Animal advocates gathered outside and inside Los Angeles City Hall Friday morning, saying a crisis is what brought them there.
Advocates and shelter officials are also at odds over the animals the city has euthanized.
Since 2022, the reported monthly intake of dogs is consistently over 1,000 across L.A. City animal shelters. This January registered the highest intake since August 2023 at nearly 1,600. In statement to Eyewitness News, a public relations specialist with L.A. Animal Services said in part, "Since General Manager Dains was appointed, overcrowding has been nearly cut in half in less than a year because of creative new policies to protect animals," adding in part, "A small minority of 'advocates' and certain rescue organizations, who are not actively engaged in our shelters, continue to distort and fabricate an untrue narrative about the department.
Among the data published by the L.A. City Controller, a chart categorized by "outcomes" since 2022 shows there was record high of 929 euthanizations reported in June 2023. There has since been a decrease from 758 in September 2023 to 277 in January 2024.Across L.A. City shelters, 51 dogs had not been walked in about a month. No reason was listed.
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