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Baby Bunnies, Mad Cows, and a Vegan Grilled Cheese Dessert Sandwich!

​This beautiful vegan monstrosity won third place in the dessert category of L.A.'s 10th Annual Grilled Cheese Invitational. It's a dessert grilled cheese! Genius! Compassion Over Killing has the recipe for you because they are amazing and they love you. (Image via Compassion Over Killing) A bunc ... More >>

Peninsula Humane Society Offers $5,000 Reward in "Horrific" Dog Cruelty Case

​So many things disturb us here at the Snitch -- Newt's kinky marital desires, the Guardian's off-putting blogs, and the fact that our sheriff spent time in his own jail. But nothing, nothing, upsets us more than a story about animal abuse.We were saddened to learn that the Peninsula Humane Societ ... More >>

Exploding Pig Farms, Trader Joe's Veg Eats, and Vegan Ryan Gosling!

​• It's Vegan Ryan Gosling! Pull your pants back up -- he's not actually vegan. It's just one in the sea of Gosling memes. Ryan Gosling is totally the house that Tumblr built. Anyway, this particular meme is pretty funny and you get to look at shirtless photos of Gosling, so since I have a Tumbl ... More >>

Cat Whisperer Jackson Galaxy Coming to San Francisco

​It is no secret that cats are a nefarious species of mammal. Dirtier than the pig and more vicious than the wolverine, felis silvestris catus must be applauded for using its estimable wiles to colonize the homes of its comparatively guileless cohabitant, homo sapiens. The debate over whether love ... More >>

Puppies and Kittens! Check Out Macy's Pet Adoption Display

What kind of monster wouldn't adopt me?​It's that time again, when Macy's displays hundreds of insanely cute puppies and kittens in its storefront window, tempting even the most heartless bastards passing through Union Square.So you weren't planning to adopt a pet this season ... but just look how ... More >>

Police Raid Occupy SF

Erin Sherbert​Add San Francisco to the growing list of Occupy camps being gutted by police. Early this morning, San Francisco police raided part of the Occupy SF camp, removing tents along Market Street and arresting squatters. Media outlets are reporting that police moved in at about 1:30 a.m., a ... More >>

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

Erin Sherbert​Add San Francisco to the growing list of Occupy camps being gutted by police. Early this morning, San Francisco police raided part of the Occupy SF camp, removing tents along Market Street and arresting squatters. Media outlets are reporting that police moved in at about 1:30 a.m., a ... More >>

Bunny Bust: SPCA Raids Home, Confiscates 21 Malnourished Rabbits in Oakland

Bugs Bunny had it easy ​Animal officials stormed a Lake Merritt home in Oakland's Tuesday night and scooped up 21 deformed and malnourished bunnies who were being prepped to be eaten. Now, they are looking to find these precious hares a new home after so much suffering, according to news reports. ... More >>

Hodo Soy at Ferry Building, Baby Hawks, and Vegan Judgement Day!

Rachel at Vegansaurus visited Hodo Soy Beanery's new kiosk in the Ferry Building and found it all so very delicious. I'll take one of each, please! And I'm not just saying that -- I'm for real. Bring me one of each before I burn this whole place to the ground. Sorry, it's been a long week and I need ... More >>

Today in Internet Cat Worship: Adopt a #BASED Cat Like Lil B's

It's never not a good day for cats on the Internet, but today is a particular boon for that post-cinco de Mayo hangover. (Also, we have a contractual obligation to report on everything Brandon McCartney does.) Ladies and gentlemen, meet Keke:​Lil B adopted this she-beast at least a year ago, but ... More >>

This Weekend: Toasty Melts Folds Up the Card Table

ThrillistWith this weekend's truck launch, Toasty Melts makes the leap from underground to onboard.​Back in 2009, SFoodie got pinged by a guy who was teaming up with his girlfriend to wade into the slightly anarchic card-table Mission new-school street-food scene. Their name: Toasty Melts. The ... More >>

Cattle Stampede Planned for San Francisco Streets Tonight

Stop! You're violating the city charter! ​Here's the difference between Daly City and San Francisco: In the former, they'll have cows on the streets. Here we have people who think they're cows. Actually, tonight San Francisco will have cows trotting through its city streets as well. In order to co ... More >>

Never Mind Those Pit Bull Maulings: 'Bun Bun,' 'Piglet' Need Good Homes

Leave Pit Bulls Alone!!!!!​Last week, a herd of pit bulls mauled a 2-year-old boy to death in Concord, and  an Oakland dog bit a girl's face over the weekend. They killed a 12-year-old boy in the Richmond District back in 2005, prompting a city law mandating all pits be spayed or neutered. Th ... More >>

City Mechanics' Beloved Ancient Kitty Mascot Dies

Shops the cat, a fixture at the city's Central Shops mechanical yard, is no more​Not that long ago, SF Weekly wrote a piece about the uncontested queen of the city's Central Shops mechanics' yard -- a 19-year-old cat named Shops. In a unique arrangement, the cat was adopted by the repair yard -- m ... More >>

It's Your Friday Morning News Quiz!

