Mountain Views News          Saturday, October 18, 2014

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JUST FOR BEST FRIENDS

Mountain Views-News Saturday, October 18, 2014


LOOKING FOR A BEST FRIEND?

Happy Tails

by Chris Leclerc

ALONG CAME A SPIDER

Looking For A Best Friend??

 Maybe an itty bitty one? 
Think of Kanye! 

 Kanye is an adorable 5 
month old domestic short 
hair kitten. He is a playful 
boy who likes to share toys 
with his kitty friends. If you 
don’t have a toy, Kanye shows 
that he is happy to play with a 
string or shoelace! When he 
is done playing, he likes to sit 
in a lap for some attention and 
petting before falling asleep. 

 Domestic cats are very 
intelligent and make great 
family pets. They are the 
most popular cat in the US. 
Kanye would like to meet you 
and show you why! He is 
waiting for his forever home. 
This playful guy has a lifetime 
of love and affection to share 
and would be a great addition to a lucky family

 Please come in to meet Kanye and his kitty 
friends in person. They will charm you with their 
kitty antics and love of life. If a kitty is part of your 
future, you won’t want to miss meeting him. 

 Kanye currently resides at the San Gabriel 
Valley Humane Society 
located at 851 E. Grand 
Avenue in San Gabriel with 
his kitty friends. We are 
located off San Gabriel Blvd., 
north of Mission and south 
of Las Tunas. 

 To arrange a ‘Meet and 
Greet’ with Kanye, please 
stop by any time from 
10:00am to 4:30pm Tuesday 
thru Sunday. 

 Cat adoption prices 
roll back to the 1920’s to 
celebrate our 90 years of 
service to the San Gabriel 
Valley. His adoption fee is 
now only $24 for the month 
of October which includes a 
microchip, neuter surgery, 
first vaccinations and a 
free wellness check-up at a 
participating veterinarian. 
Feel free to call us at (626) 286-1159 for more 
information on Kanye. 

 

 See our website at www.sgvhumane.org for 
information and photos of all our available pets. 


My home was built in the 1950‘s, and even though 
it is old, to me it is a refuge from the rest of the 
world, where change and replacement is apparently 
mandatory. I adore my home. My husband and I 
bought it 20 years ago, and I must admit at first I 
was not that excited about it. I love the property it 
sits on, and the neighborhood surrounding it, but 
the structure itself had to grow on me over time.

 My husband knew better. He understood the 
heavy-duty core construction would sustain over 
time and he had a vision for how we could make an 
older house or home, the way we wanted it. Thanks 
to his vision, we’ve managed to create a beautiful 
living space through hard work, creativity and 
patient tenacity. However, while I do appreciate my 
home, I have to admit that it is somewhat of a spider 
magnet.

 Fortunately, I don’t suffer from arachnophobia, 
so having spiders reside alongside in my private 
space has never been a challenge to me, although 
I do like to keep my home clean and having webs 
constructed in all four corners of the indoors does 
tend to pose somewhat of a challenge for keeping 
things clean. 

 I do what I can to capture those elusive arachnids 
without harming them and I take them to the yard 
where I think they will have the best 
chance of continuing on their path 
of life without disruption. There is 
no need to kill a harmless spider. 
They are just doing what they were 
created to do, and often what they 
are doing is eating those annoying 
flying bugs that will either bite or 
drive you crazy.

 So now that the cat is out of the 
bag, everyone knows I like spiders, 
a lot! I find them fascinating, both 
physically and socially, and I’m 
impressed with their work ethic. 
They never quit! When the practical, 
yet remarkably artistic living space 
they’ve been working on for countless hours, using 
silk that came from their own glands is destroyed, 
they immediately climb back up and begin the 
project all over again. It’s a repeat performance that 
puts the cast of the film Groundhog Day to shame!

 At the same time, I also realize that some types 
of spiders can be dangerous, and even deadly, so it is 
important to know the difference between the good 
guys and the bad guys. At least when it comes to 
spiders, we can count on natural markings to know 
a friendly spider from one that should be avoided 
at all costs, which is more than can be said for we 
humans a lot of the time.

 My inspiration to write about spiders came 
when I saw a post on Facebook last week. It was a 
fact sheet showing images of spiders that we are 
likely to find in the US. I was reminded of how 
important it is to know which ones are harmful and 
which ones should actually be protected and in my 
opinion, letting the harmless ones live is equally 
important as avoiding contact with the lethal ones.

 Many thanks to Carol Canterbury for being 
such an endless resource of helpful information!


PET OF THE WEEK BUSTER: Animal ID #A4764751

Meet Buster, a calm and composed Lab that loves to 
please! Buster (A4764751) is a charming 5-year-old 
tan male Labrador Retriever Mix who was found as 
a stray in West Covina and brought into the Baldwin 
Park Animal Care Center on October 9th. Weighing 
58 pounds, Buster is a mature soul considering who 
has a calm demeanor. Despite the fact Buster has 
a slight limp from what seems to be an old wound 
he absolute loves to walk and even perks up to the 
words “Let’s go for a walk!” Buster is intelligent and 
treat motivated too he is excellent on leash and even 
knows how to sit on command. Buster is the perfect 
mixture of calm and fun we know he will make a 
super indoor pet for an individual or family living 
in a private home with a nice big, gated backyard! 
To watch a video of Buster please visit the following 
link: http://youtu.be/6fP1FBFT46Y 

 To meet Buster in person, please see him at the 
Baldwin Park Shelter, located at 4275 N. Elton, 
Baldwin Park, CA 91706 (Phone: 626-430-2378 
or 626-962-3577). He is available now. For any 
inquiries about Buster, please reference his animal 
ID number: A4764751. The shelter is open seven 
days a week, 12 pm-7 pm Monday-Thursday and 
10am-5pm Friday-Sunday. This is a high-intake 
shelter with a great need for adoptions. 

 For more information about Winston or the 
adoption process, contact United Hope for Animals 
Volunteer Adoption Coordinator Samantha at 
Samantha@hope4animals.org. To learn more about 
United Hope for Animals’ partnership with the 
Baldwin Park Shelter through its Shelter Support 
Program, as well as the many dogs of all breeds, ages, 
and sizes available for adoption in local shelters, 
visit http://www.unitedhope4animals.org/about-us/
shelter-support-program/.