ANIMAL WATCH

Rats Invade LAAS Animal Shelters During COVID-19 Shutdown - Including West Valley

ANIMAL WATCH-While Los Angeles Animal Services General Manager Brenda Barnette boasts loudly and often about clearing the shelters of dogs and cats during the COVID-19 pandemic, she's been silent on the invasion by rats --

LA Animal Services GM Wants LAPD to Pay Vet Bills for Dogs Shot In the Line of Duty

ANIMAL WATCH--Los Angeles Animal Services General Manager Brenda Barnette told the Board of Animal Services Commission this week that she wants the Los Angeles Police Department to pay any veterinarian bills accrued due to shooting a dog in the line of duty--a charge she understands is currently paid by L.A. Animal Services.

LAAS GM Seeks $60M for Feral Cat/TNR Plan as LAPD Animal Cruelty Program Cut

ANIMAL WATCH-At the same time Chief Michel Moore is forced to make painful cuts to specialized units within the Los Angeles Police Department --

Pit Bull Adopted from LAAS Shelter Attacks - Victim Hospitalized in Critical Condition

ANIMAL WATCH-Los Angeles Animal Services GM Brenda Barnette issued a media release this week urging adoption of a "senior" ( adult) shelter dog from Los Angeles city shelters -- most of which are Pit Bulls of unknown age and behavioral history because many are picked up as strays.