tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25037502.post4695376926267856902..comments2024-03-16T04:40:25.964-07:00Comments on LA Animal Watch: Boks Fails Animal Emergency PreparednessEd Muzikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13214241089861837159noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25037502.post-2842322914959767282008-07-19T12:29:00.000-07:002008-07-19T12:29:00.000-07:00Fun fact:American Humane Association held a "BASIC...Fun fact:<BR/><BR/>American Humane Association held a "BASIC Animal Emergency Services" class 7/18 - 7/19 in Pasadena. Present (for at least part of it)? Many staff members currently employed at LAAS and LACDACC. <BR/><BR/>This was a very basic overview of emergency services, an introduction, nothing more. Great class for beginners, volunteers, etc.<BR/><BR/>Included in the class, sort of, was one Derek Brown, lately Captain at West L.A. LAAS, currently bootlicking Marcia Mayeda at LACDACC. (also Danny Ubario and some others) When I say Captain Brown was there, I mean he was there on day one. By day two he had disappeared, although when the sign-in sheet was passed around mid-morning his name magically appeared -- TWICE! (we said they were frauds, we didn't say they were good at it).<BR/><BR/>At the end of the second day the AHA people running the class called out "Derek"'s name to give him his certificate of completion and were told he had left. They, understandably, were concerned because he hadn't said anything to them about it... So it will be interesting if Captain Brown starts saying he's taken an Emergency Services class, because to my certain knowledge he's taken half a beginner class.<BR/><BR/>And let's be clear, this was an EXTREMELY beginner class. If you're getting paid to run a city, and now a county shelter, in a county that experiences wildfires, earthquakes, major hoarding busts, and which has more than its share of puppy mills (all emergencies this class is relevant to) you would think you would have had this class YEARS ago. It certainly explains why LACDACC had to foist the Ivan Callais seizure off onto Gentle Barn and other private rescues. Not only don't they enforce the law, they have NO IDEA how to run a major disaster/emergency - and Derek Brown still doesn't.<BR/><BR/>Seriously people, get your quake/fire disaster-preparedness kits together. Because I guarantee you the L.A. City and County people have NO training on how to competently and authoritatively handle your animals' sheltering needs in a disaster. If something happens, wait until American Humane is on the scene, because those people really do seem to know what they're doing.<BR/><BR/>But not "Captain" Brown, even though I bet he has his certificate by now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25037502.post-62270869174217976472008-07-18T17:03:00.000-07:002008-07-18T17:03:00.000-07:00So many animal motions are made and they all die a...So many animal motions are made and they all die after two years of no action. Remember Hahn's motion to let people take illegal animals to the shelter instead of setting them free so we don't get another Reggie the alligator? She was all over the news with that motion, and she let it die. It's still illegal to dump illegal animals at the shelter. It's legal in the county. They'd rather have a dangerous illegal animal dropped off at the shelter than dumped in a park. <BR/><BR/>There are many motions made by city council in which they instructed Boks to give them a report, which he never did. He would look the councilmembers in the face and say "yes, I'll write a report right now!" then do nothing. He knows how this city works. Don't do what you're told, let time pass, everyone forgets, job well done.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com