Blog Archives 2020

Yes – a POEM – Happy Holidays and stay well!

December 22, 2020

They roll, high-five, and socialize, Mani-pedis they endure, All the while maintaining one beautiful eye on the door.

Covid Detection Dogs Working in Finland Airport

December 2, 2020

I have written before how dogs were being trained to detect Covid-19 in people – well check this out: Finland has already begun a pilot program using Covid detection dogs at airports! Passengers are asked…

Vote for YOU. Vote for US. Vote national, state, county and local!

November 2, 2020

I need your help tomorrow – not with donations – but with your vote. True leadership, vision, collaboration and change start right here, at the local level. That leadership is forged in every election, by…

Blink If You Love Me!

October 19, 2020

It has always been a “trade secret” that you can communicate with your cat by blinking slowly. In fact, veterinarians I know have use slow blinking to put stressed cats, and feral cats at ease…

What do Gender Reveal parties, Labradoodles, and Cubicles have in Common?

September 9, 2020

We have now come to learn that some type of smoke bomb launched at a gender reveal party ignited a wildfire in Southern California – the second time a wildfire started this way.

Germany Proposes Law Mandating Dog Walking

August 21, 2020

A new law proposed in Germany would mandate that dogs be “permitted to exercise outside of a kennel at least twice a day for a total of at least one hour,” This can be accomplished by actually…

Dogs May Be Good for Children’s Psychological Development

July 17, 2020

First, I want to thank everyone for responding to the call to adopt and foster, as shelters all across the country were bracing for the COVID 19 pandemic.

covid-19 “Must Have” survival kit – a Dog and a Llama!

May 8, 2020

It is possible that some day the COVID-19 “must have” survival kit will include one dog and one llama! The dog will diagnose the disease, i.e. inform you if you have the virus, and the…

No Swabs Necessary -Just Dogs

May 6, 2020

We know dogs can be trained to detect seizures, glue, bombs, heart attacks, cancer and other interesting things due to their exceptional smell capabilities. In fact, in his book, Dr. Sleep, Stephen King wrote in a…

Help CLOSE Live Animal Markets in California

April 14, 2020

UPDATE: Your spcaLA joined 37 other national and international animal and humane welfare organizations to urge California Governor Gavin Newsom and State Surgeon General Nadine Burke Harris to ban the sale and importation of wildlife…

Tiger in Bronx Zoo Tests Positive for Covid-19

April 7, 2020

A tiger at the Bronx zoo tested positive for Covid-19. It is believed that one of the zookeepers transmitted the disease to the tiger. It is also being reported that the zookeeper was an asymptomatic…

“Safe at Home” not so safe for Victims of Domestic Violence

March 30, 2020

Incidents of domestic violence rise significantly during times of stress. Unemployment, substance abuse, fear, boredom, frustration and feelings of worthlessness often manifest themselves as anger against one’s family and/or self, specifically, as suicidal or homicidal…

spcaLA and Safer at Home order

March 20, 2020

Last night, California leadership came together to issue the new Safer at Home order in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The order seeks to help our community flatten the curve, and reduce the spread of the virus.