Please send any Long Beach or Seal Beach pet-related events or projects to [email protected]. Posting subject to approval.

Virtually Pets

On Sunday, the Helpful Honda boys in blue will be at Rosie’s Dog Beach in a huge adoption effort (see Mark Your Calendars). Live Love Pet Care and Animal Rescue Services, one of the organizers, will be there with some of their hopefuls. Meet them:

Zeppelin is a 2 ½-year-old Australian and German shepherd mix. He’s a playful, well-trained and loyal fella! No added adoption fee charge for the tongue.

Chicklet is a Chi/terrier mix, 6 to 8years old. She’s cuddly and social—a perfect lapdog!

Nova is a female Great Dane. She’s 10 months old and is goofy and gregarious. And so good!

These five adorable beagle/terrier-mix puppies are looking for a home. There are two females and three males, and they’re being sponsored by West Coast Animal Rescue. They’ll be at PetSmart at 12341 Seal Beach Boulevard, Seal Beach on Saturday, 1:00PM–4:00PM. If you can’t make it and are interested in one of the puppies, message West Coast Animal Rescue at the above link or email [email protected].

Mark Your Calendars (the People Way)

California Turtle and Tortoise Club
Friday, March 18, University Baptist Church, 3434 Chatwin Avenue, Long Beach Blvd, Long Beach, 7:30PM

Free

Huell Howser’s “Visiting Turtle Dreams” Jeanne Vaughan will highlight the story of this turtle sanctuary and its founder. Pizza will be served. Humans and turtles welcome.

Photo by Claudia Hoffmann

Fix Long Beach (FLB) Spay/Neuter Clinic, dogs only!
Saturday, March 19, 7:30AM–4:00PM, Houghton Park, 6500 Atlantic Avenue, Long Beach

Free to qualifying residents

The grassroots free spay/neuter organization Fix Long Beach invites you to make an appointment for your unfixed cat, or get vouchers for free procedures for them! Kitten season is coming up, and we want to make it a sweeter season for them—fewer unwanted, abandoned kittens; and fewer euthanasia procedures.

Guidelines for FLB clinics are as follows:

• Low-income Long Beach residents only unless you have a pit bull! (We offer free spay/neuter for pitties in surrounding cities.) If you don’t qualify (annual salary $30,000 or lower), please Google “low cost spay/neuter” along with your zip code, and have your pet fixed at one of the suggested clinics.
• Book an appointment ASAP. Standbys are welcome. Vouchers will be given to any attendee whose pet cannot be served that day.
• If you have called or made a previous appointment, please check your voice mail for messages (be sure that it’s set up). You must call back to confirm your appointment or your spot will be given away.
• If you are 15 minutes late for your appointment, your spot will be given to someone waiting on standby. If you fail to show up for two consecutive appointments, you will be denied future service.

Fix Long Beach also offers the following services from 9AM–4PM:

• low-cost vaccines for dogs and cats $10 per shot, cash only!
• low-cost flea meds for dog and cats $10 per dose/application, cash only!
• nail trim $5, cash only!
• free microchips for pets of Long Beach residents
• free supplies for anyone that gets their pets fixed!

For more information or to schedule an appointment, call (323) 413-7729

When you come, bring proof of income and Long Beach residency (these events are for Long Beach residents only.) Whether you come as standby or with an appointment, do not give your pet anything to eat or drink after 12:01AM. Dogs must be on leashes and cats must be in carriers that are specifically pet carriers! No paper bags or suitcases, please! There are no walls in the park, and we want you to ensure your pet’s safety! If you don’t own a carrier, pet supply stores like Petco and PetSmart carry inexpensive cardboard ones; they run on the average of $8.

Fix Long Beach also has a wish list for pet items to give to our client as a thank-you for helping to lower our shelter euthanasia rate and prevent the birth of more unwanted kittens and puppies.

Click the link to donate items, or bring them to the event if you find a better deal!

Let’s continue to help make Long Beach no kill, one pet at a time!

‘Beach Streets Downtown’ Open Street Event to include ACS pet adoptions

Saturday, March 19. 10AM–5PM. Click link  for route map.

Free to attend

This city-sponsored event features a block party, concerts, a community festival, kid’s zones, food tasting, pet adoptions from Long Beach Animal Care Services (ACS) and bands playing on restaurant patios are just some of the entertainment and activities planned for the “Beach Streets Downtown” Open Street event. The Broadway corridor will be opened up for walking, bicycling, skating and socializing, by temporarily closing the street to vehicle traffic from Pine Avenue to Euclid Avenue. Entertainment and activities will be provided along the 4-mile route, including several activity hubs:

• Pine Avenue from 1st to 8th Streets in Downtown
• Linden Avenue from 1st to 4th Streets in the East Village Arts District
• Cherry Avenue from 2nd to 4th Streets, including Bixby Park
• 4th Street from Cherry Avenue to Junipero Avenue, on Retro Row
• Broadway between Redondo and Euclid Avenues, Beach Streets Block Party

spcaLA Foster Class
Saturday, March 19, P.D. Pitchford Companion Animal Village, 7700 E. Spring St., Long Beach, 10AM–noon

Help a pet better his or her chance at adoption! spcaLA is looking for foster parents for pets of all ages and needs. Potential foster parents must fill out and submit an application, available here, before attending a class. For more information, call (323) 730-5300.

