{"id":6328,"date":"2019-06-14T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-06-14T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/pet-adoption-day-to-feature-vendors-activities-and-celeb-djs-but-we-know-who-will-be-the-stars-of-the-show\/"},"modified":"2019-06-14T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2019-06-14T07:00:00","slug":"pet-adoption-day-to-feature-vendors-activities-and-celeb-djs-but-we-know-who-will-be-the-stars-of-the-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/hi-lo\/pet-adoption-day-to-feature-vendors-activities-and-celeb-djs-but-we-know-who-will-be-the-stars-of-the-show","title":{"rendered":"Pet Adoption Day to feature vendors, activities and celeb DJs; but we know who will be the stars of the show"},"content":{"rendered":"

The P.D. Pitchford Companion Animal Village on Saturday will be teeming with activity and adoptable animals from both the city shelter at Long Beach Animal Care Services<\/a> and spcaLA<\/a>. The Pet Adoption Day, hosted by spcaLA and sponsored by an odd trio of sponsors\u2014Subaru, 95.5 KLOS and Tito\u2019s Handmade Vodka (you have to have something to celebrate an adoption of a homeless pet with)\u2014will feature a meet-and-greet with KLOS DJs, gift bags, booths with vendors and games, a silent auction and food trucks. If you have a dog, they can come along as long as they\u2019re on leashes and up to date on shots. Find the details in Things to do, pets to support.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The most important part of the event, of course, is the group of pets waiting to go home. You get to pick your adoption fee as long as you meet the adoption requirements<\/a>. Pet Projects is featuring a few as a preview.<\/p>\n

The Pitchford facility comprises two entities\u2014Animal Care Services, which is our city\u2019s open admission shelter, and spcaLA, which is a private nonprofit rescue. The shelter\u2019s entrance is under Animal Admissions; the spcaLA\u2019s is under the spcaLA Adoption Center sign. People get further confused by the signage, thinking that adoptable pets only reside on the spcaLA side. Actually, cats, dogs and rabbits wait on both sides, but they’re all processed through the adoption center.<\/p>\n

I don’t want to confuse you any more\u2014just visit the pets on both sides (and take one or more home). I always encourage people to visit Animal Care Services\u2014the shelter side\u2014first. The staff and volunteers there are both progressive and proactive in finding ways to get forever homes for everyone, but it\u2019s a sad truth that, being an open-admission shelter, that if push comes to shove, some of the healthy pets may not make it out. This year, they\u2019ve had a flood of felines come in, and we\u2019re featuring four that you can meet Saturday.<\/p>\n

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Smudgy (ID#A626132) is a 7-month-old spayed female with a look on her face that seems to say that you got the last sardine on the cocktail plate before she got there. Don\u2019t let the look fool you\u2014she\u2019s a sweetheart.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Jack Black (ID#A626040) is 8 years old. He\u2019s beautiful and shiny, and his personality is charming, just like his namesake! We featured him last week and hope now that someone will be looking for such a cat\u2014no longer in his kittenhood but still playful and snuggly.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Chuckles (ID#A627362) is an adorable fat-cheeked 10-year-old who\u2019ll be a puffy pal for someone who wants a cat who\u2019s done with kittenish ways. He\u2019s still a love, though, and would make a nice, quiet friend.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Henry (ID#A627884) is a tiny drop in the river of kittens that have come in to the shelter this year. At 9 weeks old, he has time to grow into his name\u2014unless you give him a different one.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The spcaLA\u2019s pets come mainly from our shelter and at times from other areas served by their Long Beach and Los Angeles areas. Here are four of their pets:<\/p>\n

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Karen (ID#19-00214) is a 5-year-old pittie mix\u2014female, of course. Like many of us, she\u2019s very food motivated\u2014great for training\u2014and has already learned a few tricks. Awesome girl!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Do you have a soft spot for seniors? If so, you\u2019ll want to meet 12-year-old Casper, another pit-bull mix. The volunteers call him a \u201cdistinguished gentleman\u201d who loves walks, car rides and belly rubs. He\u2019s lived with other dogs, so if you have one, he\u2019ll be a great Mr. Belvedere!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Sal (ID#19-02654) is a 3-year-old cuddler who\u2019d love a sunny windowsill in a home. He loves chin scratches and playing with other kitties he\u2019s met. Sal hopes to meet a new forever human friend, too!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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It\u2019s whiskers forever with Jennifurr (ID#19-03164)! She\u2019s a 5-year-old tuxie girl and another cuddler-snuggler. She and the right human would have so much fun!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Things to do, pets to support<\/strong><\/h5>\n

