#  ANIMAL WATCH

   ##  [ First Lawsuit Filed Against LA Animal Services to Open West Valley Animal Shelter](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/20302-first-lawsuit-filed-against-la-animal-services-to-open-west-valley-animal-shelter "First Lawsuit Filed Against LA Animal Services to Open West Valley Animal Shelter")

      Details    Phyllis M. Daugherty    [ANIMAL WATCH](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch)     August 24 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Aug-2020/069r.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/20302-first-lawsuit-filed-against-la-animal-services-to-open-west-valley-animal-shelter)

**ANIMAL WATCH**-A Woodland Hills non-profit animal rescue, Ady Gil World Conservation, reports that it has filed a lawsuit demanding the two City animal shelters closed in April -- West Valley and North Central -- be reopened by Los Angeles Animal Services General Manager Brenda Barnette, because of the resultant overwhelming increase in stray animals, according to the [Los Angeles Times](https://ktla.com/news/local-news/rescue-sues-los-angeles-animal-service-to-reopen-shelters-closed-during-pandemic/).

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/20302-first-lawsuit-filed-against-la-animal-services-to-open-west-valley-animal-shelter)

   ##  [ Stop GM Barnette's Bullying Tactics at the West Valley Animal Shelter - Say ‘NO’ Now!](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/20266-stop-gm-barnette-s-bullying-tactics-at-the-west-valley-animal-shelter-say-no-now "Stop GM Barnette's Bullying Tactics at the West Valley Animal Shelter - Say ‘NO’ Now!")

      Details    Phyllis M. Daugherty    [ANIMAL WATCH](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch)     August 17 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Aug-2020/067j.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/20266-stop-gm-barnette-s-bullying-tactics-at-the-west-valley-animal-shelter-say-no-now)

**ANIMAL WATCH**-Los Angeles Animal Services General Manager Brenda Barnette is using bully tactics and her usual doublespeak to rush approval by City officials to reallocate/give away space at the West Valley Animal Shelter,

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/20266-stop-gm-barnette-s-bullying-tactics-at-the-west-valley-animal-shelter-say-no-now)

   ##  [ Cockfighting, COVID-19, and Newcastle Disease – A Deadly International Trio](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/20229-cockfighting-covid-19-and-newcastle-disease-a-deadly-international-trio "Cockfighting, COVID-19, and Newcastle Disease – A Deadly International Trio")

      Details    Phyllis M. Daugherty    [ANIMAL WATCH](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch)     August 10 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Aug-2020/065e.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/20229-cockfighting-covid-19-and-newcastle-disease-a-deadly-international-trio)

**ANIMAL WATCH-**On Monday, August 3, Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputies raided a Chatsworth property in the San Fernando Valley to investigate alleged animal cruelty and possession of gamefowl for fighting purposes and found 2,000 to 3,000 roosters that were being bred for cockfighting.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/20229-cockfighting-covid-19-and-newcastle-disease-a-deadly-international-trio)

   ##  [ LA Pit Bull Trainer/Rescuer Awaits Extradition on 42 Charges, including 13 Counts of Animal Cruelty ](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/20189-la-pit-bull-trainer-rescuer-awaits-extradition-on-42-charges-including-13-counts-of-animal-cruelty "LA Pit Bull Trainer/Rescuer Awaits Extradition on 42 Charges, including 13 Counts of Animal Cruelty  ")

      Details    Phyllis M. Daugherty    [ANIMAL WATCH](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch)     August 03 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Aug-2020/063r.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/20189-la-pit-bull-trainer-rescuer-awaits-extradition-on-42-charges-including-13-counts-of-animal-cruelty)

**ANIMAL WATCH**- Pit Bull/Dangerous Dog Trainer Steffen Baldwin, 39, of “Save Them Dogs” and co-founder of [Underdog Alliance](https://www.underdogalliance.org/new-page), was taken into custody as a fugitive on July 24 by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department and held without bail for arraignment on July 28 on 42 felony and misdemeanor charges stemming from alleged criminal activities in Ohio and California.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/20189-la-pit-bull-trainer-rescuer-awaits-extradition-on-42-charges-including-13-counts-of-animal-cruelty)

   ##  [ Was the LAAS Commission Duped by GM Brenda Barnette's West Valley Shelter Giveaway Plan?](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/20151-was-the-laas-commission-duped-by-gm-brenda-barnette-s-west-valley-shelter-giveaway-plan "Was the LAAS Commission Duped by GM Brenda Barnette's West Valley Shelter Giveaway Plan?")

