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Category Archives: Animals/Pets
L.A. Shelters Are at a Breaking Point. City Council Just Defunded the Fix
(Editor’s note: This Article first appeared in the Westside Current on August 7, 2025, and is reprinted with permission.) City Council’s silent vote strips funding from key spay and neuter providers—putting overcrowded shelters and at-risk animals in deeper crisis. At … Continue reading
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Unexplained Illness Kills 6 Dogs Near Venice Canals, Sickens Several More
(Editor’s note: this story first appeared today, July 29 in the Westside Current and is reprinted with permission.) By SANDRA CLARK Dog owners in Venice are on edge following the tragic deaths of at least six healthy dogs who fell … Continue reading
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Benito Waited 700 Days in a South LA Shelter—Now He’s Living His Best Life 2,600 Miles Away
(Editor’s note: This is such an uplifting story that I thought readers might like it. It first appeared in the Westside Current on July 8 and is reprinted with permission.) By JAMIE PAIGE As Los Angeles shelters struggle with … Continue reading
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Sea Life Dying in Massive Algae Bloom; Danger to Humans Low
By LAUREL BUSBY Special to Circling the News The most virulent and longest toxic algae bloom in Santa Monica Bay history is killing unprecedented numbers of dolphins, sea lions, and birds along the coast, according to John Warner, the chief … Continue reading
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Goldfish Survive Palisades Fire: Relocate to Glassell Park
By MARGE GOLD We were finally able to visit our property on Las Casas on Sunday, February 2. With permit access in hand, we passed the check point at Sunset and Amalfi. There were five of us. Besides Bob and … Continue reading
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Lost Dog Found, Needs Owner
While walking dogs in my “new” neighborhood of Marina Del Palisades, I met into a man with a small dog that had a bandage on its leg. He told me the dog had been found after the Palisades Fire, taken … Continue reading
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FEMA Certified Pet Rescue Not Allowed in Palisades Fire. Why?
Those of us who were home when the evacuation notice was given for the Palisades Fire on January 7, were able to put our pets in the car and drive off. We were the lucky ones. Other residents who were … Continue reading
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Dog Park Advocate Campbell Wins Sparkplug
To describe the Herculean efforts to establish a dog park in Palisades the story would equal the 24 books of the Odyssey. The three women who have fought for a dog park, Leslie Campbell, Lynn Hylen Miller and Carol Ross … Continue reading
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LETTER: Dog Park Information Sent to L.A. County Lindsey Horvath’s Office
(Editor’s note: in researching the dog park story, CTN was given the letter below which was sent to L.A. County Supervisor Lindsey Horvath’s office in July 2024, to explain the steps that have been taken and what is still needed.) … Continue reading
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Palisades Dog Park Moves Forward: Amenities Discussed
At the meeting at the Palisades Library on October 21, there was joy and thanks because a dog park now seems to be reality. Councilmember Traci Park’s field deputy Michael Amster led the meeting and said to the more than … Continue reading
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