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Attached is a list of dogs that were impounded due to the hoarding case in Aqua Dulce.

Below is the list just from the Carson Shelter with pictures embedded and some information about a few of the dogs (what little information I could find out about them – I will send updates as I get them).

**I am not the contact** but please contact the shelter directly for any information on the dogs or how to adopt.
The Carson Shelter’s phone number is (310)-527-5158.

I can also send pictures of the dogs as attachments if you can not see them in the below email.
You can go to the Pet Harbor Website and put in the Impound Number: http://www.petharbor.com/

ALL THESE ANIMALS NEED RESCUE IMMEDIATELY BEFORE THEY ARE EUTHANIZED OR GET SICK.

PLEASE NETWORK!!!!!!!!
DOWNLOAD THE PDF FILE HERE: SeizureImpoundInventoryDOGS_20100826
Dogs at the Carson Shelter:

Cage 115
A4175374 fox Terr x male
A4175377 poodle x male
A4175375 rat terr x male
A4175376 Pomerian x 10 yrs old

Cage 116
A4175380 span x Fe
A4175379 Chi x
A4175378 Fox Terr x Fe

Cage 113
A4175367 Fox Terr X Male
A4175366 Penkinse X Male
A4175365 Poodle x

Cage 114
A4175372 Penganise x Fe
A4175371 Chi X
A4175368 Lab X Fe
A4175370 Poodle x FeA

If you are interested in saving or rescuing any of these dogs, please call the shelter directly at (310) 527-5158 and put an IP “interested party” on the dog.
You can talk to anyone, but Gacey Gonzales is the rescue coordinator at Carson if you wish to speak to her (310) 527-5158

LA COUNTY SHELTER, CARSON

216 W. Victoria St.
Gardena, CA 90248
(310) 527-5158

Hours:
Monday – Thursday 12 PM – 7 PM
Friday, Saturday and Sunday 10 AM – 5 PM
Closed Holidays

Directions:Between Main & Broadway, 2 blocks south of 91 Freeway. Please note: Victoria St. is the same as 190th St

Missing Cats

Jett (large short-haired male black cat)

and

Allie (petite long-haired calico)

They escaped from a broken slider screen door!

They are very afraid – they have not been out on their own.

They live at Marine/Freeman and their family misses them very much.

Both have AVID micro-chips, not visible to the naked eye, you need scanner.  Most vet offices have them. 

If you see any cats resembling them, please call one of the following numbers.

310.850.9053 or 310.569.1988

Thank you!

PANLEUKOPENIA   IS  AT  BAKERSFIELD SHELTER

ALL CATS IN THE  MAIN CAT ROOM WILL BE  DESTROYED TODAY,  NO LATER  THAN  3:00 PM. 

RESCUE  CAN  PULL  TO  SAVE.

 THIS  IS  URGENT

OVERFLOW  ROOM  WAS  EUTHANIZED  YESTERDAY.

PLEASE,  IF YOU  HAVE  ROOM OR CAN  MAKE  ROOM, NOW IS THE  TIME TO DO  IT. 

 201 S. Mount Vernon Avenue
bakersfield, California 93307
Phone: 661-868-4685
Email: eh@co.kern.ca.us
Website: www.co.kern.ca.us/acd/ac.htm

The PV Village Vet Clinic and PURRfect Partners are sponsoring a free spay and neuter clinic for free-roaming cats Sunday, Feb. 21, in Redondo Beach.

The volunteers hope to treat as many as 110 cats, said Debra Corwin, founder of PURRfect Partners in Redondo Beach. She noted that the number of kittens born each year is increasing.

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Little

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I don’t know if anyone remembers Little, a feral cat that I got when she was about 3 month’s old and socialized.  She was soon lost after an adoption event in West L.A. and I searched for her day and night for 2 1/2 months before I finally found her.  She has become extremely special to me and a long term foster over the past year.  Her picture is attached. 

A month ago, she developed a chronic ear infection to which I did several tests to figure out what was going on.  I finally spent $1000 to do a CT scan and x-rays and they found that she has a very big polyp growing in her ear canal that will just become bigger if not removed.  She has been walking around with her head tilted for the past few weeks.  She needs a complicated surgery called a Ventral Bulla Osteotomy which will remove the polyp and any fluid in her ears. 

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One Of The Rescued Cats

By Donna Littlejohn on January 5, 2010 12:48 PM

We posted last month about how the spca-LA assisted an elderly woman in the San Fernando Valley who had become overwhelmed with nearly 100 cats she’d taken in.

The animals were in good condition and now it turns out that several of them are up for adoption with a local rescue group in Hawthorne, A Cat’s Tale (310-973-9353).

I spoke with Darla Schultz of A Cat’s Tale last week (they work with the SPCA’s Hawthorne shelter where many of the confiscated felines were taken) and she has several of the cats that she says would make excellent companions. They are a bit shy, she said, but would come around in time. Several would be good with older people.

“We put out a massive email asking people to help,” Darla said, but so far few have stepped forward. She’s hoping perhaps some other South Bay rescue groups can lend a hand.

Help needed with rescued cats in Hawthorne – South Bay Pets

Dec. 31st, 35 Chihuahuas from the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Los Angeles boarded a Pet Airways flight bound for Denver — and new homes.

The most popular breed in Los Angeles, the Chihuahuas are being sent to Denver where there is an abundance of large-breed dogs  — but lots of people who want smaller pooches.