      Details    Phyllis M. Daugherty    [ANIMAL WATCH](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch)     July 27 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/July-2020/061d.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/20151-was-the-laas-commission-duped-by-gm-brenda-barnette-s-west-valley-shelter-giveaway-plan)

**ANIMAL WATCH**-Did GM Brenda Barnette dupe the Los Angeles Animal Services Commission into believing animal care and control services would be restored at the West Valley shelter post-COVID-19, while she and Mayor Eric Garcetti (and possibly Councilman Paul Koretz) were secretly conspiring to give the City's premier animal-sheltering facility to "rescue" groups?

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/20151-was-the-laas-commission-duped-by-gm-brenda-barnette-s-west-valley-shelter-giveaway-plan)

   ##  [ GM Brenda Barnette and LAAS Commission: Infected by City Hall Corruption?](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/20118-gm-brenda-barnette-and-laas-commission-infected-by-city-hall-corruption "GM Brenda Barnette and LAAS Commission: Infected by City Hall Corruption?")

      Details    Phyllis M Daugherty    [ANIMAL WATCH](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch)     July 20 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/July-2020/059e.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/20118-gm-brenda-barnette-and-laas-commission-infected-by-city-hall-corruption)

**ANIMAL WATCH**-LA GM Brenda Barnette's recent shelter [statistics](http://www.laanimalservices.com/about-us-2/statistics/) make us wonder where the thousands of homeless, unwanted and stray animals that have warranted her $314,000 salary and $48 million budget (including aggressive Pit Bulls and dangerous dogs that attacked 94 people inside the shelters and 74 US Postal Service carriers in 2019) have suddenly gone.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/20118-gm-brenda-barnette-and-laas-commission-infected-by-city-hall-corruption)

   ##  [ Heroic LA Animal Control Officer Climbs through Window to Capture Pit Bull after Vicious Attack on Adopters](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/20077-heroic-la-animal-control-officer-climbs-through-window-to-capture-pit-bull-after-vicious-attack-on-adopters "Heroic LA Animal Control Officer Climbs through Window to Capture Pit Bull after Vicious Attack on Adopters")

      Details    Phyllis M. Daugherty    [ANIMAL WATCH](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch)     July 13 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/July-2020/057d.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/20077-heroic-la-animal-control-officer-climbs-through-window-to-capture-pit-bull-after-vicious-attack-on-adopters)

**ANIMAL WATCH**-Los Angeles Animal Services' ACO Hugh Briefman, a veteran animal control officer with almost 30 years of experience, responded to an urgent call from LA Fire Department for assistance at a dog attack inside a house at 10:00 p.m. on May 19, 2020, where a male Pit Bull had seriously injured two members of a family after they adopted him that day.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/20077-heroic-la-animal-control-officer-climbs-through-window-to-capture-pit-bull-after-vicious-attack-on-adopters)

   ##  [ Gov Newsom Reneges On $50M for Shelters, Feral Cat-TNR - Should LA Animal Services Be Defunded?](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/20043-gov-newsom-reneges-on-50m-for-shelters-feral-cat-tnr-should-la-animal-services-be-defunded "Gov Newsom Reneges On $50M for Shelters, Feral Cat-TNR - Should LA Animal Services Be Defunded?")

      Details    Phyllis M. Daugherty    [ANIMAL WATCH](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch)     July 06 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/July-2020/055r.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/20043-gov-newsom-reneges-on-50m-for-shelters-feral-cat-tnr-should-la-animal-services-be-defunded)

**ANIMAL WATCH**-On January 13, Best Friends Animal Society proclaimed, "No-Kill" California Closer than Ever Before," praising CA Governor Gavin Newsom's inclusion of $50 million for an animal-sheltering concept program by the UC Davis' well-funded and influential Koret School of Veterinary Medicine, as "the first step in fulfilling a campaign promise."

