PETS ON WEB SITE MISS PHOTOS FOR LACK OF BATTERY 50 OF CASTAIC SHELTER'S DOGS, CATS WITHOUT IMAGES.Byline: JUDY O'ROURKE Staff Writer CASTAIC -- Fifty dogs and cats with their lives on the line didn't get photographed for the Castaic animal shelter's Web site because the facility ran out of batteries for a digital camera. The county budgets about $25 million annually for its six 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. , but the facility's manager had been buying batteries to supplement monthly shipments of supplies. A pet owner's tip on Monday alerted higher-ups to the problem. ``Till I really have a chance to look into everything -- obviously we had a problem and they're fixing it -- this is obviously something I'm going to monitor very closely,'' said Ron Edwards, deputy director of the 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. County Department of Animal Care and Control. Edwards plans to scour scour, scours 1. the chemical and physical cleaning of fleece wool. 2. diarrhea. dietetic scour see dietary diarrhea. peat scour see secondary nutritional copper deficiency. daily reports featuring animals without pictures for all county shelters ``and hold the managers and staff accountable.'' Profiles on the site guide prospective pet owners browsing listings but they are invaluable for those whose dogs and cats have gone AWOL. By Tuesday afternoon, animal bios minus pictures numbered 32 on the site. Edwards said all animals would be pictured by the end of the day. Edwards said many people visit the shelter in person -- and no animals whose pictures were missing were destroyed. On four occasions since mid-August the shelter's manager, Sgt. Chris Childs Chris Childs may refer to:
The small amount of cash and coins that an organization uses for minor purchases and providing change to customers. Notes: Petty cash is typically used by merchandising companies or small stores that are required to make change for customer purchases. -- to buy batteries for a digital camera. A new camera that is powered up by a personal computer is on the way and rechargeable batteries and a charger CHARGER, Scotch law. He in whose favor a decree suspended is pronounced; vet a decree may be suspended before a charge is given on it. Ersk. Pr. L. Scot. 4, 3, 7. for the existing camera arrived Tuesday. During his weekly audits of animal profiles, Edwards found 19 animals without pictures in July, 14 in August, and 21 in September. Each month the shelters requisition A written demand; a formal request or requirement. The formal demand by one government upon another, or by the governor of one state upon the governor of another state, of the surrender of a fugitive from justice. The taking or seizure of property by government. supplies from the county, ranging from dog and cat food to cat litter, hay, rabbit pellets, vaccinations and cleaning supplies. Edwards could not account for Childs' failure to order a sufficient number of batteries. Childs did not return a phone call seeking comment. judy.orourke(at)dailynews.com (661) 257-5255 |
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