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Pets

  • Blogs

    December 15, 2011

    Man Who Apparently Doesn't Like Dogs Shoots at Barking Pup in Bernal Heights

    What kind of monster would shoot a dog?​A quiet stroll through Bernal Heights early this morning turned into abrupt gunfire for a local man and his dog when someone tired to shoot the barking pup. According to police, the man was taking his dog on a short walk at about 1 a.m. today when his pit bu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 18, 2011

    Bay Area Gay Dog Owners: Will Someone Please Throw Them a Bone?

    At the very least you should buy this album ​Only hours remain until the Meetup.com group Bay Area Gay Dog Owners disappears forever. The group's name alone has kept us asking the same question: Are the dogs gay, or just the dog owners? After a cursory investigation, we learned that, in many cas ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 29, 2011

    Border Collies on the Move!

    ​Yesterday we brought you the tale of a drunk driver who attempted to crash the carpool lane with his border collie as the requisite second passenger. There's little that border collies can't do. But they cannot drive cars nor serve as your passengers in the carpool lane. They can, however, make b ... More >>

  • Film

    August 31, 2011

    "Love Exposure": Ninja Softcore Art Movie? Yes, Please

    ​Yesterday we brought you the tale of a drunk driver who attempted to crash the carpool lane with his border collie as the requisite second passenger. There's little that border collies can't do. But they cannot drive cars nor serve as your passengers in the carpool lane. They can, however, make b ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 31, 2011

    On Obsessions, Corinthians, and Parakeets

    ​Yesterday we brought you the tale of a drunk driver who attempted to crash the carpool lane with his border collie as the requisite second passenger. There's little that border collies can't do. But they cannot drive cars nor serve as your passengers in the carpool lane. They can, however, make b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 17, 2011

    Sonoma Councilwoman Wants to Ban Pit Bulls -- and Other Aggressive Dogs

    Sonoma vs. Pit bulls ​Taking a page out of San Francisco's playbook of citywide bans, Sonoma's City Council is considering outlawing pit bulls after last week's fatal attack of a Pacifica pregnant woman.City Councilwoman Joanne Sanders says she'll ask the full council to ban the pups and other vic ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 21, 2011

    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 >>

  • News

    January 5, 2011

    Artists Angry Over Replacement of "Kittenzilla" Mural

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    October 19, 2010

    Pet-Friendly Cities List Snubs San Francisco

    ​San Francisco manages to land on ever so many Top-10 lists; if ever a Top-10 list was assembled of cities that crack the most Top-10 lists, it's a good bet we'd make the Top-10. Now a website called Livability.com has sent along yet another list -- the Top 10 Pet-Friendly Cities. Astoundingly, th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 27, 2010

    Skateboarding Dogs Invade San Francisco (Video)

    Tillman the skateboarding bulldog distracted office workers in Mission Bay today​You don't get to meet an internet meme every day. Rarer still does one drool on you. But for SF Weekly, today was the the day. Tillman -- the world's fastest skateboarding dog -- and three of his less rapid canine ska ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 13, 2010

    San Francisco Pet Ban Delayed

    Don't ban me, bro...​San Francisco has told its contentious plan to ban the sale of all pets but fish to sit and stay -- until January at the earliest. The city garnered national headlines last month, when the city's Animal Control and Welfare Commission proposed banning all pet sales in a move ai ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 23, 2010

    Pit Bulls Maul 2-year-Old to Death; Grandpa Steven Hayashi Tells Media He's Sorry

    NBC Bay AreaSteven Hayashi took the blame for the mauling death of his step-grandson by his pit bulls​Steven Hayashi, the Concord man whose herd of pit bulls mauled his 2-year-old step-grandson to death, spoke with not one but two TV reporters today from jail. His message: I am to blame. "Having d ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 13, 2010

