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Pets

  • Blogs

    May 22, 2012

    Shorty Rossi: The Pit Man

    One of the fascinating Angelenos featured in L.A. Weekly's People 2012 issue. Check out our entire People 2012 issue here. Luigi Francis Rossi -- better known as Shorty, titular star of the Animal Planet "docudrama" Pit Boss -- was not, as some have said, "made for television." His recently release ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 31, 2012

    Los Angeles Has Thousands of Lost Dogs, 90 Percent Never Found: Register Yours Online Before It's Too Late

    In an effort to join the modern world, the Los Angeles Department of Animal Services is letting dog owners license their pets online -- finally joining pretty much every other major city in the U.S. L.A.'s troubled and problem-riddled Animal Services agency -- the big department has failed for yea ... More >>

  • News

    January 26, 2012

    Stopping 2,000 Barking Dogs

    Obnoxious L.A. pet owners face $250 fine

  • Calendar

    January 19, 2012

    You'll Slobber Over This Funny New Book!

    Obnoxious L.A. pet owners face $250 fine

  • Blogs

    January 18, 2012

    I'm Not the Biggest Bitch in This Relationship, a Book of Comedians' Essays on Their Dogs

    I'm Not the Biggest Bitch in This Relationship: Hilarious, Heartwarming Tales About Man's Best Friend From America's Favorite Humorists is the new book edited by Wade Rouse, with essays by Jen Lancaster, Rita Mae Brown, Laurie Notaro, Jane Green, Beth Harbison, W. Bruce Cameron and many others, plus ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 22, 2011

    Popovich Comedy Pet Theater

    I'm Not the Biggest Bitch in This Relationship: Hilarious, Heartwarming Tales About Man's Best Friend From America's Favorite Humorists is the new book edited by Wade Rouse, with essays by Jen Lancaster, Rita Mae Brown, Laurie Notaro, Jane Green, Beth Harbison, W. Bruce Cameron and many others, plus ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 2, 2011

    10 Cats Who Eat Better Than You: At The Santa Monica Cat Show

    Gendy AlimurungWhat did your cat eat today?​ Does your cat eat better than you do? Some of these kitties at the recent Santa Monica Cat Show do. I asked their respective humans what is the fanciest, tastiest, nommiest thing they feed their cats. Keep reading to learn what they said, or 10 Cats ... More >>

  • News

    July 21, 2011

    Los Angeles' Dog Barking Hell

    Laid-back L.A. Animal Services department takes months to stop problem barkers

  • Blogs

    July 11, 2011

    Precious: Rescued Pitt Bull, Looking for Love

    Sam SlovickPrecious waits to be adopted.​Precious is such a bitch. The compact young blonde struts the patio inside the iron gates just behind the Modernica furniture factory in downtown's Industrial District. Precious is subtly clever, looking for vulnerability: She'll push your buttons, th ... More >>

  • Columns

    May 12, 2011

    Post-Rapture Pet Care

    Who'll feed Rover after the rapture?

  • Blogs

    January 7, 2011

    Cat Hoarder Found Living With 96 Diseased Pets In Panorama City Mobile Home

    Cats in cages: Almost as bad as 96 cats in one mobile home​The cat hoarders of Los Angeles County strike again! We should totally hook this guy up with "Tammy," the Pasadena shut-in discovered with 140 live cats stuffed into her toolshed last month. Then again, the latest suburban cat lover o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 7, 2011

    French Bulldog Thief Strikes Again, Running Off With $3,000 Orange County Purebred

    Orange County Sheriff's DepartmentDuarte resident Darryl Cole stole one French bulldog too many​Updated after the jump with the dog thief's "obsessive compulsive" history. Originally posted at 12:53 p.m. French bulldogs are super cute, we'll admit. Especially in holiday sweaters. But 20-year- ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 6, 2011

    Phydough Truck Rolls Out Gourmet Dog Treats

    Guzzle & NoshFowl vs. fur.​Because nearly every imaginable cuisine has been bastardized in mobile form, the Phydough Truck has moved on to canines. Rolling out this Saturday, the truck (@phydoughtruck) will feature a menu of gourmet dog treats.

