#  ANIMAL WATCH

   ##  [ Pit Bull Adopted from LAAS Shelter Attacks - Victim Hospitalized in Critical Condition](https://mail.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/20752-pit-bull-adopted-from-laas-shelter-attacks-victim-hospitalized-in-critical-condition "Pit Bull Adopted from LAAS Shelter Attacks - Victim Hospitalized in Critical Condition")

      Details    CityWatch    [ANIMAL WATCH](https://mail.citywatchla.com/animal-watch)     November 16 2020       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Nov-2020/093q.png)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/20752-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](https://www.laanimalservices.com/adopt/finding-a-companion/) of a "senior" ( adult) shelter dog from Los Angeles city shelters -- most of which are Pit Bulls of unknown age and behavioral history because many are picked up as strays.

     [  Read more …  ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/20752-pit-bull-adopted-from-laas-shelter-attacks-victim-hospitalized-in-critical-condition)

   ##  [ Dogs and Cats, Heroes of Wars - Was ‘Sergeant Stubby' Really a Pit Bull?](https://mail.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/20711-dogs-and-cats-heroes-of-wars-was-sergeant-stubby-really-a-pit-bull "Dogs and Cats, Heroes of Wars - Was ‘Sergeant Stubby' Really a Pit Bull?")

      Details    Phyllis M. Daugherty    [ANIMAL WATCH](https://mail.citywatchla.com/animal-watch)     November 09 2020       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Nov-2020/091r.png)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/20711-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.

     [  Read more …  ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/20711-dogs-and-cats-heroes-of-wars-was-sergeant-stubby-really-a-pit-bull)

   ##  [ Police Chief Killed by Rooster at Cockfighting Raid - Combating a Worldwide Bloodsport](https://mail.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/20668-police-chief-killed-by-rooster-at-cockfighting-raid-combating-a-worldwide-bloodsport "Police Chief Killed by Rooster at Cockfighting Raid - Combating a Worldwide Bloodsport")

      Details    Phyllis M. Daugherty    [ANIMAL WATCH](https://mail.citywatchla.com/animal-watch)     November 02 2020       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Nov-2020/89g.png)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/20668-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 an illegal cockfight in the Philippine central province of Northern Samar, [Global News](https://globalnews.ca/news/7426794/rooster-kills-police-cock-fight-blade-spur/) reported.

     [  Read more …  ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/20668-police-chief-killed-by-rooster-at-cockfighting-raid-combating-a-worldwide-bloodsport)

   ##  [ National Pit Bull Victim Awareness Day: Deadly Attacks a ‘Public Health Crisis’](https://mail.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/20632-national-pit-bull-victim-awareness-day-deadly-attacks-a-public-health-crisis "National Pit Bull Victim Awareness Day: Deadly Attacks a ‘Public Health Crisis’")

      Details    Phyllis M. Daugherty    [ANIMAL WATCH](https://mail.citywatchla.com/animal-watch)     October 26 2020       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Oct-2020/087i.png)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/20632-national-pit-bull-victim-awareness-day-deadly-attacks-a-public-health-crisis)

**ANIMAL WATCH**-National Pit Bull Victim Awareness (NPBVA) Day [marks](https://www.nationalpitbullvictimawareness.org/media-release-2020/) its sixth anniversary on October 26, 2020.

     [  Read more …  ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/20632-national-pit-bull-victim-awareness-day-deadly-attacks-a-public-health-crisis)

   ##  [ The Deadly Cost of Cutting Animal Services – Remembering A Child Killed by a Dog Pack](https://mail.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/20594-the-deadly-cost-of-cutting-animal-services-remembering-a-child-killed-by-a-dog-pack "The Deadly Cost of Cutting Animal Services – Remembering A Child Killed by a Dog Pack")

      Details    Phyllis M. Daugherty    [ANIMAL WATCH](https://mail.citywatchla.com/animal-watch)     October 19 2020       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Oct-2020/088d.png)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/20594-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 Barnette for the need to [close](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php/cw/animal-watch/20266-stop-gm-barnette-s-bullying-tactics-at-the-west-valley-animal-shelter-say-no-now) the West Valley animal shelter, decrease Animal Control Officers’ hours, and reduce other vital safety services, but the costs in human and animal lives could be deadly, especially considering the city’s already high dog-attack [statistics](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php/cw/animal-watch/19709-dog-bites-soar-at-la-animal-services-will-shelter-donations-become-the-mayor-s-new-slush-fund) in it shelters and streets.

