Mews Briefs

Nine Lives Foundation loses lease — must relocate 200 cats by end of May; Give Me Shelter cat rescue fundraiser; Wonder Dog Rescue seeks fosters/adopters for Frenchies, Bostons

NINE LIVES FOUNDATION The story of Smurf (the 8-week-old kitten dyed blue and used as a chew toy) made national news, but the organization that saved Smurf is now in dire straits t... Read More

Mews Briefs

Proponents fight for grooming legislation; S.F. shelter waives pit bull adoption fees for December; Bay Area Pet Fair sets adoption record

By Susan Dyer Reynolds

GROOMING LEGISLATION The national headlines are horrifying: “Dog bakes to death in dryer,” “Fourth dog death at Happy Tails Pet Spa,” “Animal hanged t... Read More

Mews Briefs

Bay Area Pet Fair & Adoptathon finds homes for more than 750 animals

By Susan Dyer Reynolds

The annual Bay Area Pet Fair & Adoptathon took place Oct. 11–12 in San Rafael with more than 60 rescues and shelters bringing animals seeking forever homes. It wasn’t j... Read More

Mews Briefs

Mews Briefs: Frankenmutts, walking dead, and throwaway dogs

By Susan Dyer Reynolds

LABRADOODLE INVENTOR REGRETS CREATING FRANKENMUTT CRAZE While working as the puppy-breeding manager at the Royal Guide Dog Association of Australia during the late 1980s, Wally Con... Read More

Mews Briefs

Nine Lives Foundation loses lease — must relocate 200 cats by end of May; Give Me Shelter cat rescue fundraiser; Wonder Dog Rescue seeks fosters/adopters for Frenchies, Bostons

Proponents fight for grooming legislation; S.F. shelter waives pit bull adoption fees for December; Bay Area Pet Fair sets adoption record

Bay Area Pet Fair & Adoptathon finds homes for more than 750 animals

Mews Briefs: Frankenmutts, walking dead, and throwaway dogs

Download the Current Issue: November 2024