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/20043-gov-newsom-reneges-on-50m-for-shelters-feral-cat-tnr-should-la-animal-services-be-defunded)

   ##  [ Dog Attacks on LA Mail Carriers Soar in 2019 as Animal Services GM Brenda Barnette Plays 'Political Influencer' ](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/20002-dog-attacks-on-la-mail-carriers-soar-in-2019-as-animal-services-gm-brenda-barnette-plays-political-influencer "Dog Attacks on LA Mail Carriers Soar in 2019 as Animal Services GM Brenda Barnette Plays 'Political Influencer' ")

      Details    Phyllis M. Daugherty    [ANIMAL WATCH](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch)     June 29 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/June-2020/053q.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/20002-dog-attacks-on-la-mail-carriers-soar-in-2019-as-animal-services-gm-brenda-barnette-plays-political-influencer)

**ANIMAL WATCH**-A Pit Bull crouches in a yard as a mail carrier approaches in the photo on the USPS National Dog Bite Awareness Week News Release (April 14-20), which reports that in 2019, **dog attacks in Los Angeles on U.S. Postal Service carriers rose 23.3%.**

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/20002-dog-attacks-on-la-mail-carriers-soar-in-2019-as-animal-services-gm-brenda-barnette-plays-political-influencer)

   ##  [ Pit Bull Mauls Adopter, Attacks LA Animal Services Shelter Employee --Their Lives Matter!](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/19920-pit-bull-mauls-adopter-attacks-la-animal-services-shelter-employee-their-lives-matter "Pit Bull Mauls Adopter, Attacks LA Animal Services Shelter Employee --Their Lives Matter!")

      Details    Phyllis M Daugherty    [ANIMAL WATCH](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch)     June 15 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/June-2020/049a.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/19920-pit-bull-mauls-adopter-attacks-la-animal-services-shelter-employee-their-lives-matter)

**ANIMAL WATCH**--Another brutal dog attack on an adopter by a Pit Bull from a Los Angles Animal Services shelter received no public expression of concern or sympathy by GM Brenda Barnette.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/19920-pit-bull-mauls-adopter-attacks-la-animal-services-shelter-employee-their-lives-matter)

   ##  [ Marc Ching - Another Dog Rescuer, LA Animal Activist under Federal Investigation](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/19889-marc-ching-another-dog-rescuer-la-animal-activist-under-federal-investigation "Marc Ching - Another Dog Rescuer, LA Animal Activist under Federal Investigation")

      Details    Phyllis M. Daugherty    [ANIMAL WATCH](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch)     June 08 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/June-2020/047f.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/19889-marc-ching-another-dog-rescuer-la-animal-activist-under-federal-investigation)

**ANIMAL WATCH**-As Los Angeles animal activist Ed Bucks awaits a 2021 federal trial for providing drugs resulting in the death of two black men, Marc Ching, dog rescuer and [founder](https://www.animalhopeandwellness.org/) of Animal Hope and Wellness Foundation -- who, along with Bucks, figured prominently in passing Councilman Paul Koretz’ citywide fur ban -- is now under investigation by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/19889-marc-ching-another-dog-rescuer-la-animal-activist-under-federal-investigation)

   ##  [ Best Friends Animal Society - from Pit Bulls and ‘No Kill’ to Real Estate Mogul](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/19853-best-friends-animal-society-from-pit-bulls-and-no-kill-to-real-estate-mogul "Best Friends Animal Society - from Pit Bulls and ‘No Kill’ to Real Estate Mogul")

      Details    Phyllis M. Daugherty    [ANIMAL WATCH](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch)     June 01 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/June-2020/045s.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/19853-best-friends-animal-society-from-pit-bulls-and-no-kill-to-real-estate-mogul)

