#Contra Costa Animal Services

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BLACK CAT FRIDAY!

This Lady. She’s about 15 years-old. Lady’s person passed away recently, and a friend kept her for a while but ended up surrendering Lady to SF ACC because he couldn't keep her anymore. SF ACC used Lady’s microchip to track down her origin info and learned that she was adopted-out as a kitten from Contra Costa Animal Services in 2009. So, Lady was a loved cat that unfortunately lost her person.

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Bartleby from Contra Costa Animal Services in Martinez, California

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Eggplant from Umbrella of Hope in Pittsburg, California

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6 month old KITTEN with CEREBELLAR HYPOPLASIA for ADOPTION We are introducing the newest member of our CATS OF HAZZARD team for kittens with SUPERPOWERS (differences) MEET EGGPLANT -- SF Bay Area of CA This six month old beauty joins us from Contra Costa Animal Services. She is spayed, microchipped, vaccinated and free of parasites. Her superpower is that she was born with a condition called Cerebellar Hypoplasia or Wobbly Cat Syndrome Cerebellar Hypoplasia or 'CH' is a fancy term for the underdevelopment of the part of the brain that controls coordination. Cats with CH look like vary-ing forms of your friend Chad when he has had too many beers. To put it simply, she will always walk/run/climb like she is drunk. CH does not cause any pain. It does not affect their cognition (intelligence). It does not limit their lifespan. It does not usually result in any additional medical bills over what an unaffected cat would have. She is considered a moderate case for those who have experience. Eggplant has NO idea that she is any different than any other cat -- neurotypical or not. She is a kitten who acts like a kitten and she just looks a little different than your average kitten when she is kitten-ing.The one restriction on CH kitties is that they must be indoor-only unless on a catio or supervised. Just like you would not have fared well in Scream Movies if you had tied one on, she does not have the coordination to protect her from predators/cars. Her foster mom says this 'She loves,loves,loves humans! Very trusting, and enjoys lap time. Being a CH Kitty, she is very stumbly! It doesn't help that she is wearing a cone due to surgery (spay). Sometimes she misjudges her balance and many times ends up laying in her food bowl. But, she is not a pushover.'

Eggplant required a few days to acclimate to the other cat in her home. She has not been exposed to dogs yet but as she is young, we guess that she would probably acclimate to both fine with patience and time. Eggplant is able to use the regular litterbox on her own (we do have lots of tips for litterbox set ups that work for CH and non-CH kittens -- our favorite is placing a litterbox inside of a large Rubbermaid container with a hole cut in the side and a mat inside of it and in front of it).

[eastcountytoday]

How COVID-19 Has Impacted Contra Costa Animal Service Responses

With so many changes across the State of California, it has also trickled down to Contra Costa County Animal Services with a new set of guidelines for the time being.

Some editorial here, but last night on a walk, my wife and I came across a beautiful elderly dog that was out lose in the street nearly hit by several cars before my wife and I somehow managed to bring him on the sidewalk and stay…

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Contra Costa Animal Services New Fee Structure to Take Effect on January 1st

Martinez, CA – Beginning on January 1st, 2020, Contra Costa Animal Services (CCAS) will be implementing a new fee structure, updating exiting fees to reflect the actual costs of services provided by the Department and to comply with new state laws.

Approved by the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors on November 19, the new fee structure amends the Department’s current fees – adjusting…

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Coyote That Attacked Five in Bay Area is Finally Caught The Bay Area’s long, furry nightmare is finally over. A coyote that bit five people, including two young children, in the last eight months was caught and killed on Thursday in Moraga, a suburb of about 16,000 east of San Francisco, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife announced on Friday. “It’s such a relief for the community,” Capt. Patrick Foy of the Department of Fish and Wildlife said in an interview on Friday. “They can finally enjoy the outdoors again.” The animal, an adult male, had menaced a two-mile area in Moraga and neighboring Lafayette since last July, but Captain Foy said a team of United States Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services personnel finally caught it Thursday morning in a padded leghold trap, off a stretch of the Calle La Mesa road just north of Campolindo High School. Then came the anticipation. The Department of Fish and Wildlife’s forensics lab compared the DNA collected from the coyote with samples taken from each of the five victims. The process took most of the day, Captain Foy said. By early evening, the verdict was in: It was a match. “Thank goodness,” he said. The coyote began its spree of terror in Contra Costa County last summer, when it bit a 2-year-old boy in the parking lot of a park on July 9, letting go only after the child’s nanny smacked it with a bicycle helmet. It seemed like an isolated case, but the animal re-emerged with a vengeance, attacking a 45-year-old man on Dec. 4 as he worked out on a high school field with friends; a male grocery store employee in Lafayette on Dec. 15; a 3-year-old girl walking down the street with her mother on Feb. 16; and another man near a Kwik Stop in Lafayette on Feb. 19. All the attacks occurred within two miles of one another in the morning or early evening, when coyotes are most active. The authorities had been laying traps in places near where the coyote attacked people and using coyote urine to try to catch the aggressive animal for months, Captain Foy said. The Department of Fish and Wildlife, the United States Department of Agriculture, the Moraga and Lafayette Police Departments and Contra Costa County Animal Services had all been part of what he characterized as an all-hands-on-deck effort. Several other coyotes were caught and euthanized before the culprit was trapped, Captain Foy said, including one about a week ago. “It’s been a lot of 24-hour days and overnights and constant monitoring of traps and conversations with the public,” he said. “People have no idea how much time and personnel hours we’ve expended.” “No one wants to kill a coyote as part of their job,” Captain Foy added. “But now that it’s done, it’s such a huge relief in our community.” A rabies test will be conducted, the Department of Fish and Wildlife said in a statement. It noted that it was standard procedure and that no evidence suggested the coyote was rabid. Though coyotes have been known to live in residential neighborhoods, where they eat squirrels, mice, rabbits and birds, attacks on humans are rare, Captain Foy said. Coyotes have long been present in much of North America and live in every state except Hawaii. “They’re an important part of the ecosystem,” he said. “They’re good at keeping rodents under control and are good scavengers.” Last year, at least 10 attacks by coyotes were reported in California. But Captain Foy said the animals are nocturnal and fearful of humans and usually try to stay out of sight. He is unsure why this one was so aggressive. “This was a really unusual case,” he said. “I’ve been around 24 years and never seen anything like it.” Kenji Stutz, the 45-year-old man who was attacked on Dec. 4, said in an interview on Friday that he was relieved the animal had been caught. “It’s just a very unreal thing that there was a serial attacking coyote here in our community,” he said. “When I’ve been out walking with friends and family the last couple of months, I’ve been on the lookout, so it’s a big relief for the neighborhood.” Source link Orbem News #area #attacked #Bay #caught #Coyote #FINALLY

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Contra Costa Animal Services Offering $5 Adoptions This Friday & Saturday

Contra Costa Animal Services Offering $5 Adoptions This Friday & Saturday

Promotion offered as part of Bissell Pet Foundation’s “Holiday Hope” campaign  

Martinez, CA – Contra Costa Animal Services (CCAS) will be offering $5 adoptions of all animals on Friday, December 13th and Saturday, December 14th, as part of the Bissell Pet Foundation’s “Holiday Hope” adoption campaign. The goal of this promotion is to bring holiday hope to homeless pets in Contra Costa County by…