    Dogs in Golden Gate Park Biting Rampage Could Face Death Today

    ​The window for the owner of the pair of dogs seized following a July 1 early morning bite-a-thon in Golden Gate Park has closed -- with one and perhaps both facing a date with the needle. The dogs, which may be owned by homeless people, bit at least three people and were fired upon by police. Not ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 17, 2010

    Animal Control Bunny "Raid" Means No Easter Bunnies For You

    ​Though the so-called bunny "raid" of a Mission District pet store on Wednesday connotes a rather tickling image of  stormtroopers busting through the door, packing heat and scooping up 23 bunnies, the truth is that the San Francisco Department of Animal Care and Control's confiscation of the ... More >>

  • News

    January 27, 2010

    SF Weekly Letters

    ​Though the so-called bunny "raid" of a Mission District pet store on Wednesday connotes a rather tickling image of  stormtroopers busting through the door, packing heat and scooping up 23 bunnies, the truth is that the San Francisco Department of Animal Care and Control's confiscation of the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 19, 2010

    Joseph Byrnes, Accused of Hacking Dog to Death in S.F. Church, In Court Today

    Joseph Byrnes​Joseph Byrnes, the San Francisco musician accused of axing his pit bull to death in San Francisco's Immaculate Conception church, will be in court today at 2 p.m. Byrnes' case is currently being heard in the city's Behavioral Health Court -- over the strenuous objection of the Distri ... More >>

  • News

    December 16, 2009

    How Hyde Street Pier eliminated its sea lion problem

    Joseph Byrnes​Joseph Byrnes, the San Francisco musician accused of axing his pit bull to death in San Francisco's Immaculate Conception church, will be in court today at 2 p.m. Byrnes' case is currently being heard in the city's Behavioral Health Court -- over the strenuous objection of the Distri ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 14, 2009

    Woman Accused of Vandalizing Car -- With Dog

    'What a world, what a world'​Truth be told, there are more effective ways of vandalizing a car -- via a can of spray paint or a chisel to name a couple. But employing man's best friend as a means of inflicting damage upon a vehicle -- now that earns some style points. On Sunday evening, a pair of ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 16, 2009

    Owned!

    'What a world, what a world'​Truth be told, there are more effective ways of vandalizing a car -- via a can of spray paint or a chisel to name a couple. But employing man's best friend as a means of inflicting damage upon a vehicle -- now that earns some style points. On Sunday evening, a pair of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 13, 2009

    Distraught Friends Stick Up for Man Accused of Slaughtering Dog in S.F. Catholic Church

    Joseph Byrnes' longtime friends have trouble believing he'd ever harm one of his beloved dogs -- but note the San Francisco musician's battles with mental illness ​On Monday, SF Weekly broke the disturbing story of a nude man eyewitnesses and police claim hacked his pit bull to death in a Bernal ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 11, 2009

    Grisly Details Emerge in Case of Man Arrested for Slaughtering His Dog in S.F. Catholic Church

    ​Police were confronted with a chilling, nightmarish scene Sunday at San Francisco's Immaculate Conception Church, as a naked, blood-soaked 41-year-old man was arrested after transforming the Potrero Hill chapel into an abattoir and bellowing how he was forced to kill his pet dog as it was demon-p ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 29, 2009

    Urban Cat Hunting: Out Trapping Feral Felines For the SPCA

    Joe EskenaziThe trap is baited...The sun was starting to dip beneath the horizon when the call came in. It was supposed to be a relatively easy job -- we were to finish cleaning up a colony out by Ocean Beach. Four kitties had already been bagged and, tonight, our mission was to snare the lone holdo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 6, 2009

    Seen in San Francisco: Canine Boozer Orders Hair of the Dog That Bit Him

    Don't worry: The greyhound was 21 (in dog years). Apparently, the effects of the recession have trickled down to man's best friend, who feels the need for a bracer or two at the end of a long day -- though the animal tells us it's just to "take the edge off."San Francisco dogs don't go in for your ... More >>

  • News

    February 11, 2009

    Dogs also losing their homes in foreclosure

    Don't worry: The greyhound was 21 (in dog years). Apparently, the effects of the recession have trickled down to man's best friend, who feels the need for a bracer or two at the end of a long day -- though the animal tells us it's just to "take the edge off."San Francisco dogs don't go in for your ... More >>

  • News

    December 24, 2008

    Congrats, Newlyweds!

