LAist: How Effective Was No-Kill in 2007?

emilyjones

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 15:29:04 -0800

The problem with warehousing animals is that they get into fights, and then voila, they can be killed because they are "injured" and it doesn't count as a euthansia. It's like statistics. You can make your case for anything by skewing the numbers. The Mayor is directly culpable for not making animals a priority. He promised to close the elephant exhibit at the zoo (and please, don't respond by telling me the exactitudes of the situation, what I'm saying is he promised one thing then conveniently forgot about it when his minions advised him otherwise) and is now allowing it to be enlarged instead. There is no political will. Animals cannot vote, and more importantly, they cannot bribe.

Johnny

Tue, 11 Dec 2007 18:54:08 -0800

I agree with the first poster. We have to implement more accountability with owners. Pets have to be spayed or neutered and strict special licenses issued for breading. Harsher penalties for people who break them. Where I live there are at least a dozen homes with dogs with no licenses and or breeding unchecked.

iluvhatemail

Tue, 11 Dec 2007 16:30:00 -0800

these "activists" hardly speak for the majority of the people. It's not their fault, they have to do something in order to prevent a major stray problem on the streets. I think until numbers improve they should enforce spay/neutering laws or write new ones that work.

PuppyLove

Tue, 11 Dec 2007 10:46:08 -0800

You are confusing the City with the County. That article had to do with LA City. The City is not nokill, neither is the county. They city still kills almost 20,000 a year. More are dying from illness and injury in their cages because of overcrowding, lack of care and a direct order from Ed Boks the Director. In February 2007 Boks sent a memo stating that no one is allowed to euthanize an animal except as ordered by a shelter manager for lack of space only. He did this to improve his numbers. He now lets the animals slowly die from illness and injury so he doesn't have to include them in his euthanasia column. His version of the story is bull.

rdm24

Tue, 11 Dec 2007 10:24:34 -0800

This is a bad situation. I'd rather see pets euthanized than put them in a warehouse where they are bound to get sick or injured. And I'd rather spend resources on providing free spaying and neutering (and other veterinary services) than housing huge numbers of strays. Also, let's stop licensing dogs, and start licensing dog owners. Make people take some responsibility for their pets!