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  • Dog, Vet, and Officer
    Veterinarian and Animal Control Officer with dog on an operating table
  • Veterinarian conducting a spay procedure as another tech observes
    A veterinarian at the department of animal regulation conducts a spaying procedure on a female dog. A second technician is observing
  • Veterinarian conducting a spay procedure
    A veterinarian at the department of animal regulation conducts a spaying procedure on a female dog. The dog on the table is anesthatized; the table is shaped like a V to facilitate access to organs during the procedure.
  • Dog Mauls Canoga Park Man
    This newspaper clipping has dog attack victim, Gene Chen's, account of being attacked by two pit bulls in Canoga Park. He had 67 bite marks and cuts. The pit bull was quarantined after almost killing their neighbor. Owner Debbie Ports said she would understand if they euthanized her dogs and apologized.
  • Pit bull behind fence
    The image shows a white and gray American Pit Bull Terrier behind a fence.
  • Pit bull's in a dog fight
    There are two American Pit Bull Terrier's engaged in a dog fight. The two dogs look malnourished and are engaging in a violent fight inside of a dog fighting ring.
  • The Final Round Pamphlet - Page 2
    The back side of the Humane Society of the United States' pamphlet, The Final Round. The pamphlet describes the anatomy of a dog fight and a cock fight, showing images of the injuries the animals endure during the fights. The pamphlet also describes the cycle of violence that plays a major role in the world of animal fighting.
  • The Final Round Pamphlet - Page 1
    The front page of the Humane Society's of the United States pamphlet, The Final Round. The Pamphlet provides information on dog fighting and cock fighting. It also describes the organization's campaign to protect animals from cruelty and mistreatment.
  • "Junkyard Dogs" Image 2
    Smiling man holding a dog on a leash in a junkyard. Two other individuals are observing the place. This is a part of a series of photos.
  • "Junkyard Dogs" Image 1
    Envelope containing images of junkyard dogs
  • "Junkyard Dogs" Image 5
    Dog sitting underneath the shade in junkyard.
  • "Junkyard Dogs" Image 3
    Food on a newspaper. Food is not well taken care of and looks unsanitary.
  • "Junkyard Dogs" Image 4
    Close up photos of two dogs in the junkyard. They have tape wrapped around their ears.
  • "Junkyard Dogs" Image 6
    Close up photo of a dog in the junkyard.
  • Animal Airlift officer in helicopter
    Animal Services employee seated in helicopter with raccoons ready for take off* Part of a series of negatives taken during consecutive Animal Airlift trips in summer of 1990, including scenes of animals being loaded onto a helicopter, unloaded in a high desert forest and animal service employees talking with each other. Negatives were developed in 1990, close to the end of the Animal Airlift.
  • View from Animal Airlift helicopter
    Aerial shot of airport in LA (likely Van Nuys)* Part of a series of negatives taken during consecutive Animal Airlift trips in summer of 1990, including scenes of animals being loaded onto a helicopter, unloaded in a high desert forest and animal service employees talking with each other. Negatives were developed in 1990, close to the end of the Animal Airlift.
  • View of airport from Animal Airlift helicopter
    Aerial shot of airport in LA (likely Van Nuys)* Part of a series of negatives taken during consecutive Animal Airlift trips in summer of 1990, including scenes of animals being loaded onto a helicopter, unloaded in a high desert forest and animal service employees talking with each other. Negatives were developed in 1990, close to the end of the Animal Airlift.
  • Animal Airlift officers in a mountain location
    Animal Services employees standing in forest* Part of a series of negatives taken during consecutive Animal Airlift trips in summer of 1990, including scenes of animals being loaded onto a helicopter, unloaded in a high desert forest and animal service employees talking with each other. Negatives were developed in 1990, close to the end of the Animal Airlift.
  • Animal Airlift releasing an animal in the forest
    Releasing raccoons from cages* Part of a series of negatives taken during consecutive Animal Airlift trips in summer of 1990, including scenes of animals being loaded onto a helicopter, unloaded in a high desert forest and animal service employees talking with each other. Negatives were developed in 1990, close to the end of the Animal Airlift.
  • Airlift officer releasing an animal in the forest
    Releasing raccoons from cages* Part of a series of negatives taken during consecutive Animal Airlift trips in summer of 1990, including scenes of animals being loaded onto a helicopter, unloaded in a high desert forest and animal service employees talking with each other. Negatives were developed in 1990, close to the end of the Animal Airlift.
  • Possum and babies being released in the forest
    Closup of a possum and babies being released.* Part of a series of negatives taken during consecutive Animal Airlift trips in summer of 1990, including scenes of animals being loaded onto a helicopter, unloaded in a high desert forest and animal service employees talking with each other. Negatives were developed in 1990, close to the end of the Animal Airlift.
  • Possum after being released in the forest.
