misc 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
SF News Wimbledon Under Fire for Pigeon Murder Wimbledon, that top-drawer tennis championship played on grass way over on the other side of the pond, is currently underway. What's more, it's coming under fire for "using marksmen to shoot down dive-bombing
SF News Santa Cruz Wildfire Update: 0% Containment Just letting you know that the fire -- which as of late this afternoon has consumed thousands of acres since it started at around 5:30 a.m. this morning -- is "completely
SF News Santa Cruz Wildfire: Animal, Human Evacuation Info For those of you fire victims with large animals (i.e., horses, emus, et al.) or even not so large animals (i.e., Sprinkles, et al.), a Capitola reader just informed us that
SF News When Geragos Attack--Dhaliwals Claim SF Was Negligent Looking to get a few well-earned bucks out of the city for the Christmas Day tiger attack that claimed the life of their (alleged) friend Carlos Sousa Jr., Amritpal and Kulbir Dhaliwal have
SF News Great White Shark Released In Monterey Swims To Cabo Is there anything more annoying that a college student on Spring Break? Probably not. But as luck would have it, a recently released great white shark made its way from the Monterey Bay
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
SF News SHAC7 Claims No Responsibility for UCSC Researcher Attack We just made contacted with a member of the reportedly elusive SHAC7. They told us the following: No--we are not responsible. In fact, the only knowledge we have of the whole ordeal is
SF News Extreme Animal Rights Activists Attack UCSC Faculty Member? Pro-life animal rights group Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty is being accused of taking part in a break in of a UC Santa Cruz faculty member, whose research using animals "sheds light on the
SF News Nom Nom Nom: Baby Giraffe Born at SF Zoo Let's not think about that mauling incident or the possibility that one or both of the Dhaliwal brothers pissed into the tiger grotto, prompting the Christmas Day attacks. No, instead let's think about
misc Photo du Jour 65 Since we'd hate to give this year's most alarmist story its own post, for fear the pandemonium will spread, we'll just stick up a nifty little shot of a python and tell you
SF News Double Equine Death Result of Collision, Not Foul Play The death of two horses found at a Solano County ranch last Saturday has been ruled accidental. It seems that they "died after they collided, breaking their spinal cords," and not because of
Arts & Entertainment SF Zoo Cleans Up Its Act Because Valentine's Day is about necking, red roses, and Whitman's Samplers -- and not about making that special someone your creampie cutie for the night, you perverts -- the San Francisco Zoo's annual
SF News Behold, Your New Tiger Grotto Wall! Glorious, isn't it? Raising the walls of the grotto 16.4 feet, in order to meet the minimum guidelines of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, the first phase of improving the SF
misc Headline of the Hour "Couple Get No Help for Decapitated Ram" It seems that way over in Michigan, a couple found a dead ram in a ditch on their property. Then the following day, someone cut the
SF News SF Zoo Lacks Animal-Mindedness, Says World Zoo Leaders Wow. This is a bit depressing. Scratch that, a lot. According to the Chron, former directors of zoos around the globe gave the San Francisco Zoo a failing grade when it comes to
misc Bumper Sticker Righteousness: SUV Driver Refutes Leather Goods Oh, San Francisco. You amuse us so. This SUV here would like you to know that it's not furnished with any animal products, okay? But before you start going into convulsions, it's an
misc SF Rescue Organization Needs Some Extra Help December has been an unfortunate month for Bernal Heights and fires. One fire that we haven't discussed yet is one that happened on December 22nd. In this Bernal Fire, Rocket Dog Rescue founder
misc How to Survive a Tiger Attack In this video, zoologist Dave Salmoni demonstrates how to survive a tiger attack. Of course, it does appear that Dave and these tigers are lovers. The demonstration of a "hostile situation" involves a
misc OC Man Stabs Sea Lion We take a break from SF coverage to report to you the following incident, one which proves that nothing good comes out of Orange County. Ever. Without a doubt. For reals. While the
misc Thankful For Your Pets? Since this is the perfect time of the year to make a donation, we thought we'd help out those animal lovers among us by providing a list of local animal-related charities and nonprofits
Arts & Entertainment SF Works: the Animal Communicator By Evan Roberts After showing a spirit the face of her killer and helping people chat with loved ones on the other side, animal communicator Charles Peden now helps animals, well, communicate with
misc Head Banging Cat = Eeeee! What with all of the oil spilling, disastrous Hawaiian vacations, neighborhood christening controversy, 49ers humiliation, and Yahoo, Inc.'s naming names, might we offer up, for your late night enjoyment, a crudely filmed
