Critter News
JULY 18, 2010
All companion animals including dogs, cats, hamsters, mice, rats, chinchillas, guinea pigs, birds, snakes, and lizards would be considered as pets. If it passes, San Francisco residents would have to go to a shelter or rescue group to adopt an animal. It would set a national precedent, even if it is San Francisco.
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 1, 2021
My girlfriend (and later fiancée) Katherine and I had planned an eight-day vacation to the Bay Area, mostly to visit her sister in inland Napa County, but also to see as much of San Francisco as we could. I pulled out my phone and searched for “San Francisco” and “fire”, expecting to find news of some conflagration nearby in the city.
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Critter News
JULY 2, 2009
Things have been tough at the San Francisco Zoo after Tatiana the Siberian tiger attacked those three people in 2007. From the San Francisco Chronicle. The lion house, which provided sleeping cages for all the zoo's big cats, was shut down. Tags: zoos california san francisco tigers. It's a long list.
4 The Love Of Animals
FEBRUARY 18, 2010
Purina ONE has teamed up with Martha Stewart to visit animal shelters from San Francisco to NYC throughout the month of February. At each stop, Purina ONE will give out free Purina ONE dog and cat food to all attendees (11,000 bags across the nation), and also host adoption events at local shelters.
4 The Love Of Animals
MAY 10, 2010
Pet Paradise Resort will start shipping collected pet hair to Matter of Trust’s warehouses located along the Gulf of Mexico and in San Francisco. The Pet Paradise facilities include spacious dog and cat boarding suites as well as day care and grooming services. Headquartered in Jacksonville, Fla., www.petparadiseresort.com.
Animal Ethics
JANUARY 2, 2008
27): It’s little wonder that Tatiana, the tiger that escaped from the San Francisco Zoo, longed for her freedom. An Oxford University study published in the journal Nature found that wide-ranging carnivores like tigers and other big cats “show the most evidence of stress and/or psychological dysfunction in captivity.”
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 7, 2016
Years ago, I became a wildlife volunteer and advocate because of a cat who caught a bird. Now, he lay frightened and ruffled in my hands, his tail tattered, his feathers damp from the maw of a cat named Puck. Back then, I didn’t know enough about birds, but I knew a lot about cats. I scrambled for a box.
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