    Closeup of a possum and babies being released.* Part of a series of negatives taken during consecutive Animal Airlift trips in summer of 1990, including scenes of animals being loaded onto a helicopter, unloaded in a high desert forest and animal service employees talking with each other. Negatives were developed in 1990, close to the end of the Animal Airlift.
  • Possum and babies near cage
    Closeup of a possum and babies being released.* Part of a series of negatives taken during consecutive Animal Airlift trips in summer of 1990, including scenes of animals being loaded onto a helicopter, unloaded in a high desert forest and animal service employees talking with each other. Negatives were developed in 1990, close to the end of the Animal Airlift.
  • Possum and babies near cage 2
    Closeup of a possum and babies being released.* Part of a series of negatives taken during consecutive Animal Airlift trips in summer of 1990, including scenes of animals being loaded onto a helicopter, unloaded in a high desert forest and animal service employees talking with each other. Negatives were developed in 1990, close to the end of the Animal Airlift.
  • Airlift officers carry animals away from helicopter
    Unloading helicopter in the forest.* Part of a series of negatives taken during consecutive Animal Airlift trips in summer of 1990, including scenes of animals being loaded onto a helicopter, unloaded in a high desert forest and animal service employees talking with each other. Negatives were developed in 1990, close to the end of the Animal Airlift.
  • Animal Airlift Helicopter landed in forest
    Animal Services employees standing near helicopter in forest* Part of a series of negatives taken during consecutive Animal Airlift trips in summer of 1990, including scenes of animals being loaded onto a helicopter, unloaded in a high desert forest and animal service employees talking with each other. Negatives were developed in 1990, close to the end of the Animal Airlift.
  • Officer in Animal Airlift portrait
    Animal Services employee observing a thistle* Part of a series of negatives taken during consecutive Animal Airlift trips in summer of 1990, including scenes of animals being loaded onto a helicopter, unloaded in a high desert forest and animal service employees talking with each other. Negatives were developed in 1990, close to the end of the Animal Airlift.
  • Two animal airlift officers observing in forest
    Closeup of Animal Services employees looking at something in the distance* Part of a series of negatives taken during consecutive Animal Airlift trips in summer of 1990, including scenes of animals being loaded onto a helicopter, unloaded in a high desert forest and animal service employees talking with each other. Negatives were developed in 1990, close to the end of the Animal Airlift.
  • Two animal airlift officers observing in forest #2
    Closeup of Animal Services employees looking at something in the distance* Part of a series of negatives taken during consecutive Animal Airlift trips in summer of 1990, including scenes of animals being loaded onto a helicopter, unloaded in a high desert forest and animal service employees talking with each other. Negatives were developed in 1990, close to the end of the Animal Airlift.
  • Airlift officers unload helicopter
    Animal Services employees standing near helicopter in forest* Part of a series of negatives taken during consecutive Animal Airlift trips in summer of 1990, including scenes of animals being loaded onto a helicopter, unloaded in a high desert forest and animal service employees talking with each other. Negatives were developed in 1990, close to the end of the Animal Airlift.
  • Raccoon released from Animal Airlift
    Releasing raccoons from cages* Part of a series of negatives taken during consecutive Animal Airlift trips in summer of 1990, including scenes of animals being loaded onto a helicopter, unloaded in a high desert forest and animal service employees talking with each other. Negatives were developed in 1990, close to the end of the Animal Airlift.
  • Several cages of animals being released
    Releasing possums from cages in the forest* Part of a series of negatives taken during consecutive Animal Airlift trips in summer of 1990, including scenes of animals being loaded onto a helicopter, unloaded in a high desert forest and animal service employees talking with each other. Negatives were developed in 1990, close to the end of the Animal Airlift.
  • Officer opens a cage in the forest to release a possum
    Releasing possums from cages in the forest* Part of a series of negatives taken during consecutive Animal Airlift trips in summer of 1990, including scenes of animals being loaded onto a helicopter, unloaded in a high desert forest and animal service employees talking with each other. Negatives were developed in 1990, close to the end of the Animal Airlift.
  • Airlifting Raccoons to the forest
    Releasing raccoons from cages* Part of a series of negatives taken during consecutive Animal Airlift trips in summer of 1990, including scenes of animals being loaded onto a helicopter, unloaded in a high desert forest and animal service employees talking with each other. Negatives were developed in 1990, close to the end of the Animal Airlift.
  • View from inside animal airlift helicopter
    Inside of the helicopter, helicopter pilots flying towards Angeles National Forest* Part of a series of negatives taken during consecutive Animal Airlift trips in summer of 1990, including scenes of animals being loaded onto a helicopter, unloaded in a high desert forest and animal service employees talking with each other. Negatives were developed in 1990, close to the end of the Animal Airlift.
  • View of the animal airlift helicopter shadow on the forest floor
    Shadow of helicopter landing* Part of a series of negatives taken during consecutive Animal Airlift trips in summer of 1990, including scenes of animals being loaded onto a helicopter, unloaded in a high desert forest and animal service employees talking with each other. Negatives were developed in 1990, close to the end of the Animal Airlift.