**ANIMAL WATCH**-Shortly after being appointed Los Angeles Animal Services General Manager in 2010, Brenda Barnette insisted that the City Council grant a 'rent-free' contract for sole usage of the city's newest animal shelter to Best Friends Animal Society to create a "No Kill" City.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/19853-best-friends-animal-society-from-pit-bulls-and-no-kill-to-real-estate-mogul)

   ##  [ L A City Official Posts Nude Photos of Melania Trump on Public Facebook Page ](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/19818-l-a-city-official-posts-nude-photos-of-melania-trump-on-public-facebook-page "L A City Official Posts Nude Photos of Melania Trump on Public Facebook Page ")

      Details    Phyllis M Daugherty    [ANIMAL WATCH](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch)     May 25 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/May-2020/043h.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/19818-l-a-city-official-posts-nude-photos-of-melania-trump-on-public-facebook-page)

**ANIMAL WATCH**-As part of her campaign to get Pit Bulls adopted and unweaned kittens fostered—especially during Mayor Eric Garcetti's COVID-19 "shelter at home" program—Los Angeles Animal Services GM Brenda Barnette maintains at least two public, but unofficial, Facebook pages.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/19818-l-a-city-official-posts-nude-photos-of-melania-trump-on-public-facebook-page)

   ##  [ LAAS' Spay/Neuter Fund Drops from $5M to $400,000 - Is GM Brenda Barnette Clueless or Crafty?](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/19784-laas-spay-neuter-fund-drops-from-5m-to-400-000-is-gm-brenda-barnette-clueless-or-crafty "LAAS' Spay/Neuter Fund Drops from $5M to $400,000 - Is GM Brenda Barnette Clueless or Crafty?")

      Details    Phyllis M. Daugherty    [ANIMAL WATCH](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch)     May 18 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/May-2020/041d.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/19784-laas-spay-neuter-fund-drops-from-5m-to-400-000-is-gm-brenda-barnette-clueless-or-crafty)

**ANIMAL WATCH**-Without an aggressive, well-funded spay/neuter plan in place for Los Angeles when COVID-19 seclusion ends, two animal populations -- Pit Bulls and feral cats -- will explode at a time when dog attacks are already at record levels and City Hall [plans](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php/cw/animal-watch/18410-los-angeles-citywide-feral-cat-trap-neuter-release-plan-a-fix-or-a-fraud) a $2M money-grab to TNR (Trap-Neuter-Release) 20,000 feral cats annually into the streets over ten years, under the Best Friends' Animal Society 'No Kill’ decree.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/19784-laas-spay-neuter-fund-drops-from-5m-to-400-000-is-gm-brenda-barnette-clueless-or-crafty)

   ##  [ Man, 21, Shoots and Kills U.S. Postal Service Mail Carrier After Vicious Dog Warnings Issued](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/19745-man-21-shoots-and-kills-u-s-postal-service-mail-carrier-after-vicious-dog-warnings-issued "Man, 21, Shoots and Kills U.S. Postal Service Mail Carrier After Vicious Dog Warnings Issued")

      Details    Phyllis M. Daugherty    [ANIMAL WATCH](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch)     May 11 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/May-2020/039h.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/19745-man-21-shoots-and-kills-u-s-postal-service-mail-carrier-after-vicious-dog-warnings-issued)

**ANIMAL WATCH**-During tensions over COVID-19, a conflict which began over USPS dog warnings about an aggressive Chihuahua, heightened to a threat of "turning a Pit Bull loose,"

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/19745-man-21-shoots-and-kills-u-s-postal-service-mail-carrier-after-vicious-dog-warnings-issued)

   ##  [ Dog-Bites Soar at LA Animal Services – Will Shelter Donations Become the Mayor’s New Slush Fund?](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/19709-dog-bites-soar-at-la-animal-services-will-shelter-donations-become-the-mayor-s-new-slush-fund "Dog-Bites Soar at LA Animal Services – Will Shelter Donations Become the Mayor’s New Slush Fund?")

