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Burbank adopts strict ban on retail sale of pets
Burbank this week joined the growing list of cities that have banned the retail sale of pets, but built in a six-month grace period for existing pet stores. Under the ban adopted by the City Council Tuesday, pet shops in Burbank can only obtain cats...
Tags: Republic of Ireland, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Google+, Sales, Small Businesses
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Word of mouth may eliminate puppy mills
A paradigm shift has occurred, offering an alternative to a former way of doing business. Many current retailers in the pet industry are embracing the opportunity to help animals in need by working with rescue groups, shelters or holding adoption events...Tags: Services and Shopping, Media Industry, Sales, Consumers, Pet Shops, Services, and Supplies
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Pet adoptions spike during holiday season
'Tis the season of giving — pets, apparently. Local animal shelters have experienced a spike in pet adoptions in recent days in Burbank and Pasadena, and many more were expected to occur this weekend. On Dec. 15, when the Burbank Animal Shelter...
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Burbank should follow national trend
I regard Burbank as a cutting-edge and progressive city. However, I was extremely disheartened to find that the city is behind the curve in the national effort to ban the sale of puppies and kittens in pet stores. Puppies for sale in pet stores usually... -
Burbank issues warning amid reported flea-borne Typhus infections
The Burbank Animal Shelter on Thursday advised the public to take precautions against Endemic Typhus Fever amid reports that the flea-borne disease had infected several people in the city and San Fernando Valley. At least one human infection had been...Tags: Fever, Google+, Chills, Hospitals and Clinics, Headaches
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Pet patience is key for success, says shelter
A pair of inseparable dogs were adopted last week from the Burbank Animal Shelter only to be returned three days later, prompting reminders from shelter staffers that especially when it comes to pets, patience is a virtue. Molly, a 12-year-old fox...
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Police hone in on holiday crime
Burbank police officials on Tuesday said the department was at “maximum deployment” as shopping mania sweeps the city’s major retail centers, but urged shoppers to take precautions to avoid becoming victims of crimes. Other officials,...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Religious Festivals, Services and Shopping, Holidays, Pet Shops, Services, and Supplies
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More cats, more dogs
I understand raising dog license fees, as they are fairly low; but no one will pay for cat registration (“City mulls fee hikes,” May 28). It is time to raise the pet limits, which is now only three pets per house, to five or six. Then you... -
Dog ban at farmer's market has real bite
Officials say they’re having a hard time keeping some shoppers at the Burbank Certified Farmer’s Market from leaving their pooches at home, which could draw the ire of county health inspectors.
The farmer’s market, located on the corner...Tags: Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Dog (animal), Marketing, Medical Services
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Pet project
BURBANK — Granada Hills resident Bob Kalaba found a new best friend in a Labrador mix named Iggy, whom he adopted Saturday at the Burbank Animal Shelter. Iggy playfully ran to Kalaba, tail wagging. Kalaba and his family were the first group to...Tags: Burbank (Los Angeles, California)
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Saluting a decorated military man
Burbank produces magic for the entire world from its two major motion picture studios, Disney and Warner Bros., as well as through dozens of production facilities that remain, even in a recession, a major source of jobs for the area. So it seems only...Tags: American Red Cross, Arts and Culture, Marketing, Telly Savalas, Hawaii
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Making pet pals for life
Children at Westminster Preschool learned just as much as their adult teachers about caring for puppies and kittens Monday.
Eva Sippel, who is in charge of shelter community relations and volunteers, and seven members of the Volunteers of the Burbank...Tags: Dog (animal), Children, Preschools, Schools, Burbank (Los Angeles, California)
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