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

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Pet Adoption Day at P.D. Pitchford Companion Animal Village:\u00a0<\/strong>Saturday, June 15, 10 a.m.\u20134 p.m., P.D. Pitchford Companion Animal Village, 7700 E. Spring St. at entrance to El Dorado Park, Long Beach, pick your own adoption fee, $5 minimum, with possible additional fees for meds and e-collars.<\/p>\n

95.5 KLOS, Subaru and Tito\u2019s Handmade Vodka present Pitchford\u2019s biggest adoption event of the year! Enjoy vendors and a beautiful day with some beautiful cats, dogs and rabbits who need to go home!\u00a0 Well-behaved, owned dogs are welcome in the booth area of the Village but must be on leash at all times and current on shots. Cats, of course, should stay at home. All adoption requirements apply. Pick-your-price adoption fees may not be combined with any other discount or offer. Offer is only valid for adoptions processed on June 15.<\/p>\n

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Saving Orphaned Kittens Workshop:\u00a0<\/strong>Saturday, June 15, 4\u20134:30 p.m., Pet Food Express, 4220 Long Beach Blvd., Long Beach, free<\/p>\n

Seems that in this column at least, there are kittens everywhere. That\u2019s because there are kittens everywhere. Unaltered cats allowed to roam produce litters of kittens; when they grow, they produce litters\u2026 The Little Lion Foundation<\/a>\u2019s main purpose is to make sure that the tiny orphaned (or perceived as orphan) kittens brought in to the shelter get a chance to grow into healthy cats. If you want to help in this effort, come learn how. All supplies will be provided.<\/p>\n

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Paw Tenders Memorial Walk for Jess Bingaman:\u00a0<\/strong>Saturday, June 15, 10 a.m.\u2013noon, Shoreline Village, 401-435 Shoreline Village Drive, Long Beach, free.<\/p>\n

Friends and supporters of popular dog walker Jess Bingaman will honor her through a \u201cpack walk\u201d \u00a0from Shoreline Village to the Queen Mary and back, approximately five miles. Bingaman and five dogs she was tending were killed when a driver fleeing from police plowed into them with his vehicle<\/a>. The organizers welcome participants with or without dogs to join the walk. Walkers are advised to bring water and snacks and wear walking shoes. Dogs must be on leashes and kept at a respectable distance from other dogs.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne of the strongest foundations built between us and the dogs we work with is through a pack walk,\u201d wrote Yasmeen Zenni on the Facebook page dedicated to the walk<\/a>. \u201cSo I thought what better way to honor and thank Jessie for her hard work and dedication by participating in a calm pack walk at a place she loved and frequented the most.<\/p>\n

The Pawtenders Memorial Fund for Bingaman\u2019s family is accepting donations at this link.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Bake Sale, Boutique and Raffle to benefit <\/strong>Seal Beach Animal Care Center<\/a> :\u00a0<\/strong>Saturday, June 15, 11 a.m.\u20134 p.m., Seal Beach Animal Care Center, 1700 Adolfo Lopez Drive, Seal Beach, item prices vary<\/p>\n

Details in flyer. This delightful event will benefit the animals in this volunteer-run shelter in many, many ways.<\/p>\n

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Fix Long Beach\u2019s \u2018A Fistful of Dollars\u2019 Casino Night:\u00a0<\/strong>Saturday, June 22, 6\u201310:30 p.m., Cosmic Brewery, 20316 Gramercy Place, Torrance, $20 per ticket, available here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

It shouldn\u2019t be a gamble to see whether Fix Long Beach can spay and neuter as many cats and dogs as possible as well as support the fosters they rescue. But it\u2019s a great way to fund the clinics, if last year\u2019s event was any indication! The event includes a burger bar with a vegan option, s’more bar, discounts on beer and wine, and $50 casino cash for full-size craps, poker, roulette and blackjack tables. Come dressed to win in your favorite Western wear, and wax up your lip fur during the Best Moustache contest. There will also be a 50\/50 drawing; the silent auction; which includes some amazing trips; and the opportunity drawing. Prizes will go to the biggest casino winners.<\/p>\n

