tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25037502.post5382087094728910633..comments2024-03-16T04:40:25.964-07:00Comments on LA Animal Watch: Volunteer Reports on Problems Within LAASEd Muzikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13214241089861837159noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25037502.post-48240897679938214262011-12-15T12:57:07.737-08:002011-12-15T12:57:07.737-08:00http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-animal-cru...http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-animal-cruelty-20111214,0,7090566.story<br />Yes, these atrocities really happen at LAAS. Brenda Barnette should leave.Deborah Howardhttp://www.caps-web.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25037502.post-9877004067861197402010-06-16T14:23:28.314-07:002010-06-16T14:23:28.314-07:00LAAS is in a really bad way, and the person who is...LAAS is in a really bad way, and the person who is not buying it is just enabling the Dept. to continue with the atrocities. Sadly, the ex-volunteer's letter is true and factual.<br /><br />Except for never having actually witnessed the killing of a helpless animal, as a volunteer, I watched (and cried) many times as an employee would lead a wonderful dog to the bump room, its tail wagging because it "was out for a walk." Imagine the "seasoned" volunteers who spend their weekends at the shelter socializing the dogs and cats and making every effort to introduce the adoptable ones to individuals and families who can go to the shelters only on a weekend. Those adoptable pets might be there in the a.m., and by 2:00pm, a volunteer will pass by a now empty cage only to find out the animal was put down. In the three hours that the shelter has to remain open, a now-dead animal could have been seen and adopted, and a volunteer could have been spared a broken heart.<br /><br />While I am not a member of the ADL, I have met people who are and they most certainly are not nuts. Some are senior citizens, teachers, other professionals, and their only mission is to try to get LAAS cleaned up and to save lives. It is the only group that can be trusted to share anonymous information (besides this blog). And believe me, there are employees and volunteers who will seek out a member in order to "vent," because there most certainly are repercussions for "going public." <br /><br />Unless you are or have been a volunteer for the Dept., you couldn't know the specifics as told in the ex-volunteer's letter. An ADL member wouldn't know that the volunteer "coordinator" sits in his office all day with the door closed. But, employees and volunteers alike have pondered about his job description. ADL wouldn't know the disdain the volunteers feel from some employees, unless the info was told to them. One friendly employee once shared that the staff was given a directive to "stay on the other side of the road" from volunteers. Who suffers the most from the animosity? The animals.<br /><br />Many volunteers feel they are fighting a losing battle, or as one recently said, "it's like trying to jog in quicksand." If you try to report a situation, it will likely be challenged and denied.<br /><br />Anonymous poster #1 - What is crystal clear is that you are aiding and abetting LAAS by denying that a volunteer could have witnessed and written about an event that probably would be traumatic to anyone, especially anyone who goes into the shelters believing that all employees love animals. Now that's a crock.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25037502.post-10483115783514456082010-06-16T02:20:40.302-07:002010-06-16T02:20:40.302-07:00What a crock. That isn't from a volunteer. Tha...What a crock. That isn't from a volunteer. That is from the ADL nuts. It is crystal clear. That story is not true. I'm not buying it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com