{"id":80,"date":"2019-05-03T15:40:35","date_gmt":"2019-05-03T22:40:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/?p=999948697"},"modified":"2019-05-03T15:40:35","modified_gmt":"2019-05-03T22:40:35","slug":"cinco-de-mayo-is-take-your-dog-to-the-museum-day-at-museum-of-latin-american-art","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/hi-lo\/pets\/cinco-de-mayo-is-take-your-dog-to-the-museum-day-at-museum-of-latin-american-art","title":{"rendered":"Cinco de Mayo is Take Your Dog to the Museum Day at Museum of Latin American Art"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ready for Cinco de Mayo this Sunday? Margarita ingredients? Check. Appetizers? Yup\u2014hitting Trader Joe\u2019s. Link to Britannica<\/a> (or at the very least, Wikipedia<\/a>\u2014they have good citations at the end) to know why the commemoration isn\u2019t just another excuse to get silly drunk? That too. Got your dog?<\/p>\n

Well, yes, but huh?<\/p>\n

This May 5, the Museum of Latin American Art is celebrating Dog Day (see Things to Do, Pets to Support). If you have dogs, they\u2019ll sure have their day at this celebration of diversity.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t have a dog? Adoption from Long Beach Animal Care Services<\/a> can fix that. They have different breeds, fur colors, sizes, shapes and personalities. Diversity reigns!<\/p>\n

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This princely fellow is named Nokio (A612229). He\u2019s a 4-year-old boxer, and he\u2019s already neutered. He\u2019s a good guy and wants very much to join a human family.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/LongBeachAnimalCare\/videos\/821228671562519\/?t=25<\/p>\n

Nothing can better show the personality of Springy<\/strong> (A620678) than a video. As you can see, he\u2019s\u2014well, springy! He\u2019s a tan-and-white Chihuahua and at 2 years old has plenty of years of play ahead of him!<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/LongBeachAnimalCare\/videos\/159036464991801\/?t=14<\/p>\n

Falkor <\/strong>(A622166) is the name of the lovable dog-faced Luck Dragon who advised people who were at a loss about what to do. He loved everyone and never liked being alone. That\u2019s this guy (and can you see the resemblance?). Falkor is a 5-year-old tan pittie, and it would sure be nice for him to get some luck for a change!<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>Long Beach Animal Care Services is located at 7700 E. Spring St., at the entrance to El Dorado Park. No parking fee for shelter visitors. Enter through the Animal Admissions door.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Things to do, pets to support<\/h3>\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><\/p>\n

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Ellen Ward Community Yard Sale, sponsored by Signal Hill Community Foundation:<\/strong> Saturday, May 4, 8 a.m.\u2013noon, Signal Hill Park, 2175 Cherry Ave., Signal Hill, item prices vary.<\/p>\n

If one of your weekend pleasures is riffling through the stuff and nonsense at yard sales until you find a treasure, come to this neighborhood event\u2014especially if you love animals and want the best for them. Friends of Long Beach Animals<\/a> Friends of Long Beach Animals will be participating, and they welcome you paw through their stuff! All of their proceeds go toward helping animals in our community. Stop by, and get a brochure to learn more about this wonderful organization!<\/p>\n

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Dog Day at MoLAA, sponsored by <\/strong>DEN Los Angeles Urban Dog Retreat<\/a>:\u00a0<\/strong>Sunday, May 5, noon\u20134 p.m., 628 Alamitos Ave., Long Beach, tickets $15, $10 for members<\/a><\/p>\n

Cinco de Mayo may commemorate Mexico\u2019s victory over France, but this May 5, the Museum of Latin American Art will celebrate the loving bond between a dog and his or her human! Your ticket, which you can purchase here<\/a>, will entitle you and your perrito <\/em>to a place in the sun in the lovely Robert Gumbiner Sculpture and Events Garden and Viva Events Center. There, you\u2019ll enjoy yoga (Downward, Dog!), art workshops (hey, if cats paint, why not dogs?) and a photo booth (say treeeat!). There\u2019ll even be a paw spa where they can paint their toenails steak tartare scarlet and enjoy a massage while you look on with love and envy.<\/p>\n

