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Photo du Jour 437

"Pigeon, out" by The Inadvertent Gardener. Taken at Yerba Buena Gardens. Glorious creature, yes? Yes.

Photos: Dachshund Derby

KayVee.INC made our day by snapping these shots of the adorable Dachshund Derby at Golden Gate Fields in Berkeley on Saturday. Apparently, only one dog made it to the finish line, and

Photo du Jour 433

Swoops caught on tape! Flickr photog Ingrid Taylar captured this harrowing shot of San Francisco's most famous brewer blackbird ("Swoops") in mid-attack. The bird has made headlines recently as he defends his and

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

Cute Alert: Dachshund Derby in Berkeley on Saturday

Wienerschnitzel has a clever campaign going with their hilarious Wiener Nationals. Saturday's Dachshund Derby II will take place at Noon at Berkeley's Golden Gate Fields (1100 Eastshore Hwy). Admission ranges from $4-15, and

PETA to Newsom: Ban Carriage Horses

On one hand, we hate the idea or horses being used as engines to carry tourists around city streets; on the other hand, these bitches are batshit. See, it seems Peta (AKA: the

Woman Pays $10,000 Reward for Stolen Dog

Debby Brown's "Chorkie" (Chihuahua/Yorkie mix) named Lexi was stolen from Brown's locked car (with the A/C running) in Concord on Friday night, while Brown and her boyfriend went into a restaurant

Blackbird Attacking FiDi Pedestrians

Have you had your head pecked while lunching or lollygagging downtown? This might be the reason: A tiny, adorable, rapscallion of a blackbird has been tormenting pedestrians in San Francisco's financial district as

San Jose Falcon Brings Slow News Day to an End With Flight

Yesterday afternoon, one of the young female falcons that adorn the roof at San Jose City Hall (named Ilahay, which is "angel" in Persian) took her first flight. According to the Mercury News,

Two-Headed Snake Born at Hayward Pet Store

And in other zoological news, the owners of the Reptile Room on A Street in Hayward welcomed a litter of redtail boa constrictors Wednesday night, including this freakish wonder: a two-headed baby redtail

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

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

SFPD Finds Man's Lost Cat In Abandoned House

Crazy-acting, "curvy" lesbians with face tattoos getting arrested at prop 8 protests be damned. We love the SFPD today. Why? Because of this story. See, according to SF Weekly, a "frantic" man flagged

Sea Otter and Seal Beheaded in Monterey

It's gross. And it comes on a day full of news about child rape and Twitter suicide. Anyway, CBS5 has the story, and the details are few, but it's likely the animals were

Baby Gorilla Update: Still Adorable, Still Nameless

I'm afraid we just can't get enough of the San Francisco Zoo's baby gorilla! (Tatiana who?) The little squirt is nine-days-old today. Ever since he was born last week, his mother, Monifa, has

How Will You Vote on Prop. 2?

Yes On 2: Sponsored by the Prevention of Farm Animal Cruelty Act, Prop 2 says it's c"ruel and inhumane to confine animals in cages so small they can’t turn around or

Beaking News: Mountain Lion Spotted in Natural Habitat on San Bruno Mountain Trail

This just in: "At 1300 hours today [1 p.m. -- SFist], possible Mountain Lion [Pretty, pretty fluff puff with a big, wet nose] seen on trail on San Bruno Mountain [at his

Marjorie Knoller Re-Sentenced in 2001 Dog Mauling Death

Seven years after Marjorie Knoller's pup killed Dianne Whipple in the hall of her Pacific Heights apartment building, a judge sentenced Knoller 15 years to life in prison today. Initially handed a four-year

Underground Dog Fighting Results In Canine, Human Attack?

According to local (LiveJournal) blogger Shatter707, he and his dog were attacked this weekend on Treasure Island. Check it: Saturday night around 8pm, my dog was attacked by a Pitbull in front of

Info on Pogo's Killer(s) = Lots of Cash In Your Pocket

Reward money for info leading to the arrest of the person(s) responsible for killing a three-legged foster dog -- who was swiped from Ocean Beach near Sloat on July 22-- skyrocketed from

Film du Jour: Albino Alligator Arrives at California Academy of Science

Did you climb up on your chair? We did. The above footage was taken today at the CAS, which opens at the end of September. Here's just a taste of what they'll have

FBI Increases UCSC Firebombing Reward to $50,000!

Holy cow! The Federal Bureau of Investigation (crudely known as the F.B.I.) added a cool $20,000 to the reward being offered for the arrests of the animal activists who injured

Mother Giraffe Dies at SF Zoo

An eight-year-old mother giraffe, one that recently gave birth in Febuary this year, died at the SF Zoo today. (Giraffes usually live anywhere from 15 and 20 years.) Gezi collapsed today a little

Animal Rights Protesters Taunt UC-Berkeley Scientists

Ah, finally a few UC Berkeley protesters who aren't selfishly and clinically insane. A few angry lads we could get behind. (That is, if we didn't love the taste and texture of a

Dogs at Cafes, Y/N?

With her pet pooch resting on her shoulder, Kaili Oteri over at SF Metblogs had an unfortunate encounter at a local cafe over the weekend while waiting in line. It seems some "foul