Mission Mission

HOTT!

[via Patricia Dolores]

Our pal Heather has been spending a bunch of time volunteering at the SPCA Animal Control Center, which basically entails playing with and petting a bunch of super cute cats, and she wanted to let you know about something rad going on this Saturday:

The SPCA and the Animal Control Center are having a huge pet adoption event this weekend at 15th and Harrison. It’s sponsored by this non-profit, “Maddie’s Matchmakers” so Pet adoptions are free and the organizations get much needed $$$ from each pet adopted. And lest you worry that this will attract riff-raff who don’t want to pay adoption fees, all adopters are still screened for appropriateness (like landlord permission–which we all know can be a deal-breaker).

Adoptathon!  Sooooo cute!  Check out all the details here!

Don’t invest in owl statue stock today. I have a feeling the entire pigeon scareowl industry is going down as the result of this damning snap at 16th and Capp that Mr. Eric Sir posted yesterday.

He adds:

While we may sit back and laugh at the apparent stupidity of the pigeons, sometimes I question whether we’re any less stupid.

That’s right, it’s time to start paying attention to pigeons. They don’t seem to have a problem chowing down on their fellow birdkind. They’ve even learned to ride BART. Next they’ll be taking our jobs and they wont need us around anymore. Hitchcock was right.

[via Mr. Eric Sir]

Bender’s has two amazing vegan tacos on its menu: the seitan taco and the grilled veggie taco, which, in addition to grilled veggies, also has smashed-up pieces of their homemade vegan burger in it. Both feature hunks of avocado, tangy pickled red cabbage, and, surprisingly, enough salt that I didn’t need to add any – remarkable since I have never in my life eaten anything and thought it was too salty.

You know what’s great about Bender’s? They don’t refer to the seitan taco as a “fake chicken” taco. I like this because seitan is real food, not fake chicken: it’s just real seitan, in all its chewy, crumbly, mouthfeely glory. Two omnivorous vegan-taco-enthusiast friends joined me for dinner and chose the vegan ones over the meaty ones on the menu. On purpose. Also, a friendly black dog named Mortimer wanted to steal them.

That’s right, friends: Seitan is real. And it’s saltier that the sweat of John Henry’s brow.

(Thanks, Edward!)

His name is Louis Vuitton apparently, really.

[via klfitzsimmons]

1. “Frankie” is on the dog’s birth certificate, but everyone knows him as as “Blanca”. Owner realized this after having printed the sign.
2. It’s a recycled sign. Owner couldn’t be bothered to design a his own, and this dog looked close enough. Oh, and somehow he has the same phone number.
3. A disgruntled neighbor is trying to sabotage the recovery effort.

Any other theories?

[via webuiltthiscity]

AKA “titty kitty”?

[22nd and Bartlett parklet]

Are you lucky enough to have a landlord that allows pets? If so, Allison has some adorable puppy news for you:

Rocket Dog Rescue has these puppies and others up for adoption right now (as of 3:26pm) in front of Atlas.

Aww! Hurry over!