City of LA
MSN in Los Angeles
08/25/09 09:17 AM Filed in: LEGISLATION
MSN in Los Angeles
I see that the SCIL people are claiming that MSN was not enforced in Los Angeles until October of 2008. I can understand how they could think that; none of them live in Los Angeles or have dogs so they had no reason to try and license dogs.
The City could not issue citations until October 1st. But beginning on February 27th, as soon as the Mayor signed the Ordinance, it was enforced at the six Animal Shelters. You were told that you had to have your animal sterilized. If you were familiar with the law, you could get them to grudgingly agree that if you had an AKC show dog, you could get a $100 license. But each person wanted different "proof" of this. For some an AKC Certificate was necessary, for others a listing in a dog show catalog, others wanted to see that your dog was really there.
Unless you showed your copy of the ordinance, they never mentioned that you could keep a non-AKC dog intact by buying a "Breeder's Permit". CDOC accompanied several people to license their dogs after they were told they could not get intact dog licenses. So this law has been enforced since February. We have video and recordings of shelter personnel and their supervisors fumbling their way through explanations; not their fault; it is amazingly complex.
We also have a sworn statement from Ed Boks talking about the fact that the law was enforced, as far as licensing, beginning February 27th.
I see that the SCIL people are claiming that MSN was not enforced in Los Angeles until October of 2008. I can understand how they could think that; none of them live in Los Angeles or have dogs so they had no reason to try and license dogs.
The City could not issue citations until October 1st. But beginning on February 27th, as soon as the Mayor signed the Ordinance, it was enforced at the six Animal Shelters. You were told that you had to have your animal sterilized. If you were familiar with the law, you could get them to grudgingly agree that if you had an AKC show dog, you could get a $100 license. But each person wanted different "proof" of this. For some an AKC Certificate was necessary, for others a listing in a dog show catalog, others wanted to see that your dog was really there.
Unless you showed your copy of the ordinance, they never mentioned that you could keep a non-AKC dog intact by buying a "Breeder's Permit". CDOC accompanied several people to license their dogs after they were told they could not get intact dog licenses. So this law has been enforced since February. We have video and recordings of shelter personnel and their supervisors fumbling their way through explanations; not their fault; it is amazingly complex.
We also have a sworn statement from Ed Boks talking about the fact that the law was enforced, as far as licensing, beginning February 27th.
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LA City Council Votes On SB250 Support
08/05/09 08:35 AM Filed in: LEGISLATION
LOS ANGELES AS A ROLE MODEL FOR CALIFORNIA? ONLY IF WE VALUE KILLING OWNED ANIMALS.
Yesterday the City of Los Angeles had on the agenda to consider whether to support SB250. Since the Mayor's Office has been sending people, at City expense, to Sacramento for each hearing, it seems that he has unilaterally decided to support this. He is evidently not concerned about the increased killing in Los Angeles since the end of February. Kill rates for dogs are up 24%.
His advisors, including SB250 sponsor, who was at the City Council meeting today, would say that the reason the numbers are so bad is that the economy and home foreclosures are so bad. But, as the chart below shows, the numbers in Los Angeles far exceed those elsewhere in the State. And this Chart specifically shows counties with high foreclosure rates and where the economy is far worse than Los Angeles.
Maybe the City Council just wants company. Unfortunately it would come at the expense of owned dogs and cats. But that did not deter non-Los Angeles resident Mancuso from leading the charge.
