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Aug 5 10:42 am
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August is National Dog Month, so pamper your pooches as usual

Kate Karp

It’s still the season of the kitten and will be for a couple of months more. But let’s paws for a word about National Dog Month, for which August has been designated by our doggies’ friends at Milk-Bone.

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Jul 29 8:43 am
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From the street to security: Long Beach’s newest animal rescue knows no borders

Kate Karp

Long Beach is the rescue’s hub, but as a network, it spans the California coastal area and Mexico, often connecting with other rescues and organizations that help homeless animals.

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Jul 22 2:06 pm
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Foster or forever, or a combination? You choose!

Kate Karp

You as community members can help the situation by visiting LBACS first if you want to adopt a pet, but if you’re not ready for a commitment—yet—LBACS now has a foster program.

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Jul 15 1:29 pm
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Summer pet events: Long Beach Adoption Bonanza and the Wienerschnitzel Wiener Nationals

Kate Karp

Hot dog, The Wiener Nationals is back! Head to Los Alamitos for some silly fun.

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Jul 8 12:49 pm
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Shelter volunteers honor pet grads with a yearbook as they move on to better things

Kate Karp

June was graduation month, and the volunteers at Long Beach Animal Care Services have put together a virtual yearbook of cats and dogs who’ve passed all their behavioral and social requirements and received their diplomas, which they promptly shredded.

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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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