{"id":687,"date":"2018-06-28T14:35:33","date_gmt":"2018-06-28T21:35:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/?p=68340"},"modified":"2018-06-28T14:35:33","modified_gmt":"2018-06-28T21:35:33","slug":"celebrating-pet-food-expresss-200th-cat-adoption-and-suggestions-for-a-head-start-on-300","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/hi-lo\/pets\/celebrating-pet-food-expresss-200th-cat-adoption-and-suggestions-for-a-head-start-on-300","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating Pet Food Express\u2019s 200th cat adoption (and suggestions for a head start on 300)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Many pet-related stores involve themselves with the pet community either globally or locally. Pet Food Express<\/a>, a high-quality pet-supply chain with stores throughout California, donates funds to animal shelters (including our own at Long Beach Animal Care Services<\/a>), rescues and police K-9 departments, and they host weekly pet-adoption events as well from local rescues and shelters. Eleven of the stores have their own cat-adoption center, and lucky us\u2014the Long Beach store<\/a>\u00a0at 4220 Long Beach Blvd. has one!<\/p>\n

The Long Beach store opened in March, 2016; on Sunday, June 24, the pet food store celebrated its 200th adoption (that\u2019s an average of 100 cat adoptions a year)! All the cats in the center come from ACS, no matter the age, color or number of legs. They all go home, too!<\/p>\n

Long Beach resident Daisy Fernandez adopted number 200, and she\u2019s smitten with the kitten.<\/p>\n

\u201cEarlier this year, my dog passed away,\u201d Daisy Fernandez said. \u201cAnd I\u2019ve always wanted a cat\u2014a black cat, because of Black Panther <\/em>and because they\u2019re beautiful.\u201d<\/p>\n

Daisy\u2019s sister Jackie had noticed a black kitten at the store. The two women went to see him, and Daisy fell instantly in love.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe sounded like a little love machine, purring and purring,\u201d Daisy said.<\/p>\n

The kitten\u2019s name was Lemmy because he was found on Lemon Avenue. Daisy, of course, named him T\u2019Challa.<\/p>\n

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T\u2019challa (center, with Somers) and Daisy (left) received gift cards and other goodies from Norma Aguayo (right), PFC\u2019s manager. Photos by Kate Karp.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cHe\u2019ll get lost in your hair!\u201d Julie Somers, PFE\u2019s Cat Lady in Charge<\/a>, told Daisy.<\/p>\n

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Julie Somers couldn\u2019t do adoptions like T\u2019Challa\u2019s without a dedicated team. Bottom, from left: cat-caring volunteers Colete Levingston, Aostara Kaye, Ann Tyree, Katie Ford, Marisa Strange, John Czopek. Top: Jackie Fernandez, Somers, Daisy. Lost in hair: T\u2019Challa.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Of course, I\u2019m taking the opportunity to sneak in a few adoptions. Cat Guy John Czopek is here to introduce you to a few of them. All have been spayed or neutered and all have been vetted.<\/p>\n

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Pinky Lee<\/a><\/p>\n

Pinky Lee, 5-year-old male, found as a stray. A \u201cone-cat show\u201d (should be an only kitty) with an affinity for catnip.<\/p>\n

Posted by Long Beach Post<\/a> on Thursday, June 28, 2018<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

Pinky Lee, 5-year-old male, found as a stray. A \u201cone-cat show\u201d (should be an only kitty) with an affinity for catnip.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Polly<\/a><\/p>\n

Polly, 2 years old, is an action movie star\u2014she can leap cat furniture in one bound. She, too, appreciates a bit of catnip every so often.<\/p>\n

Posted by Long Beach Post<\/a> on Thursday, June 28, 2018<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

Polly, 2 years old, is an action movie star\u2014she can leap cat furniture in one bound. She, too, appreciates a bit of catnip every so often.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Lew Lew<\/a><\/p>\n

Lew Lew is a 4-year-old male, cuddly as can be although he, too, was found as a stray.<\/p>\n

Posted by Long Beach Post<\/a> on Thursday, June 28, 2018<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

Lew Lew is a 4-year-old male, cuddly as can be although he, too, was found as a stray.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Cali Mama<\/a><\/p>\n

SCRATHING POST: Cali Mama came in with her kitten, who of course was adopted right away immediately. She\u2019s only 2 years old. She had to have a leg amputated, but as you can see, it doesn\u2019t slow her down any. Read more: https:\/\/lbpost.com\/life\/pets\/celebrating-pet-food-expresss-200th-cat-adoption-and-suggestions-for-a-head-start-on-300\/<\/p>\n

Posted by Long Beach Post<\/a> on Thursday, June 28, 2018<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

Dear little Cali Mama. Cali Mama came in with her kitten, who of course was adopted right away.immediately. She\u2019s only 2 years old. She had to have a leg amputated, but as you can see, it doesn\u2019t slow her down any.<\/em><\/p>\n

Videos by Kate Karp.<\/em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

ACS wants to remind you that fireworks scare cats, too. Please keep yours indoors during this time, in as safe and as quiet a place as you can find.<\/p>\n

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Graphic by ACS.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Many pet-related stores involve themselves with the pet community either globally or locally. Pet Food Express (PFE), a high-quality pet-supply chain with stores throughout California, donates funds to animal shelters (including our own at Long Beach Animal Care Services (ACS)), rescues and police K9 departments, and they host weekly pet-adoption events as well from local rescues and shelters.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":66205,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"newspack_sponsor_sponsorship_scope":"","newspack_sponsor_native_byline_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_native_category_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_style":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_placement":"inherit","inline_featured_image":false,"newspack_ads_suppress_ads":false,"newspack_popups_has_disabled_popups":"","_EventAllDay":false,"_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":false,"_EventShowMapLink":false,"_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":[],"_EventVenueID":[],"_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":false,"_VenueShowMapLink":false,"_":"","_author_alias":"","cap-aim":"","cap-description":"","cap-display_name":"","cap-first_name":"","cap-jabber":"","cap-last_name":"","cap-linked_account":"","cap-newspack_employer":"","cap-newspack_job_title":"","cap-newspack_phone_number":"","cap-newspack_role":"","cap-user_email":"","cap-user_login":"","cap-website":"","cap-yahooim":"","newspack_article_summary":"","newspack_email_html":"","newspack_email_type":"","newspack_featured_image_position":"","newspack_hide_page_title":"","newspack_hide_updated_date":false,"newspack_post_subtitle":"","newspack_show_share_buttons":"","newspack_sponsor_byline_prefix":"","newspack_sponsor_disclaimer_override":"","newspack_sponsor_flag_override":"","newspack_sponsor_only_direct":"","newspack_sponsor_url":"","newspack_article_summary_title":"Overview:","newspack_show_updated_date":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[68],"newspack_spnsrs_tax":[],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-687","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pets","tag-the-scratching-post","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/687","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=687"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/687\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/66205"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=687"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=687"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=687"},{"taxonomy":"newspack_spnsrs_tax","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/newspack_spnsrs_tax?post=687"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=687"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}