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So if anyone does want to call in the phone number 310-288-2288 and now I will once again ask if there's any public comment not seeing any. We do not have any public comments at this time. Okay, annual report time. And this is the annual report of the, to the Library, Beverly Hills Library Board of Trustees for 2023 through 24 and we will start with our report. And Alice, can you please introduce yourself. Thank you. Sure. Good afternoon. Good afternoon, President Friedman and Honorable Board members. My name is Alice Quo. I'm one of the library services managers here at the Beverly Hills Public Library, and I'm pleased to present the annual report for Beverly Hills Public Library fiscal year July 2023 to June 2024. With that, I'm gonna get started. So one of the first things I wanna say is, I'm very excited that the people have returned back to the library. So last year when we presented a report, our usage was still down by a little bit by people entering the library. As you can see with this year's report that people enter the library was at by almost 100,000 people. So before the pandemic, our daily people enter the library was about 1,200 to 1,500 people daily. And last year we saw about 1,100, but based on this, I'm sorry, the previous year, it's by 1,100. This year we did increase of almost 1,000 people in this last year. We are seeing about 1,300 people daily. So with that, we're back to pre-pandemic levels. So the library continues to connect the community and provide services to support their needs and interest. We also saw an increase in borrowing habits. With that is because it's fueled by the return of our story times to the little theater. During the pandemic we had story times outside in the library book courtyard. by returning all of our story times into the little theater. During the pandemic, we had story times outside in the library book courtyard. By returning all of our story times into the little theater, we also brought people back into the library. So after story time, they're using our library resources. They're checking out books. They're rediscovering the library. So our bread and butter really is the children and the family using our library and all of our resources. But in addition to that, we also saw an increase not only in physical items, physical items check out increased by 31%, but also digital items. Digital items went up by 22%. Not only that, starting from when we introduced that digital format in 2014, This is the highest we ever had, increasing the digital format, whether it be E audio or E books. So we're very excited about that. Programs and events. The library offers year round free programs and events to everybody for a variety of ages, adults, teens, and children's. Children's, of course, we have weekly story times. We have seven weekly story times, and we also have our biggest annual event, which is our annual summer reading club. And with that, we saw participation increased by 7% in this last year. Also passport services. As you know, not only people are returning back to the library, they're also traveling. So we are a passport acceptance agency. We have two offices that we accept passports. It is by reservation only. And we are, we have passport agents that accept passports. It is by reservation only, and we have passport agents that accept passports. We do review of the application, accept applications, and we also do take photographs of your passport. But again, it's by reservation only. Shared opportunities. Along with the California State Library and Southern California Library Cooperative, we offer online databases to our patrons. So that means with your library card, our patrons can have access to New York Times. This is the digital New York Times, so digital edition. So with your library card, you can have access to read in any article on the New York Times, as well as Britannica School Edition. So students can do their research and set up those huge tomes that we're used to using, you know, books that you can't check out. They can do their research for elementary, middle school, and high school students. And we also have press reader. Press reader is a great resource we have. You download the app and people have access to 7,000 of the world's top newspapers and magazines. Newspaper includes a lot of foreign language newspapers. You can sort them out on the side once you have the app, different languages. And also magazines as soon as they're available on the shelves. We have the most popular, such as New Yorker and Economist. And it's as if you're reading the magazine in your hand once you have the app and you can download it. With along with the State Library and First Partners, we also offer California State Library, I'm sorry, California State Park Passes. So with your library card, you can come to the library and check out a park pass. What that enables you to is it enables a car, your vehicle pass up to nine people. You can go to over 200 participating state parks and use that for a day pass to park your car. So that's really nice and encourages people to go out in nature and enjoy the parks. Next we go into programs and collaborations. So I wanna talk a little bit about that. In May, Jewish American Heritage Month, we had two programs. One Shalom stories with Jessica Anna Carlton. She did children's storytelling. You know what? You're part of that. That was really nicely and well attended. We also had Jewish tales with Karen Golding. That was a family story time. Also in collaboration with Arts and Cultural Commission. We did an art installation in our library, Jenny Dorsansky, with Unfolded Narrative, which was a beautiful installation. If you came to your library, you will see stretched right across our library. It was a very old, very, as you walk in, you can miss it. It was a beautiful installation. We also started a series of adulting classes with CARE LA, which is Credit Abuse Resistance Education, Disaster Teach, Young Adults and Teen Financial Literacy. So that is a very important subject for teens, learning about financial literacy as they're going, growing to young adults. We're finding out teens, high school young young adults when they're going to college, they don't know how to manage their finances. So we wanted to start a series of adulting classes for them. The first one being Critics Smart, we did that in April and that's Financial Literacy Month. We also participated in the one county one book program that was with LA County Public Library as well as LAPL which is LA and others surrounding LA city libraries who wanted to participate. The idea was that everybody would read in LA County would read one book and the book selected was LA Weather by Maria Aparo Escondón. And people, the libraries who wanted to participate, they would build a program, each library would have a program around the depth, surround with that book. We did ours with our moderator, our Judith Polars, our friends at the library moderator, and the culminating event was at LA Grand Park. We did that, and we also collaborated with BHUSD to elementary art show, and that was, it was really cute to see all the kids bring their parents. We had an opening reception, dosis in May, and for two weeks, we had viewing hours after school, as well as on the weekends, and kids would bring their parents and show them their art after school. And it was really nice. We plan to do that again this year. So I want to talk a little bit about our annual summer reading program. That's our biggest program we have for a year. And that's something that's from babies to adults. So we have four that's done, we did this last year, made 2023 to August 2023. We had four terrific Tuesdays, and each of the program, we had in attendance 150 to 250 children's and caregivers. We had two music programs and two magician programs. That was done in the Boat Course Civic Center Plaza, and we also had two music programs and two magician programs that was done in the Vocal Civic Center Plaza and we also had two programs just for teens and twins. That's for grades 4 to 12 that was curated by our teen specialist because we know it's important for teens and twins to have their own programs separate from their other siblings. I wanted to give you an update on our goals for 2023 to 2024. Return story time to a little theater. All story times have been returned to a little theater. Implement and promote the discovery layer for the online library catalog, including training classes for staff and the public, implement a more robust app for library users, implement video training on how to use various online resources which are available on the library website. The above three implementions were delayed due to the city establishing a new website. Establish a local author fair and special shell for the book from the fair. Further discussion and the feasibility of the ideas are needed. Offer an adulting series for teens and young adults ages 18 and 25, including programs on financial literacy and managing stress. So the first of the program was provided on financial literacy. Apply for a grant to provide high-carred backpacks to be used in conjunction with the park passes that are available for checkout. So the grant and the backpacks were received on currently being processed for circulation. Join and participate