{"id":66,"date":"2019-05-10T13:55:24","date_gmt":"2019-05-10T20:55:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging-live.lbpost.com\/?p=999949662"},"modified":"2019-05-10T13:55:24","modified_gmt":"2019-05-10T20:55:24","slug":"roll-one-down-the-alley-for-the-alley-cats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging-live.lbpost.com\/hi-lo\/pets\/roll-one-down-the-alley-for-the-alley-cats","title":{"rendered":"Roll one down the alley for the alley cats!"},"content":{"rendered":"

How is a cat like a bowling pin?<\/p>\n

Aside from frequently looking like a tap (that, friends who don\u2019t bowl, is defined by bowlingball.com<\/a> as a single pin left standing after the other nine are knocked down, but I don\u2019t even know if that\u2019s accurate because I don\u2019t bowl either and I had to look it up), nothing comes to mind. I suppose I could look up a few more terms to make cat puns with, but few come to mind\u2014except maybe sleeper<\/em>\u2014so I\u2019ll spare you. Oh, sorry. You\u2019d rather see the cats anyway.<\/p>\n

In honor of Helen Sanders CatPAWS<\/a>\u2019 bowling fundraiser that takes place Saturday (see Things to do, pets to support), we\u2019ve lined up the little kingpins and queenpins in their lane and have even included a bowling ball. CatPAWS is a nonprofit cat rescue and partner in the Long Beach Little Paws Project Kitten Nursery<\/a>. So they need funds. And these guys need loving forever homes. And lots of love taps. Heh.<\/p>\n

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Ripley\u00a0<\/strong>is a\u00a0sweet girl, declawed and happy to lounge in the sun, does OK with other cats but needs a chill environment. Photo by Eden Amans.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Eliana<\/strong>\u00a0is\u00a0so playful! She’d be best as an only cat. She’ll entertain you with crazy antics and will shower with affection.\u00a0 Photo by Eden Amans.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Romeo<\/strong> is a handsome, sweet boy who needs an experienced cat owner. He is a complete sweetheart but can get overstimulated when playing and reacts with biting. However, with love and training, he will be the perfect cat! Photo by Eden Amans.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Tinity.<\/strong> Photo by Eden Amans.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Crocket.<\/strong> Of course, you have to have a bowling ball. These two cats, Trinity and Crocket, returned to CatPAWS after their owner, who adopted them from the rescue, unexpectedly passed away. They are very timid and unsure about where they are but every day they are becoming more comfortable with their foster mom and showing their true loving sides. They’d best go out together. Photo by Eden Amans<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Things to do, pets to support<\/h4>\n

Please send any Long Beach or Seal Beach pet-related events or projects to\u00a0<\/em>pets@lbpost.com<\/em><\/a>. Posting subject to approval.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Interfaith Blessing of the Animals:\u00a0<\/strong>Saturday, May 11, 4 p.m., Grace First Presbyterian Church, 3955 N. Studebaker Road, Long Beach, free event.<\/p>\n

The community is welcome to bring their pets or photos and ashes of their late pets, no matter what species, to this event held. in partnership with South Coast Interfaith Council. Clergy of various faith traditions will offer benediction to all animals present, honor those who couldn\u2019t come because they\u2019re ill or just plain cats who\u2019d rather stay home, remember those who\u2019ve gone over the rainbow; and give special blessings for our shelter animals, especially the ones who have been abused and neglected. hey will also offer a recognition of animals in shelters waiting for homes or who have been poorly treated. Refreshments will follow. For the safety and health of all participants, all animals must be current on shots and remain on leashes or in closed carriers while on the Church campus.<\/p>\n

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Helen Sanders CatPAWS Bowling Fundraiser:\u00a0<\/strong>Saturday, May 11, 3\u20135 p.m., Westminster Lanes, 6471 Westminster Blvd., Westminster, $40 per person, includes food, drink and shoes.<\/p>\n

You do know that if you draw whiskers on the head of a bowling pin and paste pointed ears on the crown that it\u2019ll resemble a cat sitting up? That and the fact that it\u2019s a good fund-raising idea for the cats and kittens under the care of Helen Sanders CatPAWS<\/a> rescue. This annual event raises money for food, veterinary bills (they mount) and neonatal care, including the free DIY kits for bottle-feeders that CatPAWS makes available free of charge at the shelter. Details are on the flyer\u2014so roll one down an alley for the alley cats!<\/p>\n

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Meet-and-Greet with Long Beach Animal Care Services Manager Staycee Dains:\u00a0<\/strong>Monday, May 13, 6:30\u20137:30 p.m., Expo Arts Center, 4321 Atlantic Ave., Long Beach, free<\/p>\n