They compared me to what?​Stabbing! Suing! Slashing Services! That's the week it was, here's the quiz it is. 1. What did kids discover Tuesday in a sandbox at the Visitacion Valley Playground? A. A bag containing 14 pounds of marijuanaB. Gavin NewsomC. A loaded gunD. Nothing -- someone had stolen ... More >>

It's Your Friday Morning News Quiz!

He's frightfully busy...​Resignations! Condemnations! Tribulations! It's your Friday morning news quiz! 1. SF Weekly broke the story this week that former Supervisor and State Senator Carole Migden did what? A. Ran over more peopleB. Cursed a former staffer out on live televisionC. Opted not to ru ... More >>

City Mechanics' Beloved Feline Mascot, 19, Is Yet Another Vintage Model

Joe EskenaziShops the cat, 19, is the benevolent monarch of the city's Central Shops maintenance yard​Dave Del Grande has been working at the city's Central Shops for nearly 25 years. He started as a mechanic and worked his way all the way up to operations director. Any dinged up city vehicle -- r ... More >>

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 >>

Gray Muzzle? No Problem! S.F. Nonprofit Finds Homes for Old Mutts.

Bella, a lady in search of a homeThe King of Pop is dead, child predators roam the friendly skies, and California's economy is grinding to a halt while our Austrian-born governor unwinds in his jacuzzi. But it's not all bad news out there, folks. Once in a while we get wind of a project that does go ... More >>

Service with a Snarl

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

Farewell to Oreo

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

Meow, Wow: San Francisco Named a Top-10 Place to Own a Cat

Locals are overjoyed at San Francisco being named one of the nation's cat-friendliest citiesWhenever San Francisco cracks another Top-10 list, locals ought to have two reactions: 1. "That's great! I knew there was a reason I'm paying so much rent," and;2. "Who's putting this list out?" So when our c ... More >>

Point of (a Great) View

Locals are overjoyed at San Francisco being named one of the nation's cat-friendliest citiesWhenever San Francisco cracks another Top-10 list, locals ought to have two reactions: 1. "That's great! I knew there was a reason I'm paying so much rent," and;2. "Who's putting this list out?" So when our c ... More >>

The Beer Whisperer

Locals are overjoyed at San Francisco being named one of the nation's cat-friendliest citiesWhenever San Francisco cracks another Top-10 list, locals ought to have two reactions: 1. "That's great! I knew there was a reason I'm paying so much rent," and;2. "Who's putting this list out?" So when our c ... More >>

S.F. Art Institute Yanks Exhibit Over Animal Cruelty Outrage

Locals are overjoyed at San Francisco being named one of the nation's cat-friendliest citiesWhenever San Francisco cracks another Top-10 list, locals ought to have two reactions: 1. "That's great! I knew there was a reason I'm paying so much rent," and;2. "Who's putting this list out?" So when our c ... More >>

Hang On to Your Nuts: Spay/Neuter Pit Bulls For Free

Locals are overjoyed at San Francisco being named one of the nation's cat-friendliest citiesWhenever San Francisco cracks another Top-10 list, locals ought to have two reactions: 1. "That's great! I knew there was a reason I'm paying so much rent," and;2. "Who's putting this list out?" So when our c ... More >>

Attorney Privilege

The state bar is supposed to punish dishonest attorneys. Instead, it too often coddles them

Psycho Dogs

What makes canines go crazy? The answer is in their genes.

Hippie Puppy Chow

What makes canines go crazy? The answer is in their genes.

Undead Can Dance

Dog Bites braves crime scenes and liquor lines to cover a dance-off between two zombie hordes

Swing and Scarf

We're with the (big) bands

Parking Break

Want parking fines to go away without paying? Sign up with S.F.'s "best-kept secret."

Not Daddy Warbucks

Kids are bad people, too

Shops and Gifts

Kids are bad people, too

Diversity in the South

A wide-ranging film festival

Saddle Up

Sam Shepard and Patti Smith's love affair, immortalized

Night & Day

Sam Shepard and Patti Smith's love affair, immortalized

Side Dish

Sam Shepard and Patti Smith's love affair, immortalized

Cothran

Sam Shepard and Patti Smith's love affair, immortalized

Night + Day

Sam Shepard and Patti Smith's love affair, immortalized

Night + Day

Sam Shepard and Patti Smith's love affair, immortalized

Dog Bites

Sam Shepard and Patti Smith's love affair, immortalized

Letters

Sam Shepard and Patti Smith's love affair, immortalized

Night+Day

Sam Shepard and Patti Smith's love affair, immortalized

Night+Day

Sam Shepard and Patti Smith's love affair, immortalized

Night+Day

Sam Shepard and Patti Smith's love affair, immortalized

Night Crawler

Sam Shepard and Patti Smith's love affair, immortalized

Dog Bites

Sam Shepard and Patti Smith's love affair, immortalized

Night+Day

Sam Shepard and Patti Smith's love affair, immortalized