Pet Postcard Project Helps Raise Money for Shelter Animals
The economy has been rough the last couple of years, but that didn’t stop Nikki Moustaki, a writer who specializes in pet care topics, from trying to raise money and food for shelter animals. If...
View ArticleAmerica’s Family Pet Expo Comes to Southern California
What started simply enough as a pet industry non-profit in 1951 to promote responsible pet ownership and related products and services has since grown into a visionary organization. The World Pet...
View ArticleDog Fur Can Help Clean Up Oil
Ever find all that excess dog hair lying around to be a pain when it comes to cleaning your house? Have you ever combed what seemed like mountains of fur off your dog and think, “If only I could do...
View ArticleFire Destroys Berkeley Shelter
Around midnight on May 20, a Pit Bull named Baby jumped on her mom as she slept in a frantic effort to wake her up. When Johanna White stirred, she smelled smoke. “She came in, jumped on me in bed,...
View ArticleHotel Maya and i Love Dogs Co-hosting Mojitos & Mutts!
In March, Hotel Maya and i Love Dogs co-hosted a hugely successful TweetUp in Long Beach to benefit spcaLA. While we managed to raise nearly $500 and a whopping 1,170 pounds of food in total, everyone...
View ArticleMojitos & Mutts Series Kick Off a Smash Success!
More than 40 people and their pooches showed up in Long Beach, Calif., to help i Love Dogs and Hotel Maya kick off the first of the Mojitos & Mutts series. In March, i Love Dogs and Hotel Maya...
View ArticleIt’s No Trick. Mojitos & Mutts Howl’oween Spooktacular Will Be This Season’s...
They say all good things must come to an end. And so it is that we announce the fifth and final Mojitos & Mutts of the season. i Love Dogs and Hotel Maya are firming up the details for this last...
View ArticleHayden Law Repeal Bad News for Calif. Shelter Animals
UPDATE: On April 11 the California Senate budget subcommittee voted unanimously not to repeal certain provisions of the Hayden Law, just as the Assembly budget subcommittee did on March 13. While this...
View ArticleCalifornia Leads U.S. in Dog Bite Claims
California is No. 1 – in dog bite claims filed last year. This dubious honor was announced by State Farm just in time for National Dog Bite Prevention Week, which is May 20 through 26. “It’s not the...
View ArticleCalifornia Now Bans Hounding of Bears and Bobcats
Today California Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law Senate Bill (SB) 1221, which prohibits the hounding of bears and bobcats in that state. Hounding involves using radio-collared dogs that are sprayed...
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