Behold! Pepper doesn’t do this when HGTV is on the tube. But a show on Animal Planet about badgers and he’s undeniably all over it, sitting intently and unwavering in his attention before the box for several minutes, as shown on the left. And then during the commercial break he had to get up close …
As I predicted in my post Saturday after learning the heartbreaking news of Asian elephant Gita’s death at the L.A. Zoo, the so-called animal “advocates” wasted no time showing up to harangue and lambaste and insult the zoo and its patrons with their reprehensible version of “we told you so!” From today’s L.A. Times article: …
The sad word’s out that Gita, the L.A. Zoo’s 48-year-old elephant, died this morning. During those cherished opportunities when I worked there that I was able to get this close… [large version here] …to the 9,000-pound pachyderm she never failed to be the gentlest and most beautifully dispositioned of giants, which stands in testament to …
Not a whole lot to report. The big event of the day was to be my first-ever visit to Cole’s Pacific Electric Buffet (I know… what kind of Angelino am I that I haven’t ever been to that historic L.A. eatery?!) but my mom wasn’t up to it so instead we walked down to Cafe …
In celebration of World Turtle Day, not only do I want to recognize our very own Russian tortoise Buster, who’ve I’ve been guardian of since 2001: But I also want to recognize and reflect on what is without a doubt to me the most important and influential — however metaphorical — chelonian I’ve ever encountered, …
To The Editors of L.A. Citybeat, You either can feel sorry for me for not getting the joke or pity me for being a humorless shmuck who is compelled to waste everyone’s time writing with the facts when I find an animal being misrepresented — even facetiously. But after reading your most recent “Left Coast” …
First off, sorry for the blurry snap. And actually, Pepper didn’t bring the little guy inside. I was sitting in the kitchen and saw Pepper in the yard with the bird in his mouth and the thing was making a helluva racket as I attempted to chase Pep down and/or get him to drop the …