in Wembuch-Wen County read for summer 2024, so we did participate in that If the Friends of the Library receive a grant for Rotary Planet Implement and expand our delivery service for 85 and plus We defends the received that grant and we are currently doing that right now I want to talk about goals for this coming year, 2024 to 2025. Implement and promote the new online library catalog, including training classes for staff and the public. This project will provide users with a more modern functionality. It will be easier to place holds, find information about what is checked out when items are due and renew materials for longer checkout time when allowed and much more. Implement and robust app for library users. Implement video training on how to use various online resources, which are available on the library website. Lend a program to meet the requirements of State Assembly Bill 321, Ashby, known as the Student Success Card for all initiative. The requirements are to establish a partnership between local school districts and local libraries by January 1, 2026. Libraries are to provide a library card, which is called a Student Success Card, by third grade to all students as approved by parents, beginning January 1, 2029. Implement story of time to enommy the PhD-PD support K9 and explore other ideas for unique programming for children and adults. Explore providing more programming for school age children. Expand library of things by offering park passes to include hiking backpacks, working with IT to move the library's integrated library system into the cloud and move maintenance responsibilities to innovative interfaces incorporated, complete a repaint and recarbiting of the second floor, and the library looks forward to welcoming the opening of the Paley Center into the library space. I also wanted to give you some first quarter updates. So I was talking about the goal of having a more integrated, more catalog. As you can see, the new catalog and old catalog, the difference, what we're hoping to unveil in the next few months. The new catalog is much more user friendly, much cleaner look, instead of having a bunch of records, you know, the four David Baldacci, like four book titles. You have one cleaner book cover. And you can see right away at a glance attached to the David Baut-Dabalchi, simple genius. You can look, okay, there's a headphone for an audiobook, a book for a book, an e-book, and a downloadable e-book. And you can see while you wait, there are suggestions for other similar read-a-likes. So that's going to be a much more user-friendly, much more functionality, easier use for our patrons or users. Also, the second floor refresh. That's actually almost all done. There's only a little bit minor things they have to go back to. For example, baseboards, little minor touch-ups. The second floor reopened up last week on the 24th. The minor retouches will not affect any kind of opening hours. So please come and check it out. A fresh coated paint, fresh carpet. It's a lot more brightened space. We also have started Storytimes with NAMI, the VHPD Support K9. I'm sure you've all met her. She's just adorable. We did two story times with her, one in July, one winter tails, during our regular story time times, 10.30. And the feedback was so overwhelming that we heard, because we thought, oh, we'll do story time, 10.30 during our regular story time, then we heard overwhelming feedback from parents. It's like, no, our school age children want to attend to, you have to have something with her, you know, because our kids are saying, we don't want to go to school, we want to come to non-meas three time. So we're having one later on this month at four o'clock. So then the siblings who have to go to school, they're normal time, they can attend after school too. So we heard them loud and clear. So questions, this concludes my presentation. Excellent, excellent report. It's really heartening to know that the library has come back to even preprand and highs from that. So we'll go to Council Member Commissar starting with Councillor Member Wells. Well thank you for your presentation. I just find that our library is such a treasured resource in our city and for people outside of the city and I'm happy to hear the numbers that are increasing that we're back to pre-pandemic levels. I know that I did my passport there, so which is such an incredible resource. There's so many great programs you're doing and so many great resources that you have. I know that even when I was on the school board, someone would come and talk about all the different programs to the PTA so that they could learn about it. And I remember that there was also at one point, there was tutoring that was available that they could do online. Is that still available? Yes, we do still have tutor.com that is online, that is live tutoring one on one during specific hours that's listed on the website. even when it's not live one to one tutoring with a live tutor there's resources that students can access. So and then it goes all the way up to college age two and even for adults there's I resume resume review and whatnot. It's such a valuable resource that as much as we can let the community know, I was thinking about one thing that perhaps could get incorporated either this year or next year is that where it's appropriate adding in like testimonials. So I always think when someone's actually used the resource themselves and tell somebody about it, that's when people realize that it's there and that it's actually easy to use or was accessible. So someone used the tutoring or any of these other items that are, there's just so many resources at the library, it's unbelievable. So it could be a variety of categories, be it just a little, if it's on our social media or what have you or people just getting little messages out there about what's available because there's so many great things and it's quite a treasure. So thank you. Councillor McCormon, questions and comments. Thank you. Thanks for the conference report and appreciate all the information. I've a lot of great programs going on at the library. I have a couple of questions. We talked about the goals for 2024-2025. And you specifically referenced data assembly bill 321. And the requirement for what they call a student success card. What's the difference between that and a library card? So the idea of the student success card is that, so that's pretty much the same as the idea is they want everybody by a third grade to have a library card. So some libraries would, some libraries calls it a student success card because maybe they put a restriction on it. Some libraries are just, it's a library card. So we would just have to figure out what parameters we have. But if we find out our patrons or the child already has a card, then they already have a card. The idea is they just want every child by the third grade to have a library card. The idea is they want children to have a library card. They want them to have access to a library to be able to check out books to remove barriers. You know, that's a great idea. I think when I was third grade, I think I had a library card here at the Beverly Hills library anyway. So I was just curious about what the state law was requiring. You mentioned as approved by parents, does that mean the parents can can in their kids library card restrict access to certain materials? Is that what that means? It means that the parents will want their child to have a card period. Because some parents don't want their child to have a card because they don't want, they want to be able, they don't want to be financially responsible for a child to, even though we don't have fines, but if a child loses a book or never returns a book, we do ask the parents to pay for the book, you know. Not going after the kids, huh? No. Not right now. Okay. Is it possible for parents to maybe restrict their kids' access to certain types of materials through the library card or the student success card, I guess, is the law as called or is that not really part of the program? That's not part of the program. They're just asking us to provide the library card to a child. All right, thanks. And then the last question I had is, you mentioned hiking backpacks. And then how are those given out? Are they lent out? So the idea is there are backpacks that actually comes, they were by a grant to stay library grants. So they're pretty unique. So we're processing them right now. We're trying to decide how to process them because they're backpacks. or come like with, a hiking pole, a ring poncho, a mosquito net, a field guy. Which sounds great for the first person that checks it out. But then you wonder, what a little first aid kit. Which is great. But as it gets used, we're thinking, how we're going to replenish them. How we're going to keep track of them. The idea is you would check it out, use it in conjunction with the parks pass, as you're going out toish them. I'm going to keep track of them. But yeah, the idea is you would check it out, use it in conjunction with the parks pass, as you're going out to your parks, and using it, identification field guy going in nature, and use it in return it. It's for people who maybe don't have access to nature or who maybe don't want to commit to buying a hiking pool or a compass or whatnot. How many backpacks are going to be in