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An L.A. resident for over twenty years, Kate’s been an animal mom since 1990. Some say you’re either a dog person or a cat person, but she feels both are necessary for true happiness. Currently mom to an unruly cat-dog pack, she also volunteers at animal shelters in L.A.

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Heartbroken pet owner responds to Schwarzenegger plan to accelerate shelter killing

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In an outpouring of angry and desperate comments to last week’s story about Gov. Schwarzenegger’s renewal of his 2004 bid to cut...
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Schwarzenegger swings budget axe at homeless animals, urging faster shelter killing

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The L.A. Times and the San Francisco Gate are reporting that Governor Schwarzenegger is using the budget crunch to renew a previous attempt to...
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City Council sends mixed message on animals with Friday anti-rescue vote, followed by backtrack

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The L.A. City Council voted Friday to create stricter controls on Animal Services adoption fee waivers granted to certain pet rescues and shelters...
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Is the "imperfect" pet perfect for you?

Los Angeles is a place of beauty ideals taken to extremes (occasionally bizarre extremes). Sometimes we tend to lose track, not just of beauty that...
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Who is the real customer at an animal shelter?

Over the years I've heard people express frustration with the strict adoption process at most private shelters and rescues. Yesterday I read a comment...
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The number one temptation to resist when adopting a dog

It’s almost irresistible. You adopt a new dog and the first thing you want to do is show off this important new member of your family to...
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Does getting bitten by a dog mean you’ve failed?

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Really, I’m going to get off the Cesar Millan thing soon. But in a response to my previous two articles about Millan one commenter suggested...
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No matter what anyone says, I love Cesar Millan

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Who knew a dog whisperer could be such a polarizing figure? But as a recent L.A. Times pet blog post entitled, “Cesar Millan: Saint or cult...
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