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If you love cats and are concerned about the welfare of those other than the ones curled up on the clean laundry in your warm, dry house, here’s your chance to save a lot of lives and earn some kibble money. Stray Cat Alliance’s Long Beach chapter has a couple of part-time TNR (trap/neuter/release) opportunities. If you have done TNR before or are interested in learning how to do it, email anna@straycatalliance.org for information. Positions will be filled in the next week and a half.
Virtually Pets
And while we’re on the subject…
Stray Cat Alliance has adoptions seven days a week at the PetSmart in Signal Hill, 2550 Cherry Avenue; and at the Signal Hill Petco at 3065 California Avenue. And our shelter, Long Beach Animal Care Services ACS, 7700 Spring Street at the entrance to El Dorado Nature Center (no parking charge for ACS visitors), has a few that need to be sprung as well:
3-year-old Antonio has a purr that can be heard all the way across the room. He came into the shelter with severe skin issues, and the vet team has worked wonders. Ask for ID #A562601.
Tiger and Hunter, both 6 years old, are a bonded pair of Manx cats. They must be adopted together. They’re past the kitten stage but still have plenty of play in them. Ask for A454591 (Tiger) and A454597 Hunter.
Mark Your Calendars (the People Way)
City of Long Beach Animal Care Services Open House, Saturday, January 16, 7700 East Spring Street, Long Beach, 10:00AM–noon
Learn about our shelter’s successes during 2015 and their goals for 2016.
spcaLA P.D. Pitchford Companion Animal Village, Saturday, January 16, 7700 East Spring Street, Long Beach, 10:00AM–noon
We can’t do it without you! spcaLA needs foster parents for pets of all ages and needs. We provide the supplies, and you provide the love. Submit an application and attend a foster class by applying here.
Fix Long Beach (FLB) Spay/Neuter Clinic
Saturday, January 23, 7:30AM–4:00PM, Houghton Park, 6500 Atlantic Avenue, Long Beach
Free to qualifying residents
The grassroots free spay/neuter organization Fix Long Beach invites you to make an appointment for your unfixed dog or get a voucher for your cat! And we have lots of spaces for male dogs! Come and get ‘em!
Guidelines are as follows:
- Low-income Long Beach residents only unless you have a pit bull! (We offer free spay/neuter for pitties in surrounding cities.) If you don’t qualify (annual salary $30,000 or lower), please Google “low cost spay/neuter” along with your zip code, and have your pet fixed at one of the suggested clinics.
- Book an appointment ASAP. Standbys are welcome. Vouchers will be given to any attendee whose pet cannot be served that day.
- If you have called or made a previous appointment, please check your voice mail for messages (be sure that it’s set up). You must call back to confirm your appointment or your spot will be given away.
- If you are 15 minutes late for your appointment, your spot will be given to someone waiting on standby. If you fail to show up for two consecutive appointments, you will be denied future service.
- Fix Long Beach also offers the following services from 9:00AM–4:00PM:
- Low-cost vaccines for dogs and cats $10 per shot, cash only.
- Low-cost flea meds for dog and cats $10 per dose/application, cash only.
- Nail trim $5, cash only.
- Free microchips for pets of Long Beach residents.
- Free supplies for anyone that gets their pets fixed.
For more information or to schedule an appointment, call 323.413.7729
When you come, bring proof of income and Long Beach residency (these events are for Long Beach residents only.) Whether you come as standby or with an appointment, do not give your pet anything to eat or drink after 12:01AM. Dogs must be on leashes and cats must be in carriers that are specifically pet carriers! No paper bags or suitcases, please! There are no walls in the park, and we want you to ensure your pet’s safety! If you don’t own a carrier, pet supply stores like Petco and PetSmart carry inexpensive cardboard ones; they run on the average of $8.
Fix Long Beach also has a wish list for pet items to give to our client as a thank-you for helping to lower our shelter euthanasia rate and prevent the birth of more unwanted kittens and puppies.
Click the link to donate items, or bring them to the event if you find a better deal!
Let’s continue to help make Long Beach no kill, one pet at a time!
Long Beach Animal Care Services (ACS) Explorer Academy Recruitment Meeting, Friday, January 29, 7700 East Spring Street, Long Beach, 5:00PM
If you’re 15 to 19 years old and won’t be 20 until the start of this project, and are interested in a career in animal welfare, ACS invites you to become an Animal Care Services Explorer. The purpose of the Academy is:
- To provide interested young people exposure to careers in public safety and the humane treatment of animals, with opportunities to grow personally and professionally through a program of community service.
- To provide young people with the necessary knowledge and skills of animal care and control services as they pertain to serving the public as animal care professionals.
- To provide a climate emphasizing leadership and responsibility.
Visit this page for details and more information. Parents are encouraged to attend. No RSVP necessary—looking forward to meeting you!
Ongoing
Low-Cost Pet Vaccination Clinics
First and Third Sunday of each month, 4:00PM–6:00PM, Scherer Park, 4600 Long Beach Boulevard, Long Beach
See flyer for pricing of each services
Pet owners must be 18 years or older. All pets must be on leashes or in carriers. Only healthy and non-pregnant animals will be vaccinated. If you have a prior rabies vaccine certificate, license tag or license renewal notice for your pet, please bring it with you to the clinic. Vaccination and microchip services are provided for pets residing in any city. Licensing service is provided for residents within our jurisdiction: Long Beach, Signal Hill, Cerritos, Los Alamitos and Seal Beach. Microchips, flea treatment and nail trimmings also available.
Monthly Mutt Mingles
Pussy & Pooch Pethouse and PawBar, 4818 East Second Street, Long Beach, third Wednesday of every month
222 East Broadway, third Thursday of every month, 6:00PM–8:00PM
Join P&P for their monthly mixer, and enjoy special treats, toasts, and plenty of in-store tail-wagging. Mutt Mingles are a great way for your dog to learn valuable social skills. It’s a chance for them to experience and interact in a social setting with food, drink and plenty of other distractions! It’s important for your dog to learn how to behave around other dogs and people so that they’ll be the stars of the dog park and the dog beach. The indoor facility provides for a very comfortable setting and fun atmosphere. Dogs may be off-leash if supervised closely by their owners. For their protection, we lock the front door so dogs are safe from the street traffic.
Interested in a career in animal welfare?
Long Beach Animal Care Services Explorer Academy Recruitment Meeting
Friday, January 29th 5:00pm at the PD Pitchford Companion Animal Village Education Center
Students who are at least fifteen (15) and not yet twenty (20) years of age by start of the academy can become an Animal Care Services Explorer.
The purpose of the Academy is
• To provide interested young people exposure to careers in public safety and the humane treatment of animals, with opportunities to grow personally and professionally through a program of community service.
• To provide young people with the necessary knowledge and skills of animal care and control services, as they pertain to serving the public as animal care professionals.
• To provide a climate emphasizing leadership and responsibility.
Click here more information. Parents are welcome to attend. No RSVP necessary; hope to see you on January 29th!