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Brenda Barnette’s No-Kill Policy and the Mystery of the Disappearing Animal Services Commissioners

Posted on March 12, 2012 by

When he was running for mayor in early 2005, then Councilman Antonio Villaragosa told a coalition of animal rights activists that if elected he would fire Animal Services General Manager Guerdon Stuckey – the department’s third boss in three years … Continue reading →

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Fighting Like Cats and Dogs — Whatever Happened to LA’s ‘No-Kill’ Policy for Pets?

Posted on December 13, 2011 by

A lot of people are mad as hell about City Hall’s plans to destroy their neighborhoods and the quality of their lives for the benefit of wealthy developers. Rampant waste and efficiency, unaffordable employee pensions and benefits, the total lack … Continue reading →

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Howling in the Streets: Who Needs Libraries When We’ve Got Millions of Dogs and Cats

Posted on September 16, 2010 by

Isn’t it about time we paid a little attention to what’s going on in our city with a leadership that increasingly looks like it is drawn from the homeless mentally denizens of Skid Row? For a measly $10 million out … Continue reading →

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Brenda Barnette: Battleground for Another Animal Rights War — The Unanswered Questions

Posted on June 29, 2010 by

Would Bruno, LA’s Watchdog, be alive today if Brenda Barnette, nominated to run the embattled city Animal Services Department, had gotten her hands on him? Probably not.According to several animal rights advocates and rescue workers, Barnette — head of the … Continue reading →

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