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The student-run magazine of San Francisco State University

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 Conner, an adoptable dog at Oakland Animal Services, licks his nose during the adoption event on Thursday, August 31, 2023. (Andrew Fogel/Xpress Magazine)

Bay Area Animal Shelters In The Face Of Overcrowding

Lydia Perez, Staff Reporter
October 4, 2023

The echoes of barking dogs fill animal shelters across the Bay Area, with more dogs than there are kennels to house them. Local animal shelters struggle to find alternatives to euthanization. According...

Babe Smart Truco pets their emotional support dog Faba while walking on campus at SF State on Tuesday, September 13, 2022. Faba accompanies Smart Truco everywhere, from their home off campus to each class. (Juliana Yamada/Xpress Magazine)

Campus Impawsters

Nadia Castro, Diversity Editor
September 16, 2022

As students make their way to Cafe Rosso and their classes on campus, so do their animals. Tails wag as dogs walk next to their owner, and cats in backpacks peer out at the students from inside their bubble.  While...

“Paw-sing” to de-stress

Lissette Vargas
December 22, 2014

The sidewalks surrounding the corner of 29th and Broadway in Oakland are packed with curious passersby peeping in through large floor-length windows. They peek into a cat’s paradise: scratch pads,...

A Peaceful Passing

September 24, 2012

Moca, a 9-year-old Pit mix that's looking for a new home, rests in the home base of Muttville. Muttville is a rescue group that takes in senior dogs, cares for all of their medical needs and either finds...

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