     [  Read more …  ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/20594-the-deadly-cost-of-cutting-animal-services-remembering-a-child-killed-by-a-dog-pack)

   ##  [ Austin Animal Shelter Seeks to Euthanize Dangerous Animals - Will LA Animal Services Follow?](https://mail.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/20555-austin-animal-shelter-seeks-to-euthanize-dangerous-animals-will-la-animal-services-follow "Austin Animal Shelter Seeks to Euthanize Dangerous Animals - Will LA Animal Services Follow?")

      Details    Phyllis M. Daugherty    [ANIMAL WATCH](https://mail.citywatchla.com/animal-watch)     October 12 2020       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Oct-2020/083o.png)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/20555-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 Bulls, officially listed at LA shelters as ‘mixed-breed,” other Bully breeds -- and an occasional German Shepherd.)

     [  Read more …  ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/20555-austin-animal-shelter-seeks-to-euthanize-dangerous-animals-will-la-animal-services-follow)

   ##  [ LAAS GM Barnette Undermines Animal Cruelty Case, Bashes Animal Control Officers on Facebook](https://mail.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/20517-laas-gm-barnette-undermines-animal-cruelty-case-bashes-animal-control-officers-on-facebook "LAAS GM Barnette Undermines Animal Cruelty Case, Bashes Animal Control Officers on Facebook")

      Details    Phyllis M. Daugherty    [ANIMAL WATCH](https://mail.citywatchla.com/animal-watch)     October 05 2020       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Oct-2020/081q.png)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/20517-laas-gm-barnette-undermines-animal-cruelty-case-bashes-animal-control-officers-on-facebook)

**ANIMAL WATCH**-In a hostile and childish Facebook rant on September 26, Los Angeles Animal Services General Manager Brenda Barnette publicly attacked the integrity and insulted the competence of her own animal control officers,

     [  Read more …  ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/20517-laas-gm-barnette-undermines-animal-cruelty-case-bashes-animal-control-officers-on-facebook)

   ##  [ The Death of a Pet Does Not End their Love ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/20477-the-death-of-a-pet-does-not-end-their-love "The Death of a Pet Does Not End their Love  ")

      Details    Phyllis M. Daugherty    [ANIMAL WATCH](https://mail.citywatchla.com/animal-watch)     September 28 2020       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Sept-2020/079g.png)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/20477-the-death-of-a-pet-does-not-end-their-love)

**ANIMAL WATCH**-My beloved Boxer – Baxter -- is nearing the end of his life.

     [  Read more …  ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/20477-the-death-of-a-pet-does-not-end-their-love)

   ##  [ Remembering LA on Fire -- Evacuating Pets with Two LAAS City Shelters Closed](https://mail.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/20438-remembering-la-on-fire-evacuating-pets-with-two-laas-city-shelters-closed "Remembering LA on Fire -- Evacuating Pets with Two LAAS City Shelters Closed")

      Details    Phyllis M. Daugherty    [ANIMAL WATCH](https://mail.citywatchla.com/animal-watch)     September 21 2020       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Sept-2020/077o.png)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/20438-remembering-la-on-fire-evacuating-pets-with-two-laas-city-shelters-closed)

**ANIMAL WATCH**-As California wildfires rage near Los Angeles borders, reviving vivid memories of LA's 2017 "largest fire in history" [declared](https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-41143987) by Mayor Eric Garcetti, does LA Animal Services GM Brenda Barnette have an emergency plan to reopen the two COVID-closed City animal shelters as temporary refuge for pets who are victims?