      Details    Phyllis M. Daugherty    [ANIMAL WATCH](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch)     May 04 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/May-2020/037r.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/19709-dog-bites-soar-at-la-animal-services-will-shelter-donations-become-the-mayor-s-new-slush-fund)

**ANIMAL WATCH**-GM Brenda Barnette let Assistant GM Tammy Watson announce the bad news at the LA Animal Services Board of Commissioners meeting that **94 dog bites/attacks occurred in LAAS animal shelters during 2019.**

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/19709-dog-bites-soar-at-la-animal-services-will-shelter-donations-become-the-mayor-s-new-slush-fund)

   ##  [ Fostered Pit Bull Attacks LA Dog - Animal Services GM Barnette Plans $1.5-Million Website](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/19672-fostered-pit-bull-attacks-la-dog-animal-services-gm-barnette-plans-1-5-million-website "Fostered Pit Bull Attacks LA Dog - Animal Services GM Barnette Plans $1.5-Million Website")

      Details    Phyllis M. Daugherty    [ANIMAL WATCH](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch)     April 27 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Apr-2020/035v.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/19672-fostered-pit-bull-attacks-la-dog-animal-services-gm-barnette-plans-1-5-million-website)

**ANIMAL WATCH**-While LA Animal Services’ General Manager Brenda Barnette was gushing over the success of her COVID-19 Fostering Campaign and emptying Los Angeles animal shelters, on April 23, [TMZ](https://www.tmz.com/2020/04/23/crazy-rich-asians-henry-golding-pit-bull-attack-incident-smaller-dog-maul-animal-hospital/) reported, “‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Henry Golding’s Foster Pit Bull Mauls Smaller Dog.”

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/19672-fostered-pit-bull-attacks-la-dog-animal-services-gm-barnette-plans-1-5-million-website)

   ##  [ Pit Bull Attacks at LA Animal Services Shelters: Did City Attorney Try to Hide Reports?](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/19627-pit-bull-attacks-at-la-animal-services-shelters-did-city-attorney-try-t-hide-reports "Pit Bull Attacks at LA Animal Services Shelters: Did City Attorney Try to Hide Reports?")

      Details    Phyllis M Daugherty    [ANIMAL WATCH](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch)     April 20 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Apr-2020/033p.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/19627-pit-bull-attacks-at-la-animal-services-shelters-did-city-attorney-try-t-hide-reports)

**ANIMAL WATCH--**Los Angeles Animal Services' General Manager Brenda Barnette shared a public on-line 'message from Brenda' on April 10, explaining that Mayor Eric Garcetti announced the closure of two L.A. City shelters because of the "COVID-19 crisis and safety precautions for our employees."

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/19627-pit-bull-attacks-at-la-animal-services-shelters-did-city-attorney-try-t-hide-reports)

   ##  [ China Moves Closer to a Ban on Eating Dog Meat](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/19594-china-moves-closer-to-a-ban-on-eating-dog-meat "China Moves Closer to a Ban on Eating Dog Meat")

      Details    Phyllis M. Daugherty    [ANIMAL WATCH](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch)     April 13 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Apr-2020/031s.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/19594-china-moves-closer-to-a-ban-on-eating-dog-meat)

**ANIMAL WATCH**-"[Dogs](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/Dogs) should be treated as pets, not livestock," the Chinese government announced in a public document on April 8, filling the hearts of animal activists with hope that the brutal dog-meat trade will end in the world's third-largest country.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/19594-china-moves-closer-to-a-ban-on-eating-dog-meat)

   ##  [ Chinese May Declare Dogs Are Pets and Not for Eating – Let Them Know You Agree](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/19593-chinese-may-declare-dogs-are-pets-and-not-for-eating-let-them-know-you-agree "Chinese May Declare Dogs Are Pets and Not for Eating – Let Them Know You Agree")

      Details    Jeffrey Mausner    [ANIMAL WATCH](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch)     April 13 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Apr-2020/031q.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/19593-chinese-may-declare-dogs-are-pets-and-not-for-eating-let-them-know-you-agree)

**ANIMAL POLITICS**-Two weeks ago, Shenzhen became the first city in China to ban the production and consumption of dog and cat meat. See: [“Chinese City of Shenzhen Bans Eating Dog and Cat Meat.”](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php/cw/los-angeles/19559-chinese-city-of-shenzhen-bans-eating-dog-and-cat-meat)