Tickets are available here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Free microchip clinic for dogs:\u00a0<\/strong>Sunday, June 23, 10 a.m.\u20131 p.m., Primary Care Veterinary Hospital,2200 N. Lakewood Blvd., Long Beach, free<\/p>\n

Microchipping an animal, as long as the pet\u2019s owner registers the chip through the proper channels, can be the difference between your errant cat or dog making it back home. An article on Petfinder.com<\/a> cited the effectiveness of microchips in return-to-owner of pets; now, a number of animal partners are making a free one-stop for Long Beach residents to have their dogs microchipped for free! See flyer for details, and see Fix Long Beach\u2019s free clinic calendar announcement below for cats. They\u2019ve got to make it home, too.<\/p>\n

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Foster the Fourth orientation for dog fosters:\u00a0<\/strong>Saturday, June 29, noon, Long Beach Animal Care Services, 7700 E. Spring St., Long Beach, free<\/p>\n

Fourth of July is not a pet\u2019s favorite holiday. Loud crashes and booms from pyrotechnics, \u201csafe,\u201d legal or otherwise, sends them hiding and often fleeing in terror. It\u2019s also not a great time for the shelters\u2014they fill up with lost cats and dogs, some of them injured, and there\u2019s a threat to the other pets already in the shelter because of space constraints. Want to help out? You\u2019d take a shelter dog into your house for only two to four weeks while the shelter locates the owners of the errant animals. This is the third year that Live Love Pets<\/a> has organized this worthwhile project\u2014it\u2019s dogs only. We hope to see you at the orientation.<\/p>\n

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Fix Long Beach Free CAT Spay\/Neuter Clinic:\u00a0<\/strong>Sunday, June 30, 8:30 a.m.\u20132 p.m., Ramona Park, 3301 E. 65th St., Long Beach, free spay\/neuter for qualifying Long Beach residents, with appointment; free microchips<\/strong>, shots, flea-med doses, dewormers and nail trimmings $10 each\u2014no appointment necessary.<\/p>\n

Newborn kittens are the most euthanized pets in shelters, ours included. The best way to stop a flood is to tamp the source, and that\u2019s why we\u2019re here. Our appointments are fully booked, but you can come for standby at 10:30 a.m. Appointments are available for future clinics\u2014come make one. Full details are available here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Celebration Sunday, Meow Edition:\u00a0<\/strong>Sunday, June 30, noon\u20133 p.m., Pixie Toys, 3914 Atlantic Ave.; and Averyboo Art Studios, 3908 Atlantic Ave., Long Beach, crafts from free to $12; Moon Cat Caf\u00e9 visits, $12<\/p>\n

\u201cChildhood buddies\u201d Averyboo Arts and Pixie Toys celebrate 10 years in Bixby Knolls with Sunday Celebrations, this one all about cats. Averyboo Arts will feature cat-themed cats and ceramics and an open-studio visit; Pixie Toys will offer kitty storytime, whisker face painting, and party favors and snacks; and Moon Cat Caf\u00e9 will introduce playtime with real-live adoptable cats along with a locally sourced pastry and coffee that only the cats exceed in quality. A portion of the caf\u00e9\u2019s door fee will benefit rescues.<\/p>\n

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Friends of Long Beach Animals 25th anniversary theater benefit:\u00a0<\/strong>Thursday, July 11, 6:30\u201310 p.m., Long Beach Playhouse, 5021 Anaheim St., Long Beach, tickets $30<\/p>\n

Don your boas and make sure that they\u2019re not crafted with feathers or fur! Then, sashay on down to the Long Beach Playhouse for one of the most enjoyable benefits you\u2019ll ever attend: divine piano playing, faaabulous finger food, ravishing raffle prizes and a production of La Cage aux Folles<\/em>, which will set you on fire! Tickets, which include it all, my dears, are available here.<\/a><\/p>\n