SPCA-LA is lucky to have partners like Dumb Friends and Pet Airways that are dedicated to finding homes for pets in need," said Madeline Bernstein, spcaLA presdient. "With this transport, we’ve satisfied a demand without breeding and puppy mills. None of this could be possible without the generosity of Dr. Leslie Capin, who funded the Chihuahua Airlift."

The dogs flew out of Hawthorne Airport and Daily Breeze photographer Brad Graverson (photo above) was on hand for the event.

You can also view the DB photo gallery online.

Flying Chihuahuas – South Bay Pets

On Thursday evening, January 28th, Warren Eckstein, Host of “The Pet Show with Warren Eckstein” on KRLA 870AM & KTIE 590 AM will host the first “Sip, Bark, Sip” Happy Hour at Westwood’s premier pet-friendly Hotel Palomar. 

For more information and to make reservations, please follow the link below or log onto www.thepetshow.com Attendance is very limited, and pets are welcome.

http://warreneckstein.com/petsonthecouch.html 

You can also call us if you have any questions:  310-396-6955. 

Hugs & Kisses, Denise for Warren Eckstein

www.thepetshow.com

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Los Angeles, CA – Conservation groups win suit to force city to conduct required environmental review of feral cat program.

Six conservation groups won a lawsuit on Friday against the City of Los Angeles and its Department of Animal Services to stop the practice of encouraging feral cat colonies until the legally required environmental impact reviews are performed.

The Los Angeles Superior Court found that the City of Los Angeles had been “secretly and unofficially” promoting “Trap-Neuter-Return,” a controversial program to allow feral cats to run free, even while the Department of Animal Services promised to conduct an environmental review of the program.

The Court ordered the City to stop implementing TNR.

The plaintiffs, The Urban Wildlands Group, Endangered Habitats League, Los Angeles Audubon Society, Palos Verdes/South Bay Audubon Society, Santa Monica Bay Audubon Society, and the American Bird Conservancy, sued the City in June 2008 to ensure that the controversial program to sanction and maintain feral cat colonies was not implemented before a full and public environmental analysis.

The groups decided legal action was necessary after their investigation revealed that the City had been unofficially implementing a so-called “Trap-Neuter-Return” program and the City repeatedly declined their request to stop implementing the program until environmental review was performed.

Although the City insisted that no such program existed, the Court concurred with the conservation groups and concluded in its Friday ruling that, “implementation of the program is pervasive, albeit ‘informal and unspoken.’”

“Our goal was to see that the City follows the California Environmental Quality Act by thoroughly assessing the program’s impacts on the environment and considering alternatives and mitigation measures before making specific programmatic decisions,” said Babak Naficy, attorney for plaintiffs.

“Feral cats have a range of impacts to wildlife, human health, and water quality in our cities. The impacts of institutionalizing the maintenance of feral cat colonies through TNR should be discussed in an open, public process before any such program is implemented,” Naficy said.

In June 2005, the Los Angeles Board of Animal Services Commissioners adopted TNR as the “preferred method of dealing with feral cat populations as its official policy.” Thereafter, the Board directed the General Manager to prepare an analysis of the program under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).

This analysis was never completed but the Department implemented major portions of the program anyway.

The Department issued coupons for free or discounted spay/neuter procedures for feral cats being returned to neighborhoods and open spaces, including parks and wildlife areas. It also began refusing to accept trapped feral cats or to issue permits to residents to trap feral cats. The Department assisted outside organizations that performed TNR by donating public space, advertising their services, and referring the public to their TNR programs. The Department even encouraged and assisted in establishing new feral cat colonies at City-owned properties. The Superior Court recognized these actions as illegal implementation of the TNR program that could have an impact on the environment and enjoined the City from further pursuing the program until it complied with CEQA.

Dr. Travis Longcore, Science Director of The Urban Wildlands Group, said, “Feral cats are documented predators of native wildlife. We support spaying and neutering all cats in Los Angeles, which is the law, but do not support release of this non-native predator into our open spaces and neighborhoods where they kill birds and other wildlife.”

Even when fed by humans, cats instinctively hunt prey, including birds, lizards and small mammals. Colonies of feral cats, often thriving with the aid of handouts from humans, harm native wildlife and contaminate water bodies with fecal bacteria.

Longcore continued, “TNR is promoted as a way to reduce feral cat populations but scientific research shows that 70–90% of cats must be sterilized for cat populations to decline. This is virtually impossible to achieve in practice, but population reduction can be achieved with only 50% removal.”

The City must now stop its TNR program and any further proposal to implement such a program must undergo objective scientific review as part of the CEQA process. This will ensure that the public has adequate opportunity to comment and that significant impacts on parks, wildlife, water quality, and human health are avoided.

For further information about Trap-Neuter-Return see:

• Longcore, T., C. Rich, and L. M. Sullivan. 2009. Critical assessment of claims regarding management of feral cats by trap–neuter–return. Conservation Biology 23(4):887–894. http://www.ca.audubon.org/chapter_assets/Longcoreetal2009ConBio.pdf
• Williams, T. 2009. Felines fatales. Audubon Magazine. Sept-Oct, pp. 30–38. http://audubonmagazine.org/incite/incite0909.html
• Hat Tip: http://tnrrealitycheck.com/legalert.asp

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