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Category Archives: Animals/Pets
Owl Habitat Destroyed by Brush Clearance
A resident sent the following letter and video to Mountains Recreation and Conservancy Agency and to Circling the News. We just got home to find that the service doing work in Temescal Canyon today (trucks say Greenleaf Tree Service) has … Continue reading
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Progress on the Dog Park, Maybe?
By: CHAZ PLAGER Look, I love my dog. And he loves our house. We’re lucky enough to have a spacious yard to put him in, with space to use as a toilet. But sometimes you want your dog to socialize … Continue reading
Veterinarian Bartholomew Bottoms “Found” on Via de la Paz
Where is Dr. Bartholomew Buckeye Bottoms? The internet is rife with speculation about the veterinarian that was featured on National Geographic Wild show “The Adventures of Dr. Buckeye Bottoms.” He was a mobile vet that traveled the Islands of Hawaii, … Continue reading
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Illiteracy Proves to Be Serious Problem in Pacific Palisades
Today, Sunday, in the short 20 minutes that this editor was at the Farmers Market on Antioch, there were three different families that had dogs whose noses were sniffing various tables. Thank goodness, none of the people with dogs seemed … Continue reading
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Reader Warns Against Boarding Pets at Wag Hotels
When you go away for the holidays, finding a reputable place to board a pet or even finding a great pet sitter is a challenge, but for one family the experience turned into a nightmare. They went to what they … Continue reading
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Howling Heroes Winners Announced
The Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation in 2021 launched a Howling Heroes contest to find an official K-9 Mascot. The contest annually is held in the spring and in April the top three canines for 2024 were announced: Blue Nystrom, … Continue reading
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Real Estate Market Looking up for Bluebirds
While there seem to be many houses for sale in Pacific Palisades, there’s one subpopulation that seems to be growing: bluebirds. A reader wrote to CTN: When I moved to the Palisades more than 20+ years ago, the … Continue reading
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Butterfly Garden Opens, Thanks to the Morrisseys
A ribbon cutting was held on April 5 for the opening of a butterfly garden in Simon Meadow, located at the corner of Temescal Canyon Road and Sunset Boulevard. Cindy Simon, who served as emcee explained that when Colleen Morrissey … Continue reading
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One Dog’s Life Saved: More Need Help
Westside Current Editor Jamie Page visited the South-Central Animal shelter on April 5 and was brought to tears with the overcrowding and the filth. “I have never seen conditions so bad,” Paige wrote. “I ended up fostering a senior dog, … Continue reading
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L.A. Shelter Animals Suffering Neglect Bordering on Abuse
(Editor’s note: The Westside Current and CTN are working in tandem to shed light on the horrific state of animal shelters in Los Angeles.) The City of Angeles is neglecting animals in its shelters to the point of abuse. Current … Continue reading
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