ANIMAL WATCH
Pit Bull Rips Child’s Face in Horrendous Attack, Dog Owner Arrested
ANIMAL WATCH - A Pit Bull savagely attacked and tore off parts of the face off a helpless 9-year-old child last week in a senseless and horrific event that should never happen—and this could be anyone’s child at any moment.
Pit Bull Ownership Not a Constitutional Right, Federal Court Rules—But the Fight Goes On
ANIMAL WATCH - A challenge to force the City of Council Bluff, Iowa, to revoke its 2005 ban on Pit Bulls, and any dog having the appearance of being a Pit Bull or closely related, was filed with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit on March 3, 2022.
Thanksgiving Pet Safety Tips from LA Animal Services
ANIMAL WATCH - Thanksgiving is a time to celebrate with family and friends, and enjoy the festive foods that come with the holiday.
Cockfighting: Expanded Federal Law Would Halt USPS Transport of Animals for Fighting
ANIMAL WATCH - A new anti-animal fighting Bill introduced in Congress on November 16 would add “potent enforcement tools” for both law-enforcement agencies and private citizens to address rampant cockfighting and dog-fighting operations worldwide and expanding in U.S. communities, a media release by Animal Wellness Action (AWA) announced this week.
Pit Bull Attack at LA Animal Services Shelter Leaves Two Injured
ANIMAL WATCH - An Animal Care Technician was severely injured in a vicious surprise attack by a Pit Bull which then redirected its fury to a supervisor who attempted to save her employee on October 21, 2022.
Controller’s Race: Paul Koretz Pontificates on L.A. Animal Services’ Mismanagement, Mejia Volunteers at LAAS Shelter
ANIMAL WATCH - While Councilman Paul Koretz posted photos this week of former City officials endorsing his campaign for Controller, his opponent Kenneth Mejia, CPA, was continuing to actively meet with community groups on issues affecting the entire city.
Animal Shelter Volunteers Win First Round In Fight For First Amendment Rights
INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS - Animal shelter volunteers have been suspended and/or terminated for speaking to the press about poor conditions at City animal shelters.
Woman Who Lost Both Arms in Savage Pit Bull Attack Arrested on Drug Charges
ANIMAL WATCH - Last week, on October 26, WBTW in Abbeville, SC., announced that Kyleen Waltman, 38, was arrested and booked at the Abeville County Detention Center “pending charges, after a traffic stop where she was found in possession of methamphetamine.”
“No Kill” Compassion Fatigue Takes Toll on Animal Shelter Workers, Volunteers and Veterinarians
ANIMAL WATCH - Los Animal Services’ shelter workers have recently been criticized for using the City’s COVID-related leave policy as a reason to not come to work,
Koretz Blames Mayor For LA Animal Services Chaos - Will Annette Ramirez Become Permanent GM?
ANIMAL WATCH - The unpardonable, inhumane overcrowding at Los Angeles Animal Services rivals that in third-world countries.”
Pit Bull Awareness Day 2022—Victims’ Families Plan Funerals
ANIMAL WATCH - Pit Bull Awareness Day will be celebrated on October 22, 2022, according to the American Society for the Protection of Animals (ASPCA), as the emotional wounds of our nation and beyond are still fresh from the horrific mauling and deaths of two small children in Memphis, TN, by the family’s beloved Pit Bulls.
L.A. Animal Services—a “Ticking Time Bomb,” and the Hypocrisy of “No Kill
ANIMAL WATCH - Anyone who has volunteered or otherwise worked with Los Angeles Animal Services is especially grateful to see the L.A. Times coverage of the overcrowding problems that have been increasing for years under GM Brenda Barnette and Councilman Paul Koretz, but have now become a “ticking time bomb,” according to a former-California shelter director.
Pit Bull “Dog Friendly” License Plate Issued in Ohio--Will it Stop Attacks?
ANIMAL WATCH - There is undoubtedly more than one Pit Bull-attack victim who won’t applaud the recent announcement that-a new Ohio Pit Bull “Dog Friendly” license plate has been issued on September 9 and that Best Friends Animal Society sees this as “a step in the right direction.”
Are Pit Bulls That Kill The New “Bad Boys”?
ANIMAL WATCH - A family pet Pit Bull brutally killed an 82-year-old retired schoolteacher who was the mother of its owner on July 12.
