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Jul 1 1:29 pm
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Cat rescue receives lifesaving grant from Petco charity

Kate Karp

“Happy, healthy, fluffy cats—those are the ones that shelters can get placed,” said CatPAWS cofounder Deborah Felin-Magaldi. “The ones who need help are the ones that cost money, quite frankly. This grant will help us help them.”

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Jun 24 1:42 pm
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How to protect your pet from the effects of fireworks noise

Kate Karp

This year, we’ll skip the usual please-don’t-set-fireworks-off lecture because flouters will flout, and we’ll go right to what you can do for your suffering pet, your suffering neighbors with PTSD, and your suffering self.

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Jun 17 11:13 am
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Local charity has a canny way to feed hungry pets of Long Beach

Kate Karp

Plus, here’s three dogs available for adoption through Sparky & the Gang, which will make an appearance at the upcoming CANstruction Long Beach event.

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Jun 10 10:29 am
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Long Beach offers activities and giveaways to observe National Pet Preparedness Month

Kate Karp

Long Beach’s Department of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Communications is going all out this month to help you get an emergency plan in place for your furry, feathery, scaly and leathery roommates.

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Jun 3 2:37 pm
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Why you should not declaw your cat

Kate Karp

Cats without claws are without defense if they should escape the house—and don’t think a determined feline won’t succeed at that.

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May 27 2:34 pm
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Long Beach historian Claudine Burnett’s ‘Animal Tales’ offers horse laughs and details that may get your goat

Kate Karp

Much of “Animal Tales” should take your own mind off troubles and educate you about animals’ effect on the city’s history and its quotidian events.

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May 21 8:35 am
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Ready to find your new best fur friend? It’s National Adoption Weekend.

Kate Karp

Best Friends Animal Society estimates 100,000 more dogs and cats are living in shelters nationwide compared to this time last year. Here’s a few that need a home.

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May 13 12:39 pm
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Proliferation of pocket pets at the shelter

Kate Karp

Their size isn’t the only reason that hamsters and guinea pigs make good personal pets. They’re companionable and entertaining.

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May 6 2:23 pm
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Long Beach shelter is housing 14 adoptable bunnies

Kate Karp

One of the reasons for the shelter bunny booms is that the adage about rabbits multiplying isn’t at all a myth.

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Apr 29 2:35 pm
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Long Beach Little Paws Project celebrates expansion with open house

Kate Karp

The rescue’s expansion, both in area and programs, indicates an increased need for volunteers. The core group is wearing their claws to nubbins feeding newborns every few hours, socializing healthy kittens, caring for the sick ones, and sanitizing everything, particularly the isolation room.

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