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/19593-chinese-may-declare-dogs-are-pets-and-not-for-eating-let-them-know-you-agree)

   ##  [ China's Animal 'Wet' Markets Reopen - Veterinarian Missing on Trump's C0VID-19 Task Force](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/19592-china-s-animal-wet-markets-reopen-veterinarian-missing-on-trump-s-c0vid-19-task-force "China's Animal 'Wet' Markets Reopen - Veterinarian Missing on Trump's C0VID-19 Task Force")

      Details    Phyllis M. Daugherty    [ANIMAL WATCH](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch)     April 13 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Apr-2020/031r.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/19592-china-s-animal-wet-markets-reopen-veterinarian-missing-on-trump-s-c0vid-19-task-force)

**ANIMAL WATCH**-On March 16, when [Animal and Coronovirus - What are the Real Dangers?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php/cw/animal-watch/19456-our-animals-and-coronavirus-what-are-the-real-dangers) appeared in CityWatch, it was already obvious that the Chinese government would soon lift its March 5, 2020 ban on wildlife consumption and animal “wet” markets, due to the severe economic and employment impacts such closures would have on the Chinese national and local economies.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/19592-china-s-animal-wet-markets-reopen-veterinarian-missing-on-trump-s-c0vid-19-task-force)

   ##  [ COVID-19 - Animal Experiments on Monkeys Infected with Virus Begin at California’s UC Davis](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/19560-covid-19-animal-experiments-on-monkeys-infected-with-virus-begin-at-california-s-uc-davis "COVID-19 - Animal Experiments on Monkeys Infected with Virus Begin at California’s UC Davis")

      Details    Phyllis M. Daugherty    [ANIMAL WATCH](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch)     April 06 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Apr-2020/029r.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/19560-covid-19-animal-experiments-on-monkeys-infected-with-virus-begin-at-california-s-uc-davis)

**ANIMAL WATCH**-Primate-center scientists have found that rhesus macaques, human-like monkeys, can be infected with SARS-CoV-2 -- the virus behind COVID-19 -- although they develop different symptoms -- so experiments are beginning at the University of California Davis, "to prevent outbreaks in their colonies," according to [***The Scientist.***](https://www.the-scientist.com/news-opinion/us-primate-centers-work-to-protect-animals-from-covid-19-67294)

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/19560-covid-19-animal-experiments-on-monkeys-infected-with-virus-begin-at-california-s-uc-davis)

   ##  [ Cat Tests Positive for Covid-19 - Keep your Pets Safe](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/19520-cat-tests-positive-for-covid-19-keep-your-pets-safe "Cat Tests Positive for Covid-19 - Keep your Pets Safe")

      Details    Phyllis M. Daugherty    [ANIMAL WATCH](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch)     March 30 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Mar-2020/027q.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/19520-cat-tests-positive-for-covid-19-keep-your-pets-safe)

**ANIMAL WATCH**-In what is believed to be the first human-to-cat transmission of novel coronavirus (COVID-19), the [Brussels Times](https://www.brusselstimes.com/all-news/belgium-all-news/103003/coronavirus-belgian-woman-infected-her-cat/) reported on March 27 that, "A Belgian woman from the Liège province has infected her cat with the coronavirus," according to FPS Public Health.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/19520-cat-tests-positive-for-covid-19-keep-your-pets-safe)

   ##  [ Dog Attacks on USPS Mail Carriers Could Increase Under COVID-19 ‘Shelter-at-Home’ Order](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/19489-dog-attacks-on-usps-mail-carriers-could-increase-under-covid-19-shelter-at-home-order "Dog Attacks on USPS Mail Carriers Could Increase Under COVID-19 ‘Shelter-at-Home’ Order")

      Details    Phyllis M Daugherty    [ANIMAL WATCH](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch)     March 23 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Mar-2020/025k.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/19489-dog-attacks-on-usps-mail-carriers-could-increase-under-covid-19-shelter-at-home-order)

