THE LOS ANGELES PET BAN – A RETROSPECTIVE OF EVENTS LEADING TO BAN’S PASSING AND THE NEVER-ENDING CONTROVERSY SURROUNDING LOS ANGELES ANIMAL SERVICES
By begoodla
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Kern County Dogs Transferred to Seattle Without Vaccinations
"Controversy Over Kern County Dogs Transferred to Seattle Arises” When Barnette was CEO of Seattle Humane Society, she was in the midst of contraversy when animals destined for SHS were not vaccinated when crossing the Washington state border.
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Road to the L.A. Pet Ban
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City of Los Angeles Drafts No-Kill Plan
L.A. No Kill Plan This No Kill Plan includes a study done revealing that 15 zipcodes accounted for 24% of the overall pet overpopulation in Los Angeles. All the zipcodes were found in low income areas.
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Mayor Villariagosa Appoints Brenda Barnette as GM of LAAS
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Brenda Barnette begins Work as GM of LAAS, Fires both Assistant General Managers
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Legal Limit of Pets Allowed: Raused From Three Dogs and/or Cats to Five
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Dogs Missing From LA Animal Shelters
Dogs Missing From LA Animal Shelters Barentte reported that several dozen dogs were reported missing. She later blamed this revelation on a clerical error. -
Year One of Barnette's Peformance Statistics are posted - Increase in Euthenasia Rates
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Northeast Animal Shelter Closes due to Budget Constraints
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Guns Seized in Animal Services Audit
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Best Friends Wanted to Take Over Shelter
Best Friends Wanted to take over Closed Animal Shelter Photo: Best Friends Animal Society -
LA Times Reports Best Friends the only nonprofit approached to take over shelter
Best Friends only nonprofit approached to take over shelter Groups like SPCA-LA were not notified of the bid for the Northeast shelter. Image: Los Angeles Times -
Berheim Foundation Cuts Down City Planted Trees Over Shelter Signs
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Heigl Foundation Cuts ties With LAAS
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L.A. Love and Leashes, A Resuce Only Pet Store that works with LAAS, opens in the Westside Pavilion
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Barentte Places Six Animal Services Captains on Paid Leave
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City Controller Wendy Gruel Released Audit - Reports a million in revenue not collected
City Controller Wendy Gruel Released Audit - Reports a million in revenue not collected City Controller Gruel releases a scathing audut of LAAS, reporting $125,000 missing and $1.5 million in uncollected revenue. -
The LA City Council Tuesday voted 11-1 in favor of banning stores from selling dogs, cats and rabbits that are not rescues.
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NKLA Launches
NKLA Launches NKLA, a Best Friends campaign, has set the goal to make Los Angeles a no-kill city by 2017.
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Zoning Codes to Change Prior to Passing Pet Ban
Zoning Codes to Change Prior to Passing Pet Ban In order for pet stores located in malls or high volume areas, a "pet store" and its zoning has to be redefined. -
City Council Passes Ban - Needs Revote for Majority
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Petition Launched - Open South LA Shelter Now
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LA Times Reports South LA Shelter to remain closed
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City Council Approves Ban
