NOW WAG FOR THE CAMERA VOLUNTEER POSES WITH YOUR PETS.Byline: Sharon Cotal Staff Writer SANTA CLARITA Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, - Having been a volunteer Santa Claus Santa Claus: see Nicholas, Saint. Santa Claus jolly, gift-giving figure who visits children on Christmas Eve. [Christian Tradition: NCE, 1937] See : Christmas Santa Claus for the past 14 years, Allen Cameron is used to some visitors being shy while others claw their way up on his lap and immediately begin to lick his face. Clawing, barking, squawking and meowing are all part of the usual holiday routine for the Canyon Country resident, who poses for photos with people's pets each December to raise money for the Pet Assistance Foundation. ``Animals are just as unique as people. Some are frightened and shy, while others are friendly and more affectionate,'' Cameron said of many animals photographed with him while he wears the famous red suit. In addition to the many cats and dogs Cats and Dogs A slang term referring to speculative stocks that have short or suspicious histories for sales, earnings, dividends, etc. Notes: In a bull market analysts will often mention that everything is going up, even the cats and dogs. , over the years Cameron has been photographed with rats, mice, hamsters, gerbils, iguanas, turtles and all types of exotic birds The Exotic Birds was a pop music group formed in Cleveland, Ohio in 1983 by three Cleveland Institute of Music percussion students, Andy Kubiszewski, Tom Freer and Tim Adams. They wrote their own music and were described as synth pop, techno-pop and techno-dance. . ``One young lady even brought in her tarantula tarantula (tərăn`chələ), name applied chiefly to several species of the large, hairy spiders of the families Theraphosidae and Dipluridae of North and South America. The body of a tarantula may be as much as 3 in. (7. , and we placed it on my beard. The contrast was quite vivid, and it made for a great photo,'' Cameron said. Cameron - in his Santa role - will be available for photos with pets from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. for two Saturdays in a row - this week at Pet Supply, 26831 Bouquet Canyon Road, Saugus, and next week at Pet Stop, 16522 Soledad Canyon Road, Canyon Country. The cost is $10 for a glossy photo 8 by 12 inches, and other print sizes also will be available. No appointment is necessary, and any combination of people and animals can be photographed at the same price. All proceeds will benefit the Pet Assistance Foundation for low-cost spaying spaying: see castration. and neutering neu·ter adj. 1. Grammar a. Neither masculine nor feminine in gender. b. Neither active nor passive; intransitive. Used of verbs. 2. a. clinics and public education on the importance of spaying and neutering. ``There are a lot of people who would really like to have an animal in their lives, but simply can't afford it,'' Cameron said. ``Pet Assistance Foundation provides help for those people.'' Cameron - himself the proud owner of four dogs - looks forward to donning his Santa suit and meeting other pet owners and their pets. ``I really enjoy seeing the relationship people have with their animals,'' he said. ``Doing something like this, you see how much people really love their animals and how much their animals love them.'' ``I will keep doing this for as long as I can. I consider it an honor.'' Sharon Cotal, (661) 257-5256 e-mail sharon.cotal(at)dailynews.com |
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