Tale of the missing misters
After sitting through last Saturday's sweltering grand opening for San Pedro's new animal shelter, city officials and community activists all agreed: Misters.
Discussions are underway to get a water "mister" system installed to help keep the animals cool on hot days. Linda Marinkovich of the Coastal San Pedro Neighborhood Council was among those who e-mailed L.A. Animal Services GM Ed Boks on Monday. He replied in an e-mail to her that the city is seeing what it can do to "make it happen."
In today's Daily Breeze story (accompanied by these photos by Breeze photographers Sean Hiller - above - and Brad Graverson - below), shelter volunteer Theresa Sardisco is pledging to get the job done, city money or no city money.
There have been conflicting stories about why there were no misters put in at the shelter at 957 N. Gaffey St. The most recent explanation was that the misters were in the original shelter plans, but got scrapped as construction costs began to rise and the city had to meet its budget for the facility. Because San Pedro is considered to be in a "coastal" zone, downtown architects figured the misters wouldn't be missed
We hope to have an update on this later in the week. But if you want to find out how you can help, give Theresa a call at 310-386-7932. Or stop by the business she owns,Dominic's Pizza House at 28360 S. Western Ave. in San Pedro (that's in the Smart n' Final shopping center, near Westmont Drive).
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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.
According to many vets, dogs cool themselves from the paws up. You are confusing humans to dogs. You'd be wise to install water beds.