The department has been without a permanent GM since April 2021, and has faced criticism from volunteers and rescue groups about animals being neglected and staffing shortages.
LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass announced plans Saturday to launch a nationwide search for a new general manager to head the city’s animal services department.
The announcement comes as animal advocates continue to lobby city officials to reform the department. A rally is scheduled for noon Saturday at the West Los Angeles Animal Shelter to call for a new GM. Ramirez took the interim job after former GM Brenda Barnette, who led the department since 2010, retired in 2021.
The report mostly blamed staffing shortages for failures to walk dogs on a regular basis and clean kennels more frequently. Staffing issues contributed to approximately 300 unprocessed volunteer applications, according to the report. It called for the City Council to relax a mandated 10-day quarantine for animal shelter staff exposed to COVID-19, recommending the period be cut to five days and a negative test.
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