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
OCTOBER 8, 2019
Before I moved north to Portland, I lived in San Francisco. There were so many birds flying so close to the few of us who happened to be there (mostly dog walkers) that there was concern that we’d actually get hit by a careening shearwater. There is satisfaction in the everyday. But patches can also provide the unexpected.
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4 The Love Of Animals
AUGUST 26, 2011
Pedigree is resurrecting is insanely successful Write a Post, Help a Dog program. In 2010, 391 bloggers wrote about the program and with each post, Pedigree donated 20 pounds of its Healthy Longevity dog food to shelter animals. If you are a blogger, please join in and help shelter animals! Isn’t that wonderful!
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 4, 2011
While keeping track of some hummingbirds in Alta Plaza Park in San Francisco, I noticed a shadow slipping over the terraced hillside. It had been in the park a few weeks and was clearly adept at evading people, cars, and frenetic dogs. I was pretty new to watching birds and photography when I first met this Red-tailed Hawk.
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
It is estimated that one pound of dog hair can soak up one quart of oil in one minute. 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. On average there is about 2600 oil spills a year. “We Headquartered in Jacksonville, Fla.,
10,000 Birds
JUNE 26, 2012
Look beyond the mountains of dog poo here and there will be birds. Pine Lake Park, San Francisco, CA. This Snail Kite, photographed from my treacherous 1999 Honda Accord, was right outside Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge, FL. Townsend’s Warbler in a busy city park.
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