Arts & Entertainment The Bay Area's Bus Riding Python Can Be Yours Wow! Python snake found on @VTA bus last month now up for adoption at @PeninsulaHumane in #Burlingame. His name? #Rumplesnakeskin! #BayArea pic.twitter.com/mhoKAlqYSk— Chris Nguyen ABC7 (@ChrisNguyenTV) October 24, 2017 A
SF News Adoptly, The 'Tinder For Adoption,' Keeps Insisting It's Real [Update: It's Not] "Swipe right to parenthood with Adoptly, the world’s first adoption app," declared a highly suspicious pitch to SFist last week. Vaguely outraged at the illegal-sounding idea of adopting children through an app
SF News Adorable Bay Bridge Dog 'Ponch' Up For Adoption The extremely lovable, rascally Chihuahua named Ponch captured our hearts earlier this month after leading California Highway Patrol on a high-speed chase across the upper deck of the western span of the Bay
SF News Three Kittens From Hayes Valley's KitTea Cafe Diagnosed With Fatal Disease Three cats from pleasant Hayes Valley hybrid teahouse and cat adoption center KitTea Cafe were diagnosed with an incurable viral disease that sometimes occurs in litters or cats in close proximity, as at
Arts & Entertainment Profoundly Adorable, But Problematic, Kitten Season Hits S.F. SPCA We got pretty worked up when we saw this CBS report, which says that Bay Area shelters are experiencing a bumper crop of kittens as warmer temperatures and less rain encourage cats to
Arts & Entertainment The Whole Enchihuahua: A Cinco de Mayo Chihuahua Party Speaking of cultural sensitivity in Dolores Park, the SF SPCA will throw a Chihuahua-themed party in Dolores Park this Sunday, May 1, in honor of Cinco de Mayo. See, due Paris Hilton and
SF News Arkansas Store Censors Elton John’s <em>Us Weekly</em> Cover A bit of bizarre anti-gay sentiment hit Arkansas this week after an issue of US Weekly was censored for featuring a too-hot-for-hillbillies Elton John cover. Joe My God reports: Last night Twitter user
Arts & Entertainment Friday: Macy's Christmas Window Displays Rain Kittens, Puppies Attention Animal Lovers: This Friday at 5 p.m., Macy's will unveil their annual holiday window displays filled with scampering adoptable kittens and puppies from the San Francisco SPCA. The selection of pets
misc Adoptable Pets of Week: Luna & Sunshine Luna 8-year-old blue tortoiseshell Luna is a love-filled, ladylike cat with striking green eyes. She loves to give and get affection (especially give). Her coat is gorgeous and unique, and you won't find
misc Adoptable Pets of Week: Joey & Einstein Joey 3-year-old female Black Labrador mix Oh yes, I'm a wriggling, wagging, kissing bundle of fun. Just look at me! Also, the great outdoors make me giddy with excitement -- hikes, swims, walks,
Arts & Entertainment SF/SPCA Celebrates Adopt-a-Shelter-Cat Month San Francisco SPCA has been celebrating Adopt-a-Shelter-Cat Month with a few big events. They had an adoption fair on Saturday (pictured above), featuring cats, dogs, birds, rabbits, and other small mammals, and they're
misc Kitten Overload at SPCA Eeps! Squee! Ack! Aw! Oh my! The start of summer means the start of kitten season. And right now at the SPCA is at "kitten overload." According to an appropriately all-capped and superfluously
misc UPDATE, Old Meme -- Help Find Beloved Labs a Home Together Update: Ha, it looks like we've been had, kind of -- it is a true story though. According to Snopes, this story actually happened down in LA in February, and the dogs did
SF News Light a Candle for Fluffy, Won't You? The story of Fluffy the cat, which shed light, love and joy to tens of thousands of San Franciscans this week, has taken a tragic turn. The month-long-missing cat that an SFPD officer
SF News Up for Adoption: Cat Found Stuffed in Suitcase, Abandoned at SFO Named after the duffel bag in which he was abandoned, "Duffy" was discovered by residents in Burlingame near the Embassy Suites at SFO on April 5. Although he was left there for more
misc Adopt a Chihuahua from the Marin Humane Society, Feel Love Yes, Paris Hilton is a noted admirer of the species -- which then lead to their astounding popularity among Daly City teenage girls, at least according to an unofficial SFist survey conducted at