For rent
Our friends at San Pedro Dogs alerted us recently to the SPCA's web site with listings available to pet owners who are in need of finding an apartment or house to rent.
With foreclosures up -- not to mention just the usual ups and downs in life with job and landlord changes -- people who need to move and are looking for a rental often face an added challenge if they have pets in their household. Sadly, moving is one of the leading reasons listed among owners who turn their animals into the city shelters. (One of my rescue dogs, Cowboy, was turned into a shelter in the high desert when his owner had to move and told shelter workers he could no longer keep him.)
Some of the listings are free to access, others charge. But many update their lists daily.
The Humane Society also offers some helpful resources.
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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