It's 2024 and humans still use rat poison to kill animals?
To the editor: To think that in 2024 humans will still be using rodenticides to painfully kill animals should make…
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Opinion: How California Should Fight Dog Bite Problem
Dog bites are generating record numbers of Californians to the emergency room. A recent study by the Department of Health…
New bill seeks to bring gluttons back to California
The Wolverines could be ready to return to California. A new bill seeks to reintroduce the muscular, solitary carnivores to…
Ojai bans rodent glue traps, second US city to do so
Animals die slowly and painfully from starvation, dehydration, asphyxiation and blood loss. Having your eyes and mouth glued together. Chewing…
Do vegetarians smell different than carnivores?
As I ran along the trails through the oak forests of the Palo Alto hills, I was hit with a…
Dodger Dog's plight highlights Los Angeles animal shelter crisis
In January, Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Tony Gonsolin visited an animal shelter in the city to promote animal adoption. The…
Is your cat bad? The problem probably isn't with Fluffy, it could be you.
When I started working with cats almost 25 years ago, it was purely out of personal interest. My own cat,…
Jonathan Whitener, chef at Here's Looking at You, dies at 36
Jonathan Whitener, chef and partner at Los Angeles restaurants Here's Looking at You and All Day Baby, died at his…
Opinion: Should you sleep with your dog? It depends
Do you sleep with animals? No, I'm not talking about people who, you know, do crazy, crazy things in bed.…
What Chinese astrology says about the Year of the Dragon 2024
My dad was born in 1952, the Year of the Dragon. He is an immigrant from Taiwan who came to…