More animals adopted than euthanized
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The city’s animal services agency found homes for more animals than it euthanized over the last fiscal year, according to new statistics touted by Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa at a Tuesday news conference outside City Hall.
Villaraigosa said that in the 12 months ending July 1 the city’s six shelters put 25,270 animals into new homes -- about 47% of animals brought to city shelters.
City statistics show that 20,077 animals, including about 17,316 dogs and cats, were euthanized.
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