**ANIMAL WATCH**-Lacey Cassidy, a U.S. Postal Service mail carrier, is recovering physically from severe injuries to her arm and hand caused by an attack by three Pit Bulls while she was delivering mail in Hilliard, Florida, in December 2019, but, the fear will remain long after the wounds heal.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/19489-dog-attacks-on-usps-mail-carriers-could-increase-under-covid-19-shelter-at-home-order)

   ##  [ Is China Telling the Truth About Dog's Death and Other COVID-19 Conspiracy Claims?](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/19484-is-china-telling-the-truth-about-dog-s-death-and-other-covid-19-conspiracy-claims "Is China Telling the Truth About Dog's Death and Other COVID-19 Conspiracy Claims?")

      Details    Phyllis M. Daugherty    [ANIMAL WATCH](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch)     March 23 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Mar-2020/025e.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/19484-is-china-telling-the-truth-about-dog-s-death-and-other-covid-19-conspiracy-claims)

**ANIMAL WATCH**-A German Shepherd is the second dog in China [reportedly](https://www.marketwatch.com/story/second-dog-tests-positive-for-coronavirus-as-owners-warned-not-to-abandon-pets-2020-03-20) testing positive for the COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) coronavirus, but a second mixed-breed dog in the household of a coronavirus-positive human does not.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/19484-is-china-telling-the-truth-about-dog-s-death-and-other-covid-19-conspiracy-claims)

   ##  [ Our Animals and Coronavirus - What are the Real Dangers?](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/19456-our-animals-and-coronavirus-what-are-the-real-dangers "Our Animals and Coronavirus - What are the Real Dangers?")

      Details    Phyllis M. Daugherty    [ANIMAL WATCH](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch)     March 16 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Mar-2020/023o.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/19456-our-animals-and-coronavirus-what-are-the-real-dangers)

**ANIMAL WATCH**-The World Health Organization sounds a little less sure your pet can't contract Coronavirus from you after the discovery of a pet dog in China testing "weak positive" while living in a home with an infected human.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/19456-our-animals-and-coronavirus-what-are-the-real-dangers)

   ##  [ LA Shelter Employee Mauled by Dog with History of Aggression](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/19451-la-shelter-employee-mauled-by-dog-with-history-of-aggression "LA Shelter Employee Mauled by Dog with History of Aggression")

      Details    Phyllis M. Daugherty    [ANIMAL WATCH](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch)     March 16 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Mar-2020/023n.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/19451-la-shelter-employee-mauled-by-dog-with-history-of-aggression)

**ANIMAL WATCH**-Los Angeles General Manager Brenda Barnette complains at most Commission meetings that she is understaffed in the shelters.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/19451-la-shelter-employee-mauled-by-dog-with-history-of-aggression)

   ##  [ Best Friends 'Unfriended' - Feral Cat-TNR Plan Nixed, Pregnant Veterinarian Fired? ](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/19422-best-friends-unfriended-feral-cat-tnr-plan-nixed-pregnant-veterinarian-fired "Best Friends 'Unfriended' - Feral Cat-TNR Plan Nixed, Pregnant Veterinarian Fired? ")

      Details    Phyllis M Daugherty    [ANIMAL WATCH](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch)     March 09 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Mar-2020/021u.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/19422-best-friends-unfriended-feral-cat-tnr-plan-nixed-pregnant-veterinarian-fired)

**ANIMAL WATCH**--Best Friends Animal Society may be losing friends, but not Los Angeles Animal Services' GM Brenda Barnette,

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/19422-best-friends-unfriended-feral-cat-tnr-plan-nixed-pregnant-veterinarian-fired)

   ##  [ Pit Bull Attack Epidemic Spreads Worldwide -- 87 Human Victims in US, Canada in 2 Months](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/19393-pit-bull-attack-epidemic-spreads-worldwide-87-human-victims-in-us-canada-in-2-months "Pit Bull Attack Epidemic Spreads Worldwide -- 87 Human Victims in US, Canada in 2 Months")