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24th annual Wienerschnitzel Wiener Nationals to benefit Seal Beach Animal Care Center:\u00a0<\/strong>Saturday, July 20, 6\u20139:30 p.m., Los Alamitos Racing, 4961 Katella Ave., Cypress, $3 for general, free for kids under 17, $85 for VIP dinner packages, parking free<\/p>\n

Enjoy the most, if not the only, humane dog race anywhere! Los Al will be wriggling with wiener dogs, i.e., dachshunds, at this whimsical event that has raised over $275,000 for the Seal Beach Animal Care Center<\/a> since 1996, with $12,000 earned last year through ticket and T-shirt sales. The dogs will win prizes for themselves, and the nonprofit animal care center will get goodies for their animals, too! Purchase tickets at the Care Center in advance of the event or at the door the day of. For safety reasons, please do not bring your own dog. Call the Vessels Club at (714) 820-2821 for information about the VIP package. If you have a long little doggie\u2014dachshunds only\u2014and want to enter him or her, call (714) 820-2690\u2014there are a few spots left.<\/p>\n

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Pinot\u2019s Palette Fundraiser for Fix Long Beach:\u00a0<\/strong>Sunday, July 21, 2:30\u20135 p.m., 470 Pine Ave., Long Beach, $35 per artist<\/p>\n

Remember that silly book titled When Cats Paint<\/em><\/a>? After a couple of glasses, you\u2019re sure to do as well as any of the kitty Kandinskys and Kahlos in this ridiculous book. You\u2019ll have a great time slapping the colors on the canvas\u2014or whatever they use while sipping a good glass of wine and helping Fix Long Beach<\/a> make sure that cats\u2014and dogs too, of course\u2014can still paint on paper but not paint the town red breeding kittens. Doors open at 2:30, so get your pawr of wine ready. Tickets are available here.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Kitten Super-Bloom:\u00a0<\/strong>to June 30, P.D. Pitchford Companion Animal Village, 7700 E. Spring St., Long Beach, $20 adoption feline fee<\/p>\n

Kitten season has seeded the pet gardens at the shelter at Long Beach Animal Care Services<\/a> and spcaLA<\/a> with beautiful little blossoms, big and little. Oh, enough with the flowery talk. Both facilities are bulging with cats, and they need to go home. This is the only time that you can pick a flower and have it thrive instead of wilt and die. Until the end of June, you\u2019ll have the opportunity to pay a $20 fee as long as you meet the adoption requirements.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Jellybean, courtesy of Long Beach Animal Services<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Bottle feeders needed desperately at shelter,\u00a0<\/strong>ongoing<\/p>\n

This is Jellybean, and he\u2019s eating gruel (think 6-month-old baby human in a high chair). He needs help getting all his food in his mouth and then cleaning his cutie-pie face after he\u2019s finished eating. Photo courtesy of Long Beach Animal Care Services.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s kitten season has been a downpour. Last Saturday, about 40 pets (in one day!) were brought to Long Beach Animal Care Services<\/a>, and over 30 of them were kittens, many just born. Our shelter and the Long Beach Little Paws Project kitten nursery<\/a> need help badly and immediately, whether you are an experienced bottle feeder or have never had a cat before. Compassion happens when the rescuing begins\u2014private-message the shelter on its Facebook page<\/a> with your contact info to help kittens in our shelter, like Jellybean. Please share the post on that page widely. If you\u2019re not in our area, your local shelter kittens need your help, too.<\/p>\n

Feline Social Club\u2019s Letter-Writing Campaign,\u00a0<\/strong>through June 23<\/p>\n

Fans of Long Beach\u2019s first cat caf\u00e9 who\u2019ve been waiting at the mousehole for it to finally open will be satisfied if not overjoyed to learn that the gears are turning in the right direction. On Monday, June 24, the founders of the Feline Good Social Club<\/a> will appear before the Zoning Commission for their public hearing. Want to bat along the effort a little? Send an email to info@felinegoodsocialclub.com<\/a>\u00a0and state why\u00a0Feline Good Social Club would be a great addition to Downtown Long Beach! The founders will collect all the emails and share them with the Zoning Commission. Meanwhile, go to the cafe\u2019s website<\/a> to find out other ways you can help: volunteering, donating, flyer distribution and light-duty construction.<\/p>\n

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>. Click on the links for each rescue in case of updates or changes.<\/p>\n

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