CA Dog and Cat Bill of Rights (AB 1881) Fails in Senate
ANIMAL WATCH - On August 30, Judie Mancuso, CEO of Social Compassion for Animals, and sponsor of AB 1881, introduced by Assemblymember Miguel Santiago, sent a news release to Cal-Animals (California Animal Welfare Association), announcing “AB 1881, the Dog and Cat Bill of Rights, Fails to Pass the Senate.”
‘Best Friends’ Pit-Bull Politics Ignores Attacks, Deaths, Cruelty
ANIMAL WATCH - Best Friends Animal Society appears to be in the midst of a political campaign to revoke the rights of cities, villages, towns and states nationwide to pass or enforce Breed Specific Laws (BSL) for public safety, including prohibiting Pit Bulls or other dangerous dog breeds.
'No Kill' Has Failed. ‘Best Friends’ Leaves LA City Animal Services Shelter, Annenberg Steps In
ANIMAL WATCH - The last extension of the Best Friends Animal Society’s $1-per-year lease of the Los Angeles Animal Services Mission shelter has ended with no fanfare, barely noticed by the media, and its final announcement lacked any celebration of L.A. being a “No Kill” city.
How the USDA Fails to Enforce the Animal Welfare Act
ANIMAL WATCH - For years, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) inspectors dutifully documented extensive animal suffering at Moulton Chinchilla Ranch (MCR), a chinchilla breeding facility in Minnesota.
Should a Grand Jury Investigate Allegations of Mismanagement at LA Animal Services?
ANIMAL WATCH - There have been months of ignored complaints at L.A. Animal Services Commission meetings by volunteers, staff and the public about the cruel overcrowding, lack of care for the animals—
Pit Bull Attacks are Not ‘Accidents’
ANIMAL WATCH - A real dog-bite “accident” is offering a treat to a dog who unintentionally nips your finger.
South Korea Will Kill 15 Million Dogs Before It Phases Out Eating Dog Meat
ANIMAL WATCH - Sources in South Korea are now saying that the Committee formed to abolish dog meat is contemplating a proposal to phase out dog meat over 8 years or over 15 years.
Pit Bull Cult-Mentality Ignores Violent Attacks, Deaths by Breed
ANIMAL WATCH - On July 26, WBTV News reported that a woman was savagely attacked by two Pit Bulls which came out of nowhere while she was walking in Rex Park in Atlanta, GA—
Cockfighting Game Risks Addiction to Blood Sports, On-Line Gambling
ANIMAL WATCH - A form of on-line betting on simulated and real cockfights is apparently available to current members for gambling on-line and only “temporarily” closed to players worldwide,
LAAS Animal Shelters: Paul Koretz, Commission and Mayor Share Blame for Mismanagement
ANIMAL WATCH - One emergency meeting cannot solve the neglect that the shelters and animals have suffered under the tenure of Paul Koretz,
Violent Pit Bull Attacks Force Police To Shoot Dogs
ANIMAL WATCH - There are many unforeseeable threats to human and animal safety in modern life, but in most cases we do not have the right to knowingly produce, sell or even own a life-threatening item or animal without a special permit or other restrictions.
Rapper Accused Of Owning Pit Bulls That Attacked Actor’s Family
ANIMAL WATCH - Adding to the increasing reports of worldwide tragedy of Pit Bull attacks from deaths to worrisome, repeated assaults, Rapper Flávio Cesar Costa de Castro—known as Orochi—is the latest celebrity to be accused of mishandling and mistreating his three Pit Bulls.
Cockfighting: Will It Soon Become Legal In The U.S.?
ANIMAL WATCH - Cockfighting—the brutal death-sport of placing two roosters (fighting cocks) in a ring to fight for their lives or be killed during matches on which humans place bets—could make a comeback as a legal activity in the U.S. if it survives in the Oklahoma legislature.
Court Rules: “Animals Do Not Have Rights”
ANIMAL WATCH - The argument by the Nonhuman Rights Project that an elephant, named Happy, is being illegally detained at the Bronx Zoo in a case about the rights and “personhood” of highly intelligent animals, has been rejected, the New York Times reports.
Decision Expected On Banning South Korean Dog Meat
GUEST COMMENTARY - More than one million dogs are killed and eaten every year in South Korea.