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Death of a lost pet part 2 -- breaking the law, blaming the victim

  • Pets
  • December 2, 2009
Accountability -- even answers -- prove elusive in the wake of the L.A. Animal Services killing of pet cat DidierOn June 15, 2009Melissa Kenady's...
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Legislative alert for California animal lovers

This Tuesday, June 23rd the California Senate Public Safety Committee is scheduled to hold a hearing on a measure that will ban the sale of animals...
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Heartbroken pet owner responds to Schwarzenegger plan to accelerate shelter killing

In an outpouring of angry and desperate comments to last week’s story about Gov. Schwarzenegger’s renewal of his 2004 bid to cut state...
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City Attorney candidate makes animals a high priority, wins humane group endorsement

In an email to supporters today the League of Humane Voters endorsed Carmen Trutanich for City Attorney, citing his pro-animal agenda.Trutanich has...
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Chastened Animal Services head reinstates spay/neuter coupons, Councilman Zine calls for his firing

The L.A. Times reported today that Ed Boks, General Manager of L.A. Animal Services, has reversed his decision to summarily end the City’s...
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Is it possible to be cruel to a pig?

Warning: graphic photosLast night the documentary “Death on a Factory Farm” premiered on HBO. The film recounts the investigation of...
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City Council to bite back: surprising twist in the case of the disappearing coupons (Updated)

Update to Friday's report that L.A. Animal Services, in a surprise move, last week suddenly ended its much-ballyhooed spay/neuter discount coupon...
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Animal Services stops offering spay/neuter discount - will the City Council step up to save lives?

In 2008 the City Council made spay/neuter mandatory, but now they’re leaving dogs and cats, and their recession-battered owners in the...
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Humane Society of the U.S. finally changes its policy on fighting dogs

  • Pets
  • February 25, 2009
In a reversal of their decades-old stance, the Humane Society of the United States has reportedly decided on a new interim policy that all dogs...
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Candidate: new leadership needed at LAAS, give citizens greater voice, end "environment of distrust"

  • Pets
  • February 23, 2009
Candidate Paul Koretz shares his views, accomplishments and solutions for L.A.’s animals.In the wake of my recent interview with David Vahedi...
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