Bass names new head of troubled Animal Services department

A pair of dogs at the Chesterfield Square Animal Services Center in South Los Angeles in 2022. Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass on Thursday announced the hiring of a new general manager to lead the city’s Animal Services department, which is under scrutiny for its staffing shortages, crowded conditions for animals and clashes between volunteers and staff. Animal Services.” “I know that Animal Services is challenging and I know Los Angeles is facing their own unique set of challenges,” Dains said in an interview. A small group of animal advocates upset about conditions at the city’s animal shelters held a rally in March outside the city’s West L.A. shelter to demand Bass pick someone to helm the troubled department. “The department doesn’t need another bureaucrat and I hope Staycee fits the bill.” Long Beach Animal Care Services released a statement Thursday about Dains’ appointment in L.A., noting Long Beach “reached its highest adoption rate ever” under Dains.