Long Beach\u2019s new shelter manager is getting more face time with the public than a Labrador retriever at a 5-year-old\u2019s birthday party. Dains will take attendees\u2019 comments and answer all questions asked in order to have the best outcome possible for every shelter pet.<\/p>\n

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Fix Long Beach Free Spay\/Neuter Clinic:\u00a0<\/strong>Saturday, May 18, 9 a.m.\u20133 p.m., Ramona Park, 3301 E. 65th St., Long Beach, free spay\/neuter for qualifying Long Beach residents, with appointment; free microchips, shots, flea-med doses, dewormers and nail trimmings $10 each\u2014no appointment necessary. Appointments available for future clinics\u2014come make one. Full details are available here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Fur Baby Beach Ball fund-raiser for Live Love Animal Rescue:\u00a0<\/strong>Saturday, May 18, 4\u20138 p.m.; location TBA to ticket buyers; $50 online<\/a>, $60 at door<\/p>\n

Live Love Rescue has pulled hundreds of otherwise unwanted dogs from shelters and fostered or adopted out just as many. All that vetting, neutering, spaying and training costs money. What better way to fund it all than with an exclusive Hamptons-type do at a private home? All dogs and their well-behaved humans are welcome!<\/p>\n

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Kitty Hall:\u00a0:\u00a0<\/strong>Tuesday, May 21, 2\u20135 p.m., Long Beach City Hall, 333 E. Broadway, Long Beach, $20 adoption fee.<\/p>\n

Cats and kittens from area shelters and rescues will lobby for good homes during this successful event. Each of them will enjoy his or her own platform, as long as something\u2019s dangling over it.<\/p>\n

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Friends of Long Beach Animals Annual Membership Meeting, with Long Beach Animal Care Services manager Staycee Dains:\u00a0<\/strong>Thursday, May 23, 6:30\u20139:30 p.m., Long Beach Playhouse, 5021 E. Anaheim St., Long Beach, free<\/p>\n

Friends of Long Beach Animals, founded in 1990, is among the most venerable pet-welfare nonprofits in town. This year\u2019s membership meeting will also be a welcoming party for Staycee Dains, Long Beach Animal Care Services<\/a>\u2019 new manager. The job is no bed of catnip, so this will be an easy meet-and-greet, with appetizers, wine, beer and conversation with Staycee! Please RSVP at 562-988-7647 or folbamail@folba.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Fix Long Beach Free CAT Spay\/Neuter Clinic:\u00a0<\/strong>Sunday, May 26, 8:30 a.m.\u20132 p.m., Ramona Park, 3301 E. 65th St., Long Beach, free spay\/neuter for qualifying Long Beach residents, with appointment; free microchips, shots, flea-med doses, dewormers and nail trimmings $10 each\u2014no appointment necessary.<\/p>\n

Newborn kittens are the most euthanized pets in shelters, ours included. The best way to stop a flood is to tamp the source, and that\u2019s why we\u2019re here. Our appointments are fully booked, but you can come for standby at 10:30 a.m. Appointments are available for future clinics\u2014come make one. Full details are available here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

For Sunday May 26 we will be at Ramona Park (3301 E 65th St, Long Beach, CA 90805 (next to the community center and tennis courts). We will be fixing cats, but will have vaccines, etc for cats and dogs. WE are fully booked and our waitlist is closed. Standby time for both males and females is 10:30am.<\/p>\n

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Fix Long Beach\u2019s \u2018A Fistful of Dollars\u2019 Casino Night:\u00a0<\/strong>Saturday, June 22, 6\u201310:30 p.m., Cosmic Brewery, 20316 Gramercy Place, Torrance, $20 per ticket, available here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

It shouldn\u2019t be a gamble to see whether Fix Long Beach can spay and neuter as many cats and dogs as possible as well as support the fosters. But it sure can be a neat way to fund the clinics, if last year\u2019s event was any indication! The event includes a burger bar with a vegan option, s’more bar, discounts on beer and wine, and $50 casino cash for full-size craps, poker, roulette and blackjack tables. Come dressed to win in your favorite Western wear, and have fun during the Best Moustache contest; the 50\/50 drawing; the silent auction; which includes some amazing trips; and the opportunity drawing. Prizes will go to the biggest casino winners. Tickets are available here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Ongoing<\/strong><\/h4>\n

The following pet-related businesses regularly feature cat, dog and rabbit adoptions. If you\u2019re a Long Beach-area rescue and don\u2019t see your adoption event listed here, please email\u00a0pets@lbpost.com<\/a>. Click on the links for each rescue in case of updates or changes.<\/p>\n

Chase Bank, 5200 East Second St., Long Beach<\/strong><\/p>\n