We love San Francisco and we love animals and we love seeing the bad guys get caught. Now we can see all three things at once in Animal Cops San Francisco on the Animal Planet Channel. We only hope these brave souls are not so busy enforcing the new pit bull laws that they don’t have time to crack down on bars that discriminate against dogs. more ›

This is a pretty boring week for TV. The only thing we're even halfway excited about is something Rita mentioned last week: There are some new episodes of "Animal Cops San Francisco" airing this week on Animal Planet. You can catch two episodes tomorrow at 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. more ›

No, it's not Wednesday, but we wanted to make sure you all knew about the return of "Animal Cops San Francisco" on Animal Planet all this week at 7 and 10 p.m. We watched last night and fell in love all over again with those animal po-lice as they chased a dog through busy streets near Van Ness, rescued a neglected pooch with the most horrible tumor ever, and caught a possum in the Katherine Michiels School. (A possum?! Who knew possums existed in San Francisco, let alone were interested in alternative education?) Yeah, we cried watching it last night, and we'll probably cry again tonight. But it's a good kind of crying. more ›

SFist made it clear last week that while we enjoy watching "animal rescue" shows, we also find them an emotionally draining experience. But that didn't stop us from watching the premiere of "Animal Cops San Francisco" last night on Animal Planet. For the rest of the week the series will be airing episodes shot in San Francisco, and if the first episode is any indication, that infamous dog-mauling case was not an isolated incident in the City. Seriously, what is up with San Franciscans and their desire to raise vicious pit bulls? We believe in the quaint-sounding notion that there are no bad dogs, just bad dog owners, but unfortunately in so many cases it seems the dogs must pay the ultimate price for their owners' seriously misguided ideas about dog training. So, needless to say, last night's viewing was not without tears. You can catch the show and join in the sobbing nightly at 7 p.m., 10 p.m., and 2 a.m. more ›

It's high time for a roundup of Bay Area animal news! (Does anyone know when Animal Cops San Francisco is going to start? We're dying here!) more ›