Westchester adoption event a success
Check out Sandy Mazza's Daily Breeze story today about the Best Friends Animal Society's adoption festival in Westchester on Sunday.
About 60 rescue groups displayed animals in cages and fenced areas.
Like the furry golden retrievers, howling beagles and small terriers at the event, thin-nosed, lanky greyhounds seemed more interested in other dogs than potential adopters.
The dogs tugged on their leashes and pressed against their enclosures to sniff or tempt one another with a chew toy.
It was a peaceful gathering, with most of the animals soaking up the attention.
The Peter Zippi Fund for Animals adopted out four kittens in the first hour of the afternoon event. The organization is located on the second floor of a Hermosa Beach veterinarian's office.
Leslie Neff, director of the fund, said cats are great companions.
"No matter how bad your day is, you come home and you've got a friend," Neff said. "But it's a 15- to 20-year commitment. Our most important thing (to allow an adoption) is that they understand cats. That they keep it indoors, and they're willing to make a commitment."
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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.
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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.
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