SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Free Pet Food at SPCA Today We're a little late getting this to you, but the SPCA is offering free pet food today. Check it: "Tomorrow, Wednesday, Feb. 3, the Purina ONE Tour for Heroes is making its stop
misc Adoptable Pets Of The Week: Chica & Ranger Rick Making a connection with these two lovable sillyfaces? Then, by all means, head down to the SPCA to adopt them or one of the many fine animals who need a gram of your
misc Adoptable Pets Of The Week: Mable & Cat Benatar Good news! Tito, Twinkle Toes and Sage have all found good hoomes. And the SPCA, we're told, saw a spike in visitors over the last two weeks due in part to "Adoptable Pets
SF News Huntington Park Dog Owners And Cynophobics To Face At Community Hearing After a woman was attacked by a dog in Nob Hill's Huntington Park, residents of the swank arrondissement grew heated over the park's leash law enforcement, or lack thereof. Before that presumably horrific
misc Adoptable Pets Of The Week: Sage & Twinkle Toes Sage 5-month-old retriever mix male Howdy folks! I’m a little dude now, but plan on growing a whole lot bigger soon. My story starts off a little rough - I was picked
misc Adoptable Pets Of The Week: Tito and Ms. Beatrice Each Wednesday afternoon, SFist will feature an adoptable cat and dog from the SPCA. We beg you to give these guys a look. (And how could you not? They're downright adorable, not to
SF News When Pit Bulls Attack! Oh geez. Is this really graphic really necessary? We found it over at CBS 5, attached to today's "2 Pit Bulls Who Mauled Dog Shot In East Palo Alto" item. The story goes
misc Photo du Jour 512 "Jars O Fish" by kapshure. (Also, this is horrible, keeping bettas in tiny little jars. Please don't do this. Bettas do not belong on your desk in, you know, a little glass or
misc Photos: Outer Richmond Veterans Memorial / Cat Sanctuary In the Outer Richmond, just down from the Veterans Hospital on 44th Avenue and Clement, there's a makeshift veterans memorial the doubles as a cat sanctuary. A guy who lives either nearby or
SF News Humans Infecting Pets With H1N1? While the rest of the world frets over long vaccine lines, or lack of vaccine doses, we have pressing news for you today: transmitting H1N1 to your cat or dog. Up until last
misc Ask SFist: Homeless Folks And Their Pets SFist received a pressing (albeit insensitive and Nevius-esque) question in the editor's inbox this afternoon. Perhaps you can help? A reader (who asked to remain anonymous) writes: There are these two horrible drunk
SF News SPCA to Close On Mondays Sad news. Due to the state's continuing economic woes, the San Francisco Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, for the first time in its 141 year history, will close on Mondays.
SF News Jaycee Lee Dugard Misses Her Mini Zoo Kidnapping victim Jaycee Lee Dugard and her two children were not the only residents of the tents and huts in the Garridos' backyard in Antioch: there were also five cats, a Labrador mix,
misc Afternoon Palate Cleanser: Dog Playing Pool Object if you must. Call us pandering or lame, but by god it's been at least several days since we posted something adorable-pet-related, and this dog shows some real talent. Clearly higher up
SF News Japan Launches Earthquake Packs for Your Pets Manufacturer Oyagokoro, based in Japan, just launched a new line of earthquake packs, ones "designed to keep dogs and cats safe during such events," reports The Examiner. The kits come in three sizes,
misc Afternoon Palate Cleanser: Puppy Can't Get Up And here ends our coverage of adorable pets for the week.
SF News Help Find Chirpa The dainty gents at Mission Mission have word that this dog, at left, is missing. This dog, named Chirpa, is tiny and cute -- two of SFist's favorite things. And worse, he might
SF News Afternoon Palate Cleanser: Alcohol-Loving Pets Whether your beagle is super fond of beer, or you just like to pose your puppy (or kitty) next to empty bottles of Jack Daniels, the internet never tires of adorable pet pics.
SF News SF Ranks 5th In Felinophobic 'Pet-Friendly Cities' Survey Another day, another publicity-driven top-ten list. Today, San Francisco came in fifth place when it comes pet-friendly U.S. cities. (That is to say, pet pooch-friendly U.S. cities; canines seem to be
SF News Ban Cat Declawing? by Chris Jones Upholstery across the city became a little less safe last Thursday, when some animal lovers advisory committee to the Board of Supervisors proposed that the city ban the practice of
Arts & Entertainment SF/SPCA Celebrates Adopt-a-Shelter-Cat Month San Francisco SPCA has been celebrating Adopt-a-Shelter-Cat Month with a few big events. They had an adoption fair on Saturday (pictured above), featuring cats, dogs, birds, rabbits, and other small mammals, and they're
misc Photo du Jour 439 Kudos to AP photographer Eric Risberg who snapped this shot of Noonan, a golden retriever poodle mix, standing with his owner, Jay Streets, and others on a bridge inside the downtown SF Apple