Arts & Entertainment Artist Luke Chueh Joins the Shark Fin Debate Artist Luke Chueh revealed a bold statement last week at the "Getting BIG 36 Sharky Show" at the Toy Tokyo Underground Gallery in New York City. Chueh's telling 36"-tall fiberglass piece titled
SF News SF Zoo Names Hippo 'Brian Wilson' Aw. At a ZooFest fundraiser for the San Francisco Zoo on Wednesday, a winning bidder won the right to re-name the park's male hippo. His new name? Brian Wilson. NBC Bay Area notes:
SF News Adieu, SFPD Horses, Hawk and Hunter! The San Francsico Police Department announced yesterday that the SFPD Mounted Unit will hold a retirement ceremony for two of its horses on Saturday, May 28. Hawk, a 25-year-old American Quarter Horse who
SF News Osama Bin Laden Doll Alive at Local Pet Supply Store Cashing in on the Osama death craze, local pet retailer Best in Show sent out the following mass email this morning. "Osama bin Laden is dead... but Osama Bone Laden is alive and
SF News Watch The Baby Falcon Cam, Squee With Delight The UC Santa Cruz Predatory Bird Research Group has set up a falcon cam that live streams little baby falcons perched in downtown San Francisco. These babies and their mother are located on
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,
misc Adorable Thing for Today: The San Francisco Zoo's Baby Koala The Zoo's baby Koala has emerged! She's been hiding, as marsupials do, in her mother's pouch for the past six months. Use that fact to make yourself seem smart when you show this
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Sen. Leland Yee Opposes Shark Fin Ban Bill Shark fin soup is delicious deplorable. Up to 70 million sharks are killed annually for their luxurious fins. Alice Waters knows this all too well. Today, California Assembly Members Paul Fong and Jared
misc Meanwhile, Offshore: Orcas Spotted Hunting Near Golden Gate According to the Examiner and NBC Bay Area, local whale watching tours have spotted Orcas in the area. Noting how unusual it is to see schools of killer whales this far South, tour
misc Most Depressing Craigslist Ad, Ever? Anyone have space for 52 thoroughbred horses? For free? If not, they could be slaughtered by Saturday, at least according to this very, very, very depressing "free stuff" Craigslist ad. Sigh. (Hat tip:
misc Here Are Some People Trying to Catch a Remote Controlled Duck With Nets The folks at WildRescue.org, the very same ones who have been working to free those seagulls imprisoned in tiny beer can collars, have been training some new volunteers in the use of
misc SF SPCA To Offer Free Spay/Neuter Services In February February is National Spay and Neuter Month, and the Humane Society's 17th Annual Spay Day takes place on Tuesday, Feb. 22. In conjunction with the event, San Francisco SFPCA will be offering free
SF News Country's Oldest Elephant Dies At Six Flags Discovery Kingdom Sad news, folks. This week at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom in Vallejo, the oldest elephant in the U.S. died. Taj, an Asian elephant, passed away on Monday. The Association of Zoos and
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 Tree Trapped Owl Starves To Death In San Francisco After becoming caught in debris in a tree, a barn owl starved to death recently. "On Friday, local birder Dominik Mosur responded to a report of a dead owl hanging in a tree
SF News Teen Joy Rides Through Downtown S.F. With Dachshund SF Appeal has details on quite a thrilling story that came up on the wire yesterday afternoon involving a 15-year-old girl who was pulled over on Wednesday for driving recklessly through downtown. The
Arts & Entertainment Palace of Fine Arts Swan Returns with New Friends According to the Chronicle this morning Blanche, the sole remaining swan at the Palace of Fine Arts Lagoon, returned home Sunday after her stay at the San Francisco Zoo and a brief vacation
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 Three Teens Arrested For Concord School Chicken Choking Deaths Yesterday, we brought you the story of choking chicken murders at El Monte Elementary School in Concord, where a custodian discovered the bodies of two strangled chickens. Today, police arrested three teenagers in
Arts & Entertainment Reindeer Arrive at SF Zoo Reindeer Holly, Velvet, Peppermint, and Belle arrived at the San Francisco Zoo this morning for the annual Reindeer Romp, which runs through New Year's Day. See more photos on Flickr and Facebook.
