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Scratch This: 3 California bills attack the ‘puppy mill pipeline’
Anyone planning to buy a pet needs to do their due diligence.
Kate Karp
I write about the heroes who help better the lives of Long Beach-area animals. I also put apostrophes where they belong and take them out where they don’t belong. I have mmmnmmmbb cats at home.
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Scratch This: Noses are wet, violets are blue...
Find the love of your life at the Long Beach animal shelter!
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Long Beach residents rally for free public education for all students
Speakers at the teachers' union headquarters on Saturday expressed anger at the Trump Administration's plan to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education.
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Scratch This: The coiling of hearts on the Lunar New Year
For one Long Beach couple, celebrating the year of the snake happens every year.
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Mitigating the kitten flow!
A partnership among three Long Beach animal organizations spays and neuters 156 cats in a month.
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Fix Long Beach spays and neuters 23 animals in one day
It wasn't even a lot, said clinic co-owner Sherri Stankewitz, and it's also not a coincidence that quite a few of the animals fixed that day were so-called purebreds.
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Cool Cat Collective exemplifies Long Beach's generous spirit
Meet the cats from Compton at TippedEars rescue.
Bay Shore Neighborhood Library
Bay Shore Neighborhood Library celebrates its grand reopening
The renovated building is more energy efficient but retains its mid-century charm.
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Meet Amanda Barajas, Long Beach Animal Care Services' new face of dog fostering
Pet fostering also helps save lives during disasters.
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How to keep your pets safe during disasters
Best Friends Animal Society offers tips and a huge helping paw.
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Animal abuse: Be smart, but don't lose your anger
Long Beach dog-abuse case has animal community members baring their teeth.
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New Year's resolutions for pet roommates
We asked Long Beach rescue volunteers and animal professionals to weigh in.
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I saw Rover licking Santa Claus!
Enjoying a special holiday treat at Long Beach Animal Care Services.
The Better Neighbor Project helps make forever homes a reality for pets of people in need
The project is the community arm of the Michelson Found Animals philanthropic organization.
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Scratch This: Who’s on the good list?
Curl up with a Christmas catalog for critters and the Long Beach people who love them.
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Scratch This: Thinking of a pet as a holiday gift?
There are Long Beach resources for you, but never forget that we’re as much of a gift to pets as they are to us.