    Don't worry: The greyhound was 21 (in dog years). Apparently, the effects of the recession have trickled down to man's best friend, who feels the need for a bracer or two at the end of a long day -- though the animal tells us it's just to "take the edge off."San Francisco dogs don't go in for your ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 9, 2008

    Nina the Pit Bull Put Down After Owner Enters Witness Protection

    Don't worry: The greyhound was 21 (in dog years). Apparently, the effects of the recession have trickled down to man's best friend, who feels the need for a bracer or two at the end of a long day -- though the animal tells us it's just to "take the edge off."San Francisco dogs don't go in for your ... More >>

  • Music

    January 9, 2008

    Motorhead's Lemmy Kilmister tills rock's roots in the Head Cat

    Don't worry: The greyhound was 21 (in dog years). Apparently, the effects of the recession have trickled down to man's best friend, who feels the need for a bracer or two at the end of a long day -- though the animal tells us it's just to "take the edge off."San Francisco dogs don't go in for your ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 16, 2007

    Ellen DeGeneres Gives Away Puppy, Suffers the Consequences

    Don't worry: The greyhound was 21 (in dog years). Apparently, the effects of the recession have trickled down to man's best friend, who feels the need for a bracer or two at the end of a long day -- though the animal tells us it's just to "take the edge off."San Francisco dogs don't go in for your ... More >>

  • Music

    December 14, 2005

    Tender Isn't the Night

    If you're looking to entertain your divorced and jobless friend, avoid the Tenderloin

  • News

    December 7, 2005

    City of Love

    This just in: San Francisco is a singles' paradise!

  • Film

    July 27, 2005

    Puppy Love

    John Cusack's another endearing mutt in Must Love Dogs

  • Calendar

    January 26, 2005

    Salty Cinema

    Film from the watery depths

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 19, 2004

    Best Place to Adopt a Cat

    Pets Unlimited

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 14, 2003

    Best Specialty Pet Store

    PuppyCat

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 14, 2003

    Best Beauty Parlor-Meets-Pet Store

    Garbo's and Amore Animal Supply

  • News

    October 2, 2002

    Toy Story

    The "Make Your Own Dildo" kit -- plus airport shuttles, zine geeks, and reform school for dogs

  • News

    August 14, 2002

    Letters to the Editor

    Week of August 14, 2002

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 15, 2002

    Best Places to Share Brotherly Love

    Week of August 14, 2002

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 15, 2002

    Best Dog Walker

    Canine in the City

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 23, 2001

    Best Dog-Friendly Cafe

    Atlas Cafe

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 23, 2001

    Best Pet Shop

    Bernal Beast

  • News

    March 7, 2001

    S.F. Mush

    Whom to root for at the 7th annual Urban Iditarod? Raiders of the Lost Bark, perhaps...

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 17, 2000

    Best Holistic Veterinarian

    Irving Street Veterinary Hospital

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 17, 2000

    Best Pet Store

    B&B Pet Supplies

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 17, 2000

    Best Place to Buy a Goldfish

    Hung Ming Aquarium and Pet Shop

  • News

    April 1, 1998

    Dog Bites

    Hung Ming Aquarium and Pet Shop

  • Calendar

    October 29, 1997

    Night+Day

    Hung Ming Aquarium and Pet Shop

  • News

    July 2, 1997

    Letters

    Hung Ming Aquarium and Pet Shop

  • Calendar

    April 24, 1996

    Slap Shots

    Hung Ming Aquarium and Pet Shop

  • News

    June 7, 1995

    Exile in Rental Land

    Surviving the hunt for San Francisco housing

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