#  ANIMAL WATCH

   ##  [ 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)

   ##  [ 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 "Pit Bull Terrier Brutally Attacks Another LA Animal Services Shelter Employee as Visitors Watch")

      Details    Phyllis M. Daugherty    [ANIMAL WATCH](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch)     February 17 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Feb-2020/015q.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/19309-pit-bull-terrier-brutally-attacks-another-la-animal-services-shelter-employee-as-visitors-watch)

**ANIMAL WATCH**-Why aren't Mayor Eric Garcetti and Councilman Paul Koretz, Chair of the Personnel and Animal Welfare Committee (PAWS) for the LA City Council, holding General Manager Brenda Barnette responsible for the unending series of aggressive-dog attacks -- mainly Pit Bulls -- on both employees and the public in Los Angeles Animal Services' shelters?

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/19309-pit-bull-terrier-brutally-attacks-another-la-animal-services-shelter-employee-as-visitors-watch)

   ##  [ 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 "Dog Attacks:  How Many Deaths are Needed for a Pit Bull-Safety Recall?")

      Details    Phyllis M Daugherty    [ANIMAL WATCH](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch)     February 10 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Jan-2020/013u.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/19277-dog-attacks-how-many-deaths-are-needed-for-a-pit-bull-safety-recall)

**ANIMAL WATCH**-Less than 40 days into 2020, there have already **been four deaths and 43 media reports of Pit Bull attacks on humans in the U.S.**

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/19277-dog-attacks-how-many-deaths-are-needed-for-a-pit-bull-safety-recall)

   ##  [ 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 "GM Brenda Barnette Sends ‘Adults-only’ Events Invite to Los Angeles Animal Services Staff via City Email")

      Details    Phyllis M. Daugherty    [ANIMAL WATCH](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch)     February 03 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Jan-2020/011q.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/19240-gm-brenda-barnette-sends-adults-only-events-invite-to-los-angeles-animal-services-staff-via-city-email)

**ANIMAL WATCH**-Los Angeles Animal Services General Manager Brenda Barnette found time between saving Pit Bulls and feral cats on January 29, 2020, to send out an invitation from her official City email, to her entire staff, including Animal Control Officers, Animal Care Technicians, etc., which begins with this personal message:

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/19240-gm-brenda-barnette-sends-adults-only-events-invite-to-los-angeles-animal-services-staff-via-city-email)

   ##  [ 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 "Jan Perry, Jackie Lacey: Women Championing Animal Cruelty Laws and Protection")

      Details    Phyllis M. Daugherty    [ANIMAL WATCH](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch)     January 27 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Jan-2020/09q.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/19196-jan-perry-jackie-lacey-women-championing-animal-cruelty-laws-and-protection)

**ANIMAL WATCH**-Two women in Los Angeles government, Jan Perry, former-Los Angeles City Councilmember, (photo left) and LA County's District Attorney Jackie Lacey, (photo right) have introduced and vigorously supported laws and programs -- including creation of the Los Angeles Animal Services -- LAPD Animal Cruelty Taskforce and the DA's Animal-Crime Unit -- to address such heinous crimes as dog fighting, cockfighting, hoarding and all forms of animal abuse, neglect and abandonment.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/19196-jan-perry-jackie-lacey-women-championing-animal-cruelty-laws-and-protection)

   ##  [ 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 "Best Friends: CA Gov. Newsom's $50M Budget Proposal for No-Kill Was a 'Campaign Promise' – to Whom?")

      Details    Phyllis M. Daugherty    [ANIMAL WATCH](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch)     January 20 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Jan-2020/007v.png)    ](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)

**ANIMAL WATCH**-In 2017 Los Angeles Animal Services was proclaimed an "almost-No Kill' shelter by GM Brenda Barnette and Mayor Eric Garcetti. In 2020, the City still falls short of that goal.