  • The Animal Airlift Helicopter's shadow
    Shadow of helicopter landing* Part of a series of negatives taken during consecutive Animal Airlift trips in summer of 1990, including scenes of animals being loaded onto a helicopter, unloaded in a high desert forest and animal service employees talking with each other. Negatives were developed in 1990, close to the end of the Animal Airlift.
  • Releasing raccoons in the Animal Airlift
    Releasing raccoons from cages* Part of a series of negatives taken during consecutive Animal Airlift trips in summer of 1990, including scenes of animals being loaded onto a helicopter, unloaded in a high desert forest and animal service employees talking with each other. Negatives were developed in 1990, close to the end of the Animal Airlift.
  • Inside the airlift helicopter
    Inside of the helicopter, helicopter pilots flying towards Angeles National Forest* Part of a series of negatives taken during consecutive Animal Airlift trips in summer of 1990, including scenes of animals being loaded onto a helicopter, unloaded in a high desert forest and animal service employees talking with each other. Negatives were developed in 1990, close to the end of the Animal Airlift.
  • Inside the airlift helicopter
    Inside of the helicopter, helicopter pilots flying towards Angeles National Forest* Part of a series of negatives taken during consecutive Animal Airlift trips in summer of 1990, including scenes of animals being loaded onto a helicopter, unloaded in a high desert forest and animal service employees talking with each other. Negatives were developed in 1990, close to the end of the Animal Airlift.
  • Animal Airlift officers in the forest by the helicopter
    Animal Services employees standing near helicopter in forest* Part of a series of negatives taken during consecutive Animal Airlift trips in summer of 1990, including scenes of animals being loaded onto a helicopter, unloaded in a high desert forest and animal service employees talking with each other. Negatives were developed in 1990, close to the end of the Animal Airlift.
  • Inside of the helicopter
    Inside of the helicopter, helicopter pilots flying towards Angeles National Forest* Part of a series of negatives taken during consecutive Animal Airlift trips in summer of 1990, including scenes of animals being loaded onto a helicopter, unloaded in a high desert forest and animal service employees talking with each other. Negatives were developed in 1990, close to the end of the Animal Airlift.
  • Caged raccoon closeup
    Close up of a caged raccoon ready for take off* Part of a series of negatives taken during consecutive Animal Airlift trips in summer of 1990, including scenes of animals being loaded onto a helicopter, unloaded in a high desert forest and animal service employees talking with each other. Negatives were developed in 1990, close to the end of the Animal Airlift.
  • Cage animals ready to be airlifted to the forest
    Caged Raccoons onboard the helicopter ready to take off.* Part of a series of negatives taken during consecutive Animal Airlift trips in summer of 1990, including scenes of animals being loaded onto a helicopter, unloaded in a high desert forest and animal service employees talking with each other. Negatives were developed in 1990, close to the end of the Animal Airlift.
  • Stage of cages containing raccoons prior to airlift
    Several Caged Raccoons being prepared for loading onto the helicopter* Part of a series of negatives taken during consecutive Animal Airlift trips in summer of 1990, including scenes of animals being loaded onto a helicopter, unloaded in a high desert forest and animal service employees talking with each other. Negatives were developed in 1990, close to the end of the Animal Airlift.
  • Aerial view from helicopter
    Aerial shot from Airlift helicopter of Freeway (possibly I-5)* Part of a series of negatives taken during consecutive Animal Airlift trips in summer of 1990, including scenes of animals being loaded onto a helicopter, unloaded in a high desert forest and animal service employees talking with each other. Negatives were developed in 1990, close to the end of the Animal Airlift.
  • Loading animals into the helicopter
    Several Caged Raccoons being prepared for loading onto the helicopter* Part of a series of negatives taken during consecutive Animal Airlift trips in summer of 1990, including scenes of animals being loaded onto a helicopter, unloaded in a high desert forest and animal service employees talking with each other. Negatives were developed in 1990, close to the end of the Animal Airlift.
  • Cages lined up for release in the forest
    Unloading helicopter in the forest.* Part of a series of negatives taken during consecutive Animal Airlift trips in summer of 1990, including scenes of animals being loaded onto a helicopter, unloaded in a high desert forest and animal service employees talking with each other. Negatives were developed in 1990, close to the end of the Animal Airlift.
  • Lining up cages of animals to be released
    Unloading helicopter in the forest.* Part of a series of negatives taken during consecutive Animal Airlift trips in summer of 1990, including scenes of animals being loaded onto a helicopter, unloaded in a high desert forest and animal service employees talking with each other. Negatives were developed in 1990, close to the end of the Animal Airlift.
  • Unloading animals from the helicopter
    Unloading helicopter in the forest.* Part of a series of negatives taken during consecutive Animal Airlift trips in summer of 1990, including scenes of animals being loaded onto a helicopter, unloaded in a high desert forest and animal service employees talking with each other. Negatives were developed in 1990, close to the end of the Animal Airlift.