. Low-cost pet clinics are scheduled every month in Long Beach to provide residents with a one-stop shop for vaccination, microchipping and licensing services. Click here<\/a> for monthly updates.<\/p>\n A Second Chance Pet Adoption Event and St. Patrick\u2019s Day Pet Pageant\/Pet Fair, Sunday, March 10, 10 AM\u20133PM, Good Neighbor Park (2800 Studebaker Rd., Long Beach<\/strong> <\/p>\n The Pet Post USA<\/a> in partnership with Pet Sit Pros pet sitters and dog walkers, will host a fun and exciting community event created to support a very important cause: pet adoption. The pet-loving community will enjoy music, entertainment, shopping food vendors, and a special St. Patty\u2019s Pet Pageant. Nearly a dozen nonprofit dog and cat rescues groups will be onsite, seeking to find homes for hundreds of displaced pets. A special pet food and pet supply drive will take place and the collection, along with remaining proceeds from the event, will be donated to Homeless with Dogs<\/a> (yay!), a unique organization that helps care for pets of the Long Beach homeless society.<\/p>\n Air Chihuahua Effort, Tuesday, March 12, spcaLA sponsored<\/strong> <\/p>\n On March 12th, 20 Chihuahuas and other small mixed-breed dogs will wing their way to the Pacific Northwest and make their new homes in Seattle, Wash. In 2009, spcaLA pioneered a new way to combat puppy mills and backyard breeders by taking small dogs from Los Angeles, an area of glut, and flying them to areas of demand across North America. Destination cities do not typically have many small dogs in their shelters, and as such, the pups are adopted in a matter of days\u2014sometimes just minutes\u2014instead of months. What’s better the program can supersede puppy mills and backyard breeders as sources for these pets. Pet owners are able to adopt small dogs instead of purchasing them. To donate to help support these programs, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Bark Twice!, Long Beach Reads One Book Event, Sunday, March 17, noon\u20134PM, Good Neighbor Park, 2800 Studebaker Rd., Long Beach.<\/strong> <\/p>\n This event promises to be the most activity packed anywhere. Featured will be a marathon reading of this year\u2019s Long Beach Reads One Book selection, The Art of Racing in the Rain, <\/em>by a number of Long Beach luminaries; Animal Care Services adoption information; demonstrations; vendors; an opportunity for your child to read to the family pet; and a special My Dog Looks Like Me contest, with an optional St, Paddy\u2019s day dress-alike option. There are lots of things for kids to enjoy here. Oh yeah\u2014the grilled-cheese truck is coming (be still, my beating heart)! Bark Twice! isn\u2019t limited to these activities, but to avoid going into one of those \u201clions and tigers and bears (and lambs), oh my!\u201d things, check out the flyer or visit the website<\/a>. The office of Gerrie Schipske is co-sponsoring this event.<\/p>\n “5$ Felines” St. Patrick’s Day Adoption Event, Sunday, March 17, 11AM\u20135PM, Seal Beach Animal Care Center, 1700 Adolfo Lopez Drive, Seal Beach<\/strong> <\/p>\n The Seal Beach Animal Care Center (SBACC) will be hold its second-annual \u201cSt. Catrick’s” Day adoption event, and the adoption fee for cats over 6 months old will be slashed to $5! The difference this year is that the event is being held at the new Helen Sanders Cat Facility, a unique no-kill housing that was designed specifically to enhance both the lives of the resident cats and the visitor experience. “Most people think of shelters as depressing places, with sad, caged animals,” said board member Dee Carey. “Here, our cats roam free in large clean rooms with couches, TVs and outside sun porches. Visitors can hang out for as long as they want and truly get to know the individual cats’ personalities.” Volunteers, who spend countless hours with the cats, are also available to assist potential adopters in picking out the perfect furry friend. For $5, you will get a wonderful pet, already spayed or neutered, microchipped and current with vaccinations and flea control. A $350 value, the shelter will also throw in a free initial vet visit! The Facility is expected to be crowded, so visitors are advised to arrive early.<\/p>\n Animal Care and Cruelty Prevention Conference, Thursday, March 21, 5:30\u20138:30PM, Recreation Park Community Center, 4900 E. 7th<\/sup> St., Long Beach<\/strong><\/strong> <\/p>\n Learn how to become a spokesperson for the voiceless. The Long Beach City Prosecutor\u2019s Office will host its second annual conference in response to the great success from Long Beach and the surrounding communities. Admission is free. The conference will address two subject areas: humane education and legal issues for animal care professionals, prosecution statistics, conviction rates and stats about the animals housed in our local facilities. Deborah Knaan, deputy DA in charge of animal cruelty prosecution and Rebecca Johnson, sergeant of investigations with ACS, will speak, along with other professionals. This is easily the most important event you can attend. Read more about it in the next Pet Post.<\/p>\n Virtually Pets<\/strong> <\/p>\n And here are a few reasons why these events are being held. Cats this week, and you can meet these people at the St. Catrick\u2019s Day event at SBACC. All are altered and current on their shots.<\/p>\n Eleanor <\/strong>is a single mom, found abandoned in a box along with six kittens. She was taken in, raised her kittens, and is now ready for a home of her own, preferably as an only cat (no dogs). She\u2019s about 3 years old. Gee, you\u2019ll think she\u2019s swell.<\/p>\n![\"asecondchanceflyer11x17](\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/asecondchanceflyer11x17-1.jpg\")
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