     [  Read more …  ](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)

   ##  [ 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 "Cockfighting: 9,000 Birds Illegally Shipped to Guam, Animal Wellness Action Report Claims")

      Details    Phyllis M. Daugherty    [ANIMAL WATCH](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch)     January 13 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Jan-2020/05q.jpg)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/19127-cockfighting-9-000-birds-illegally-shipped-to-guam-animal-wellness-action-report-claims)

**ANIMAL WATCH**-Cockfighters in the United States made more than 500 illegal shipments of fighting birds to Guam from 2017 to 2019, according to a [report](https://animalwellnessaction.org/2020/01/07/our-investigation-reveals-massive-illegal-trafficking-of-fighting-animals-shipped-and-sold-from-the-u-s-mainland-to-guam/) released on January 6 by [Animal Wellness Action,](https://animalwellnessaction.org/) a new group formed by Wayne Pacelle, former President of the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS).

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/19127-cockfighting-9-000-birds-illegally-shipped-to-guam-animal-wellness-action-report-claims)

   ##  [ 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 "LA Animal Services' Assistant GM of "Livesaving" Resigns Amid Dog Attacks and Shelter Overcrowding")

      Details    Phyllis M. Daugherty    [ANIMAL WATCH](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch)     January 13 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Jan-2020/05y.jpg)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/19122-la-animal-services-assistant-gm-of-livesaving-resigns-amid-dog-attacks-and-shelter-overcrowding)

**ANIMAL WATCH**-Los Angeles Animal Services GM Brenda Barnette announced last week that MeLissa Webber, LAAS's first Assistant General Manager of "Lifesaving," who introduced the “Prison Dog-Training Program” for Pit Bulls (Paws for Life K9 Rescue), will be leaving on January 24.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/19122-la-animal-services-assistant-gm-of-livesaving-resigns-amid-dog-attacks-and-shelter-overcrowding)

   ##  [ 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 "Is ‘No Kill’ Changing the Genetics of Pit Bulls?")

      Details    Phyllis M. Daugherty    [ANIMAL WATCH](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch)     January 06 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Jan-2020/03q.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/19091-is-no-kill-changing-the-genetics-of-pit-bulls)

**ANIMAL WATCH**-Pit Bull attacks are increasing at a terrifying rate, as agencies like LA Animal Services and major humane organizations are following or considering the Best Friends Animal Society plan for "No Kill," No Breed-Specific Legislation (BSL), no breed ID in shelters, and increased or no animal limits.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/19091-is-no-kill-changing-the-genetics-of-pit-bulls)

   ##  [ 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 "CA Hits Record High in Fatal Dog Attacks in 2019 -- Are Animal Control Policies Protecting Us?")

      Details    Phyllis M. Daugherty    [ANIMAL WATCH](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch)     December 30 2019       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Dec-2019/01m.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/19068-ca-hits-record-high-in-fatal-dog-attacks-in-2019-are-animal-control-policies-protecting-us)

**ANIMAL WATCH**-Los Angeles Animal Services' GM Brenda Barnette sent out an official City [media release](http://www.laanimalservices.com/need-a-new-years-resolution-give-a-shelter-dog-five-to-thrive/) this week--using the LAAS logo, official City Seal and listing City employees as contacts--urging the public to foster LAAS or Best Friends Animal Society; 'long-stay' pets (primarily Pit Bulls) in January 2020.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/19068-ca-hits-record-high-in-fatal-dog-attacks-in-2019-are-animal-control-policies-protecting-us)

   ##  [ 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 "Lifesaving Gift for Dogs, Cats Keeps Them Safe - Don't Risk a Fatal 'Collar Accident'")

      Details    Phyllis M. Daugherty    [ANIMAL WATCH](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch)     December 23 2019       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Dec-2019/103k.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/19047-lifesaving-gift-for-dogs-cats-keeps-them-safe-don-t-risk-a-fatal-collar-accident)

**ANIMAL WATCH**-If you live in the city of Los Angeles, the "[Finders, Keepers](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php/2016-01-01-13-17-00/animal-watch/18638-la-animal-services-gm-barnet-less-than-truthful-about-the-new-finders-keepers-law)" law, developed by Los Angeles Animal Services GM Brenda Barnette, allows strangers to keep found dogs and cats without an impound period at your local shelter, unless the pet is microchipped or is a dog with a license tag.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/19047-lifesaving-gift-for-dogs-cats-keeps-them-safe-don-t-risk-a-fatal-collar-accident)

