On May 31, the longtime shelter employee suffered a Level 5 bite, the second-most serious dog bite. “Level 6 is death.”
The serious mauling of a kennel supervisor on May 31, 2024, at the Harbor Animal Care Center in San Pedro prompted Los Angeles Animal Services to make some policy changes that are being criticize by some animal activists. Los Angeles animal shelters are adjusting some policies after a longtime staff member was seriously mauled by a dog last month, the city’s animal services chief said.
The department will also maintain a euthanasia list for animals that have been approved for the procedure. Only New Hope partners — rescue groups with an ongoing relationship with the city — will be allowed to take animals on the euthanasia list.“Please understand that we’re doing this in a time of crisis. This is not how we want to manage animals,” Dains told the board, adding that protocols may be changed in the future if the overcrowding crisis at the city’s six shelters subsides.
Brie, the dog who bit Corea, had entered the shelter 62 days prior to the incident as a stray and was struggling to adjust there. She was placed on the list for euthanasia but was scheduled to see a private rescue group the day of the attack. In her oral report to the board, Dains also said LAAS staff has determined that of all animal surrenders at the shelters, some 3,000 did not have a reason. Of the remaining surrenders, the top four reasons given were housing, medical costs, animal behavior and lack of education about proper care of pets.
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