Are you one of those people who love to dress Fido up (and they talk about crazy cat ladies)? Get out the party clothes and sign up for the fashion show! Vendors will be at the fiesta as well, and the museum\u2019s residential artists Chiachio and Giannone will have their huge Pride flag for your dogs to sign with a paw print. Diversity includes our pets, too! And oh yeah\u2014people food will be available for purchase, and there will be a puppy valet if you want to enter the galleries. The museum includes this advisory: By purchasing the ticket, you are taking full responsibility of the actions of your dog. MOLAA will not be responsible for any injury that happens to your dog or that your dog does to others. Your dog must be up to date on their vaccines and must be able to be in a social environment.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Long Beach Animal Care Services Explorer Academy Fundraiser:\u00a0<\/strong>Wednesday, May 8, restaurant hours (10:30 a.m. \u20139 p.m., 6429 E. Spring St., Long Beach, menu prices apply.<\/p>\n

The Long Beach Animal Care Explorer Academy<\/a> is open to young people between 15 and 20 to give them practical experience and information about all aspects of animal-related situations at the shelter. This fundraiser will help keep this great program going.<\/p>\n

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Helen Sanders CatPAWS Bowling Fundraiser:\u00a0<\/strong>Saturday, May 11, 3\u20135 p.m., Westminster Lanes, 6471 Westminster Blvd., Westminster, $40 per person, includes food, drink and shoes.<\/p>\n

You know that if you draw whiskers on the head of a bowling pin and paste pointed ears on the crown that it\u2019ll resemble a cat sitting up? That and the fact that it\u2019s a good fund-raising idea for the cats and kittens under the care of Helen Sanders CatPAWS<\/a> rescue. This annual event raises money for food, veterinary bills (they mount) and neonatal care, including the free DIY kits for bottle-feeders that CatPAWS makes available free of charge at the shelter. Details are on the flyer\u2014so roll one down an alley for the alley cats!<\/p>\n

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Fix Long Beach Free Spay\/Neuter Clinic:\u00a0<\/strong>Saturday, May 18, 9 a.m.\u20133 p.m., Ramona Park, 3301 E. 65th St., Long Beach, free spay\/neuter for qualifying Long Beach residents, with appointment; free microchips, shots, flea-med doses, dewormers and nail trimmings $10 each\u2014no appointment necessary. Appointments available for future clinics\u2014come make one. Full details are available here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Fur Baby Beach Ball fund-raiser for Live Love Animal Rescue:\u00a0<\/strong>Saturday, May 18, 4\u20138 p.m.; location tba to ticket buyers; $50 online<\/a>, $60 at door.<\/p>\n

Live Love Rescue has pulled hundreds of otherwise unwanted dogs from shelters and fostered or adopted out just as many. All that vetting, neutering, spaying and training costs money. What better way to fund it all than with an exclusive Hamptons-type do at a private home? All dogs and their well-behaved humans are welcome!<\/p>\n

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Kitty Hall:\u00a0:\u00a0<\/strong>Tuesday, May 21, 2\u20135 p.m., Long Beach City Hall, 333 E. Broadway, Long Beach, $20 adoption fee.<\/p>\n

Cats and kittens from area shelters and rescues will lobby for good homes during this successful event. Each of them will enjoy his or her own platform, as long as something\u2019s dangling over it.<\/p>\n

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Friends of Long Beach Animals Annual Membership Meeting, with Long Beach Animal Care Services manager Staycee Dains:\u00a0<\/strong>Thursday, May 23, 6:30\u20139:30 p.m., Long Beach Playhouse, 5021 E. Anaheim St., Long Beach, free<\/p>\n

Friends of Long Beach Animals, founded in 1990, is among the most venerable pet-welfare nonprofits in town. This year\u2019s membership meeting will also be a welcoming party for Staycee Dains, Long Beach Animal Care Services<\/a>\u2019 new manager. The job is no bed of catnip, so this will be an easy meet-and-greet, with appetizers, wine, beer and conversation with Staycee! Please RSVP at 562-988-7647 or folbamail@folba.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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. But it sure can be a neat 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 have fun during the Best Moustache contest; the 50\/50 drawing; the silent auction; which includes some amazing trips; and the opportunity drawing. Prizes will go to the biggest casino winners. Tickets are available here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Ongoing<\/strong><\/h3>\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>.<\/p>\n

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