LOS ANGELES : Ballot Plan Would Boost Animal Shelter Regulation
Overriding a mayoral veto, the City Council on Friday placed a measure on the April ballot to increase the authority of the citizen commission that oversees the city’s animal shelters.
The measure would change the Animal Regulation Commission from an advisory group to the policy-making body for the Department of Animal Regulation, which has a $7-million budget and about 200 employees.
The department has been under fire in recent months. In May, General Manager Robert I. Rush resigned amid criticism that the city’s six shelters had become virtual deathtraps for strays. Assistant General Manager Elza A. Lee is filling in during a search for a permanent successor.
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