   ##  [ LA Animal Services GM Offers Shelter Pit Bulls for Holiday 'Sleep-overs' and Furry Field Trips](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/19011-la-animal-services-gm-offers-shelter-pit-bulls-for-holiday-sleep-overs-and-furry-field-trips "LA Animal Services GM Offers Shelter Pit Bulls for Holiday 'Sleep-overs' and Furry Field Trips")

      Details    Phyllis M. Daugherty    [ANIMAL WATCH](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch)     December 16 2019       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Dec-2019/101w.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/19011-la-animal-services-gm-offers-shelter-pit-bulls-for-holiday-sleep-overs-and-furry-field-trips)

**ANIMAL WATCH**-Los Angeles Animal Services General Manager Brenda Barnette issued a media release with three Pit Bulls at the top, just before Thanksgiving, announcing a Short-Term Foster Program that invites the public to foster shelter dogs and cats for a few hours, perhaps for a Furry Field Trip, or up to a couple of weeks, until January 10.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/19011-la-animal-services-gm-offers-shelter-pit-bulls-for-holiday-sleep-overs-and-furry-field-trips)

   ##  [ Pet Theft, ID Fraud, Home-Invasion, Burglary … Common Habits that Enable Crime!](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/18970-pet-theft-id-fraud-home-invasion-burglary-common-habits-that-enable-crime "Pet Theft, ID Fraud, Home-Invasion, Burglary … Common Habits that Enable Crime!")

      Details    Phyllis M Daugherty    [ANIMAL WATCH](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch)     December 09 2019       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Dec-2019/099u.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/18970-pet-theft-id-fraud-home-invasion-burglary-common-habits-that-enable-crime)

**ANIMAL WATCH**--Criminals may not approach you in a busy, surveillance-monitored parking lot, but no matter where you live, while you are out shopping or having your pet groomed, a thief could be watching you come home because of a common thing most of us do.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/18970-pet-theft-id-fraud-home-invasion-burglary-common-habits-that-enable-crime)

1. [ Pit Bull Adopted by HSUS Official Fatally Mauls Woman, 95 - Brutal Attack or 'Freak Accident'?](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/18936-pit-bull-adopted-by-hsus-official-fatally-mauls-woman-95-brutal-attack-or-freak-accident)
2. [ Best Friends Animal Society in Dog Fight over Shock Collars](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/18901-best-friends-animal-society-in-dog-fight-over-shock-collars)
3. [ CA #1 in Fatal Pit Bull Attacks in 2019 - Is Animal Services Protecting People and Pets?](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/18864-ca-1-in-fatal-pit-bull-attacks-in-2019-is-animal-services-protecting-people-and-pets)

4. [ Federal Animal Cruelty Law Passed by Congress - Will President Trump Sign it?](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/18821-federal-animal-cruelty-law-passed-by-congress-will-president-trump-sign-it)
5. [ Pit Bull Attacks We Can't Forget, Shaquille O'Neal Helps a Victim](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/18779-pit-bull-attacks-we-can-t-forget-shaquille-o-neal-helps-a-victim)
6. [ National Pit Bull Victims Awareness Day Focuses on Attacks, Deaths, Need for Breed-Specific Laws (BSL)](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/18732-national-pit-bull-victims-awareness-day-focuses-on-attacks-deaths-need-for-breed-specific-laws-bsl)
7. [ LAAS Feral Cat-TNR Plan Criticized, OC Animal Care Accused of 'Cat Dumping'](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/18692-laas-feral-cat-tnr-plan-criticized-oc-animal-care-accused-of-cat-dumping)
8. [ LA Animal Services GM Barnette Less Than Truthful about the New ‘Finders, Keepers’ Law](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/18638-la-animal-services-gm-barnet-less-than-truthful-about-the-new-finders-keepers-law)
9. [ New California Dog-Bite Law Protects Adopters from Dangerous Animals](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/18602-new-california-dog-bite-law-protects-adopters-from-dangerous-animals)
10. [ Racehorse Deaths: The Shame Stretches Far Beyond Santa Anita](https://www.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/18594-racehorse-deaths-the-shame-stretches-far-beyond-santa-anita)

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