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Dr. Saskia Boisot believes that animals entrusted to the care at the county animal shelter deserve better treatment. Boisot spotlights continuing challenges at the County Shelter and calls on county supervisors to adopt a “no-kill” approach.
City Council members Tuesday approved a $218-million budget for the 2016-17 fiscal year that includes millions in new spending even though the city’s projected revenues are expected to fall more than $4 million short of its expenses.
Turned off by a steep increase in their contract with the county, the Garden Grove City Council voted Tuesday to instead sign a deal with the local Humane Society.
The panel issued a scathing report, saying the county’s leadership has allowed the 74-year-old structure to fall into a state of “utter disrepair,” with the health of animals and people being put at risk.
Orange County Animal Care Director Ryan Drabek is departing to accept a job in Los Angeles County. Meanwhile, the agency is being sued by a former employee and rescue group for mismanagement and retaliation.
Suit by nonprofit alleges county fails to provide proper care for injured animals and “routinely” kills adoptable animals too soon.
A few Orange County cities are at the forefront of a new movement to ban displays of exotic animals. But animal rights activists could not sway the Anaheim City Council.