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Last Whom Standing @lastwhomstanding.bsky.social · Jul 11
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lbwatchdog.bsky.social Long Beach Watchdog @lbwatchdog.bsky.social · Jul 11
An armed off-duty U.S. Border Patrol Officer has been charged with assaulting a Long Beach police officer and resisting arrest in the Shoreline Village parking lot earlier this week, the LA DA’s office announced.

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Off-duty Border Patrol agent charged with assaulting LBPD officer, resisting arrest. Isaiah Hodgson, 29, was carrying a concealed weapon and 'engaged in violent conduct,’ while being arrested at Shoreline Village, according to police and the Los Angeles DA's office.
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California leads in animal legislation. Here’s the latest. Please support local indie news at @lbwatchdog.bsky.social
lbwatchdog.bsky.social Long Beach Watchdog @lbwatchdog.bsky.social · 1d
This week’s Scratch This looks at the Stop the Puppy Mill Pipeline package of new laws that went into effect Jan. 1 that target cruel breeding practices and fraud in California.

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3 new state animal laws kick off the new year. The Stop the Puppy Mill Pipeline package targets cruel breeding practices and fraud.
January 3, 2026 at 3:21 AM
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Did your little dependent make any promises? List them in the comments! Please resolve to support indie journalism at @lbwatchdog.bsky.social
lbwatchdog.bsky.social Long Beach Watchdog @lbwatchdog.bsky.social · 8d
In this week’s Scratch This, @lastwhomstanding.bsky.social gives us New Year’s resolutions from some of Long Beach’s pets.

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New Year’s resolutions from the pets. There’s as much of a chance of them sticking to them as we do ours.
December 27, 2025 at 2:58 AM
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Brand-new shiny adoption vehicle! Support independent journalism at @lbwatchdog.bsky.social
lbwatchdog.bsky.social Long Beach Watchdog @lbwatchdog.bsky.social · 15d
Long Beach Animal Care Services' Adoption Waggin' gets a new look, thanks to a generous donation.

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All wrapped and ready to adopt! Long Beach Animal Care Services' Adoption Waggin' gets a new look, thanks to a generous donation.
December 20, 2025 at 2:35 AM
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very weird feeling watching a seemingly coked out president yell at you for 20 minutes straight
December 18, 2025 at 2:20 AM
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Who’s watching this fucker’s speech? Every word, and I’m not exaggerating, tissue paper thin bullshit propaganda. The fact checkers are going to be asked to be paid by the hour. I didn’t want to watch, and my partner said, oh, people need to hear this.
December 18, 2025 at 2:11 AM
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The Hero We Need Now
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The Hero We Need Now
How a tiny 75-year-old woman stood up to Kristi Noem’s goons.
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December 16, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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Wanna be on Santa’s good list? Learn how to rescue shelter pets from the bad list. They didn’t deserve to be on them anyway. Support independent journalism at @lbwatchdog.bsky.social
lbwatchdog.bsky.social Long Beach Watchdog @lbwatchdog.bsky.social · 22d
Pets with set euthanasia dates at Long Beach Animal Care Services got that way through no fault of their own, but here's how you can help them.

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Saving a pet from the shelter's 'sad lists'. Pets with set euthanasia dates at Long Beach Animal Care Services got that way through no fault of their own, but here's how you can help them.
December 13, 2025 at 4:15 AM
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I knew her, I watched the kids grow up—this punched me in the stomach. I can’t imagine what Bubbly is going through.
apignataro.bsky.social Anthony Pignataro @apignataro.bsky.social · 25d
“Bubbly is not sleeping well because the lights are not turned off at night and there is a constant stream of noise, she added.”

This is torture and it’s insidious and the US government is doing it to detained immigrants all over the country.
lbwatchdog.bsky.social Long Beach Watchdog @lbwatchdog.bsky.social · 25d
Babblejit 'Bubbly' Kaur, who operated Belmont Shore’s Natraj with her husband for more than 2 decades, was detained by ICE on Dec. 1 while attending an appointment for her pending green card application.