     [  Read more …  ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/20438-remembering-la-on-fire-evacuating-pets-with-two-laas-city-shelters-closed)

   ##  [ Volunteer Sues LA Animal Services for Negligence After Another Brutal Dog Attack at City Animal Shelter](https://mail.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/20402-volunteer-sues-la-animal-services-for-negligence-after-another-brutal-dog-attack-at-city-animal-shelter "Volunteer Sues LA Animal Services for Negligence After Another Brutal Dog Attack at City Animal Shelter")

      Details    Phyllis M. Daugherty    [ANIMAL WATCH](https://mail.citywatchla.com/animal-watch)     September 14 2020       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Sept-2020/075h.png)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/20402-volunteer-sues-la-animal-services-for-negligence-after-another-brutal-dog-attack-at-city-animal-shelter)

**ANIMAL WATCH**-On September 10, a lawsuit was filed in LA Superior Court by former Los Angeles Animal Services volunteer Kelly Kaneko, who was injured in a violent attack by a German Shepherd, named Jax, at the City's North Central Shelter on October 31, 2019.

     [  Read more …  ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/20402-volunteer-sues-la-animal-services-for-negligence-after-another-brutal-dog-attack-at-city-animal-shelter)

   ##  [ LAAS GM Barnette's Post-Covid Plan Features Pit Bulls, Fundraising, Ignores Public Safety](https://mail.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/20368-laas-gm-barnette-s-post-covid-plan-features-pit-bulls-fundraising-ignores-public-safety "LAAS GM Barnette's Post-Covid Plan Features Pit Bulls, Fundraising, Ignores Public Safety")

      Details    Phyllis M Daugherty    [ANIMAL WATCH](https://mail.citywatchla.com/animal-watch)     September 07 2020       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Sept-2020/073h.png)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/20368-laas-gm-barnette-s-post-covid-plan-features-pit-bulls-fundraising-ignores-public-safety)

**ANIMAL WATCH**--General Manager Brenda Barnette has unveiled her latest plan for Los Angeles Animal Services on the official City site as a "[Proud Pilot Shelter,"](http://www.laanimalservices.com/about-us-2/human-animal-support-services/) which oddly features ONLY photos of adult Pit Bulls for adoption/foster.

     [  Read more …  ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/20368-laas-gm-barnette-s-post-covid-plan-features-pit-bulls-fundraising-ignores-public-safety)

   ##  [ Is Best Friends-'No-Kill' LA - Abandoning the Pit Bulls in Los Angeles Animal Services' Shelters?](https://mail.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/20333-is-best-friends-no-kill-la-abandoning-the-pit-bulls-in-los-angeles-animal-services-shelters "Is Best Friends-'No-Kill' LA - Abandoning the Pit Bulls in Los Angeles Animal Services' Shelters?")

      Details    Phyllis M. Daugherty    [ANIMAL WATCH](https://mail.citywatchla.com/animal-watch)     August 31 2020       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Aug-2020/071o.png)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/20333-is-best-friends-no-kill-la-abandoning-the-pit-bulls-in-los-angeles-animal-services-shelters)

**ANIMAL WATCH**-Since August 16, 2011, shortly after Brenda Barnette was appointed GM at Los Angeles Animal Services, Best Friends Animal Society (NKLA) -- one of the nation's strongest proponents of Pit Bull ownership--has occupied the new Northeast Valley "Mission" Animal Shelter rent-free and as a "service provider."

     [  Read more …  ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/20333-is-best-friends-no-kill-la-abandoning-the-pit-bulls-in-los-angeles-animal-services-shelters)

