What $31.85 million reveals about systemic failure How disclosure failures, shelter metrics, and a reactive approach to public safety turned Los Angeles into a case study in preventable dog attacks –– and what reform could look like. This ANIMALS 24-7 guest column originally appeared as the January 26, 2026 installment of author Ed Boks’ own blog, Animal Politics […]
L.A. Animal Services’ pays $31.85 million to victims of shelter dog attacks
The Los Angeles Animal Services payout for allowing dog attacks since allegedly achieving “no-kill” status in March 2021 could have bought 127,000 dog spays, preventing half a million puppy births LOS ANGELES––Los Angeles Animal Services, for the fourth time in as many years, will be shelling out a seven-figure settlement for injuries resulting from non-disclosure […]
Money down the drain: San Diego & L.A. cat-handling & dog attack cases
Donors & taxpayers could save multi-millions if agencies just obeyed laws LOS ANGELES, NEW YORK CITY, SAN DIEGO––The New York City-based American SPCA, with scant actual presence either in New York City or anywhere else, is catching a lot of online flak lately for paying ASPCA president Matt Bershadker upward of $1.2 million a year, […]