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December 10, 2025 at 4:13 AM
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A creative, loving project saves the lives of dogs,thanks to @k9kismet.bsky.social and Long Beach Animal Care Services. Please support independent journalism at @lbwatchdog.bsky.social
lbwatchdog.bsky.social Long Beach Watchdog @lbwatchdog.bsky.social · 29d
The creators of the DIESEL Project at LBACS say that their innovative, individualized behavior-training program is ‘a worthy investment that helps create a pathway home.’

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Giving shelter dogs a paw up. The DIESEL Project creators say that their innovative, individualized behavior-training program is ‘a worthy investment that helps create a pathway home.’
December 7, 2025 at 7:59 AM
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Use the handy coupon in the article. Please put support in our stocking @lbwatchdog.bsky.social
lbwatchdog.bsky.social Long Beach Watchdog @lbwatchdog.bsky.social · Nov 28
Here are some ways to make sure that the puppy or kitten in the stocking also gets the gift of a welcoming home.

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No exchange policy for pets as presents. Here are some ways to make sure that the puppy or kitten in the stocking also gets the gift of a welcoming home.
November 30, 2025 at 6:08 AM
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In loving color. Support indie journalism at @lbwatchdog.bsky.social
lbwatchdog.bsky.social Long Beach Watchdog @lbwatchdog.bsky.social · Nov 21
Long Beach shelter animals get a brush with immortality provided by their human friends.

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Scratch This: The art of love. Long Beach shelter animals get a brush with immortality provided by their human friends.
November 22, 2025 at 3:25 AM
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Alert! Find food for furry family folks! Support our local independent journalism at @lbwatchdog.bsky.social
lbwatchdog.bsky.social Long Beach Watchdog @lbwatchdog.bsky.social · Nov 14
This week’s Scratch This includes a long list of food resources for pets in need in Long Beach and surrounding areas.

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Scratch This: Pets are family, too. Here are food resources for pets in need in Long Beach and surrounding areas.
November 15, 2025 at 2:12 AM
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Read about animal hoarding. Please support independent journalism at @lbwatchdog.bsky.social
November 9, 2025 at 6:45 AM
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Here’s a disturbing video from Evanston of a federal agent hitting a man on the ground as people yell that he can’t breathe.
October 31, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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Remember to support local indie journalism at @lbwatchdog.bsky.social . And remember to be kind to humans, too.
lbwatchdog.bsky.social Long Beach Watchdog @lbwatchdog.bsky.social · Oct 31
This week’s Scratch This gives a rundown on the eight pet bills Gov. Gavin Newsom just signed into law.

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October was a banner month for animal legislation. Here's a rundown on the eight pet bills Gov. Gavin Newsom just signed into law.
October 31, 2025 at 11:53 PM
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Our town and its addition to the 7 million strong. Great coverage, Brandon Richardson, especially the chicken crossing the road at top speed. No one needed to ask why. Support independent journalism like this at @lbwatchdog.bsky.social .
lbwatchdog.bsky.social Long Beach Watchdog @lbwatchdog.bsky.social · Oct 20
For the second time this year, thousands of people gathered Saturday at Bixby Park near Downtown Long Beach to protest what they call the Trump administration’s “authoritarian power grab.”

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'No f-ing kings': Thousands gather in Long Beach to protest Trump admin. Protesters denounced immigration raids, the cutting of services by the Trump administration, gerrymandering and attacks on free speech, among other things.
October 22, 2025 at 12:34 AM
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lbwatchdog.bsky.social Long Beach Watchdog @lbwatchdog.bsky.social · Oct 19
This week Scratch This looks at the Long Beach City Council’s possible permitting of “safe and sane” fireworks because it's an issue that makes many animal lovers blow a fuse.

