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Pets

  • Blogs

    May 11, 2012

    Tell Me About That Album: The Only Place by Best Coast

    Bethany Cosentino, the leader of L.A. duo Best Coast, is one busy lady. In between her summer-long touring schedule, Tweeting for her cat Snacks and releasing the band's hotly-anticipated sophomore album The Only Place, she's been focused on launching a clothing line for Urban Outfitters, something ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 27, 2012

    Tell Me About That Album: Voyageur by Kathleen Edwards

    Let's get this out of the way up front: Kathleen Edwards is dating Justin Vernon of the Grammy-winning Bon Iver, who also produced her latest record Voyageur, which she wrote while going through a divorce. But that's hardly the whole story. The Canadian singer-songwriter has been releasing great A ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 10, 2012

    Air Chihuahua: 42 Dogs Flown to Seattle from LA Where Overpopulated Breed Faced Death

    Washingtonians have a thing about any sort of invasion by "Californiacators" - a rallying cry of Emmett Watson's Lesser Seattle brigades. But it turns out we are welcoming their dogs - the Chihuahuas of Los Angeles. They've overpopulated in LA, and some owners have become disenchanted with the littl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 19, 2011

    Saving Grace Rescue & Adoption, Oregon Animal Shelter, Kills the Wrong Dog--Owner: 'She Was My Best Friend'

    Sadie​When Tammi Ritz's husband went to Saving Grace Rescue & Adoption in Roseberg, Ore. he thought he'd be picking up the couple's purebred blue heeler, Sadie. Instead shelter workers brought out a different dog before discovering that Sadie had been mistakenly euthanized.

  • Blogs

    July 28, 2011

    Dog Fight Busted in King County, Convicted Pimp Arrested by SWAT Team After Standoff (UPDATED)

    photo courtesy of Cameron Satterfield​Updated at 3:48 p.m. with photos of the rescued dogs. King County Sheriffs say they found "chunks of dog flesh" last week in a vacant apartment in south Seattle used for dog fighting. The same space contained an air mattress that police believe was used f ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 1, 2011

    Furry 5K

    photo courtesy of Cameron Satterfield​Updated at 3:48 p.m. with photos of the rescued dogs. King County Sheriffs say they found "chunks of dog flesh" last week in a vacant apartment in south Seattle used for dog fighting. The same space contained an air mattress that police believe was used f ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 25, 2011

    Oskar's Kitchen Hapy Hour

    photo courtesy of Cameron Satterfield​Updated at 3:48 p.m. with photos of the rescued dogs. King County Sheriffs say they found "chunks of dog flesh" last week in a vacant apartment in south Seattle used for dog fighting. The same space contained an air mattress that police believe was used f ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 21, 2011

    Diane Cowling, Convicted Animal "House of Horrors" Hoarder, Found Dead in Jail Cell

    ​Diane Cowling was only a few weeks away from being sentenced (likely to one year in jail) for hoarding dozens of cats and dogs inside her Granite Falls home, which turned into what police described as a "house of horrors" when 30 of the animals died of starvation. Cowling won't be sentenced a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 30, 2011

    Top 5 Dog-Friendly Bars

    Who's picking up the bill? ​We give up a lot by being pet owners, despite all we get in return. Sure, Fido may be man's best friend, but having him around means giving up the spontaneity of after-work dinner plans, sleeping in on weekends, and jetting off to South America without spending more ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 15, 2011

    I Can Has Cheezsculpture?

    ​Master Cheese Sculptor Troy Landwehr doesn't carve magnificent fromage monuments for anyone--just anyone who pays him enough cheddar. That said, his latest work created for Seattle-based cat humor site I Can Has Cheezburger? is worth every orange cent.

  • Blogs

    March 8, 2011

    Portland Burglar and Home Owner Call Police on Each Other

    ​The first call that Portland Police received last night was from a man locked in a bathroom being terrorized by a guy with two German Shepherds outside the door. The next call they received was from a homeowner holding two German Shepherds and saying the guy in the bathroom was actually a bur ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 7, 2011

    Toe-Eating Dog Soon to Be Available For Adoption

    ​Do you need some added companionship around the house? Are you an animal lover? And most importantly, do have have or plan on having an abundance of dead tissue on your body, like say a few dead and infected toes? Well, the Saving Grace Pet Adoption Center in Roseburg, Ore. has just the dog f ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 17, 2011

    Pierce County Animal Investigators Looking for Douchebag Who Shot Mastiff and the Owner Who Won't Pick Her Up

    Bella​Someone shot a large female mastiff dog several times last week, and no one knows who did it. This person is horrible. Someone also owns the dog, has likely known she's been missing for at least a week, but has yet to peep up. This person seems horrible. Both would be less horrible if th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 11, 2011

    Excessive-Force Case Filed Over Lab Mix Who Dared to Sniff the Butt of a Police Dog

    ​Police departments are perennially accused of excessive force--the poignant SPD shooting of Native American carver John Williams being just the latest example. Usually, however, the victims are human beings. Not so in an excessive-force case recently filed in federal court, which details the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 2, 2010

    Behind the Scenes of the Biggest Pit Bull Dogfighting Bust in U.S. History (VIDEO)

