WAYSTATION CIVIL-RIGHTS SUIT SETTLED.Byline: Kerry Cavanaugh Staff Writer The Wildlife Waystation The Wildlife WayStation is a 160-acre refuge in northern Los Angeles County dedicated to rescuing and rehabilitating wild and exotic animals. A charitable corporation located within the boundaries of Angeles National Forest, the facility was founded in 1976 by animal activist has settled a civil-rights lawsuit against 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 over closure orders that prevented donors and the media from visiting the Tujunga animal sanctuary An animal sanctuary is a facility where animals are brought to live and be protected for the rest of their lives. Unlike animal shelters, sanctuaries do not seek to place animals with individuals or groups, instead maintaining each animal until his or her natural death. . The Waystation has been closed to the public and new animal rescues for two years, because it lacked proper county building and safety permits as well as state and federal animal permits. Waystation officials maintained the closure hindered their fund-raising and public relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most operations. The county argued that the order was necessary because the site did not meet health, safety and building regulations for visitors. The Waystation agreed to drop its civil-rights lawsuit and the threat to sue over alleged open meeting violations by the county's task force to monitor the sanctuary's efforts to comply with county regulations. The county agreed to allow media and donors to visit the Waystation, with restrictions. Only 12 donors a month can visit and they must be accompanied by someone from the Los Angeles County Fire Department Not to be confused with Los Angeles Fire Department. The Los Angeles County Fire Department (LACoFD), serves unincorporated parts of Los Angeles County, as well as 58 cities and towns that choose to have the county provide fire and EMS services, including the City of La , with the staff-time cost covered by the Waystation. Kerry Cavanaugh, (818) 713-3746 kerry.cavanaugh(at)dailynews.com |
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