Mayor Bob Foster and his wife Nancy attended a press conference to license their rescued cat, Noah, as the first cat to be registered with the city of Long Beach. Noah now wears the id tag 001 on his harness. Under the new law, cats over 4 months old must be licensed every year. Until January 1, 2011 there is no fee for the cat license.
licenses: July 2010 Archives
Dog licenses may get more expensive in Los Angeles.
A City Council committee today moved to charge dog owners $20 instead of $15 a year to license their canine that has been spayed or neutered.
If passed by the full council, the increase could generate about $600,000 in annual revenue.
Our neighbors to the east are now required to license not only their dogs -- but now cats as well. Read the story in our sister paper, the Long Beach Press-Telegram.
Mayor Bob Foster, his wife Nancy and Noah the cat. (Brittany Murray / Press-Telegram)
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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.