the program? We have 10 so far. That was the grant. That was given to us. All right, thanks. Those are my questions. Thank you very much. Thank you. I'll remember mirror questions and comments. Thank you so much for the presentation. Do we have any idea of what percentage of users are residents versus non-residents? You know,'s something we can get back to you on that we can look it up. How would we figure that out? We would have to run reports on that. In other words you mean that's just the people who have a library card correct? Correct. We couldn't tell people who just come in and you're using the resources. I'm able to tell tell. So I know that not only us, but other libraries also sometimes have issues with people who are homeless and who are there because there's no place to go. Do we offer, do we have our social services department aware so that we can offer people help that they might need services, wraparound services, in some cases perhaps we partner up and we have beds a place to sleep, connecting them with some of our meal providers. Do we have the social workers at the library to be able to help potential clients? Sure, we do. Yeah, so we always have a ranger at our library during our open hours. You know, our ranger is actually, our ranger office is actually in our library. So our ranger, they're trained to know our clientele, our users, you know. And we're always very welcoming. When we open, our managers are there during opening, greeting patrons as they come in, along with the rangers as we open. When we close, where they're the managers and they're the rangers, are they're saying goodbye to our patrons? There's always a manager during opening, and closing. And the rangers always go around the library making rounds throughout the day and checking in. So if somebody wants services, we'll be sure. Well, what if we see like someone's fallen asleep or someone you can tell is maybe not showered for a week or that sort of thing, which I guess could also be off-putting to other clients. What do we do to try and help to give them help that they might need? Absolutely if I may assist with Alice's response. So not only do we have the Rangers there that work closely with our B-Hot team and our Human Services Division under the fire department. So individuals are issued standards of behavior at the library, so we do have a set of rules. So the individuals are asleep for more than 30 minutes. You can't be asleep at our computer stations. If you are not bathed or have off-putting odors, we also have a luggage cart at the entrance of the library. So we have a standard that you're not allowed to bring in multiple bags, everything needs to fit in there. So, rangers are our first form, along with the library stuff that will engage. What do you do if someone, for example, does have a smell that penetrates and that might disturb other people? So we interact with them and engage with them and ask if they are interested in services and we share it share with them how they could reach our B hot team. Bring them over and have them engage and let them know that if they'd like to maintain in the library and stay and utilize our resources that they're going to need to stay within the standards. So if it is off putting and it is something that has become an issue, we will ask that they leave for the day until they come back and have been showered. We give them the resources where they can go to Saban and take a shower using utilizing our beehaw team. What about, you say that someone can't sleep for, I mean obviously not at the desk, but what if they're just in a chair and they fall asleep? Does someone wake them up after a half hour? Yeah, actually do. We walk in and remind them, you know, please be reminded that you can't sleep here, you know, we understand kids that are studying and some people put their head down. And you know, it's a long day of studying. We have people that are in the library from the time we open to the time we close, but we will walk around and continue to engage with them and let them know. And that's for anybody in the library's children and adults alike. We let them know 30 minutes. We've caught you a couple times sleeping today. Maybe it's time you leave for the day so that people can utilize our resources. So we actually time them? I mean, we walk around the Rangers. The Rangers do their best. And so does the library staff. And so you can kind of gauge, we have clocks in the library. They take a look. I don't think that we're actually timing individuals, but if we have to do our rounds and notice that somebody's been asleep a few times, we engage with them. Do we have cameras inside the library? Yes, we do. What now, we've talked a lot about the library hours. Do you feel that the library hours are, We should be open longer, shorter, or is it just right about where we are now. That is a very interesting question, and I thank you. You will hear from patrons all the time that we're not open enough. However, Alice can detail a little bit more about our peak hours. I think we do have some peak hours, and then we have, you know, stragglers that come in in the morning and the very end but I do think we have adequate hours. I'd love to hear from Alice. What are what's the most you hear about? I wish you were open. What in the morning or in the late or on a Sunday or morning? What what's the feedback that you're getting? So Sundays definitely are busiest day. You know we have most of our big families come in on Sundays. We don't open till noon on Sunday, do we? We do not open till noon. But that does get used. I think after people go to farmers market, they come in. After they do their shopping, they come in. It gets peaked merely around 1.32 o'clock, 2.4 on Sundays for sure. We have family programs on Sundays knowing that that's a family. When we do programs, we do do it on Sunday. If we do weekend programs, it's always on Sundays. And then we do programs. We have story times Monday through Thursdays. Baby story times is really popular. And then we don't do programming on Fridays or Saturdays. Fridays and Saturdays are our lightest days. And I would say things start slowing down around 730 to 930. There's always people that say that we sure open longer, but then they always say you open longer than our college libraries. Also, libraries around here, they've never LAPL, LAP County, they're not open past eight o'clock. And we're open till 930. We're open till 930, yeah. Okay, well thank you so much and thank you for the presentation and if there's anything else going forward, other programs that you think we should be adding, please let us know. We don't need to just wait for a report once a year. We like the library is a treasure and it's important for us to make sure that we get the most and best usage for our residents and also for visitors. Thank you. Thank you. And Vice Mayor Nazarian, questions and comments. Great. Thank you so much. Thank you for the report. It was very thorough. And I think it's exciting to see that we are moving forward with having more people coming to the library. It's very important. I am a big fan of the library. My three children grew up in the library and it instills a love of books for them. I think it's important. I noticed that your digital checkout has gone up significantly. That's the wave of the future and many prefer to have books on the digital platform arena. Is it easy for people to get the books while they're at home, right, through the comfort of their own home? Yes, correct. And it's, you know, it's very easy to put yourself on a wait list too, so that's helpful. You don't have to worry about coming into the library or you forgot to pick it up. It's in June email or reminds you or even if sometimes you have too many books. If you put your read back on the queue. So yes, it's very, very easily and accessible. Great. So I have an overall question about how you share this, all this great information with the community. There are a lot of people who may not be on our email list. What steps are being taken to disseminate this to the community and to various residents to know about all the great programs that you have going on? Sure. And resources, actually. So I know it's always hard because not everybody has, is on your email list, right? Say, how do you contact the users who are not currently using? So we try various, you know, we try, we have social media, we have an Instagram, we have Facebook, we tried the old fashioned way of having flyers when when there's community events, we put out flyers at farmers market, when there's community showcase that's coming up this weekend, we're gonna have flyers there, we go out to Doggy Days, we are out at community events, we're out reach, so we'll try a variety of events to reach out, try to get on other newsletters, you know, the CS events newsletters. So just a variety of ways and fantastic. I think that's really important because you really do have a lot of opportunities available for the community. Now I too have renewed my passport at the library. I think that's another resource that people don't know about. And it's super convenient. I mean, it was really fantastic. We just walked right in and they were ready for us with our appointment. So maybe that's something that you can also let people know more about, especially because it is generating income. And that's