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An L.A. resident for over twenty years, Kate’s been an animal mom since 1990. Some say you’re either a dog person or a cat person, but she feels both are necessary for true happiness. Currently mom to an unruly cat-dog pack, she also volunteers at animal shelters in L.A.

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

Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009 · 1 comment

Accountability -- even answers -- prove elusive in the wake of the L.A. Animal Services killing of pet cat Didier On June 15, 2009 Melissa Kenady's...
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City Councilman moves to ban cat declawing

The League of Humane Voters is reporting that City Councilman Paul Koretz will ask the L.A. City Council Friday to enact a citywide ban on the...
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Legislative alert for California animal lovers

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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 on...
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Heartbroken pet owner responds to Schwarzenegger plan to accelerate shelter killing

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In an outpouring of angry and desperate comments to last week’s story about Gov. Schwarzenegger’s renewal of his 2004 bid to cut...
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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...
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Animal Services stops offering spay/neuter discount – will the City Council step up to save lives?

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In 2008 the City Council made spay/neuter mandatory, but now they’re leaving dogs and cats, and their recession-battered owners in the lurchIn...
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Meet the frontline troops in the fight for animal welfare

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The images are enough to make anyone cry. Cows rammed with forklifts to make them walk to slaughter. Chickens, sick and featherless, crammed...
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Humane Society of the U.S. finally changes its policy on fighting dogs

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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 seized...
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Candidate: new leadership needed at LAAS, give citizens greater voice, end “environment of distrust”

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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Animal cruelty is a big issue – and getting bigger

There’s great news for animal lovers that signals an important cultural shift in how we deal with and care for all animals, not just pets.In an...
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