      Details    Phyllis M. Daugherty    [ANIMAL WATCH](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch)     March 02 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Feb-2020/019r.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/19393-pit-bull-attack-epidemic-spreads-worldwide-87-human-victims-in-us-canada-in-2-months)

From attacks in the Los Angeles Animal Services [shelters](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php/cw/animal-watch/19309-pit-bull-terrier-brutally-attacks-another-la-animal-services-shelter-employee-as-visitors-watch) to the streets of Canada and India, children and adults are being killed, disfigured and maimed for life by dog attacks--especially Pit Bulls--in an epidemic ignored by political and health leaders.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/19393-pit-bull-attack-epidemic-spreads-worldwide-87-human-victims-in-us-canada-in-2-months)

   ##  [ Toxic Danger to Cats and Employees at LA Animal Services ‘No Kill’ Shelters Ignored by GM Brenda Barnette](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/19349-toxic-danger-to-cats-and-employees-at-la-animal-services-no-kill-shelters-ignored-by-gm-brenda-barnette "Toxic Danger to Cats and Employees at LA Animal Services ‘No Kill’ Shelters Ignored by GM Brenda Barnette")

      Details    Phyllis M. Daugherty    [ANIMAL WATCH](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch)     February 24 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Feb-2020/017p.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/19349-toxic-danger-to-cats-and-employees-at-la-animal-services-no-kill-shelters-ignored-by-gm-brenda-barnette)

**ANIMAL WATCH**-**If you have worked, volunteered or visited a Los Angeles Animal Services' Animal Shelter, or know someone who has, this information is important to you.**

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/19349-toxic-danger-to-cats-and-employees-at-la-animal-services-no-kill-shelters-ignored-by-gm-brenda-barnette)

1. [ Pit Bull Terrier Brutally Attacks Another LA Animal Services Shelter Employee as Visitors Watch](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/19309-pit-bull-terrier-brutally-attacks-another-la-animal-services-shelter-employee-as-visitors-watch)
2. [ Dog Attacks: How Many Deaths are Needed for a Pit Bull-Safety Recall?](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/19277-dog-attacks-how-many-deaths-are-needed-for-a-pit-bull-safety-recall)
3. [ GM Brenda Barnette Sends ‘Adults-only’ Events Invite to Los Angeles Animal Services Staff via City Email](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/19240-gm-brenda-barnette-sends-adults-only-events-invite-to-los-angeles-animal-services-staff-via-city-email)
4. [ Jan Perry, Jackie Lacey: Women Championing Animal Cruelty Laws and Protection](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/19196-jan-perry-jackie-lacey-women-championing-animal-cruelty-laws-and-protection)
5. [ Best Friends: CA Gov. Newsom's $50M Budget Proposal for No-Kill Was a 'Campaign Promise' – to Whom?](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/19165-best-friends-ca-gov-newsom-s-50m-budget-proposal-for-no-kill-was-a-campaign-promise-to-whom)
6. [ Cockfighting: 9,000 Birds Illegally Shipped to Guam, Animal Wellness Action Report Claims](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/19127-cockfighting-9-000-birds-illegally-shipped-to-guam-animal-wellness-action-report-claims)
7. [ LA Animal Services' Assistant GM of "Livesaving" Resigns Amid Dog Attacks and Shelter Overcrowding](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/19122-la-animal-services-assistant-gm-of-livesaving-resigns-amid-dog-attacks-and-shelter-overcrowding)
8. [ Is ‘No Kill’ Changing the Genetics of Pit Bulls?](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/19091-is-no-kill-changing-the-genetics-of-pit-bulls)
9. [ CA Hits Record High in Fatal Dog Attacks in 2019 -- Are Animal Control Policies Protecting Us?](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/19068-ca-hits-record-high-in-fatal-dog-attacks-in-2019-are-animal-control-policies-protecting-us)
10. [ Lifesaving Gift for Dogs, Cats Keeps Them Safe - Don't Risk a Fatal 'Collar Accident'](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/19047-lifesaving-gift-for-dogs-cats-keeps-them-safe-don-t-risk-a-fatal-collar-accident)

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