a win-win for both the library and for the community members who can participate with that. There's a program you mentioned about rotary with the library home delivery service to all seniors or residents 85 and up. We want to contact adults. I've been been told. So, um, they're, oftentimes, they're not as tech savvy. So what steps are we taking to ensure that they know about this program? How do they get in touch with the library to know or to order books or what have you? Okay. So we've gone to a sunrise community center. So we've done outreach there before and we try to use word of mouth. But you are correct because we've tried. It is a hard group to reach because there are 85 year olds. We've seen them at the library and a lot of times you try to tell them in the program, the active ones, they're actually a little bit offended. They're like, hey, this is, I'm out and about, you know, I'm active. This is how I remain active by coming out. This is my, you know, I don't want delivery, you know. So it's kind of a balance, right? So going to Sunrise was great. We had a librarian go there. They have a monthly outreach event. So we were out there. They had like almost kind of like not an open house, but an event of local resources. So we were able to go there and he was able to meet with the residents there and offer our resources and talk about how we have, because one of our programs, the Jim J program, he used to be only live in person, but since the 10th pandemic, he does zoom ones too. So we talked about how we can zoom our programs for their residents. That's amazing. Thank you. And I think the grants are a great way to increase funds to support these wonderful initiatives that you have. So I'm happy to see that you are applying for that. And I think that the video training is really the wave of the future. It makes the process easier. A lot of people now are used to quick tick talks and Instagram and what have you. So I think that's a great idea. And I'm really happy to hear that the library libraries moving forward with the times and addressing that. I think it's important to partner with the schools and in still reading not only to our school-age kids but even prior to that. Like I said, my children went there and now I was just there recently with my little baby two and a half year old nephew and he just loves going there and he just thinks it's so fabulous. So thank you for keeping that magical feel for all of the kids and I think that there's so many great resources. The new catalog looks fantastic online. You could see the books and it looks clear. It looks beautiful, it's more visually appealing, which will probably drive people more to the site and just being able to have the use of technology to increase partnership with our community, I really appreciate that. So thank you for the report and keep up the great job. Yes, thank you very much for the report. Interesting things that you said that really caught my attention was the bread and butter of the library's children with their parents. And I think that's so important. And I think we do a really, really good job encouraging that. And then when I see the borrowing have a 62% of the materials that are in fact children's materials, that's really heartwarming. I understand there's a library annex somewhere else in the city of Beverly Hills. Can you tell us a little bit about that? I'm sorry, library, what? Annex. Annex, oh yes, the Roxbury. I Roxbury in the community center. It's a little Annex that we have that's there. That's the idea is those are the popular items. So the idea is that people are going to Roxbury Community Center. We have the most popular books and popular DVDs. So if they're quick, people are, people are there whether they're taking community class or maybe taking their children there and then they want to pop in and get the most popular items, they're there to just popular like drop-in to get books, children's books, popular items. Yeah, so. Very nice is something that sometimes I think we as a community forget about and it's so easy for Parents to go their parents with their children or without so really good Passport services I hear that it's revenue positive But is it is revenue over expand? And maybe this is a question for our city manager who, by the way, grew up in the library. Is it revenue over expense positive? Yes, it is, well, let me put it this way. Generally, and I think this is still true. So correct me if it's not. Generally, we're able to process more than one passport in an hour, I think up to three maybe in an hour. And the revenue that we receive from that activity more than pays for the staff time and the materials that are required to provide that service. So it generates revenue above the cost to the city. And my only comment with that in that would be that there is generally a very long wait online to be able to get a passport. And if it is something that we can expand and it is a revenue positive positive that's something I think we should consider. And then the other thing is very excited about the Paley coming to our library at the end of the month. So something to look forward to and I think it will be a re-invigoration of activity over there so looking forward to that. But again, thank you very much for the very thorough report. And with that, I think that we will adjourn to those issues on our close session. We will start with the roll for the close session. There are two roll calls. First one is for regular roll call. Council member Wells, here. Council member Korman. Here. Council member Mirish. Vice Mayor Nazarian, here. Mayor Friedman. Here. And the next is for the parking authority, closed session, director Wells, here. Director Korman. Here. Director Mirish. Here. Vice Chair Nazarian, here. And Chair Friedman. Here. And there are no public comments for closed session. Okay, and I see no one in chambers so that we will now actually do the adjournment to those matters on the closed session agenda. Thank you. I think you have. I'm going to get a little bit of a little bit of a little bit of a little bit of a little bit of a little bit of a little bit of a little bit of a little bit of a little bit of a little bit of a little bit of a little bit of a little bit of a little bit of a little bit of a little bit of a little bit of a little bit of a little bit of a little bit of a little bit of a little bit of a little bit of a little bit of a little bit of a DNA, it's as if they're all identical twins. This lack of genetic diversity limits their breeding success and ability to ward off disease. Despite the small gene pool, cheetahs were able to build up their numbers over the years, but then came the worst threat of all. Human caused impacts. The cheetahs is an animal that doesn't do well in protected game reserves, so that's 90% of the cheetahs living out in Africa are found outside of protected areas where they're in direct conflict with humans and their livestock. No matter how you add it up, cheetahs are on the losing end of that conflict. In a relatively short amount of time, cheetah populations have suffered dramatic declines. Hunting and poaching have definitely taken their toll. However, the real impact comes simply from the number of humans now living in traditional cheetah ranges. There's less prey to hunt and less space to hunt in. Most of the cheetahs are found in fragmented populations. Two-thirds of them are very small populations, maybe 50 animals, 25 animals throughout about two two thirds of the countries. Which is why groups like the Cheetah Conservation Fund are so important. As head of CCF, Dr. Laurie Marker hopes to stabilize and restore Cheetah numbers. From our base in Namibia, where we have a research and education center, we're working to save the wild population of Cheetahs from Namibia and throughout the range. So here's the basic challenge. You've got humans that need land to grow food and raise livestock. You've got cheetahs that live on that land and sometimes have to prey on that livestock. You want to save the cheetah, but you don't want to hurt the farmer's livelihood. And what do you do? We work with the farming community to protect their livestock, grow their wildlife, and actually maintain landscapes that allow predators like the Cheetah on their land. The Cheetah Conservation Fund also provides one other key solution. Dogs, specifically Anatolian shepherds, CCF breeds and then places the dogs with farmers to guard their stock. And the Cheetah Conservation Fund teaches the farmers how to care for and utilize the dogs. And they also provide free medical care for the animals. To date, nearly 200 Anatolian shepherds have been placed as livestock guardians and have had a dramatic impact by reducing the number of wild cheetahs trapped and killed in Namibia. And cheetah conservation can also happen closer to home. The White Oak Conservation Center here in the U.S. is renowned for research, rehabilitation, and conservation of a variety of animals, including cheetahs. The goal is to increase genetic diversity and bolster population numbers. Every cub that's born, we look at within a two-year period trying to place them into another zoological institution. The Cheetah species survival plan sets up so that we can look at the genetics of all the individual animals and then we'll have a better idea of who should be breeding