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Unleashed: A Brutal Attack has Revived a Battle Over Canine Controlnew

In November, two police officers found 74-year-old Marion Cope sitting on the ground in Huntington Park, clutching her bleeding right leg. The officers had responded to a call about a dog attack at the small patch of public land, which sits in the shadows of three luxury hotels atop exclusive Nob Hill.
SF Weekly  |  Peter Jamison  |  01-20-2010  |  Animal Issues

Are Sea Lions Too Cute to Shoot?new

As the number of sea lions in San Francisco explodes, the creatures have bitten and bumped swimmers, poached fishermen's catches, sunk boats, and damaged docks. Many would like to see the nuisance creatures banished, but the potential for a public relations disaster is high.
SF Weekly  |  Ashley Harrell  |  10-07-2009  |  Animal Issues

Have San Francisco's Service Animal Laws Gone to the Dogs?new

In San Francisco, snakes, lizards, pit bulls, chickens, pigeons, and rodents have all been declared service animals, hauled onto public transportation, housed legally in city apartments, and, essentially, given the full run of the city.
SF Weekly  |  Joe Eskenazi  |  06-17-2009  |  Animal Issues

San Francisco is a Dangerous Town for Butterfliesnew

According to lepidopterist Liam O'Brien, 24 of 58 local species have been wiped out in regional extinctions caused mainly by habitat destruction. Another three or four, he said, will likely be gone within the next five years.
San Francisco Bay Guardian  |  Kat Renz  |  07-23-2008  |  Animal Issues

San Fran's Animal Welfare Commission Wants to Outlaw Cruel Artnew

Still fuming over a recent exhibition of videos showing six different animals being bludgeoned to death, the commission is proposing a law -- the Humanitarian Art Ordinance -- that would treat art that abuses animals like child pornography: If an animal is harmed for the purpose of making art, it would be a criminal offense to display or possibly even keep in San Francisco.
SF Weekly  |  Benjamin Wachs  |  05-14-2008  |  Animal Issues

Probing the Animal Rights Undergroundnew

Federal officials are targeting animal-rights activists in an investigation connected to San Francisco Bay area terror attacks.
East Bay Express  |  Chris Thompson  |  06-13-2005  |  Animal Issues

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