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New L.A. animal control chief Brown expected to go “Back to basics”

June 30, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

Brown brings to the job background in animal control,  personnel management,  and law enforcement,  knows Los Angeles,  & is bilingual LOS ANGELES––Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti on June 24,  2021 nominated Dana Brown,  57,  to become the next Los Angeles Animal Services general manager,  succeeding Brenda Barnette,  72,  who retired on May 7,  2021 after […]

Filed Under: Animal control, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Cats, Culture & Animals, Dog attacks, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Bottom, Feral cats, Humane history, Population control, Population control, Religion & philosophy, Shelters, Spay/neuter, USA Tagged With: Brenda Barnette, Dana Brown, Ed Boks, Eric Garcetti, George Watford, Guerdon Stuckey, Merritt Clifton

Los Angeles Animal Services chief Brenda Barnette to retire in May 2021

April 2, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

Took L.A. to “no kill” at cost of soaring pit bull attacks             LOS ANGELES, California––Brenda Barnette,  the third-longest-serving general manager of Los Angeles Animal Services since World War II,  has announced her retirement,  effective in mid-May 2021. The City of Los Angeles has officially not yet begun what is expected to become a nationwide […]

Filed Under: Animal control, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Cats, Culture & Animals, Dog attacks, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Bottom, Feral cats, Humane history, Laws & politics, Population control, Population control, Religion & philosophy, Shelters, Spay/neuter, USA, Wildlife impacts Tagged With: Brenda Barnette, Ed Boks, Julie Castle, Merritt Clifton, Phyllis Daugherty, Richard Bonner

Indiana ruling may help L.A. woman now in critical from adopted pit bull

November 19, 2020 By Merritt Clifton

Indiana Court of Appeals reinforces shelter duty to inform adopters of dogs’ past attacks             LOS ANGELES,  INDIANAPOLIS––Reports from Los Angeles indicate that a recent Indiana appellate decision could have a multi-million dollar impact on a yet-to-be filed case in which a 70-year-old woman is reportedly in critical condition from an attack by a pit […]

Filed Under: Animal control, Animal organizations, Behavior, Dog attacks, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Bottom, Horses, Horses & Farmed Animals, Laws & politics, Laws & standards, Shelters, USA, Working horses Tagged With: Brenda Barnette, Kenneth Phillips, Merritt Clifton, O'Gee, Phyllis M. Daugherty

Pit bull advocate Steffen Baldwin could get 81 years for killing dogs & fraud

August 6, 2020 By Merritt Clifton

Bond of $200,000 set for “The hot dog man,” allegedly caught hot dogging a few times too often  MARYSVILLE, Ohio­­––Bond of $200,000 was set on August 5,  2020 for high-profile pit bull advocate Steffen Baldwin by Judge Mark O’Connor of the Common Pleas Court in Union County,  Ohio. Arrested on July 23,  2020 in Acton,  […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal control, Animal organizations, Dog attacks, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Bottom, Laws & politics, Shelters, Training, USA Tagged With: Angelo and Litsa Kargakos, Brenda Barnette, Eileen Jefferson, Jacqeline Bedsaul Johnson, Jeffery Luke Westerman, Kristen Auerbach, Mac Cordell, Merritt Clifton, Saskia Boisot, Sharon Logan, Steffen Evan Baldwin, Steffen Evan Finkelstein

Deaths by pit bull: will new California law slow the mayhem?

January 16, 2020 By Merritt Clifton

Prosecuting shelters for withholding bite history might be a start             DAYTON, Ohio;  CONWAY,  Kentucky;  LOS ANGELES,  California––The first two U.S. dog attack fatalities to be reported in 2020,  both involving pit bulls,  upstaged the possibly more indicative resignations of two strong pit bull advocates from senior positions with Los Angeles Animal Services and Orange […]

Filed Under: Animal control, Animal organizations, Dog attacks, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Bottom, Laws & politics, Shelters, USA Tagged With: Aimee Sadler, Brenda Barnette, David Goldstein, Donnie Abner, Heather Anglin, Kristen Auerbach, Lasaro Macedo, Lorena Cordova, Madeline Bernstein, Mark Kumpf, Mary Shoup, McKenzie Terwell, Melissa Daniel, Melissa Wolke, Merritt Clifton, Michael Kaviani, Noah Biesiada, Parker Terwell, Phyllis Daugherty