with whom and who shouldn't be breeding with whom, which is very important as well. This work to strengthen the Cheetah's genetic mix combined with a better general knowledge of Cheetah numbers and movement as well as conservation in their native ranges should contribute greatly to this amazing cat's survival. But when it comes to saving a species, the work of conservancies like White Oak and the Cheetah Conservation Fund are only part of the story. The other part is you. There are so many ways to get involved, plus a wealth of online resources to turn to. One place to start is our own Shammu TV saving a species web page. Make a visit, learn more about cheetahs, and then share the knowledge with your friends. Before you know it, you'll be plugged in with people all over the globe, all committed to making sure cheetahs stay with us for generations to come. Now let's turn back to our experts for a quick recap of what we call SaviNess Species Wild Round. Each expert has 15 seconds to give a quick overview of their top content takeaways. Remember 15 seconds starting now. With today's demonstration we should all walk away with a greater appreciation for the Cheetah, a magnificent animal knowing that survival's on the line, it can be even faster and more agile in the natural environment. Everything about a cheetah is over-engineered. That big old heart, flexible spine, normal shiitful claws. Black stripes under the eyes, absorb sunlight. Guy line, yeah, like it. Rotissue tail. Really tiny head. They'll mention that head because they don't like it. It makes them faster though. They're dynamic. Tigers don't have little head. Chitas are an amazing and unique species of cat. They're playful. They're social. They form coalitions with their brothers that last the lifetime. They even have vocalizations similar to small cats, even though they're as big as a large cat. There's no reason she does can't survive. It just takes awareness, knowledge, and positive actions. After all, it worked for the American alligator, the elephant seals, and the bald eagle to name a few. When we care, do the science, and act. We can all help save species. Today we've learned about Cheetah adaptations, their speed in social life, and hopeful plans for their conservation. But that's just the beginning of the story. To learn more about Cheetahs and other incredible animals, visit chamotv.com. Each week we'll post activities, games, and behind-the-scenes videos to help inspire you to make a difference in the lives of Cheetahs. We'll also encourage you to become a fan of the SeaWorld and Bushgarns Conservation Fund Facebook page. Until next time, I'm Bill Streets, saying thanks for watching and for your part in saving the species. Hello, I'm Mina John Mohamed, the emergency manager for the City of Beverly Hills. Our goal in the Office of Emergency Management is to equip you with the tools and knowledge to be disaster-repair at all times. We encourage you to plan ahead and prepare for every type of disaster, whether that be rainstorms, wildfires, earthquakes, extreme heat events, or power outages. The Office of Emergency Management has come up with the following three emergency preparedness tips that you should remember. Make a kit, make a plan, and stay informed. To make an emergency kit, you'll want to stockpile supplies for at least up to one week and potentially two weeks for water. Collect important items such as non-perishable food, water, a change of clothes, medications for state supplies, emergency lighting, AM radios, cash and small bills, and other important supplies. Make sure to also have a plan in place for children and elderly family members in your home. For pets, remember to pack collapsible food bowls, extra food, extra leashes, and beds or crates. Also, if you have not already, microchip your pet in case they get separated during an emergency so they can be easier to locate. Remember, planning ahead is key. Stockpile items at home, at work, and in your car. We know that disasters can strike anytime and anywhere. Next, you'll want to make sure you have a plan. For disasters such as earthquakes and fires, we encourage you to practice how you would respond in such an incident and to run drills in your household. Practice evacuating your home and workplace and identify all safe exits. Pick a meeting area in your immediate vicinity and one in your neighborhood in case you are unable to get to your home. The more we practice these safety actions, the more they become part of our muscle memory and proper action can be taken quickly in what might be a very high stress scenario. Finally, one of the easiest ways to be disaster-prepared is to know where to get information before, during, and after a disaster. Vermerndsie information specific to the City of Beverly Hills, follow our City Social Media site, sign up for emergency alerts, and learn more helpful tips on our web page at BeverlyHills.org-slaft-preparedness. Remember, we are all partners in building a more prepared and more resilient community. Everything we do to prepare ahead of a disaster increases the likelihood that we will come out strong on the other side of it. If you have any questions on how to prepare, please contact the Office of Emergency Management at 310-285-1021 at any time. Thank you and stay safe. Hello, this is Beverly Hills, Maryland, with the recent wildfires affecting the Los Angeles region. We extend our deepest sympathy to those neighbors of ours who were most impacted. In this episode of A Day at the Office, I'm going behind the scenes of our fire departments emergency management division to talk about the many ways our city prepares for response to and recovers from disasters like this most recent one. We're here. We're here at Beverly Hills Fire Station number one with Chief Greg Barton. Chief, thank you so much for being here. Tell us how the fire department leads and preparedness in case of disaster. Most of the community sees the fire department as the big shiny red fire engines, big shiny truck and and rescue, and especially our emergency management division here in the Fire Department. The Fire Department does a lot more. We have a few divisions here that I'd really like to highlight. One is community risk reduction. Those are the inspectors. They go out and do brush inspections, building inspections, fire life safety inspections. All that preparation that needs to be done ahead of a disaster. Our Human Services Division, which deals with the unhoused and also social services and our nurse practitioner program, which is another prevention tool where we can hopefully reduce number of 911 calls. Respond with engine two and rescue two. Behind the scenes are what make it so that the firefighters can get out there and provide that emergency service. But the preparedness is what we really rely on here in the city of Beverly Hills. So we are a Class 1 Fire Department and that is a joint effort between the fire department public work and dispatch as well to get that Class 1 rating. 40% of that has to do with the water department and the water system here in the City of Beverly Hills. That's run through the public works department. So anytime there's a big event that might occur here in Beverly Hills, we're in constant communication with public works to ensure that the reservoirs are full of water and ready to respond So the firefighters have everything they need to battle any type of disaster that might occur We also have an amazing hydrant system as well. This is what goes from a hydrant to the fire engine And the public works department under the leadership of the director Sean Epstein Ensures that those hydrants are always working so that we have the necessary tools to fight fireshared in the city of Beverly Hills. When you say class one, tell us a little bit about what does that mean? What is that ranking? And how many fire departments are class one? So that's a great question. So class one is an insurance service organization rating. Class one is the highest. Out of the thousand or so fire departments in California, there's less than 40 that are Class 1 rated. And it helps with the insurance costs for community members here. So the community is very well protected and should be very honored that their fire department has that Class 1 rating. And this team effort isn't just the city staff. It's the community coming together as well. Thank you very very much for giving us the explanation and telling us about not only the fire department but all the other professional services that our city provides in case of disaster. Well thanks for coming over Marri, we appreciate it and showing the community behind the scenes of the Federal Hills Fire Department. The EEOC is activated when we have major events in the city. Hello, how are you? Good. We're now in the EEOC, also known as the Emergency Operations Center, and I'm here with the head of the Office of Emergency Management, Minajan Mohamid. Thank you very much for being with us. What is this Emergency Operations Center all about? Thanks, Mayor. So the Emergency Operations Center provides a central location or response and recovery efforts throughout the city. In any EOC, you'll always always see five sections represented. You have management, planning, operations, logistics, and finance, and all of those functions play a key role in the response and recovery