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The Animal Report
Was told, "The Smell
In These Dog Kennels
Is Asphyxiating.
My Nose And Sinuses
Were Burning And I
Almost Threw Up.
The Poor Dogs
Kennels Were
Completely Covered
In Feces And
Urine...They Acted
Like They Were
Starving When We Fed
Them."
LAPD Officer
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Written By
Jyu Young Lee
The Animal Report is
responding to an open
request from an anonymous LAPD Officer, who
discovered nearly
one-hundred dogs living in
unbearable conditions.
"In eight-teen years, on
duty, I've never seen
anything like this,"
says LAPD Officer (whom
we'll call Sgt. Dawson).
Sgt. Dawson describes,
what was once a robust
facility (Cesar Milan's
Dog Psychology Center) is
now a owned by the
South Central Stray Rescue
Foundation Inc.
Pictures show animals
behind small indoor fences
and a floor, so stained
from feces, it's hardly
imaginable where the dogs
can lie down.
Some of the other reports
were the pungent smells
from un-cleaned kennels,
crates, and even abandoned
RV's - with old feces,
cooked on the dashboard of
the car. On one odd
account, Sgt. Dawson noted
piles upon piles of
donated food were stacked
alongside the gates, yet
food bowls remained empty;
the dogs looked hungry.
It was also noted that the
animals showed signs of a
pecking order - some
clearly eating better than
others.
According to Pfaff-Martin,
"most animal rescuers have the
best intentions to provide
for animals, but the
process in funding
programs can become a
constant challenge"
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Our LAPD Officer recounts the
new owner, of the
facility, has taken more
than they can handle.
Sgt. Dawson has not just
settled with making a
request to the public for
volunteers to help.
The Officer also
volunteered time and
effort to clean up
the facility. Many
of the Officer's friends
also used their own
personal time to
volunteer.
During the interview, Sgt.
Dawson talked of another
visit to the facility and
the thought of what will
happen to these dogs, gets
emotional.
There is a moment of
silence, before Sgt.
Dawson is able to
continue. Finally,
with a trembling voice the
Officer Says,
"I would do anything for
these animals.."
Many people do not realize
that animals in municipal
and county shelters have limited
time, after reaching
a certain capacity
shelters limit, as little
as, five days before they
can begin to euthanize.
Community Animal Network
plans to coordinate the
communication of
volunteers needed at the
facility.
Please email
contact@animalnetwork.org
to volunteer or adopt an
animal in need of a new
home.
When asked about what
types of dogs that were at
the facility, Sgt. Dawson
responded,
"Strays. Some of these
dogs are even from an
animal rescue. One
of them was a Baiter (Pit
Bull), rescued from a Pit
Bull fighting ring."
The List goes on:
Chihuahuas, Shih Tau,
Bull Mastiffs, Mixed Labs,
Mixed Cocker Spaniels, Jindos, and a wide variety
of 7-8 week year old
Puppies including Beagle
Mixes. Countless
dogs, that need immediate
help and the Public's
willingness to save lives;
ADOPT or Volunteer To Help
Clean Up The Facility.
According to DiAnna
Pfaff-Martin, founder of
Community Animal Network
and Animal Network of
Orange County, "Many
well-meaning people start
non-profit animal rescue
organizations with the
hopes of attaining the
financial assistance of
donors not realizing that
business skills are needed
to accomplish most of an
organizations goals."
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THESE
THINGS 
2009
