Animal services

Criticized the city's failure to fund spay-neuter despite rising animal intakes and cited successful regional models.

Opposed cutting the animal control officer position, criticized the undeployed mobile vet clinic, and revealed a private donor's surgery-room offer was rebuffed.

Spoke by Zoom supporting the maintenance mechanic and per diem vet model but opposing the ACO cut, and urged the shelter audit to include field services and go back far enough.

Urged a city-funded spay/neuter pilot for large-breed dogs to curb pet overpopulation.

Accused animal care commissioners of doing nothing — no programs, no adoptions work, no attendance — and asked councilmembers to meet with her about fixing animal care.

Accused animal control of advising residents not to feed strays in triple-digit heat, refusing intake in violation of penal code, and manipulating data by not counting dead animals.

Dijo que los oficiales de control de animales dicen a los vecinos que no agüen a los perros callejeros en calor extremo y que el refugio rechaza la admisión, mientras el presupuesto del refugio se ha duplicado.

Un foster de ciudad dijo que paga de su bolsillo la esterilización, criticó el gastado de dinero del consejo y pidió licencias de animales y la aplicación de la regulación de ADU ilegal.

Accused animal control of advising residents not to feed strays in triple-digit heat, refusing strays in violation of Penal Code 597.1, and manipulating data by not picking up dying animals; the budget has grown from $2.5M to $10M without better outcomes.

Alleged omitted euthanasia data and unaccounted-for grant funds at animal services and called for an audit.

Raised animal services transparency concerns and kennel capacity, and challenged statements made earlier about Councilmember Ortiz.

Said the new Animal Services director inherits a pet overpopulation problem; praised the mobile veterinary vehicle.