Help!
Her name is Babe and she looks like a great dog. But as of this morning, the 1-year-old shephed mix was homeless, logged in as No. A941745 at the Harbor Animal Care and Control Center in San Pedro.
Sadly, Babe isn't alone.
The shelter, one of the city of Los Angeles' oldest and smallest, has record-high numbers of dogs right now, says Capt. Daniel Pantoja -- 76 dogs with only 14 kennels.
A new, 80-kennel shelter will open to replace the facility in a couple months in San Pedro, But for now, shelter workers are scrambling, trying to spare as many lives as they can.
So if you're thinking of adopting a dog -- or know someone who is -- please send them to the city shelter at 735 Battery St.
You can see all the great dogs on the web site.
About the Bloggers
Daily Breeze reporter Donna Littlejohn has shared her homes with a succession of wonderful, funny, and occasionally difficult canines -- Muffin, Fritz, Ellie, Mercy, Pilgrim and now Cowboy, an Australian shepherd-border collie, and Tess, a border collie. From strong-willed terriers to weirdly obsessed Australian shepherds, they've invaded her world with boundless energy, wet noses, muddy paws and soggy tennis balls. But they've really brought so much more than that -- like laughter and joy, some unexpected life lessons, and more than a few tears along the way.
E-mail Donna at donna.littlejohn@dailybreeze.com.
Josh Grossberg grew up with the usual array of animals: goldfish, dogs, hamsters, parakeets and turtles. He now owns the loudest dog in the South Bay(Video: Rocket the Dog) and is the least popular person on his block. He spends his free time in dog parks, pet shops and always has an extra plastic bag in his pocket just in case. He also has a cat.
E-mail Josh at josh.grossberg@dailybreeze.com.
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