ANGEL PUSS RESCUE CLOSED OFFICIALS SAY CATS ILL AT UNLICENSED SHELTER.Byline: Dana Bartholomew Staff Writer CANOGA PARK - City animal-control officers have shut down an unlicensed animal-rescue operation after seizing dozens of sick cats during a recent raid, officials said Monday. Department of Animal Services officials said there have been numerous violations related to animal abuse at Angel Puss Rescue, which no longer will be allowed to house or rescue cats. Angel Puss Rescue had been operating without permits for animal boarding or running a cat or dog kennel, officials said. Animal-control officers also questioned the actions of the Bureau of Humane Law Enforcement, a new agency based in Hawthorne, for previously confiscating 22 diseased dis·eased adj. 1. Affected with disease. 2. Unsound or disordered. cats from the Canoga Park rescue while leaving 74 sick cats behind. ``I'm concerned about the welfare of all the animals in the city of Los Angeles
Volunteers at Angel Puss Rescue, 7508 Topanga Canyon Blvd., did not respond to a request for comment. ``We're just all cat lovers,'' said one worker. ``We're trying to help.'' Animal-control officers seized the cats last Thursday after receiving complaints about the condition of cats left behind by officers of the Hawthorne-based agency. Knipsheer said city officers found 128 cats, including the 74 that were taken for treatment to the Animal Services Annex an·nex tr.v. an·nexed, an·nex·ing, an·nex·es 1. To append or attach, especially to a larger or more significant thing. 2. , a city kennel in South Los Angeles South Los Angeles is the official name for a large geographic and cultural area lying to the southwest and southeast of downtown Los Angeles, California. The area was formerly called South Central Los Angeles, and is still sometimes called South Central. that houses animals used as evidence in criminal cases. The Bureau of Humane Law Enforcement had acquired a search warrant on Nov. 27 to enter Angel Puss Rescue. During that raid, an agency officer accompanied by Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. police seized 24 seriously ill A patient is seriously ill when his or her illness is of such severity that there is cause for immediate concern but there is no imminent danger to life. See also very seriously ill. cats. One cat was found dead in her cage, and more than 15 dead cats were found in a freezer, authorities said. ``Their faces were covered with mucous mucous /mu·cous/ (mu´kus) 1. pertaining to or resembling mucus. 2. covered with mucus. 3. secreting, producing, or containing mucus. mu·cous adj. 1. . Their eyes were glued shut. We have a couple of kittens who will lose their eyes they were so infected,'' said Bureau of Humane Law Enforcement Capt. Brenda Carey, co-founder of the agency. ``We had three or four little kittens die because of it.'' Carey said the agency, which doesn't have an animal shelter "Dog Pound" redirects here. For the rap group, see Tha Dogg Pound. An animal shelter is a facility that houses homeless, lost or abandoned animals; primarily a large variety of dogs and cats. , had intended to confiscate To expropriate private property for public use without compensating the owner under the authority of the Police Power of the government. To seize property. When property is confiscated it is transferred from private to public use, usually for reasons such as only 10 sick cats as evidence, but decided to take the ``very sickest of the sick.'' But city officials have raised questions about why the agency left behind so many sick cats and did not conduct a follow-up investigation. ``L.A. Animal Services has concerns about the (Bureau of Humane Law Enforcement) investigation and it is being reviewed by the appropriate city agencies,'' said Geurdon Stuckey, general manager of the Department of Animal Services, in a printed statement. ``We will do everything we can to ensure that these cats obtain proper medical care and do not return to this location.'' Dana Bartholomew, (818) 713-3730 dana.bartholomew(at)dailynews.com |
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