Pit Bull Federation of South Africa rips rescuer denial of what a pit bull is

November 15, 2017 By Merritt Clifton

Contradicts rhetoric of trend toward removing breed-specific labels from shelter cage cards             LOS ANGELES,  PRETORIA––Few voices anywhere might be considered more rabidly pro-pit bull than the Pit Bull Federation of South Africa,  a self-described “breed-specific show organization” whose declared “main goal is always to portray the American Pit Bull Terrier in a positive light.” […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Africa, Animal control, Animal fighting, Animal organizations, Breeding, Culture & Animals, Dog attacks, Dogfighting, Dogfighting, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Entertainment, Feature Home Bottom, Laws & politics, Shelters, South Africa, Sub-Saharan, USA, Uses of dogs Tagged With: Ané Stols, Brenda Barnette, Callum Stols, Emily Weiss, John D. Johnson, Merritt Clifton, Phyllis Daugherty, Tom D. Stodghill

“Buffalo Bill” Dyer, 83, led animal rescues from Santa Catalina Island

July 18, 2017 By Merritt Clifton

Career in show biz led to more than 35 years in animal advocacy Bill Dyer,  83,  who sought stardom in show business,  but made his most enduring mark in animal advocacy,  died on July 11,  2017 in Venice,  California,  his home for most of his life. Born to immigrant parents in San Diego,  a short […]

Filed Under: Adaptive species, Advocacy, Animal control, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Culture & Animals, Entertainment, Feral animals, Food, Global, Hooved stock, Horses & Farmed Animals, Humane history, Laws & politics, Religion & philosophy, Screen industry, Sheep & goats, USA, Vegetarians & vegans, Vegetarians & vegans, Wildlife Tagged With: Bill Dyer, Brenda Barnette, Carla Hall, Chris de Rose, Ed Boks, Elliot Katz, Merritt Clifton, Robin Dorman

No-kill pioneer Richard Avanzino to retire after dispensing $153 million in Maddie’s Fund grants

March 28, 2015 By Merritt Clifton

Founding president of Maddie’s Fund after long tenure as president of the San Francisco SPCA          PLEASANTON, California––Maddie’s Fund on March 25, 2015 announced that founding president Richard Avanzino is to retire in June, at the end of the current fiscal year. Said David Duffield,   who cofounded Maddie’s Fund with his wife […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal control, Animal organizations, Cats, Dog attacks, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Middle Right, Feral cats, Population control, Population control, Shelters, USA Tagged With: Brenda Barnette, David Duffield, Emma Clifford, Maddie's Fund, Merritt Clifton, Nathan Winograd, Richard Avanzino

L.A. shelter deal transfers cash crunch to Best Friends

January 1, 2012 By Merritt Clifton

  LOS ANGELES–“There is progress in Los Angeles!” exulted City of Los Angeles Animal Services general manager Brenda Barnette on January  5,  2012,  anticipating the imminent transition of the idle Northeast Animal Care Center from a costly liability to an operating asset,  run by the Best Friends Animal Society. “The contract between the city and […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal control, Animal organizations, Cats, Dogs & Cats, Feral cats, Shelters, USA Tagged With: Best Friends Animal Society, Brenda Barnette

Aftershocks ripple from SF/SPCA (December 2000)

December 27, 2000 By Merritt Clifton

And are still rippling,  20 years later SAN FRANCISCO,  PHILADELPHIA, KNOXVILLE––The San Francisco SPCA and San Francisco Animal Care & Control in calendar year 2000 together killed fewer than 2,000 cats and dogs. That was under 2.6 cats and dogs per 1,000 human residents,  15.6% of the national average,  1,001 fewer than the 1999 previous […]

Filed Under: Animal control, Animal organizations, Laws & politics, Shelters, USA Tagged With: Brenda Barnette, Ed Sayres, Emma Clifford, Eric Hendricks, Mark Goldstein, Merritt Clifton, Nathan Winograd, Richard Avanzino, Tom Hayden, Vicky Crosetti

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