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Reptile Rally to Make Snakes, Alligators Seem Not So Abhorrent After All

Since it's rattlesnake season and all, we'd thought we'd try to put a positive spin on reptiles, especially those who are looking for someone to love, not to eat. This coming Saturday, Petco is hosting a reptile fete of sorts throughout San Francisco where you can learn all about why these cold-bl ... More >>

Here's How to Keep Your Badly Behaved Pup From Making it Onto Dogshaming.com

Of course you were stoked to find the adorable pup with a bow around its neck under your Christmas tree. But as the New Year kicks in (and it has kicked pretty hard), so does the reality of owning a new pet. That reality comes in the form of dog shit on your carpet and a cat that's clawing away at ... More >>

Skin for Sale: SPCA's Laura Gretch to Let Auction Decide Her Next Tattoo

When we think of pet adoption drives, we think of Saturday mornings in a Petco parking lot, not tattoos, cocktails, and auctions. But the latter is what you'll get Friday night, as Laura Gretch of the San Francisco SPCA will get a tattoo -- one that's chosen by the highest bidder on an eBay auction. ... More >>

Kreayshawn Looks Back on Her Breakout Year, Invents a Signature Cocktail, and Talks Plans for 2012

Kreayshawn is 2011's most dramatic hip-hop blow-up story. After starting the year planning to transition from directing videos for local Bay Area rappers to releasing her own mixtapes, the 21-year-old Natassia Zolot scored big with the DJ Two Stacks-produced "Gucci Gucci." The song's success was ins ... More >>

Gay Blogger Calls for Boycott of Retail Stores Supporting Christian Values Network

Now gays are really going to be bad for business​It wasn't enough that Apple pulled its iTunes store from the Christian Values Network, which is decidedly antigay. A San Francisco blogger is now asking people everywhere to boycott those retailers that are still enrolled in the Christian shopping w ... More >>

Church of Subgenius Preys on Richmond District

Richmond's latest rebel​An apparent prankster added a little twisted humor to the controversial debate over whether a PETCO store should move into the Richmond neighborhood. Someone put up a poster at the vacant site where PETCO wants to move in, located at 5411 Geary Blvd., advertising the space ... More >>

PETCO Not Welcome in San Francisco Richmond District, Neighbors Vow to Fight

NIMBY Victims​Pet owners are starting to feel increasingly unwelcome in San Francisco. Just last week, the federal government rolled out plans to seriously restrict dogs from running off-leash in open space around the city.Now Richmond District neighbors are trying to block PETCO from opening an u ... More >>

Baylinks: Transbay Terminal, U-locks, & Petco

Not so fast, Petco. Get in line behind Target.​Get one last look at at the Transbay Terminal here [KQED] A 10-year-old and 33-year-old face off in chess match [Richmond Confidential]Petco wants in to San Francisco, the city that proposes bans on selling pets. [Richmond District Blog of San Francis ... More >>

PETCO Organizes National Reptile Rally

The Age of the Reptile is nigh​There are close to 5 million U.S. households that are home to pet reptiles slithering, crawling, and gazing coldly -- nefariously, even -- at their doting owners. And soon, we learn via a press release, a goodly portion of them may rally together to overthrow the hum ... More >>

Pets Still Can Be Sold at Pet Stores... For Now

​In a city where plastic bags are semi-illegal, is a ban on selling cats, dogs and other mammals at pet stores so outrageous? Well, maybe, which is why the city's Animal Commission put off a final decision on just such a ban on Thursday night (Bay City News, via SF Appeal).

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