    ​In this week's cover story "Dog Beat Dog," Riverfront Times staff writer Keegan Hamilton chronicles the work of investigators who went deep undercover to pull off the biggest pit bull dogfighting bust in U.S. history. Two Missouri Highway Patrol detectives assembled and trained a kennel of 40 ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 21, 2010

    Best in Show

    ​In this week's cover story "Dog Beat Dog," Riverfront Times staff writer Keegan Hamilton chronicles the work of investigators who went deep undercover to pull off the biggest pit bull dogfighting bust in U.S. history. Two Missouri Highway Patrol detectives assembled and trained a kennel of 40 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 1, 2010

    Tiger Woods and PETA: The Big Breakup

    Tiger and his alleged mistresses. I'm already humming the Brady Bunch theme in my head​I have got a lot of problems with the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. Aside from the fact that I simply disagree with them on almost every key issue in their agenda, I think they are a bunch of ... More >>

  • Diversions

    September 9, 2009

    Re-Find Your Center and Start Again

    Tiger and his alleged mistresses. I'm already humming the Brady Bunch theme in my head​I have got a lot of problems with the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. Aside from the fact that I simply disagree with them on almost every key issue in their agenda, I think they are a bunch of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 11, 2009

    Nick Collison Still Loves Seattle, Talks About "Football and War" While Dudes Apply Sunscreen To His Back

    ​ The Sonics may no longer be in Seattle, but ex-Sonic Nick Collison is, at least during the off-season. And not only does the Border Collie defend his adopted hometown on his Twitter page, he even goes so far as to occasionally rip on his employer's city. To wit, the Border Collie recently s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 27, 2009

    I'll Take This Over Nelly Any Day

    Unless you aren't in Seattle, you will know why I've been singing this song to my cat all morning:

  • Calendar

    June 24, 2009

    Brenda Bryan

    Unless you aren't in Seattle, you will know why I've been singing this song to my cat all morning:

  • Calendar

    June 3, 2009

    Jens Lekman

    Thursday, June 4 and Friday, June 5

  • Diversions

    February 4, 2009

    The Right Chips for PBS

    Thursday, June 4 and Friday, June 5

  • Blogs

    October 31, 2008

    Frankenweenie!

    Thursday, June 4 and Friday, June 5

  • Blogs

    September 16, 2008

    Stuff on My Cat Presents: Wet Cats

    Thursday, June 4 and Friday, June 5

  • Calendar

    September 3, 2008

    17th annual PAWS Walk

    Thursday, June 4 and Friday, June 5

  • Blogs

    July 29, 2008

    Walk It Out: Catfish at Judkins Park

    Thursday, June 4 and Friday, June 5

  • Blogs

    July 18, 2008

    RIP: We Raise a Glass to Tuffer

    Thursday, June 4 and Friday, June 5

  • Calendar

    June 25, 2008

    Garth Stein

    Thursday, June 4 and Friday, June 5

  • Calendar

    June 4, 2008

    Wiener Takes All: A Dogumentary

    Thursday, June 4 and Friday, June 5

  • Blogs

    May 1, 2008

    Good 'ol Al...

    Thursday, June 4 and Friday, June 5

  • Music

    January 9, 2008

    Motörhead + Rockabilly = Awesome

    Lemmy Kilmister is the Head Cat.

  • Blogs

    July 10, 2007

    Dog Day Afternoon

    Lemmy Kilmister is the Head Cat.

  • Blogs

    January 24, 2007

    Earl Greyhound Cancelled

    Lemmy Kilmister is the Head Cat.

  • Diversions

    September 27, 2006

    Pepper, 1915–2006

    Remembering Pepper, a Labrador-Beagle mix who overcame blindness to rise to the top of his sport.

  • Diversions

    December 17, 2003

    The Gift That Keeps on Woofing

    Remembering Pepper, a Labrador-Beagle mix who overcame blindness to rise to the top of his sport.

  • Diversions

    December 17, 2003

    Gone to the Dogs

    Keep your friends on a leash by buying for their pets.

  • News

    July 3, 2002

    The Ask Master

    Keep your friends on a leash by buying for their pets.

  • Diversions

    June 5, 2002

    The Pet Lady

    Keep your friends on a leash by buying for their pets.

  • Diversions

    May 29, 2002

    The Pet Lady

    Keep your friends on a leash by buying for their pets.

  • Diversions

    May 22, 2002

    The Pet Lady

    Keep your friends on a leash by buying for their pets.

  • Diversions

    February 6, 2002

    The Pet Lady

    Keep your friends on a leash by buying for their pets.

  • News

    November 28, 2001

    Where to Give

    Charities in need this holiday.

  • Diversions

    September 5, 2001

    The Pet Lady

    Charities in need this holiday.

  • Diversions

    April 25, 2001

    The Pet Lady

    Charities in need this holiday.

  • Diversions

    April 11, 2001

    The Pet Lady

    Charities in need this holiday.

  • News

    March 28, 2001

    News Clips— Photo of the Week

    Charities in need this holiday.

  • Music

    February 14, 2001

    Whadchagit?

    Charities in need this holiday.

  • Diversions

    January 24, 2001

    The Pet Lady

    Charities in need this holiday.

  • News

    March 8, 2000

    Sea monster?

    Activists are angry over plans for new aquarium that will block waterfront views, eat up open space, and cost $200 million.

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