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Column: Bats are essential to our ecology, but don’t touch

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I often write about special pet holidays or animal-themed months and seasons. In August we celebrated National Spoil Your Dog Day, Wild About Wildlife Month and World Lizard Day, to name a few. If you missed International Bat Night on Aug. 24, National Bat Appreciation Day will be on the calendar April 17. We have […]

Column: Pasadena Humane’s ‘Waggin’ is a classic at this car show

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This weekend, I’m headed to one of my favorite annual events — the San Marino Motor Classic. The event is a highlight of the year for 150 of Pasadena Humane’s staff and volunteers who look forward to helping facilitate the premier automobile showcase. Pasadena Humane is fortunate to be one of the non-profit beneficiaries. The […]

Column: Help to ‘Clear the Shelters’ and make a new pet friend

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Clear the Shelters is back! Now in its 10th year, this impactful nationwide pet adoption and donation campaign promoted by our friends at NBC and Telemundo has helped more than 1 million shelter pets find new homes. Nearly 700 of those pets have come from Pasadena Humane during our annual “Clear the Shelters” free adoption […]

The Olympics and Pasadena Humane connection goes way back

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Did you know that more than 20% of the 592 athletes on Team USA are Californians, by far the most of any state? Pasadena Humane has our own claim to fame when it comes to the Olympics. NBC featured a handful of our pups in their Tail Waggers Trials ahead of the Paris games. Competing […]

Column: Cat skills are learned early by kittens at play

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The internet is chock full of videos of kittens doing the most adorable things. Chasing their own tail  —check! Dive-bombing their litter mates — yep! Pouncing onto a tiny mouse toy  —  absolutely! This time of year, I’m fortunate to be able to take a break from the screen and watch kittens playing just by […]

Column: When your dog takes a snooze, they may be dreaming about you

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I love to watch my dog Sueshi when she sleeps. Often, she takes the sweetest deep, sighing breaths of total relaxation. Other times, she dreams. How do I know she is dreaming? Her legs may be moving like she is running. She may be quietly yelping or growling. She twitches, her eyes move under her […]

Column: Local shelter first if you’ve lost or found a pet

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In April’s news, a happy family in San Diego was reunited with their beloved dog, Mishka, who had been missing for seven months. The remarkable part of the story is where Mishka was found…2,000 miles from home! Police in Michigan took Mishka to a shelter in suburban Detroit after she was picked up as a […]

Education, compassion: Goals for coexistence with wildlife

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I’m going to jump on the journalistic bandwagon and talk about one of the most remarkable stories in the news this week. Trust me and keep reading, because this is not related to politics! Just about every major news outlet has picked up this story that was first reported in the journal Current Biology. But, […]