Board of Animal Regulation Commissioners. The board agenda minutes discuss recent state legislature at the time. SB 103 states that if an animal known to have a propensity towards violence attacks and kills a human being, the owner can be charged with a felony for not properly taking care of the animal. AB 103 is similar but applied to dog bites, where if a dog bites someone on two separate occasions, its owner can be charged with a misdemeanor.
Board of Animal Regulation minutes on March 1, 1999. The board discusses the Hertzberg bill and discuss new public safety measures after a dog attack on a 14-month-old boy.
Public comments from animal activists are frequently mentioning specific dog breeds being stereotyped as aggressive, including bulldogs, Rottweilers, and pit bulls.
Board of Animal Regulation announces how the Special Enforcement Unit (SEU) needs to extend its patrolling hours to help regulate the number of stray dogs.
The dog entered the house through the doggy door. The event took place in Sun Valley at 11:30 am. The mother was able to scare dog away, but not before it chewed her daughter's foot
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.
-They want to implement a system to allow for better response when there is an emergency regarding shelter.
Response: every shelter has made agency lines to solve this issue
-The board approves to request from the General Manager that their name be changed to " Department of Animal Services of The City of Los Angeles" rather than "Department of Animal Regulation"
USA Today, The Human Society of the U.S | For the euthanasia text it is shocking to see that they are justifying the killing of them because in shelters they'll stay lonely. They are arguing that shelters are worse than death.
| - talks about how there must be a bill passed to have humane animal care
-pet owner should own up to their responsibility to keep pets leashed
-pet overpopulation actually results in more animal death
| -over 200,000 animals killed in LA county shelters yearly
-It costs L.A. $4 million yearly to kill the dogs and cats
-ironically they also charge $500 licensing fee for those who want to do the right thing and adopt a pet
| Dan Knapp is working towards a no kill city where homeless dogs aren't killed for just existing or because of overpopulation. Also he wants to bring the Human society together by allowing everyone to pitch in, not just himself raising the funds
"Operation second chance" where ten children at the Orthopedic Hospital were allowed to select a pet of their own and take it home. The pets were from the Department of Animal Regulation
| All of these advertisements are meant to emphasize that pets are suffering and to stop this they need to be spayed so the population can be low enough to accommodate those who are alive.
| -Gini Barrett says its not possible to maintain the animals in the shelter without euthanizing some becomes of how many there are
-Edison Cook explains how euthanization can be decreased by offering treatments to the un-adoptable animals
-Peter Persic explains that there are too many animals and not enough homes to account for them
-Elyse Mayberry explains that they need spay/neuter services at low costs
| Talks about how Dan Knapp was hoping to open the first no-kill facility and after a year, he was able to make one huge step towards that goal by making the East Valley Shelter the first "no kill" shelter
The 85 year old women was attacked at night by two Great Dane dogs. She got wounded all over her body, and had to go to the hospital to get her head, ears, and arms stitched up. The lady noted that she never had a problem with these dogs before, which is strange, given that suddenly act up in this manner.
An elderly woman gets attacked by her next door neighbor's dog even though the dog knew her. Officers pepper sprayed the dog twice and fired three times at the dog as it prepared to charge for her.
