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Rebecca Katz

  • Blogs

    December 27, 2011

    Marijuana Use Is on the Rise ... Among Dogs and Cats

    ​Animals are known to consume marijuana. In fact, many have long known that pot producers in the northern counties deer-proof their marijuana plants, else docile does and bucks will chew on the buds and leaves. This author once knew a parrot who liked to consume cured bud, as well as stems and see ... More >>

  • News

    August 24, 2011

    If the City Takes Your Dog, It Will Also Take Its Gonads

    ​Animals are known to consume marijuana. In fact, many have long known that pot producers in the northern counties deer-proof their marijuana plants, else docile does and bucks will chew on the buds and leaves. This author once knew a parrot who liked to consume cured bud, as well as stems and see ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 19, 2011

    It's National Dog Bite Prevention Week ... Who Knew?

    Don't make eye contact!​For as much bad press as dog bites get, you would have thought this week there would have been a media blitz, considering it's National Dog Bite Prevention Week. But not even our very own Rebecca Katz, chief of the city's Animal Care and Control Department, had any idea tha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 30, 2010

    Could San Francisco Limit Number of Dogs in Parks?

    Too many puppies! ​On Monday we reported that nearby Foster City is considering limiting park-goers to no more than three dogs. San Franciscans have a thing for dogs the same way denizens of Punxsutawney, Penn have a thing for apocryphally psychic groundhogs. Surely you couldn't legally restrict S ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 22, 2010

    In San Francisco's Public Sex Mecca, Dogs Left Out of the Action

    ​A person wishing to have public sex in San Francisco can find significant swaths of the city all but reserved for this activity. Buena Vista Park; the trees between South Fork Drive and JFK Drive in Golden Gate Park; the woods where El Camino del Mar becomes Lands End Trail; the beaches West of L ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 29, 2010

    San Francisco Dog Court's Future Uncertain

    Sergeant Bill Herndon and friend​These may be the dog days of San Francisco's dog court. Sergeant Bill Herndon had been the head of the police department's vicious and dangerous dog unit, and oversaw the court system adjudicating San Francisco's misbehaving mongrels for nearly 20 years. Yet, earli ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 8, 2010

    San Francisco Pet Ban Makes Sense to Animal Control Officials

    Joe EskenaziDon't bother asking how much that doggie in the window is...​This morning, we wrote about a proposal to ban the sale of any pets (other than fish) within city limits. The suggestion seemed a little extreme to us. But, then, we never had to sign the papers condemning countless doggies, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 17, 2009

    Japanese Railway's Cat Mascot Brings in Millions. We've got Railways. We've Got Cats. Why Not Here?

    Tama the railway cat has boosted her employer's revenues by 10 percent. Care to come to San Francisco on your vacation, kitty?​By now, many of you will have read the made-for-the-Web story of Tama, the calico savior of Kishikawa station. When the owners of the Japanese Wakayama Railway got wind of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 23, 2009

    Governor's Plan to Save Money By Killing Puppies and Kitties Shouldn't Lead to Spike In Euthanizations Here (For Now)

    The governor has suggested saving money by speeding up the process of killing dogs and cats in shelters. You think voters might object? Look at this picture -- LOOK AT IT! You know you've sailed into truly surreal political waters when the governor of a modern state suggests -- seriously suggests -- ... More >>

  • News

    June 17, 2009

    Service with a Snarl

    In San Francisco, lizards, rodents, and vicious Chihuahuas have all been declared service animals.

  • News

    April 15, 2009

    Paris Hilton Syndrome hits S.F. Animal Control

    In San Francisco, lizards, rodents, and vicious Chihuahuas have all been declared service animals.

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