LA Animal Watch

. Far be it for me to appear sexist, as the Republicans are declaring anyone saying anything negative about Palin , is sexist, but: http://...

. From Jennifer Pryor: TOMORROW, SEPTEMBER 9TH AT 10:00 AM, IS THE DAY WE'VE ALL BEEN HEARING ABOUT WHEN LAAS EMPLOYEES, CONCERNED CITIZ...

. If there ever was a reason for the LA humane and rescue community to become politically involved, it is Sarah Palin , called by some, Gove...

. Obama ---I'll bring change! I thought of it first. Palin --I'm a fighter and I'll bring change! Look what I did on the PTA in ...

. I made an error. I posted the 2002-03 impound number as 50,553 when actually it was 54,553, which accounts for the 8% (see below) decrease...

. I was at Petsmart yesterday. They had what looked like a skinned cat fur piece with an artificial heartbeat and warmer to keep kittens ...

I advised Ryan Olshan to pass on his complaint about the Mayeda/County cover up of a potential DEA investigation of controlled substance pro...

. I think hillary was screwed; I don't know him, but look how he speaks: http://www.youtube.com/user/BarackObamadotcom http://us.mc810.m...

. I have never heard a speech more moving and visioned as Obama's tonight. I heard a lot of JFK's speeches, and Bobby's, but Oba...

. According to an LA article, Villaraigosa has no real challengers for his next mayoral contest. http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-fi...

. Did you see the Democrat convention tonight? If you didn't, guess who sat directly behind Bill Clinton? Yes, Tony Villaraigosa . Did y...

I am not so cynical at the writer of what Boks called a "nasty email" critiquing his Humane LA workshops, with the alleged purpos...

. 48-Hour Emergency! Please help prevent a Ron Mason type catastrophe to the Wilkinson cat colony. An extreme emergency situation exists whi...

. From Carla Hall's blog: This just in: The 28 animal care technicians (ACTs) who were scheduled to lose their jobs in the fall at Los A...

. New rumor has it the new Chief Vet did not even know Boks in Phoenix and that this unknown guy is not a patsy. We'll see.

. There is a slight but significant misunderstanding of the attack on the Hayden bill. The fliers say there is no funding for the holding p...

. Fourteen months ago when the shelter stats showed Animal Services was doing well, Ed provided a preliminary analysis of performance the th...

Unbelievable cat! Wait until you get about 2 minutes in, when the cat is by the door. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCcfymXQkM4

. Two weeks ago Boks told the Animal Service Commissioners that Steve Feldman was being demoted and a vet from Maricopa County (surprise...

. McCain, despite being 72, having had cancer with numerous other medical problems, despite wanting to keep corporate tax at half the person...

. AMMENDED--NEW INFORMATION In yesterday's response to the "anonymous attack" email, Boks said with respect to the 20% cut in ...

. Yesterday I ridiculed Boks' claim that LA was at 95% No-Kill (Phase I). Today, I took a look at Boks' legacy shelter, Maricopa Cou...

Today Ed Boks has snatched victory from the jaws of defeat. See his blog post: http://www.laanimalservices.blogspot.com/ Listen to this, alt...

. On July 20 I submitted a request for public documents about the Pierce animal neglect investigation in 2005 and any subsequent investigati...

. Released yesterday, an audit of Boks ' spay/neuter program. City Controller Chick says Ed is a man without a plan. Finally , a city of...

. Ask your California Senator today to OPPOSE AB 1634 This week, the California Senate is considering a revised version of a mandatory steri...

. Ed Boks has blamed foreclosures as the cause of the huge increase in impounds this year that has led to an even larger increase in euthan...

. From Ryan Olshan's excellent blog re County: I just finished reviewing the 2006-2007 audit of the Department of Animal Care and Contro...

. http://filesrv.ryanolshan.com/LACDACC/Shelter%20Assessment%20Reports/Shelter%20Assessments.pdf Geez, I thought Winograd's 140 pager co...

. Justice Served for Richmond Feral Cats? I don't think so! Justice was served according to Alleycat Allies when a Richmond area man who...

. Sent today to large email list: On July 20, 2008, I sent a Request for Public Records both the Pierce College and the Ed Boks and City adm...

Beginning a month before the Olympics, sales of dog meat was banned in the 112 official Olympic restaurants in Beijing, and all other restau...

. I thought I might get in trouble for my last post about PLM until someone emailed me the blog of the former editor of the Daily News, Ron ...

I finally have a handle for our foie gras eating mayor: Pathetic Little Mexican ( PLM ), first suggested by a reader who sent me these tw...

. According to the City Budget, in 2007-2008, various LAAS S/N programs caused about 46,000 sterilization surgeries. There is no informatio...

. Value Vet just got the contract to run the S/N operation at West LA. Here is the deal. Value Vet has to do the sterilizations of all anima...

. When I was in graduate school and did something really stupid, I had a professor warn me, "Ed, don't piss in your pool of good wi...