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Mar 24 11:30 am
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Nearly 20 dogs went home last weekend from Long Beach shelter. It’s still not enough.

Kate Karp

Even with adoptions continuing through the week, including a couple of lucky dogs scheduled for euthanasia, it’s still not enough to save animals from leaving the shelter in the worst possible way.

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Mar 19 10:04 am
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New Parks Department’s free dog-behavior classes puts humans and canines in step

Kate Karp

The behavior classes differ from traditional obedience training in that they focus more on teaching humans and dogs how to perform basic life tasks rather than respond to specific commands.

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Mar 10 2:41 pm
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Share some luck o’ the Irish with cats and dogs at two pet fundraisers!

Kate Karp

Have a keg of fun at these themed events! Maybe you can be the pot o’ gold at the end of some lucky little critter’s rainbow.

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Mar 3 10:41 am
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For National Adoption Week, consider a special-needs pet

Kate Karp

Shelters and rescues are crammed to the gills, and special-needs pets wait the longest to be adopted. They need special humans.

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Feb 24 2:17 pm
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Local volunteers join in global effort to help pets—and humans, too—in Ukraine

Kate Karp
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Feb 17 1:18 pm
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February is Spay/Neuter Awareness Month. Every month should be.

Kate Karp
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Feb 10 12:41 pm
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Share some love this Valentine’s Day with shelter and rescue pets

Kate Karp

Pets with forever homes have love year-round. Those in crowded shelters and rescues could sure use some, though.

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Feb 3 11:55 am
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Journaling offers a way to channel grief over loss of a pet

Kate Karp

“I will cry, I will moan, I will ache. In the end, it’s worth it, knowing I’ve done my best and they were loved until the very end.”

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Jan 27 6:04 pm
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A conversation with Long Beach animal shelter manager Staycee Dains

Kate Karp

Managing a public animal shelter is a stinker of a job. But if your heart’s in it, Staycee Dains will tell you, it can be rewarding as well.

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Jan 22 1:50 pm
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Long Beach Animal Care Services celebrates record-high adoptions

Kate Karp

Last year, the city-run shelter found homes for a tail-wagging, pupil-dilating 1,961 pets.

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