Just when you think things are getting better at Animal Services compared to the County Slaughterhouses, we find the same thing happening at Boks' North Central shelter. Look at the photos and the commentary by the photographer.

THIS IS NOT A MAYEDA SHELTER, BUT A BOKS SHELTER.

Please share the frustration my friend and I felt as we had to witness the shivering, totally wet puppies at North Central the day it was raining. The "inside" area that supposedly is "heated" was also completely soaking wet. There was no blanket or raised area for the puppies. ALL the dogs except the few cages on the "walk wall" side were soaking wet and utterly miserable.

This is not a weather problem, this is a personnel problem. and it starts at the top with Ed Boks. No dog in the LAAS system should be cold or wet and we should not stand for it.

If you haven't already, please call Mr. Boks [head of the L.A. animal shelters system] and email the Commissioners to rectify this problem immediately. Blankets may be a temporary fix , but it seems that in Carson [where a dog named Zephyr died in the cold], they couldn't be bothered to keep the blankets dry or even distribute them to the kennels.

Boks' email: Ed.boks@lacity.org
Villaraigosa: mayor@lacity.org 

We desperately need a state agency to investigate animalcruelty and neglect both at LA County Animal Care and Control as well as at LA Animal Services.