of the incident. Depending on what the incident is, you'll have a different operation section chief. Most recently was a wildfire driven incident. The lead was fire, and then those different branches and functions step up to support those needs. How quickly can we get information out to the public once we're mobilized? Almost immediately, this is a space where we have our public information officers are collecting the information of all of those operations going on. During the wildfires of the past few weeks, we had a few mishaps where false information was sent to our city and our public information team was able to get correct information out to our community in five-ten minutes and so we really work to immediately provide accurate, timely, relevant, important information to our community. So we have police, fire, public works, we have Karen Shelter which is our community services branch, building and safety. So that operation section represents all of the boots on the ground. In the point of creating a centralized space like the EOC, we know that two minutes, five minutes, ten minutes can make all of the difference. That's why we want to have everyone in the room to be able to quickly and effectively respond to those needs. What can our residents do to be prepared in case of an emergency? Three simple steps. Say make a kit, make a plan, and stay informed. Make a kit, gather, and stockpile essential supplies. What are the valuable irreplaceable items that you might want to take with you also? Make a plan if you had to evacuate your house. What does that look like? And number three is to know where to get information. Sign up for emergency alerts in the city. Sign up online at Beverly Hills dot org slash emergency notification. And we thank the community for joining us in our effort. And I also want to thank you mayor for leading us through these many unprecedented times and for bringing so supportive of emergency management. Thank you. It's really heartening to know that our community can rely upon our public servants to make sure that we're prepared and that if there is an emergency, we can act on it right away. I hope this episode helps you better understand the importance of disaster preparedness in our community. Let's each do our part to be prepared. Thanks for watching. In Beverly Hills is just another day at the office. See you next time. Goodness not everyday. Today we're back for the 14th annual Doggie Day Show at Roxbury Park Wiggly Field. A little buddy here tells me it's time to begin for Doggy Days 90210. Our furry fuzzy friends come at all shapes and sizes, cutin' pudley, big and boisterous, and everything in between. And of course at Doggy Days you can always count on contests and competitions in several canine categories. There we're jumping Frisbee dogs, opportunities to adopt a dog, a pet parade, and even a pet talent contest. So we have over 30 vendors here, we have our adoption agencies, we have our dog park and a lot of city partners here to just share with everyone the dog services they have. The Amandifedation, a rescue's dogs and cats from city and county shelters and finds them good homes. But we're the only rescue in California that also owns and operates a full service veterinary hospital. So we ask everybody to come and patronize our hospital and maybe adopt a puppy or a kitten at the same time. Please, please come and give our rescues a chance. Oh my gosh, this is my first time here and we're loving it. We're having a great time. Great group of people. And I think it's just a nice thing to do to get involved with the community and get to know people. So my job's pretty easy. I point out the things to do and I get to talk about all the dogs that come up here and drug their stuff in front of the crowd and they're just hilarious. Well, as the pet show comes to a close, just one last reminder, to always take care of that dog you love, show them lots of love and treat them right and you'll have a friend for the rest of your life. We'll see you next time. Thank you. It's time again for Adoptipet today, sponsored by the Pet Care Foundation. And today we are at the South LA Animal Shelter, here on 60th Street in South LA. Now if that's not a convenient location for you, there are five other LA city shelters. You can find out where all the locations are at their website, LAanimalServices.com. It's LAanimalServices.com. Now today we're going to show you some dogs and some cats and maybe some bunnies. They're all here at the South L.A. shelter, but they do have many more than we'll be able to show you. So again, go to the website, L.A. Animal Services.com. You can see all of the animals at all six L.A. City shelters at that website. It also has a wealth of information about fostering and donating items and volunteering. So there's lots to learn at their website. Now in a minute we're going to meet Sally and Raina. They're going to show you some dogs and then Charlotte is going to show you some cats. And I'm sure there's one that you're going to fall in love with. But if you don't, again, go to the website and look at all of the animals. So let's go inside and get started. Okay, right now is with Roho. Roho Red, a Red Husky and so handsome. About two and a half years old is a numbers 216 8701. Pretty well behaved, I'd say right now. That's just a good Good boy. Yeah, you want to play. You're going to have a good day. You're going to have a good day. You're going to have a good day. You're going to have a good day. You're going to have a good day. You're going to have a good day. You're going to have a good day. You're going to have a good day. You're going to have a good day. You're going to have a good day. They need exercise. You got to secure your yard. You got to just do the right thing. What? They're active breed. They need exercise. You got to secure your yard. You got to Just do the right thing. What the grass is greener on the other side. Yeah. Oh, you know But you know once they're out if you get them out enough you walk them enough you exercise them enough I know so many Huskies I see them at the parks all the time and they're just happy as can be and they they won't escape if you get them out enough and welcome enough you know. Yeah, it's like I bet on the smart scale pretty smart. Pretty smart. Yeah. Pretty smart, aren't you? Yeah, pretty smart. He's beautiful, nice size. You know, he's a big boy, but all the first kind of, um, deceiving, he's probably not that heavy. Right. But he's a good size. So good boy. Got two. Two years old sound. Two. Yeah. Yeah. Good boy. Kind of see it. Roho. Roho. Great name for Roho. Yeah, Roho. Your handsome. You need to go home. South Central. A2168701. So, the good news is if you're looking for a puppy, the shelters have lots. Did I say lots? Lots of puppies. And this is one of them. This is Francia, little girl. She's two months old. Not sterilized yet, but you know what? All animals, as I've said before, will be sterilized, vaccinated, and microchip before they go home. God, she's a beautiful black and tan, Rayna. She is. She's wonderful. She's sweet. She's young. She's doing good. She's a little cold, you know, but she's doing good, a little nervous, but you're good, baby. Puppies as wonderful as they are. There's so much work. So I always like to stress, you know, that because I've worked with so many people who go, yeah, we want to get a puppy to raise with the kids. We want to start fresh. We want to mold them into what we want. Okay? Puppies at work, it's, you're not going to mold them into anything. They are who they are. you do training and you help them learn how to be a part of the family and learn manners and boundaries and structure. But they're all different personalities and when you have one this young you got house breaking, chewing, you know a lot of crying. You just got to understand it's a 24-7 job when you first get a puppy. But they are great if you're dedicated to the time commitment that's required and do it right. They are wonderful. I love them. We all love puppies. So look at that face. How can you not? I was going to say 25, 7, maybe. I mean, you really do need to commit. And you were just talking about somebody who has a puppy that is having some issues with them. They were not expecting. No. It's gonna move in, it's gonna sleep, we'll play, it'll sleep. No, not so much. No. Not so much. I knew it's me, girl. They're so friggin cute, though. I just have to say. And they are a lot of fun but boy it's a whole different level of work. That's all I got to say. This is Franzea. Her A number is 2182529 about two months old and there are lots of other puppies at South Chesterfield Square. Okay. Raina is working with crypto. He's about four years old. So handsome. Two different color eyes. Can you shake? Shake? And he's working on shake. You did it before? His A number two and three, two, zero, one, three. Oh, hey. He lived in a home. And he's been returned to the shelter. You know there are many reasons why does it matter? Probably not. He's a wonderfully sweet dog. Good to one three two zero one three. Can you lie down? Lie down? I can tell right away he's got a high energy level you you know. He's a busy boy, he's four but he's still very busy, very attentive, great for training because he is so attentive and he's offering me all the good stuff to get a cookie. You're