Animals
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Wildlife Deserve a “Brake”
Be Alert While Driving to Avoid Hitting Animals
Animals are on the move in Spring so be alert while driving to avoid hitting them. Read story.
Be Kind to Little Animals
The Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network doesn’t take care of jellyfish, but it will take care of just about every kind of vertebrate creature to be found in the Santa Barbara area. Read story.
Loose Pooch Social Club Offers Doggy Daycare Done Right
Happy Panting
“They ’re a pack and we’re the pack leaders, in the best-case scenario,” said Loose Pooch Social Club proprietor Shannon Rodgers of the collection of waggling-tailed dogs romping around the establishment’s back room. Read story.
Molly Inspires
When Mandy Evans picked out a three-month-old pug named Molly from a breeder six years ago, she had no idea how her new friend would change her life. Read story.
Dioji Offers Owner-Approved Pooch Pampering
Life's Rufff
Nestled unassumingly on the northern end of Goleta, Bryce and Jeannie Wendel’s Dioji K-9 Resort & Athletic Club is anything but a day spa for spoiled pups and privileged dog owners. Read story.
Brush Buddy
Happy dogs are dirty dogs. They go to the beach, roust in the sand, swim in the sea, roll in mud, fall in creeks. Read story.
Crooked Neck Giraffe Dies at 21
Santa Barbara Zoo’s Most Recognizable Resident Is Euthanized on January 9
The Santa Barbara Zoo’s most recognizable resident is euthanized on January 9. Read story.
Holiday Fun
Week Spot Photo
This month, the Molly Inspires Foundation is bringing the canine St. Nick to Santa Barbara! Kids and pooches can take their picture with Santa Paws for a $15 donation, which benefits the foundation. Read story.
What Every Pet Owner Should Know
Dr. Karen Halligan, devoted pet owner and respected veterinarian, has developed a distinguished veterinary medical career while gaining acclaim as a national spokesperson for animals. Read story.
Adopt-a-Dog Month
October is Adopt-a-Dog month, and, if you’re in the market for a new best friend, the Santa Barbara Humane Society has plenty of pooches for you to choose from. All their dogs have detailed health and temperament profiles to make finding your perfect match easier, and their reduced dog adoption fee of $49 includes the following: spay/neuter surgery, current vaccinations, complete health screening, a temperament evaluation, background/personality history, a starter packet of food, and a booklet and CD about proper dog care. Read story.
Dog Day Afternoon
This Sunday, September 23, the Channel City Kennel Club will host Responsible Dog Ownership Day from noon-3 p.m. at Girsh Park (behind Costco, on the grass in front of the clubhouse). At the event, Channel City Kennel Club will offer onsite microchipping for the AKC companion animal recovery program (allowing any vet or animal shelter to read the number on the microchip and contact the AKC, which will then check its records to identify the dog and his or her owners, and reunite the family); Read story.
Designing Your Home With Pet-Friendly Décor
Animal Accents
Let’s face it: Our pets are members of the family, no longer relegated to a backyard doghouse. Decorating with your pet dog or cat in mind is really just one part of what we call lifestyle design. Simply put, it’s relatively easy to make a room look like it’s been pulled from the pages of a magazine if no one has to live there. It’s an entirely different undertaking to make it look and feel great, while also accommodating the demands of your lifestyle, including children and pets. Read story.
Animal Shelters Are Bursting with Abandoned Pit Bulls
Of the 45 dogs available for adoption at the Santa Barbara County Public Health Department’s (SBCPHD) Animal Shelter, 15 are pit bulls or pit-bull mixes. Like a MySpace page for pooches, each dog has its own photo and profile on the shelter’s Web site (k-9pals.org). Take Abby, for example, a caramel brown two-year-old female: “This sweet, submissive little girl wants to be your baby.” Read story.
A Turtle’s Dream Come True
Specialty Care Facility Thrives in Santa Barbara
When the average person retires, they choose a place to relax and slow down. Jeanie Vaughan, founder of Santa Barbara’s Turtle Dreams — a rescue facility for certain four-legged shell inhabitants as well as other reptiles — seems to have done just the opposite. With more than 60 species in her care, Vaughan regularly works 12-hour days in the Santa Barbara summer sun along with daughter Christie and husband Dennis to care for the wide variety of reptiles that are the residents of her sprawling backyard. Read story.
101 Chihuahuas
Just as the movie 101 Dalmatians encouraged an overpopulation of Dalmatians, the popularization of Chihuahuas through their portrayal in Legally Blonde and as an accessory to Paris Hilton seems to be creating a similar fate for the tiny breed. The Santa Barbara County Animal Shelter (5473 Overpass Rd., 965-7365) currently has close to a dozen of these petite companion dogs. Read story.
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