Emergency Meeting Held To Address Understaffed And Overcrowded LA City Animal Shelters

CBS Los Angeles

July 20, 2022

An emergency meeting was held Tuesday to address the crisis of understaffed and overcrowded Los Angeles animal shelters, with dozens of upset volunteers and employees calling to describe what they said are horrific conditions.

City Council members listened over the three-and-a-half-hour-long meeting to dozens of public comments about very serious problems the shelters face and said they are now tasked with solving the issues.

"I see numerous water bowls with black and green algae growing. That does not happen overnight. Another thing is the floors are covered in water, so are their paws. They slip around, they get injured," one caller said.

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