El Dorado Audubon Walk
Saturday, March 19, Gum Grove Park, Overlooking the Los Cerritos Wetlands (see directions below) Seal Beach, 8:00AM

Join Audubon naturalists for a walk in Gum Grove Park which is a long narrow park overlooking the Los Cerritos Wetlands.  Raptors, songbirds, butterflies, and native and non-native wildflowers will abound, and we always have a great time! From Long Beach, take PCH and turn left on Mar Vista, left on Coastline, right on Catalina, left on Avalon Drive.Avalon Drive dead-ends into the parking lot.  It’s a beautiful time of year to visit–we’re seeing seeing swallows and Hooded Orioles!

Fifth Annual Helpful Honda Pet Adoptions
Sunday, March 20, Rosie’s Dog Beach, 1 Granada Avenue, Long Beach, 10AM—2PM

Free to attend; adoption fees vary

Those Helpful Honda Guys in Blue are coming out in force to see that pets around the area can find new human forever owners and shed fur all over the interiors of their new Accords. Their goal is to help further decrease euthanasia numbers by celebrating throughout the month of March a sector of the most adoptable pets anywhere—which is every one of them. In partnership with Justin Rudd, Haute Dogs, Live Love Pet Care and Animal Rescue, and Mutt Match LA, the March 20 event will feature free dog washes, a pet-photo booth, and complimentary leashes and food bowls. Additionally, SoCal Honda dealers and the Guys in Blue will make a supplies donation to each participating local shelter and rescue. local shelters and rescue groups throughout the month of March. A supplies donation will be made to each participating local shelter or rescue group. Over the past three years, the Helpful Honda Guys in Blue helped over 500 pets find their forever homes. This year, in addition to finding forever homes for adoptable pets, they’re doing something ‘pawsome’ and celebrating pets by providing free dog washes, a fun pet-photo booth, and complimentary leashes and food bowls! Check SoCal Honda Dealers’ Facebook pagein the next few days for the other locations of their events.

Animal Resource Team (ART) fund-raiser
Tuesday, March 22, Lazy Dog Restaurant and Bar, 278 Los Cerritos Center, Cerritos, 11AM–midnight

Sit, stay—and eat and drink! The Animal Resource Team is a new volunteer effort that gives pet owners options for staying with their families instead of being turned in to the shelter. Print out the flyer above, and 15 percent of your tab will go to the organization. Read more about this innovative bunch of people here.

Long Beach Animal Care Services Dog Adoptions
Saturday, April 2, Pet Food Express, 4220 Long Beach Blvd, Long Beach, 11AM–3:00PM

Adoption fees apply

Find your new BFF and everything he or she needs for a high-quality life. And remember to check out the adoptable-cat condos in the back—they want to go home, too! 

spcaLA Friends for Life Summer Camp
June through August, Monday through Friday; registration begins April 4, 10AM, Pitchford Companion Animal Village, 7700 E. Spring St., Long Beach

Paws down, it’s the best camp around! spcaLA Friends for Life Summer Camp™ is for kids 8 through 13 years old. At camp, kids learn the basics of pet care and responsibility, respect for all animals, and the beginnings of dog training, all while making new friends on a number of legs! There are 10 sessions available, each running Monday through Friday.

Ongoing

Long Beach Animal Care Services (ACS): Free Spay/Neuter and Wellness Clinics, once monthly; Low-Cost Vaccination Clinics, scheduled days Monthly. Locations vary.

See flyer on web page for pricing of services

Beginning this Sunday, February 21, the Society for California Veterinary and Vaccine Care (SCVVC) will offer free spay/neuter procedures and wellness services to residents of the cities served by ACS: Long Beach, Signal Hill, Cerritos, Los Alamitos and Seal Beach. During the remaining weeks of the month, Spay/Neuter Project Los Angeles (SNP/LA) will offer low-cost vaccines, nail trimmings and topical flea treatment for residents of the same areas. Click link for locations and times and click the links next to each event for vaccine pricing and other details.

Pet owners must be 18 years or older. All pets must be on leashes or in carriers. Only healthy and non-pregnant animals will be vaccinated. If you have a prior rabies vaccine certificate, license tag or license renewal notice for your pet, please bring it with you to the clinic. Vaccination and microchip services are provided for pets residing in any city. Licensing service is provided for residents within our jurisdiction:. Microchips, flea treatment and nail trimmings also available. 

Bird Release Project
South Bay Wildlife Rehab, at driver’s convenience

Bye-bye, birdie! South Bay Wildlife Rehab needs rides for hawks, owls and falcons. No training is required—just sign up on the email list and reply to emails asking for help. Releasing birds of prey is rewarding and educational!

Some of the birds were captured at local airports and need long rides—150 miles plus—to lessen the chances of them returning to the airports and causing more trouble. There are also injured and orphaned birds that need to be returned to their natural environment; these are specific locations.

Rides are almost always needed, so if you’re planning a road trip of at least 150 miles and would enjoy a feathered passenger for part of the way, drop us an email and let us know where and when you’re going. Once you sign up for our email list, you’ll receive emails when birds need to hitch a ride. Contact Ann Lynch, director, at [email protected], or Karin West, ranch manager, at [email protected].