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Will two San Jose scaredy cats ever overcome their fears?
![Two kittens adopted from an animal rescue continue to be frightened of loud noises and sudden appearances. Can their owner do anything to help calm them? Two kittens adopted from an animal rescue continue to be frightened of loud noises and sudden appearances. Can their owner do anything to help calm them?](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.eastbaytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/OPED-CATS-EMAIL-COMMENTARY-DMT-1.jpg?w=529)
Two kittens adopted from an animal rescue continue to be frightened of loud noises and sudden appearances. Can their owner do anything to help calm them?
![Parham Pourahmad, an Audubon award-winning photographer, says he's learned the local hawks are "really ruthless killers." Parham Pourahmad, an Audubon award-winning photographer, says he's learned the local hawks are "really ruthless killers."](https://www.eastbaytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/SJM-L-RAPTORS-0619-3.jpg?w=132)
14-year-old photographer stalks San Jose’s bloody birds of prey
Parham Pourahmad, an Audubon award-winning photographer, says he's learned the local hawks are "really ruthless...
![No fishing license required -- just get out there and go. No fishing license required -- just get out there and go.](https://www.eastbaytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/EBT-L-CLOFISHING-0416-4.jpg?w=132)
Grab your poles: It’s Free Fishing Day in California on Saturday, July 6
No fishing license required -- just get out there and go.
![The plan calls for killing up to 470,000 barred owls over three decades after the birds from the eastern U.S. encroached into the territory of two West Coast owls: northern spotted owls and California spotted owls. The plan calls for killing up to 470,000 barred owls over three decades after the birds from the eastern U.S. encroached into the territory of two West Coast owls: northern spotted owls and California spotted owls.](https://www.eastbaytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Killing_Owls_99531-1.jpg?w=140)
To save spotted owls, US officials plan mass killing of another owl species in West Coast forests
The plan calls for killing up to 470,000 barred owls over three decades after the...
![In an eight-year span, 613 mountain lions in California were struck by cars and killed. How can this be stopped? In an eight-year span, 613 mountain lions in California were struck by cars and killed. How can this be stopped?](https://www.eastbaytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/LDN-L-ROADKILL-0703-JG-01.jpg?w=123)
Not just crossings, but also fencing, helps save California wildlife from being roadkill
In an eight-year span, 613 mountain lions in California were struck by cars and killed....
![A coyote bit the 5-year-old on Friday while the girl was playing during a supervised summer camp visit to San Francisco Botanical Garden. A coyote bit the 5-year-old on Friday while the girl was playing during a supervised summer camp visit to San Francisco Botanical Garden.](https://www.eastbaytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/AP24184015623436.jpg?w=132)
Officers kill 3 coyotes at Golden Gate Park after attack on 5-year-old girl
A coyote bit the 5-year-old on Friday while the girl was playing during a supervised...
![Earlier this month, Peltz said her dog had been evaluated by a vet and was deemed “perfectly healthy” shortly before she was taken to the grooming company, which has not been named. Earlier this month, Peltz said her dog had been evaluated by a vet and was deemed “perfectly healthy” shortly before she was taken to the grooming company, which has not been named.](https://www.eastbaytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/ENTER-PELTZ-DOG-DEATH-GET-e1719862748589.jpg?w=140)
Actress Nicola Peltz-Beckham planning legal action against NY groomer over dog’s sudden death
Earlier this month, Peltz said her dog had been evaluated by a vet and was...
![Plus a fireworks warning for pet owners... Plus a fireworks warning for pet owners...](https://www.eastbaytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/202211221358TMS_____MNGTRPUB_SPORTS-MARYLAND-ONLINE-SPORTS-BETTING-FINALLY-GOING-1-BZ5.jpg?w=121)
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Have allegations of horse racing abuse spoiled a July 4th tradition for Pleasanton friends?
Plus a fireworks warning for pet owners...