  • Film+TV

    October 21, 2010

    MY DOG TULIP

    Guzzle & NoshFowl vs. fur.​Because nearly every imaginable cuisine has been bastardized in mobile form, the Phydough Truck has moved on to canines. Rolling out this Saturday, the truck (@phydoughtruck) will feature a menu of gourmet dog treats.

  • Blogs

    June 16, 2010

    Mutt Mingle: It's All Going to the Dogs, Even Dining Out

    Jenn GarbeeCanine Cocktail Hour​You get to go out on Friday night, why not your dog? We don't mean for another walk around the block -- that is so 2009 -- but a Mutt Mingle. This Friday night at Pussy & Pooch, you can take your dog to a 3-hour social gathering to sample the free treats, or pon ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 25, 2010

    'Octomom' Accepts PETA Money For Placement Of Anti-Pet-Overpopulation Ad

    ​"Octomom" Nadya Suleman has accepted PETA's offer to put a sign on her lawn that reads, "Don't let your dog or cat become an 'Octomom:' Always spay or neuter," according to a spokeswoman for the animal-rights group. We first reported the proposal Tuesday -- and it sounded like a bit of a joke ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 23, 2010

    'Don't Let Your Dog Or Cat Become An Octomom' - PETA

    PETA​PETA is offering to pay "Octomom" Nadya Suleman to endorse the spaying and neutering of pets, the animal-rights group announced Tuesday. A proposed slogan would be posted on a sign on Suleman's front lawn: "Don't let your dog or cat become an 'Octomom.'" The offer comes amid reports that ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 16, 2010

    West Hollywood Bans Most Retail Dog And Cat Sales

    A puppy mill.​The city of West Hollywood was expected to give final approval Tuesday to a law that will ban sales of cats and dogs at pet stores. The ordinance states that existing shops will be given time to come to terms with the new rule, and that the sale of "humanely bred, reared or shelt ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 2, 2010

    Severed Leg Cat Toys: The Most Endearing Body Parts...And the Tastiest

    ​ Cats will eat your eyeballs if given half the chance. Now they can eat severed legs. Karen Brazell is a 38 year old graphic designer. She makes catnip toys that look like severed legs and sells them for five bucks a pop. How many severed leg cat toys have you sold so far? Coming up on 140 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 29, 2009

    Are Dogs People Too? Should They At Least Eat Like Them?

    Back in 2007, there was a dog food recall scare, and professional caterer Vickie McDougal noticed that her Maltese's kibble was on The List. "I figured, 'I'm a caterer,'" said McDougal. "'How hard could it be?'" She began doing research, consulting with her veterinarian and perfecting the recipe. Sh ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 29, 2009

    THAT'S SO BURBANK

    Back in 2007, there was a dog food recall scare, and professional caterer Vickie McDougal noticed that her Maltese's kibble was on The List. "I figured, 'I'm a caterer,'" said McDougal. "'How hard could it be?'" She began doing research, consulting with her veterinarian and perfecting the recipe. Sh ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 29, 2009

    HARRY AND SCARY

    Back in 2007, there was a dog food recall scare, and professional caterer Vickie McDougal noticed that her Maltese's kibble was on The List. "I figured, 'I'm a caterer,'" said McDougal. "'How hard could it be?'" She began doing research, consulting with her veterinarian and perfecting the recipe. Sh ... More >>

  • Columns

    September 3, 2009

    Cat Fanciers Unite in Santa Monica

    Nicole Kidman, lanky and ascetic as a hairless sphynx, slinks by with child

  • LA Life

    July 9, 2009

    PEEK AT PUSSY FOR THE RIGHT PRICE

    A Web site you can dig your claws into

  • Calendar

    February 12, 2009

    DEGRADING PICK OF THE WEEK

    A Web site you can dig your claws into

  • Calendar

    January 29, 2009

    Attention Milk-heads

    A Web site you can dig your claws into

  • Blogs

    November 10, 2008

    Puppy for Obama? The Ultimate Presidential Accessory

    There's been much to-do about Obama's future dog. Screw the economic crisis. This dog's got to be hypo-allergenic, because Malia is allergic. It's got to be from a shelter, preferably. The American Kennel Club has weighed in, suggesting poodles and Portugese water dogs. The Dog Whisperer Cesar Milan ... More >>

