Through the fence: the only way Smith could communicate with the barber’s dog the first few times she saw him.. Photo: Leslie Smith Through the fence: the only way Smith could communicate with the barber’s dog the first few times she saw him.. Photo: Leslie Smith Leslie Smith volunteers at the Berkeley Animal Shelter. One […]
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Grumpy Cat comes to Berkeley Humane in style, fanfare
Grumpy Cat, held by her owner Tabatha Bundesen, poses with City Councilmember Linda Maio and Berkeley Chamber of Commerce CEO Polly Armstrong before the ribbon-cutting ceremony. Photo: Seung Y. Lee With a police-escorted motorcade fit for a foreign ambassador or an A-list Hollywood star, viral internet star Grumpy Cat rolled into Berkeley in style Saturday […]
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Viral internet star Grumpy Cat comes to Berkeley
Grumpy Cat, the feline internet sensation, will be visiting Berkeley Humane this Saturday. Photo: Scott Beale/ Creative Commons Grumpy Cat, the cantankerous cat with a permanent scowl and more than 7 million Facebook likes, will grace Berkeley with her presence for the first time this Saturday afternoon. Arguably the most famous cat on the internet, […]
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Take your dog to dinner: It’s now legal (within limits)
Many local restaurants have been allowing dogs to join diners outdoors, although it was illegal. That changes in January.
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Berkeley animal shelter budget raises questions
Berkeley’s new municipal animal shelter, which opened in early 2013. Photo: Emilie Raguso Berkeley’s new municipal animal shelter, which opened in early 2013. Photo: Emilie Raguso Community supporters of Berkeley’s municipal animal shelter have been raising alarm bells about the shelter’s budget for the coming fiscal year — and their concerns about the city’s lack of budgeting transparency […]
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New Pints for Paws fest will benefit Berkeley Humane
100% of the revenue from Pints for Paws will benefit Berkeley Humane, which is located at Ninth and Carleton. Photo: Jasper Burget By Jasper Burget Cats, dogs, and beer don’t often come up in the same sentence, but that could soon change thanks to a unique fundraising event for Berkeley Humane. The Pints for Paws beer festival on […]
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The most adorable photos you’ll see today: Paws to Read
Photo: Nancy Rubin Seriously, the Paws to Read program at the Berkeley Public Library’s North Branch is inspired. Those dogs really do seem to be listening to the kids reading to them — from appropriate books, of course, like Stick Dog Wants a Hot Dog and Bones and The Dog Gone Mystery — and the children practice oral […]
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Public art a casualty at Berkeley animal shelter
Rooftop panels, and similar ones inside Berkeley’s new animal shelter, are the project’s attempt to include art, officials say. Photo: Emilie Raguso While most new structures built using city bonds are decorated with public art, Berkeley’s new $12.4 million animal shelter is not. City staff skipped out on the municipally-mandated public art process during construction […]
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Dog license fees to rise, other Berkeley Council decisions
Animal services head Kate O’Connor in front of the new animal shelter. Photo: Emilie Raguso Animal services head Kate O’Connor in front of the new animal shelter. Photo: Emilie Raguso Raised fees for a number of city services were agreed on Tuesday night by the City Council with relatively little debate and no public comments. Dog […]
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Children read in the company of dogs at Berkeley Library
A boy reads a book while a dog listens intently at Paws to Read at the North Branch of the Berkeley Public Library on Feb. 5. Photo: Kaia Diringer The popular Paws to Read program started up at the Berkeley Public Library’s North Branch on Tuesday this week, and Berkeleyside photo intern Kaia Diringer dropped […]
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Pets dumped in Tilden cause problems, become dinner
Pets dumped at Tilden Little Farm (above) can be eaten by wild foxes, raccoons, bobcats and hawks. Photo: Mary Flaherty The abandoned chickens appeared one afternoon in December, in the parking lot near Tilden Park’s Little Farm. Nine of them, right next to the bus stop. Whoever dumped them had sprinkled feed on the ground, […]
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Photos: Berkeley’s new animal shelter is officially open
The grand opening of the Dona Spring Municipal Animal Shelter took place on Saturday Feb. 2. Photo: Nancy Rubin This weekend saw the official opening of Berkeley’s new animal shelter, the Dona Spring Municipal Animal Shelter. It was 10 years ago that voters approved a $7.2 million bond to build a new home to care for […]
