Boisot: Evidence Shows OC Animal Care is Making Good Progress
Community Opinion
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Dr. Saskia Boisot writes about the progress being made at Orange County Animal Care noting that the county shelter is on the right path.
Wolf: Return-to-Field is Better for Cats, Shelters, and Communities
Community Opinions on Animals
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Peter Wolf representing Best Friends Animal Society, one of the largest animal welfare organizations in the U.S. and a leader in the development and operation of community cat programs, explains the benefits of the Return-to-Field program compared to the “traditional” approach for managing feline intake.
Anaheim-based Animal Rescue Group Threatens LAPD With Lawsuit
animal cruelty
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Anaheim-based Ghetto Rescue Ffoundation (GRFF) is threatening a lawsuit if the Los Angeles Police Department doesn’t retract a statement blaming the animal rescue group for false information about a dead adopted pit bull.
OC Adopted Pit Bull Not Sexually Abused: LAPD
animal cruelty
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The Los Angeles Police Department reported Thursday a pit bull adopted from the OC Animal Care shelter was not sexually abused and the cause of death still is being investigated.
Tingle: Transparency and Oversight Continue to Plague County Leadership
Community Opinion
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Longtime animal rights activist and Laguna Woods resident Rose Tingle argues that the group charged with oversight for the OC Animal Shelter – the City Managers Association Animal Care Committee – lacks the needed expertise in animal welfare and lacks transparency. Tingle wants public oversight of animal shelters.
Foothills Sentry: OC Animal Shelter Fighting Persistent Misconceptions
Countywide
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The following is a story by the Foothills Sentry newspaper, a Voice of OC media partner covering Orange, Villa Park, Orange Park Acres, Anaheim Hills, North Tustin, Silverado Canyon, and Modjeska Canyon. This story was published in the Sentry’s June 2016 edition. The Orange County Animal Shelter is structurally old, ramshackle and primarily concrete, but it is not, as many believe, a medieval warehouse for unwanted pets and strays destined to be euthanized. The shelter will overcome its physical shortcomings when it moves into its new home sometime next year, but it must still shake off misperceptions that it treats animals poorly, and then kills them after four days (the state-mandated waiting period). “Our goal is to find homes for animals, not euthanize them,” Dr. Jennifer Hawkins, shelter director, emphasizes.
Gardner: Lake Forest City Council Ignores Animal Advocate Complaints
Community Opinion
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Citizen complaints and concerns are ignored in favor of status quo. The majority city council members in Lake Forest commit taxpayer dollars for ten years without data or costs for OC Animal services or new shelter.