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Go to Burlingame and Eat a Lion

A new item on the menu at a Bay Area restaurant has pitted foodies against animal activists. Mokutanya Yakitori Restaurant in Burlingame is now serving lion's meat, which is reportedly as tough as the animal itself. The restaurant, which is known for its exotic meats, including peacock and swan, r ... More >>

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SPCA Offers Big Reward to Catch the Prick Who Gunned Down Raccoon

The animal lovers over at the Peninsula Humane Society are offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the animal-hater who shot a raccoon in South San Francisco over the weekend. The SPCA got a call Sunday morning from a concerned resident who spotted the wild ... More >>

Watch This Fearless Pup Drive Through San Francisco

In the same way we enjoyed the smoking Scrub Jay in Bernal Heights not too long ago, here's another amusing image of an animal acting like a destructive human. In this video, posted by YouTube user thedrivingdogs, you will see Porter the pup speeding across the Bay Bridge and through the streets of ... More >>

Yes, Santa Will Let Your Pet Snake Sit on His Lap

For all you crazy cat ladies out there, here's your chance to get even crazier with your feline. Santa Claus is coming to the Peninsula Humane Society specifically to let your pets sit on his lap and bark, meow, or hiss what it is they would like for Christmas this year. If that sounds weird, it's ... More >>

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World Series: SPCA Giving Away Giants-Colored Animals

Nobody is celebrating the Giants' double win like the orange-and-black-colored dogs and cats over at the San Francisco SPCA. The team's winning streak makes it all that more likely that these animals will find a loving home. The shelter tells us they are giving away all animals with orange and black ... More >>

Basil Strawberry Shortcake, Animal Hugs, and the Nanny Cooks Vegan!

​Guys, I don't care what you say, I love Fran Drescher. The Nanny is a quality program. That's why I'm very pleased to hear she's gone vegan! Diet-wise at least. Below, check out good Fran making hummus. I'm hoping this is the beginning of her own vegan cooking show! Genius idea, right? I know.

Starved Pelicans Are Now Crowding San Mateo's Shelter

Those sad and starved Brown Pelicans that have packed into nearby shelters this past month have wormed their way into the Peninsula Humane Society's Wild Life Center where they are getting 'round the clock care. The Peninsula Humane Society has taken in some 30 emaciated and really cold Pelicans, su ... More >>

Feeling Lonely? Adopt an Adorable Dog or Cat -- for Free

Not to make you feel guilty or anything, but there's one too many sweet animals lingering in local shelters in need of your love and your home. So if you are an upstanding, caring, and responsible citizen (with a permanent residence), there' s really no good reason why you shouldn't rescue one of th ... More >>

Enchihuahuas, Cute-Ass Shortbread, and Creepy but Silent Fish!

​Hello, friends! There are some cool events this weekend! This Sunday, Harvest Home is having a barn bash! The barn bash is in celebration of their new barn, home to the newly rescued Turlock hens. As a city kid, I'm not sure what a barn bash entails, but if there are fiddles involved, consider me ... More >>

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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 >>

Skin for Sale: Auction and Fundraiser Lead to Two New Tattoos for SPCA's Laura Gretch

Last week we told you about Laura Gretch of the San Francisco SPCA: She agreed to let the highest bidder in an eBay auction choose her next tattoo, and then get the winning design permanently applied at a fundraising event. Well, the auction brought in $550, and Gretch got not one tattoo but two -- ... 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 >>

Cosmic American Voodoo Van: The Truck of Rock

​"Our whole goal is to take what food trucks are to another level," says Phil Stefani, aka FlexXBronco's lead guitarist and owner of the new Cosmic American Voodoo Van. How so? "Through image, attitude, and style," Stefani responds, "and through our love of food and our take on fashion and how we' ... More >>

SPCA Raising Money for Stolen Dog Found with Eye, Ear and Teeth Missing

This tragedy has the Wicked Witch of the West written all over it.​As if we needed any more reason to doubt the future of humanity, here's yet another horrifying tale. Yvette Acevedo's 12-year-old Yorkie, Toto, was stolen out of her backyard in Hayward early last year. After canvassing the neighbo ... More >>

Dog Tossed From Moving Car Is Missing

Frosty​Crimes against animals are just unforgivable. The Santa Cruz SPCA issued an alert for the public's help in finding Frosty, a 1-year-old cream-colored poodle-terrier mix who went missing this week from the local SPCA. The last sighting of Frosty was on Monday when someone witnessed Frosty be ... More >>

Pilfered Pup Reunited with Family

Welcome home, buddy!​Amid the flurry of hard-hitting election news yesterday, we were also captivated by a tearjerker about a puppy stolen from the San Francisco SPCA just hours before it was to scheduled to be adopted by a family. Fortunately, we can report good news today: Bodhi, an adorable lig ... 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 >>

'Pit Fix Month' Starts Now; Shelters Will Spay and Neuter Your Pup -- For Free

Still a man ​The San Francisco Animal Care & Control decided one way deal with dog overcrowding was to ship a bunch of Chihuahuas off to New York City. But even then, they admitted that won't make a blip in the pet overpopulation problem in San Francisco. "We will send 12 off tomorrow and we w ... More >>

Bazaar Bizarre, Holiday Pups & Kitties, Mission Block Party, Silver Swans, and More

Photo by Holden PumphreySilver Swans play Milk this Friday​ This weekend you can scour cool handmade gift ideas, check out cute puppies and kitties in holiday-decorated windows, or dance in sweaty packs at a barrage of city clubs -- all for less than $10. Mission Holiday Block Party @ Mission Dis ... 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 >>

'Jack Daniels,' SPCA's Stolen Kitten, Arriving from New York Today

Jack Daniels, like his namesake, has matured well with age​No one knows how "Jack Daniels," the partially blind kitten stolen last year from the San Francisco SPCA, made it all the way to New York. But we do know how he's coming back: On a big ol' jet airliner. The cat, now 13-months-old, is arriv ... More >>

'Jack Daniels,' Blind Kitten Stolen From S.F. SPCA, Turns Up -- In New York

Jack Daniels, found in NYC​Don't you just love it when you find your lost Jack Daniels? A partially blind three-month-old kitten named after the Tennessee bourbon, who was stolen in July of last year from the San Francisco SPCA, has turned up -- safe, sound, and 11 pounds -- in New York City.

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 >>

You Can Haz Free Cat Food: Pet Food Giveaway at Potrero Hill SPCA Today

Eating. Always eating.​If you have a baby or a pet then you know that, annoyingly, they like to eat. Sometimes more than once a day. And if you don't feed them, you won't hear the end of it. And on top of it all, you have to pay for the food you feed them. It's a rotten deal, and one we don't envy ... More >>

10 Things to Do This Weekend For Under $10

​Finally! The decade from hell is officially over and now, with the world out of its childish '00s on to its '10-plus tweens, we have so many growing pains to look forward to. So what's your New Year's resolution? If it's to party like a charmed indie pop star on a meager roadie budget, why no ... 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 >>

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 >>

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