beautiful, he has a blue eye and a brown eye. You're beautiful boy. But again, just like any, you know, the dogs need training, the dogs need that time. And it's unfortunate he lost his home for whatever reason. I found out, the people were allergic. Oh, okay. So they treated him well. I mean, he did. Hi you, it's okay, it's all right. No worries. Oh, he's a leaner. He's a good boy. And he's a nice size too. He's not overly large. But he said, I can tell he's an active boy. Yeah. You need things to do. Puzzle toys and snuffle mats and flirt poles. Things to do. You know, things to do to keep him busy. Go for walks. Get some obedience. Ah yeah, I know you're ready. Are we gonna play right now? Come on, let's play! Come see this boy. This is crypto, A213-2013. As you can tell with just a few dogs we brought out already, you have your choice of everything. Oh such a handsome guy big smile on his face. Yeah I've got a big smile I want to play. Let's go crypto. Rain has got another dog in her lap a little bit bigger this is cracker jack he's two years old. He's pretty cute. Unlike the look, I said they have everything you want at the shelter. One of each kind and maybe more. Cracker Jack, A-2-1-8-2433. If you're looking for a little white fru-fru-dog, this is what I call him. He's pretty cute. He's a lap dog as well. We'll snuggle with you on the couch and in your chair and do all that. But he bounces around also on leash. So, um, an active sweet boy. I do have to say dogs with this coat, it requires grooming. It requires keeping up with it. We see too many of these guys neglected with mats coming in that it's just such a disservice to them. So when you factor in the cost of having a dog, you've got that visits, you've got food and you have grooming. And this is not something you do at home. This is something that a professional groomer needs to do. He is darling. Cracker Jack, it's a good name. Huh? OK, and just as a FYI, Pet Care Foundation in addition to doing the TV show also has groomers at the various shelters. And Cracker Jack is going to get grooms. So I think you need to make arrangements to come down here like tomorrow, because he's going to get groomed today. Come see. That's amazing, the difference, too. He's not really, but he's a little dirty, but he's not that bad. But boy, some of these dogs that just transform them, they just feel good, they're personality. They're personality. like look at me I feel like a dog again you know. Right. So awesome. So feel good. They're personality. They're personality. Look at me, I feel like a dog again. Right. So awesome. So if you're looking for a little white fru-fru. This is Cracker Jack. He's at South L.A. Shelter, a 2-1-8-2433. About two years old, he's got a long life ahead of him. We're going to talk about Lenny's behavior, because it's different from all of the rest of the dogs we've had today. Lenny is about a year old. He's young. Oh, good. He's taking the treats. His A number 218, 1864. He's very handsome with that coat and white feet. So what's going on with Lenny, right now? So we got a tail tuck. We had hair standing there. High low erection, you know, just like we get on our goose pimples. People see hair up and they immediately think, oh he's aggressive and that wasn't it. It's fear. It could be any number of things. And it was a little too bit and fearfulness coming in. And his tail is tucked. He's only been here a week, 10 days, so it's a lot for a young dog to process. And he was stray caught on the street. So who knows how long he had lived on the street. Yeah, and that's scary too, isn't it? Yeah. So nice boy, young boy. He'll come out of his shell and be just fine. I'm sure once he gets into a secure environment, he's adapting here to all the noise and it's a little overwhelming. So, not surprising, but he's a good boy. I mean, he's not exhibiting anything inappropriate. He's just nervous, you know, with all of the chaos. And he did walk up to everybody and sniff. He did. He did walk up and sniff. He was not concerned about that. Nope. But he's very interested in what's going on. He goes to the house. So noise is out here I haven't heard before. But with a dog like this, you know, you have to go slow. You have to let him make the choice to approach. And he did. He walked up to everybody. overwhelmed them, bend over them. That's why I sat down and he came to me. It's easier for them to then, oh, I guess you're safe because it's all about safety and their perception of... and then I found out that I was going to get a little bit of a little bit of a little bit of a little bit of a little bit of a safe because it's all about safety and their perception of safety or not. So you don't want to go for a mile walk when you take him home the first day? Not this way. I don't do that with any of the new dogs that I tell people bring a dog home and don't you don't go for a big walk yet. You know, but he needs exercise so throw a ball, hand in the yard. My dog when I risked, when I adopted him a year ago, we didn't go, we were in the backyard doing leash work. Right. In the backyard. Right. For two and a half weeks. Right. Because, you know, I had to get used to me. He had to learn my cues, my body language, what my expectations have been more before I thrown into the public and he doesn't even know me. He's wet, he is tailed. Do you want that? Under his butt. That's pretty cute. He's darling. Yeah. So it's really about taking that time and understanding that they're overwhelmed initially when they first come into new environments. Hi. But he's so good. And he is a good boy. And they do get there. know they do. They're all different. They'll all get there in their own time. Hi. Hi. And he's so good. He is a good boy. And they do get there. You know, they do. They're all different. They'll all get there in their own time. This is, and he's leaning now. He's okay. You're safe. I feel good. This is Lenny. He's at South. 218-1864. Tails coming out. About, oh, and the photographer sneezed. And that scared me. That's scared, that's scary. Oh my gosh, what the light and noise is that, Lenny? Come see Lenny at South. He's scary. Oh my gosh, what the heck, the noise is that? Lenny comes to the Lenny at South. He's sweet. To boy. OK, we have a dog with a very outgoing personality, different than Lenny, a little bit younger, but also high energy. Lenny is going to be. This is Vanilla Bean. We're going to call him Bean because we think he's a bean. His A number 2182569. And I think he's on the grooming list too right Bill? He is on the grooming list because he is probably more white than he looks right now. Raina, he's a great dog. He's a great boy. He likes him. So... this because he is probably more white than he looks right now. Raina, he's a great dog. He's a great boy. He likes him. So again, he's, he's high energy. There's probably a hurting breed in there with him somewhere. Catdled dog mix. Who knows? But he's very busy. He's very young, very smart, very focused, which I love, because then they're easy to train. But the other thing is to easily stimulate it. Okay, so you handle him a lot, you pet him a lot, it'll get him all riled up. So you've got to be really a lot calmer with this kind of breed. Don't feed into that without putting some limitations and controls on it. Like, you can't just throw a ball, throw a ball You have to have him learn to sit wait throw a ball teach them impulse control Because he's just full of energy and he has that driving And part of the impulse control is Keeping him focused on what you want him to do which which is not run around and jump. That impulse control is, it's hard for me to do that, so I need to work on that. So I use up energy with impulse control. Yeah, and you just again, reward him with what he likes to do. You can go and do that. You can jump on that. You can run and chase that if you just wait a moment. You know, if you just listen and focus a bit and it's fun because they get it. Yeah, they're waiting at the door. We walk out the door. Wait is the four letter word that my dogs have learned very well. Yeah. You ready? Find it. Wait until they go eat their food. Yeah, what a good boy. He's so handsome. So this is vanilla bean I call him bean I would call him bean for short. Huh? Can you full the beans? Here's a full of it. Can you look at the camera and he's got some cute freckles on his nose He does and again I go to touch him and he goes oh you're touching me. I get so. So it's really about having him learn to accept petting, but without getting stimulated. Yes. So you have to work on that. Yeah, a little bit at a time. Ah, yeah, see, I know. It's kind of hard. Beans number is a two and a two, five, six, nine. If you want to work with a happy dog, He's a happy dog and he will work. Agility, obedience, oh, he would be awesome. Nose works well. Probably. You ready? Good job. Ready? Good. Find it. Yeah. Good job. Awesome. And this is what I look right from the back. Good. He's looking at my hands a lot. He got a look up here. It's all about the hands, but I would teach this too. I am scratching under the chin, Mr. Comet. He's about six years old and gorgeous green eyes. His A number 2182165. Jesus, South South Shelter and Sharta's coming in to give him some treats because she loves this big boy. So this is what your male cat will look like if you don't neuter him with