SF News Selling Endangered Animal Taxidermy on Craigslist: Apparently Not Legal A man in Pacifica has admitted to selling a whole range of mounted and taxidermied wildlife on Craigslist. Apparently James Dickson, 57, thought himself to be some kind of old-timey trophy trader. According
SF News Local Animal Care Worker Proposes Animal Abuse Registry While it's not much more than rumblings at the moment, local animal care attendant Sandra Bernal wants the Animal Care and Control commission to create a database of recorded animal abusers. Unlike say,
SF News Berkeley PD Shoot and Kill Dog During Weekend House Call In Berkeley over the weekend, police officers responding to reports of a man firing a handgun in a backyard off of Shattuck Ave ended up killing a pit bull in a tragic miscommunication.
Arts & Entertainment Otherwise Reasonable San Franciscans Are Willingly Putting Dead Animals in Their Hair From SFIndieFashion comes the latest frustratingly-cute trend in hair enhancements: fur extensions. Unlike the previous trend of attaching feathers to one's horsey mane, which was bothersome because we couldn't decide whether it was
SF News Violent Nature of Cop-Slain Pitbulls Disputed by Their Adopted Owners In South San Francisco, a police sergeant shot down two off-leash and unattended pit bulls after he found them in an alleyway violently ripping a cat to pieces. The owner, who is understandably
SF News Blinded Sea Lion Could Find a Friend at the San Francisco Zoo When last we checked in with Silent Knight, the sea lion left blind by a shotgun blast to the face on a Sausalito beach last December, veterinarians at the Marine Mammal Center were
SF News Fake Veterinarian is a Real Canine Mutilator Down in Salinas, local police and officers from the SPCA searched the home of a local man who is accused of mutilating dogs while posing as a licensed veterinarian. Apparently, unsuspecting dog owners
misc Blast from the Past: Elephants on Market Street Market Street hasn't quite been the zoo it used to be ever since they started limiting traffic to bikes, buses and cabs last year, but this photo included in the monthly newsletter for
SF News Reward Offered In Sausalito Sea Lion Shooting Case A reward is being offered in the capture of the person(s) who shot a sea lion in the face back in December. If you recall, a sea lion was discovered December 9
SF News Goat In Car Trunk Prompts Animal Abuse Arrests Three horrible human beings were arrested in Morgan Hill on Friday for animal abuse. Ciro Paredes, 40, Julio Perez, 27, and Ricardo Melgar, 19, were pinched for reportedly having a drug-fueled night of
SF News Second Collared Seagull Freed From Throttling Beer Can Over the weekend, we spotted several reports of a second seagull freed from the clutches of the Budweiser-loving bird-hater. This particular gull was befriended by a neighbor close to San Francisco State University
misc Sea Lion Shot in the Face, Survives An injured Sea Lion was picked up on a Sausalito beach Wednesday night, where he was found with his right eye missing, his left eye swollen shut and shotgun pellets lodged inside his
SF News At Least One Collared Gull Freed, Beer Distributors Add to Torturer's Bounty Well, this is just cute: After news of a Budweiser-drinking seagull hater took off a few weeks ago, local rescue organization Wild Rescue received an outpouring of support and donations. Enough donations, in
misc Seagull Torturer Collaring Bay Area Birds With Beer Cans According to BCN/The Appeal this morning: several birds have been spotted around the Bay Area with torturous collars fashioned from cut Budweiser cans around their necks. All jokes about jewelry made from
