SF News Police Need Help Finding Men Who Stomped Mini-Yorkie To Death We first heard about a woman who allegedly tossed her boyfriend's jack russell terrier out of a third-story window in the Mission during an argument. Now, sadly, we must to tell you about
Arts & Entertainment Weekend Top 5: Chinese New Year Parade, Pet Adopt-a-thon Chinese New Year Parade and Festival: Festival-goers might actually enjoy a dry Chinese New Year extravaganza this year. Leave those umbrellas and ponchos as home! SF SPCA's Be Mine Adopt-a-thon: The SF SPCA
Arts & Entertainment 14 Pictures Of Dogs And Cats That Need A Home Right Now These guys sure are lonely. They could really use a home and family (likes yours!) to call their own. Maybe you would like a little love in your life too, yes? Well, why
Arts & Entertainment Afternoon Palate Cleanser: Zip Line Bulldog Might Be Cutest Thing Ever SFist contributor Jerry James Stone brings us this eeee!-inducing clip of a bulldog riding a zip line in Costa Rica. Youtube user Garzilly, who shot the video, explains: "I filmed this in
Arts & Entertainment New Rincon Hill Dog Park Revealed Rincon Hill. It's more than an onramp. It's also home to a new dog park. Well, almost home to a new dog park. According to LiveSOMA, it's being held up "due to PG&
Arts & Entertainment Meanwhile, At The Beach... Optical illusions, fluffy canines, and sunlight drenched Bay Area beaches over the weekend during our unusually warm December. Or rather, what was our unusually warm December.
Arts & Entertainment Beware Of PETA Members Dressed As Giant Condoms Today In lieu of exploiting microwave-based infanticide or urging the (vile) use of human breast milk in Chubby Hubby, PETA aims for something a little less gross today. At noon, four PETA members dressed
Arts & Entertainment Video: Cat on Adderall Let's start off by stating the obvious: you should never drug your pets. Seriously, don't. It's mean, it could harm or kill your little best buddy, and you could wind up in the
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Foie Gras To Go Underground In CA? When the state's foie gras ban goes into effect in July of 2012, California restaurants will have to pull the luxurious (yet allegedly cruel) item from their menus. Although producers claim it doesn't
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink SF Weekly Food Editor Eats Cat, Dog Setting himself apart from the myriad of food writers in the Bay Area, SFoodie's new-ish editor W. Blake Gray stopped being polite, and just got real. As San Francisco residents sent a petition
SF News Pregnant Pacifica Woman Mauled to Death by Family Dog At some point Thursday morning, pregnant 32-year-old Darla Norpa of Pacifica was mauled to death by her 2-year-old pit bull. Her husband, Greg, returned home around noon to discover his wife "laying in
Arts & Entertainment This Is the Most Important Piece You Will Ever Read On Denise Hale Skullcap-shatteringly brilliant blogger Diane Dorrans Saeks just posted what could possibly be the most important lifestyle piece you will ever read. Why? Because it's about Denise Hale, that's why. And yet? It's also
SF News Pet Python Lost in Oakland Sweet Jesus, somebody lost their pet python in Oakland, and put up this frightening "lost snake" sign to warn neighbors. The ball python, described as "4 feet long, black & brown, will be
Arts & Entertainment Friday: Take Fido, Fifi, to Work Day Lucky for some of you, every day is Take Your Dog to Work Day (along with "Work in Sweats Day"), but for those who work in less pet-friendly environs, this Friday is the
SF News San Francisco to Ban Goldfish? R&B duo Matier & Ross have word that the San Francisco Animal Control Commission suggests a citywide ban on goldfish sales. While buying pets from puppy and kittens mills are a
SF News That Service Animal You Like to Bring Everywhere For Emotional Support? You May Soon Be Denied. We're just now catching wind of the fact that, back in March, the federal government quietly changed the definition of "service animal" under the Americans With Disabilities Act to include only dogs and
SF News SF Chronicle Front Page Evokes Mild Bestiality As Mission Mission already pointed out, The Chronicle's front page photo today seems -- how can we put this bluntly? -- sexually charged. To say the least. While the shot without the canine
SF News Meanwhile, In Berkeley: Paw Fund to Help Pets of the Homeless Berkeleyside effortlessly tugs our heart strings today with a story about Paw Fund, a clinic for pets of homeless people started by Jill Posener, a photographer and onetime Animal Care Commissioner. Behold: In
SF News Dog, Bird Cage Rescued from Capp Street Fire We're happy to report that no injuries were recorded in the three-alarm fire that captivated every photographer in the Mission on Friday afternoon. According to the Examiner, the fire started around 4:15
