ANIMAL ACTIVISTS BLAST HAHN'S 'NO-KILL' PLAN.Byline: Mariel Garza Staff Writer Animal-welfare activists on Monday blasted blast·ed adj. 1. Used as an intensive: I hate these blasted flies. 2. Slang Drunk or intoxicated. 3. Blighted, withered, or shriveled. Mayor James Hahn's recent plan to establish a ``no-kill'' policy for the city's animal shelters "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. , saying it's a political move that instead will result in the deaths of more cats and dogs Cats and Dogs A slang term referring to speculative stocks that have short or suspicious histories for sales, earnings, dividends, etc. Notes: In a bull market analysts will often mention that everything is going up, even the cats and dogs. . At a protest in front of City Hall, the Animal Defense League claimed that in order for the city to reach ``no-kill'' status for adoptable animals, it will use testing methods that likely will label most of the animals as unfit unfit not properly prepared, e.g. physically incapable of performing hard work as in racing, because of lack of training. Said also of food prepared unhygienically. unfit for human consumption for adoption. In addition, they said it would cost the city at least $1 million a year to do the testing. ``This manipulation will be used to kill totally loving adoptable animals whose only crime is being frightened fright·en v. fright·ened, fright·en·ing, fright·ens v.tr. 1. To fill with fear; alarm. 2. , scared, hungry, too young, too old, too excited or too depressed at the time of testing,'' said Pamelyn Ferdin, a spokeswoman for the group. ``It's not a no-kill policy,'' Ferdin said. ``It's a no-one-will-know policy.'' ADL members said the testing includes pinching and poking the animals, and seeing how they react to sudden noise. They say 75 percent to 90 percent will be deemed unfit for adoption and then destroyed. ``That's totally wrong,'' said Animal Services General Manager Jerry Greenwalt. Greenwalt said some sort of assessment will have to occur to make sure the animals aren't dangerous to the public, but not all animals will be evaluated, just those that appear as if they might have problems. Greenwalt also said the city has been working hard to increase pet adoptions Pet adoption usually refers to the process of taking guardianship of and responsibility for a pet that a previous owner has abandoned or otherwise abdicated responsibility for. and euthanize euthanize see euthanatize. fewer animals, with some success. Last year the department euthanized 54 percent of the animals caught, down from 72 percent four years ago. Ferdin said that if the group's efforts are ignored they will be holding protests outside the homes of Greenwalt and Hahn. Mariel Garza, (213) 978-0390 mariel.garza(at)dailynews.com |
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