Mission Hills animal shelter to be privatize

A city animal shelter in Mission Hills that has been operated below capacity would be run by a private operator under a plan proposed Tuesday by a city official. Daily News,

City Administrative Officer Miguel Santana recommended that the Northeast Animal Care Center, 15321 S. Brand Blvd., Mission Hills, which has never operated at its full capabilities, be turned over to the private Best Friends Animal Society for a three-year contract.

The group would operate the facility, adopt out animals, run spay-neuter programs and perform all the actions the department does at its six shelters. Its workers would not, however, perform animal control activities or accept relinquished animals.