   ##  [ First Lawsuit Filed Against LA Animal Services to Open West Valley Animal Shelter](https://mail.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://mail.citywatchla.com/animal-watch)     August 24 2020       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Aug-2020/069r.png)    ](https://mail.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://mail.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://mail.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://mail.citywatchla.com/animal-watch)     August 17 2020       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Aug-2020/067j.png)    ](https://mail.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://mail.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://mail.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://mail.citywatchla.com/animal-watch)     August 10 2020       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Aug-2020/065e.png)    ](https://mail.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://mail.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://mail.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://mail.citywatchla.com/animal-watch)     August 03 2020       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Aug-2020/063r.png)    ](https://mail.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://mail.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://mail.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://mail.citywatchla.com/animal-watch)     July 27 2020       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/July-2020/061d.png)    ](https://mail.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://mail.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://mail.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://mail.citywatchla.com/animal-watch)     July 20 2020       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/July-2020/059e.png)    ](https://mail.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://mail.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://mail.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://mail.citywatchla.com/animal-watch)     July 13 2020       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/July-2020/057d.png)    ](https://mail.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://mail.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://mail.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://mail.citywatchla.com/animal-watch)     July 06 2020       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/July-2020/055r.png)    ](https://mail.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://mail.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://mail.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://mail.citywatchla.com/animal-watch)     June 29 2020       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/June-2020/053q.png)    ](https://mail.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://mail.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://mail.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://mail.citywatchla.com/animal-watch)     June 15 2020       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/June-2020/049a.png)    ](https://mail.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://mail.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://mail.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://mail.citywatchla.com/animal-watch)     June 08 2020       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/June-2020/047f.png)    ](https://mail.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://mail.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://mail.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://mail.citywatchla.com/animal-watch)     June 01 2020       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/June-2020/045s.png)    ](https://mail.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://mail.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://mail.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://mail.citywatchla.com/animal-watch)     May 25 2020       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/May-2020/043h.png)    ](https://mail.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://mail.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://mail.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://mail.citywatchla.com/animal-watch)     May 18 2020       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/May-2020/041d.png)    ](https://mail.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://mail.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://mail.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://mail.citywatchla.com/animal-watch)     May 11 2020       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/May-2020/039h.png)    ](https://mail.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://mail.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://mail.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://mail.citywatchla.com/animal-watch)     May 04 2020       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/May-2020/037r.png)    ](https://mail.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://mail.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://mail.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://mail.citywatchla.com/animal-watch)     April 27 2020       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Apr-2020/035v.png)    ](https://mail.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://mail.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://mail.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://mail.citywatchla.com/animal-watch)     April 20 2020       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Apr-2020/033p.png)    ](https://mail.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://mail.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/19627-pit-bull-attacks-at-la-animal-services-shelters-did-city-attorney-try-t-hide-reports)

1. [ China Moves Closer to a Ban on Eating Dog Meat](https://mail.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/19594-china-moves-closer-to-a-ban-on-eating-dog-meat)
2. [ Chinese May Declare Dogs Are Pets and Not for Eating – Let Them Know You Agree](https://mail.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/19593-chinese-may-declare-dogs-are-pets-and-not-for-eating-let-them-know-you-agree)
3. [ China's Animal 'Wet' Markets Reopen - Veterinarian Missing on Trump's C0VID-19 Task Force](https://mail.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/19592-china-s-animal-wet-markets-reopen-veterinarian-missing-on-trump-s-c0vid-19-task-force)
4. [ COVID-19 - Animal Experiments on Monkeys Infected with Virus Begin at California’s UC Davis](https://mail.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/19560-covid-19-animal-experiments-on-monkeys-infected-with-virus-begin-at-california-s-uc-davis)
5. [ Cat Tests Positive for Covid-19 - Keep your Pets Safe](https://mail.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/19520-cat-tests-positive-for-covid-19-keep-your-pets-safe)
6. [ Dog Attacks on USPS Mail Carriers Could Increase Under COVID-19 ‘Shelter-at-Home’ Order](https://mail.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/19489-dog-attacks-on-usps-mail-carriers-could-increase-under-covid-19-shelter-at-home-order)
7. [ Is China Telling the Truth About Dog's Death and Other COVID-19 Conspiracy Claims?](https://mail.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/19484-is-china-telling-the-truth-about-dog-s-death-and-other-covid-19-conspiracy-claims)
8. [ Our Animals and Coronavirus - What are the Real Dangers?](https://mail.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/19456-our-animals-and-coronavirus-what-are-the-real-dangers)
9. [ LA Shelter Employee Mauled by Dog with History of Aggression](https://mail.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/19451-la-shelter-employee-mauled-by-dog-with-history-of-aggression)
10. [ Best Friends 'Unfriended' - Feral Cat-TNR Plan Nixed, Pregnant Veterinarian Fired? ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/animal-watch/19422-best-friends-unfriended-feral-cat-tnr-plan-nixed-pregnant-veterinarian-fired)

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