  • LA Life

    October 2, 2008

    Best Vet for Crazy Cat Ladies: Westside Hospital for Cats

    There's been much to-do about Obama's future dog. Screw the economic crisis. This dog's got to be hypo-allergenic, because Malia is allergic. It's got to be from a shelter, preferably. The American Kennel Club has weighed in, suggesting poodles and Portugese water dogs. The Dog Whisperer Cesar Milan ... More >>

  • LA Life

    October 2, 2008

    Best Splurges for Your Doggy BFF

    Four-legged luxury

  • LA Life

    October 2, 2008

    Best Pit Bull Whisperer: Kyle Schwab, Smashface Rescue

    Four-legged luxury

  • News

    February 28, 2008

    L.A.'s Toothless Spaying Law

    A new neutering rule appeases the wrathful animal-rights lobby but offers little hope

  • LA Life

    January 3, 2008

    ¡Ask a Mexican! Ay, Chihuahuas!

    Does a Chihuahua really fit a nation of macho men and feisty women?

  • News

    October 4, 2007

    Best Concierge Service for Slackers (and Their Spoiled Dogs)

    Complete Concierge

  • News

    July 12, 2007

    Letters: Seeking No Shelters

    Our readers write back

  • News

    July 5, 2007

    Dog Busters

    If puppies are outlawed by Lloyd “Lightbulb” Levine, will only outlaws have puppies?

  • LA Life

    May 10, 2007

    Tia Maria Torres

    Underdogs

  • LA Life

    December 21, 2006

    Bone for the Holidays

    Who’s ruffing it when you leave town? Not your pooch

  • Blogs

    July 17, 2006

    What Happend to My Piece of The Cake?

    How far I have come from the Van Nuys Motel 6. Almost right where I started, give or take a few blocks. Since then, a friend (ok, my ex-boyfriend) took my dog cross country. Stevie (my four legged dog child) has been to San Francisco, Seattle, Portland, and today swam (or tried to) in a river in Mon ... More >>

  • Columns

    April 27, 2006

    All the Frills

    How far I have come from the Van Nuys Motel 6. Almost right where I started, give or take a few blocks. Since then, a friend (ok, my ex-boyfriend) took my dog cross country. Stevie (my four legged dog child) has been to San Francisco, Seattle, Portland, and today swam (or tried to) in a river in Mon ... More >>

  • News

    April 20, 2006

    Top Dog

    Cesar Millan

  • Columns

    February 23, 2006

    Pit Stop

    Cesar Millan

  • Columns

    May 12, 2005

    Hallowed Kitty

    Cesar Millan

  • Film+TV

    January 6, 2005

    A Dog’s Life

    Not so bad, if you belong to Bruce Weber

  • Columns

    October 28, 2004

    Silver Lake's Top Dog

    Not so bad, if you belong to Bruce Weber

  • Columns

    April 29, 2004

    Rich Dog, Poor Man

    Not so bad, if you belong to Bruce Weber

  • News

    August 7, 2003

    The Stray Cats of Tblisi

    Can an impoverished former Soviet republic afford the luxury of kindness to animals?

  • News

    August 15, 2002

    A Pet Peeve

    Bill to protect pets gets amended into near oblivion

  • Columns

    June 13, 2002

    The Curse of the Cat Person

    Bill to protect pets gets amended into near oblivion

  • News

    February 10, 2000

    In the Doghouse

    Breeders are yelping about proposed new fees

  • News

    June 11, 1998

    Heel!

    Yanking Matthew Margolis' chain

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