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President Biden’s ‘Shelter Rescue’ Dog Bites Again – Aggression, Protection or Fear?
The first time, Major reportedly “nipped” a U.S. Secret Service agent’s hand. It was called a very minor injury in which the “skin was not broken.” However, it was of sufficient concern to be treated by the White House Medical Staff, accor…
Dog-Bite Victim Describes Vicious Attack at Singer-Rapper Chris Brown’s Home
ANIMAL WATCH-Final-investigation documents obtained from Los Angeles Animal Services reveal gruesome photos and details of the vicious dog…
Pit Bull Adopted from LA Animal Services Shelter Bites Child in Face
ANIMAL WATCH-A young West Los Angeles couple, wanting to adopt a dog as a pet for the family they were planning in the near future, attende…
Will President Joe Biden’s Dog Bite Again?
ANIMAL WATCH--It should not have been a surprise to anyone that Major, the three-year-old adopted German Shepherd brought to the White Hous…
Animal Services GM Barnette Boasts LA Reached Best Friends ‘No Kill’ Goal, as Families Mourn COVID Deaths
ANIMAL WATCH-On March 12, LA Animal Services GM Brenda Barnette callously and boastfully announced that Los Angeles has reached the Best Fr…
Coyote Attacks Pit Bull, Raccoon Bites Woman in LA: Is Rabies Our Next Health Threat?
ANIMAL WATCH-During a brief lifting of COVID-19 restrictions in May 2020, a San Diego man took his Pit Bull to a San Diego-area park, where…
LA West Valley Animal Shelter to Reopen, but Pets and Strays Need Appointments
ANIMAL WATCH-On February 18, 2021, Los Angeles Animal Services General Manager Brenda Barnette (photo above) submitted a brief two-page let…
Freeways Stained with Blood Dispel LA Animal Services 'No Kill' Myth
ANIMAL WATCH-Since 2010 the seminal obligation of Los Angeles Animal Services to maintain animal-law enforcement and protection has been in…
LAAS GM Barnette’s Plan for West Valley Shelter ‘Handled by Vendors’ Faces Legal Questions
ANIMAL WATCH-Los Angeles Animal Services General Manager Brenda Barnette is determined that she will not open the West Valley Animal Shelte…
Is Cockfighting Making a Comeback or a Repeat Performance?
ANIMAL WATCH-On January 27, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Bloodsport Team seized 70 roosters in an investigation of a possible cockfighting…
LA Citywide Feral Cat-TNR Program Adds Fee for Pet Cats
ANIMAL WATCH-When Los Angeles General Manager Brenda Barnette received approval by the Los Angeles City Council for an estimated $60M Cityw…
Dog in Brutal Attack at Singer-Rapper Chris Brown's Home Identified
ANIMAL WATCH-On January 18, 2021, CityWatch broke the news that Los Angeles Animal Services is investigating a dog attack which occurred in…
CUDDLY. com and the Animal Rescue Business
ANIMAL WATCH-Prior to "rescuing" animals becoming big business, Los Angeles Animal Services and other municipal sheltering agencies focused…
No Happy New Year for Animals
ANIMAL POLITICS--While most of us are hoping and even expecting a happier New Year in 2021, it is certain to be a very unhappy and even tra…
Dog Attack at Singer-Rapper Chris Brown’s Home Raises Questions
ANIMAL WATCH-A Los Angeles Animal Services memo on December 21, 2020, to the LA County Health Department confirms it is investigating a dog…
Police Officer Saves Boy from Vicious Pit Bull Attack as Victim Pleads, ‘I Don't Want to Die’
ANIMAL WATCH-A bloody year of Pit Bull attacks on children (and adults) ended with one less death, as an off-duty Boston police officer act…
Rescuer Viciously Attacked at LAAS Shelter While Giving "Pill" to Sedate Aggressive Dog
ANIMAL WATCH-A rescuer trying to "save" a dog named Maximus, whose behavior was so vicious he was described by Los Angeles Animal Services…
Former LA Pit Bull Rescuer/Trainer Arrested Again, after Failing Drug Test
ANIMAL WATCH-Steffan Baldwin, former Los Angeles Pit Bull advocate/rescuer and dangerous dog trainer, "flunks drug test, violates bond," ac…
Los Angeles City Attorney's ‘Puppy Scam’ Alert – Hypocrisy or Hype?
ANIMAL WATCH-On December 10, 2020, just two weeks before Christmas, LA City Attorney Mike Feuer announced --
Steve Cooley Warns of Rise in Crime, Animal Cruelty, under New Los Angeles DA George Gascón
ANIMAL WATCH-Steve Cooley, the popular Los Angeles County District Attorney who served from 2000 to 2012 and who created the DA's animal cr…
Rats Invade LAAS Animal Shelters During COVID-19 Shutdown - Including West Valley
ANIMAL WATCH-While Los Angeles Animal Services General Manager Brenda Barnette boasts loudly and often about clearing the shelters of dogs…
LA Animal Services GM Wants LAPD to Pay Vet Bills for Dogs Shot In the Line of Duty
ANIMAL WATCH--Los Angeles Animal Services General Manager Brenda Barnette told the Board of Animal Services Commission this week that she w…
LAAS GM Seeks $60M for Feral Cat/TNR Plan as LAPD Animal Cruelty Program Cut
ANIMAL WATCH-At the same time Chief Michel Moore is forced to make painful cuts to specialized units within the Los Angeles Police Departme…
Pit Bull Adopted from LAAS Shelter Attacks - Victim Hospitalized in Critical Condition
ANIMAL WATCH-Los Angeles Animal Services GM Brenda Barnette issued a media release this week urging adoption of a "senior" ( adult) shelte…
Dogs and Cats, Heroes of Wars - Was ‘Sergeant Stubby' Really a Pit Bull?
ANIMAL WATCH-Dogs are the most widely lauded animal war heroes, risking their lives to save one soldier, or an entire platoon.
Police Chief Killed by Rooster at Cockfighting Raid - Combating a Worldwide Bloodsport
ANIMAL WATCH-On Monday, October 22, a police officer was killed by the razor-sharp spur attached to the leg of a rooster during a raid on a…
National Pit Bull Victim Awareness Day: Deadly Attacks a ‘Public Health Crisis’
ANIMAL WATCH-National Pit Bull Victim Awareness (NPBVA) Day marks its sixth anniversary on October 26, 2020.
The Deadly Cost of Cutting Animal Services – Remembering A Child Killed by a Dog Pack
ANIMAL WATCH-Mayor Eric Garcetti’s cuts to the Los Angeles Animal Services’ budget for 2020-21 are being blamed by General Manager Brenda B…
Austin Animal Shelter Seeks to Euthanize Dangerous Animals - Will LA Animal Services Follow?
ANIMAL WATCH-On October 8, Los Angeles Animal Services General Manager announced a “Big-Dog” Adoption Event. (“Big-Dogs” encompasses Pit Bu…