those great big jowls. Problem is, is they won't be as interested in you if you don't neuter them and they develop some problem where they pee on things and and they never want to be inside and they cry all the time to get outside. So that's why we neuter them is you know and we don't want to hold out a kitten anymore. So tell me if you do neuter him now will that affect his behavior later? It will calm him down and he will most likely not do any of those things. And if you look in his cage, he's not peeing in his cage, so he probably hasn't developed developed that habit yet. But he would if you left him a neuter. Okay. Yeah. And if people say that they're not treat motivated cats, he's very treat motivated. He's acting like a dog as far as I'm concerned. This is Trigger Joe's. This is Comet. He's about six years old. He's a South Central. His A number 2182165. Not yet newtered, all the animals before they go home. Rabbits, cats, dogs, all of them are sterilized before they go home. And just because it's obvious he's been outside, he will be a great indoor pet. Okay, he will adapt. Okay, we have another black cat this one is much younger younger than comment next door. This is Gouda. I'm not sure why Gouda is black. Gouda, I'm kind of white to me. A number 21826603 months. Oh, he loves this. Maybe he's Gouda because he's soft and squishy. Okay, there's so. So here, you know, he's a carbon copy of a comet. He's just a smaller baby version. What a cutie pie. He is going to be maybe a medium hair. He's got some whispiness to him. What a lovely, friendly kitten. And she said something about here, and we can throw in some grooming tips here. A good way to bond with your cat, long hair, short hair, whether they need grooming or not, is to groom, right, Charlotte? Nice soft brush to start with, and you know, parrot with something yummy, like maybe some of those, you know, little soft treats or baby food on a spoon. And then they always think of grooming being a good thing. So Anna, it's a great way to bond and he doesn't have the green eyes that comment does. But another gorgeous little bit of green is going to get bigger eyes. So this is Gouda, a to one, eight to six, six, zero. If you're looking for a cat, a kitten, come to South LA or go to any of the city shelters and come see the cats they have for you. We've got a couple of kittens in here. And actually I say kittens are 10 months old, probably related. One's trying to read the car. One's a male. And I guess both males, interesting, how different they look. Now we're talking about some hair here, but let me you a numbers first because you may want to come get two 10-month-old pads. A218 2708 A218 2709. We're talking the pretty long hair of this gray cat. So this is a medium hair full medium hair and probably you know won't get super long, but is good and definitely need brushing. With its symboling probably since they really have the same coloring that is a short hair. And this is not uncommon to have two different, totally different coats in a family of cats. Two cats, much better than one cat, especially when you're doing kittens because they keep each other busy. They do all that kitty fighting that people don't like about cats when they grab a hold of you and scratch and bite. They do that to each other and then they just love on you. So we've got two cats right here who are used to each other because they're brothers, A218 2708, A218 2709. They're about 10 months old. Yeah, two cats ready to go home. Think about two that love to go home together. One's very inquisitive and one's a little more shy. Surprise, surprise, we have another black cat. Actually, we can talk about black animals having a little more challenge getting adopted. They just don't show very well in in their kennels. They kind of blend, but oh my god, look at the eyes on this one. I'm a shella. This is Tails, a male 10 months old, a 218, 2705. Pretty friendly, Charlotte. This cat is purring away, which nobody's seen is this baby has been screaming at us to come and pet it. The whole time we've in this room. This is going to be that great friend that follows you around the house and is really a companion. A lot of people say, oh cats are a loof. No, there are a lot of cats that aren't and this is going to be one of them. This one's going to be really, you know, in your face. Be my friend. I love you all the time. What a wonderful personality. God, he's handsome. He's a lover. And he talks a little if you don't pay any attention to him. He's Burmese. Okay, so let's just call him Burmese. This is Tails Tails the Burmese a 218 2705 About 10 months old beautiful yellow eyes awesome Okay, we've got another pair Different ages the tortoise shell is 10 months and you can see a little bit smaller than the black and white one The black and white ones about a year and a half. They're both females. Let's have some A numbers. 218 2706 28 2707. We've got Amy Rose and Jett. Amy Rose is the tortoise shell. They're a little more shy. Charlotte. Trying to figure out why there's this bright light in their face. Um, you know, little more cautious, they're little girl kitties. They're, they're taking the cautious route, but that doesn't mean they're not going to be good pets. You take them home, you put them in the bathroom, you sit down, you play with them, you read to them, when you can walk in that bathroom and just pick them up, they're ready for a bigger room. These guys are gonna just fairly quickly, but you know, this is a scary place. I smell like all these boy cats, and we have a light in their face. Yeah, so when you come to a shelter to look at an animal, talk to a volunteer, talk to a staff person, and say, this is my lifestyle, this is what I'm looking for. If you have a lifestyle that fits keeping your new pets in a bathroom, which doesn't expose them to a big scary house then these this may be the pair for you if you're not home and you just don't have the time or patients this may not be the pair for you that's a cute move for the tortoise shell I really don't think you know everybody should start in a small room okay just to get adjusted being that she just stretched out and stuff. I don't think that they're in eight fearful. I think that they're just being cautious. Why should they trust us? Yeah, got it, got it. So keep that in mind when you come to look at an animal. And they've only been here for five days. Yeah, they're new in the shelter. It's a scary place. Barking and there's, you know, just different people. The smells and the males that aren't neutered and, you know, that's just a scary thing all around. Think of that when you come to look at animals at the shelters. This is a jet and Amy BROZ 218 2706, a 218 2707. You need those numbers. They don't go by name. They go by number. So it will be printed on the screen when you watch this show. Be sure to make a note of it and, she's gorgeous. And she pretty. I always say though, you know, anytime you add that orange to black or black and white or gray and white, you're adding in a little tatty spice. So expect a little spicy personality that doesn't mean they're not loving. They're just going to give little spike. Well here we are at South L.A. Shelter in the rabbit room where there are many rabbits for adoption. We are looking at muffin who's also looking at the camera but he has a puzzle toy just like the dogs can do. He is looking for his treat by moving the door and the slider. Look at that. The West O'Lay, I'm at South L.A. We go to all the shelters. Yeah. They all have lots of rabbits. Okay, so, rabbits are wonderful, wonderful pets. They are very social. They would love to have an X-Pen to exercise in, like this is set up to be instead of in just a cage all day. And you need to understand what you're getting. Go ahead Charlotte, what? They can live in an X pin. They don't need a cage. They can live just loose in the house. I know people that have them that live in the house. And then they at night they go to bed in their little X pin and then they come out. Yeah. And they wander around the house like a kid. Well, I had an house rabbit. In fact, it looked like muffin. He was awesome. And he slept with me actually. But he was the litter box trained and you have to do it right. You just can't say, oh, okay, we're gonna have a rabbit in the house. You know, you got to train him. You got to understand what their needs are. And they are chewers, you know, so you have to learn about that. that, but Dolvier wiring. Yeah, but they are wonderful, wonderful pets. Once you learn about them and know what to do and how to take care of them, come to South LA and take a tour through the shelter in the rabbit room. And make sure you talk to the volunteers because they know these rabbits, they've been with them and they can tell you about the personalities and who might fit your household. That's right. So did you fall in love? I hope so. And you'll rush down to the South L.A. shelter and adopt a pet today. But if you didn't, go to the website, L.A. Animal Services dot com. They have so many animals that need homes. Please open your heart to one of them today. But if you can't, you can always foster, you can volunteer, and you can donate items. They always need lots of newspapers, blankets, beds, food, toys, and money that's always good too. 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