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City Council considers permitting the sale and use of ‘safe and sane’ fireworks to boost nonprofits. Will it cause a boom for organizations, or will it blow up in our collective face?
October 20, 2025 at 6:41 AM
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If you're within driving radius of this event, please buy tickets! You can even win a pair of them! Please support local journalism owned by journalists at @lbwatchdog.bsky.social
lbwatchdog.bsky.social Long Beach Watchdog @lbwatchdog.bsky.social · Oct 10
The purrly elegant Le Chic Chat Soirée is coming soon, and in this week’s Scratch This, @lastwhomstanding.bsky.social tells you how you can win a pair of tickets!

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The purrly elegant Le Chic Chat Soirée is coming soon! Here’s how you can win a pair of tickets to the event, where funny veterinarian Kevin Fitzgerald will be guest of honor.
October 11, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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Gotta crow about indie journalism, too! Support us at @lbwatchdog.bsky.social
lbwatchdog.bsky.social Long Beach Watchdog @lbwatchdog.bsky.social · Oct 3
In this week’s Scratch This, @lastwhomstanding.bsky.social looks at Rescue Roos, which provides homes for castoff roosters.

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Scratch This: They gotta crow! Rescue Roos provides a perch for castoff roosters.
October 4, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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Since late 2022, Long Beach-based Beachfront Mutts has been saving as many lives as their resources allow.

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Scratch This: Saving lives, one by one. Long Beach-based Beachfront Mutts is a little rescue that knows that no effort is ever small.
September 26, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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Please support local rescues. Please also support local independent journalism! @lbwatchdog
lbwatchdog.bsky.social Long Beach Watchdog @lbwatchdog.bsky.social · Sep 19
LBACS volunteers team up with a professional photographer to bring out Long Beach shelter dogs' inner souls.

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Scratch This: Say 'Chews'! LBACS volunteers team up with a professional photographer to bring out Long Beach shelter dogs' inner souls.
September 20, 2025 at 1:02 AM
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We could all use a blessing.

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lbwatchdog.bsky.social Long Beach Watchdog @lbwatchdog.bsky.social · Sep 12
This Saturday, Sept. 13, beginning at 4 p.m., the Long Beach Christian Fellowship (LBCF) will present the Blessing of the Animals and Pet Fair. All are welcome, no matter the belief.

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Bless you all, whether furry, feathery, leathery or wearing skin. The Long Beach Christian Fellowship's Blessing of the Pets and Pet Fair takes place this Saturday, Sept. 13.
September 13, 2025 at 5:36 AM
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As long as there are homeless animals and not enough homes to take them, there will never be enough rescues.

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lbwatchdog.bsky.social Long Beach Watchdog @lbwatchdog.bsky.social · Aug 23
In a little less than a year, the new rescue group Paws in the Sand has TNRd at least 200 cats and adopted out 250, most of them kittens.

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Introducing Paws in the Sand, a new local TNR-based cat rescue. Founder Janae Morgan said family grief inspired her to save lives.
August 23, 2025 at 2:05 AM
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Come to Benny's birthday party, hosted by @helensanders.bsky.social next Saturday! Read this and find out some facts behind animal abuse, how it's prosecuted locally, and resources for reporting and supporting. Speaking of supporting, support local indie journalism at @lbwatchdog.bsky.social
lbwatchdog.bsky.social Long Beach Watchdog @lbwatchdog.bsky.social · Aug 15
In the past couple of months, two instances of animal abuse sparked anger and action among the animal community in Long Beach.

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Local celebration of all pets counters the ugliness of animal abuse. Or, how community education saves lives.
August 16, 2025 at 12:48 AM
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Ah, @midsummerscream.bsky.social ! Scores of little eyes peering at you from unexpected places. And that's just in the Black Cat Lounge, with cats and kittens from Kitten REscue LA!

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lbwatchdog.bsky.social Long Beach Watchdog @lbwatchdog.bsky.social · Aug 8
If you go to the Midsummer Scream festival at the Long Beach Convention Center Aug. 15-17, you can meet Nathan the Cat Lady there, curled up next to the Black Cat Lounge.

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Nathan the Cat Lady slinks in to Midsummer Scream! The animal rescuer, who is coming to the Long Beach Convention Center, describes how he uses his acting talents and content creation to rescue animals.
August 12, 2025 at 4:12 PM