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 themselves. Nine Lives Foundation, a beloved community nonprofit dedicated to cat rescue and located in Redwood City for the past 11 years, has […]
I was thrilled to hear that the Nine Lives Foundation, which I featured on the Pet Page recently (“Nine Lives Foundation loses lease,” May 2016), will be able to stay in their home on Rolison Road in Redwood City after the landlords had a change of heart (originally, they wanted to boot the no-kill cat […]
Last month I told you about a disturbing incident involving DogVacay, a “sharing economy” app that allows you to find a pet sitter through its network of “vetted” contractors. Oakland couple Emily and Christian Pelipada lost their 6-year-old dog, Pippen, when he died after being left with another dog in a hot car outside a […]
Baby Girl Killed by Family Dog A 6-week-old girl died Saturday night after she was mauled by the family’s dog, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department … As you read the first paragraph of this Los Angeles Times (Oct. 9, 2000) article, you likely might be thinking, “a pit bull did it,” but […]
Muttville senior dog rescue, one of our very favorite rescue groups, has made the top 10 finalists for CNN Hero of the Year. While volunteering at the San Francisco SPCA, Sherri Franklin noticed that older dogs didn’t get adopted. Watching the dogs lose hope broke her heart, so in 2007 Franklin started Muttville. Since then, […]
Part 1: The Mendocino Coast On the unseasonably warm evening of Oct. 9, 2017, my friend Sara and I stepped into the backyard to enjoy a cocktail. “It smells smoky,” I said. “Seems odd people would be burning a fire tonight.” Sara agreed and we went about enjoying dry martinis while excitedly discussing our trip […]
On the hit Animal Planet series, My Cat from Hell, Jackson Galaxy, armed with a guitar case full of toys, visits the homes of people who have reached their wit’s end with incorrigible, sometimes even vicious, felines. There’s always a reason for the bad behavior (usually something the humans are doing wrong). The transformations made […]