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Mimi was the only cat not adopted at a Best Friends adoption event. From the post at Carson Cats:

Meet Sweet Mimi (A4241195). She was an owner surrender (no reason why) and they had named her Jack even though she is a girl!  

Mimi is a volunteer favorite at the Carson Shelter and as such she was selected to go to the Best Friends ACATAMY AWARDS adoption event this past weekend.  Well, Mimi did not get adopted (there was a lot of competition) and she had to go back to the shelter with 3 others that also were not adopted.  Those 3 were since rescued/adopted and that leaves poor Mimi.  To make things even worse, she got an Upper Respiratory after her spay for the adoption event so now she is on even more borrowed time.   

Mimi is friendly and likes other cats...She also has a Bombay like face.  She is approximately  5 years old. 

If you can help foster this sweet thing, please email me at cdzacko@gmail.com 

PENELOPE - ID#A1177070 My name is Penelope and I am a spayed female, black brindle and brown Pit Bull Terrier. The shelter thinks I am about 10 months old. I weigh approximately 48 pounds. I have been at the shelter since Dec 22, 2010

 She's at the Harbor Area shelter in San Pedro and is set to be euthanized today. 
Call  310-548-2632

This came to us from Life's a Pet:

These two sweethearts were dumped independently of each other at the high-kill Carson shelter and need out immediately!

The gray and white cat, TY (a female), was turned into the shelter and was adopted by a new owner -- but then returned again 10 days later because the cat came down with an upper respiratory infection (easily treated).

Gil Moreno, manager of the Los Angeles County animal shelter in Carson, called us this morning to let us know the facility is entering the final phase of the renovation that began in February.

He also wants to get the word out that even though this part of the work entails shutting down the last of the three buildings with dog kennels to do work that will take six weeks, no animals will be euthanized due to the project.

Nevertheless, word spreads fast in the animal rescue community and Moreno said he'd received calls just this morning from concerned animal activists in Alabama, Missouri and Virginia who heard that animals would be put down as a result of the construction.

Moreno said the shelter, built in 1961, is doubling up dogs in the two other buildings while the work continues and shelter staff also are working with other shelters and stepping up mobile adoptions.

"We're doing everything possible" to make sure there's enough room for the animals being taken in, he said.

The work temporarily closes down 48 out of the shelter's 144 dog kennels in order to install new plumbing, lighting and paint. The other two kennel buildings were done earlier in the year.

The project also involves building a permanent "state-of-the-art" clinic onsite to do spay and neutering (right now the county operates a clinic out of a double trailer on the shelter grounds).

The project should be done sometime before the end of the year, he said.

The shelter is at 216 W. Victoria Street. Phone is 310-523-9566.

 

 

A new candidate has been tapped to head of Los Angeles Animal Services. But she's already coming under fire.

Here's a great way to help out one of our busiest local animal shelters.

At 8 a.m. Sunday, The "Dawg Squad" will help repair, refurbish and clean up the Los Angeles County Animal Shelter  at 216 W. Victoria St. in Gardena.

It's all part of this weekend's Big Sunday community event that identifies special projects for targeted community service.

From their email: "In the spirit of teamwork, community and love of all animals, come on out and lend a hand!"

If you want to help, you should sign up here first. Last I looked, they still need eight more volunteers.

The Carson shelter serves unicorporated county areas in the South Bay as well as the cities of Carson, Culver City, Gardena, Inglewood, Lawndale, Lomita, Marina Del Rey, Alos Verdes Estates, Rancho Palos Verdes, Rolling Hills, Rolling Hills Estates and Torrance.

Los Angeles' citywide budget crisis is expected to have severe impacts on the animals that are processed through the municipality's six shelters if the proposed cuts to the Department of Animal Services eventually are approved this year. (The city's shelter closest to the South Bay is in San Pedro.)

 

 

A pooch awaits what fate has in store at the City of Los Angeles East Valley Animal Shelter located at 14409 Vanowen St., Van Nuys, Calif. | See photo gallery. (Hans Gutknecht/Staff Photographer)

 

At a Budget and Finance Committee meeting Wednesday, council members expressed frustration with a series of proposed cuts that could mean closing the Northeast Animal Shelter in Mission Hills (and possibly one other shelter), with the department's acting general manager saying it could amount to 11,000 more animals euthanized a year.

If you want to watch the discussion, you can access the video -- the Animal Services Department begins at about 7:32, toward the end of the 8-hour-plus meeting.

Council members joined with animal welfare advocates in balking at many of the proposed cuts that will reduce manpower through furloughs as well as the already overcrowded physical holding space for animals.

"I'm not convinced this is the thing to do," said Councilman Jose Huizar. "There are going to be losses that we're going to pay for later."

One speaker said it will result in a "PR nightmare" for the city of Los Angeles.

"How can you be talking public safety as a priority and gutting animal services?" Councilman Richard Alarcon said. "This will have a severe effect and it's obvious we're moving in the wrong direction to the no-kill policy."

A more positive push will be to increase revenue through dog license fees, private sponsorships and recruiting more volunteers.

If you live in the city and have an unlicensed dog, you can expect a letter from the city asking you to make that right. The department is working with the DWP to access records in order to pinpoint households where pets live but where there are no corresponding license records.

Letters will go out to those households soon, said interim General Manager Kathy Davis.

In the last fiscal year, the city euthanized 11,938 cats, 7,623 dogs, 292 rabbits and 3,802 other animals.

Budget talks are ongoing in the city, with all departments in line to take major hits for 2010-11.

 

  

The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Los Angeles is collecting pet toys and other items for its annual drive, which ends on Thursday (Dec. 31).

Each Southern California location -- including the Hawthorne shelter at 12910 Yukon Ave., phone 562-678-2839 -- will accept donations between 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday.

Needed are:

• Clay (non-scoopable) cat-box litter
• New, durable dog and cat toys
• New or gently used clean towels and bedding
• Dog sweaters and coats

A full list is on their Web site.

You can also bring items to us here at the Daily Breeze during business hours today (Tuesday) or early Wednesday.

We're on the first floor of the South Bay Tower, 21250 Hawthorne Blvd., Suite 170, Torrance. We're on the east side of Hawthorne just south of Torrance Boulevard. You can leave things in the lobby. The building is sandwiched between the Border's Bookstore and Denny's.

Be sure to leave a note with your items, we'd like to acknowledge any donations publicly here on the blog. 

So far, we have a very princess-y pet bed, some toys, food, treats, collars and a leash. Sandy Gerety, our Out-and-About editor who came up with the Daily Breeze collection idea, also is going to be adding some blankets to the stash later today.

We're planning to deliver the items sometime Wednesday so we need donations by late morning tomorrow.

 

 

This is "Chloe," spotlighted in this week's Pet of the Week feature in the Daily Breeze. But so far, we hear she hasn't been adopted yet.

She only weighs about 4 pounds, is 3 years old and is available at the Carson shelter. She looks rather sad to me, but I'm sure a new home for the holidays would fix all that. Ticket #A4056151.

The shelter is at 216 W. Victoria, Gardena, CA 90248; (310) 523-9566:

 

 

Help out a homeless pet this season by donating an item to the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in Los Angeles.

The annual holiday toy drive is asking people to donate items to help make life in the shelter a little easier for the dogs and cats awaiting permanent homes.

Among the items needed:

• Clay (non-scoopable) cat litter
• New, durable dog and cat toys
• New (or gently used clean towels and bedding
• Dog sweaters and coats.

The full list includes other things as well.

The drive continues through Dec. 31 and items can be dropped in a donation box at the South Bay SPCA shelter, 12910 Yukon Ave., Hawthorne.