![]() ![]() We will continue to pursue justice for all animals. OUR PLAN AHEAD: Take Me Home is currently meeting with advisors to seek advice on how to proceed from here and make needed change within the system for the other Angels out there. Bottom line, we feel the Los Angeles County Animal Control Officer assigned to the case did a less than adequate job and did not properly document Angel’s case beginning with his first visit to the defendant’s home on July 3, 2009, and ending with the shelter who did not properly document her intake on August 20, 2009. Yesterday, Take Me Home and its supporters were surprised when the District Attorney’s office dropped the case against Angel’s alleged abuser and the case was dismissed due to lack of evidence collected by Los Angeles County Animal Control. There is such a great need, especially for pit bull owners. I just wish that we could offer more service to the community of Compton. She must have had 10 litters of puppies back to back to back! These are all reasons why we need mobile clinics in the parks. The dog that I was really happy to see finally spayed was a Chow-pit bull mix named “Negra”. The family decided to keep one puppy and will bring the puppy in June to be spayed. Blackie had a litter of puppies because they could not afford to get her fixed. Lopez who came with his female dog “Blackie” walked to the clinic, two blocks, with his three small children. He also told me that some people don’t have transportation to a clinic, even if they knew where one was or if they could afford it. After speaking to him, he confirmed what we already knew, lots of people who live in Compton don’t necessarily want litters of puppies, they just don’t have the money or know where to get their dogs fixed. Rosalie’s neighbor Troy walked his two Shepherd puppies and his Mama Pit bull over to the clinic. Our goal is to eliminate the cycle of suffering, where packs of dogs roam the street looking for food and it’s very common to see dead dogs lying Downtown Dog Rescue cares about the Compton community and the dogs who live there. Compton is often considered a “write off” area, where nothing can be done because no one cares. It’s an ongoing process that is built on trust and being there every month for one of the most needy communities in Los Angeles County. Month after month, as Downtown Dog Rescue volunteers continue to raise awareness about the importance of making one’s dog a part of the family, we are seeing word of mouth referrals book appointments to the clinic and dog owners changing their minds about breeding. We didn’t even discuss neutering the male pit bull because I know that’s “off the table for discussion” and I respect that. Cris and Lando are two would be pit bull breeders who brought their dogs to the park on Saturday and decided to spay their female. There is another small group who are definitely against dog fighting but are still actively breeding pit bulls or are contemplating creating their own blood line. He is the proud owner of Queenie, a red nose pit bull. ![]() My star example is Edgar, who volunteered all day Saturday, helping us translate in Spanish. I’m proud to say, I work with a group of young men who own pit bulls that are very against dog fighting and dog breeding. Therefore, the best way to prevent dog fighting is to get the youth active with their pit bulls doing things other than fighting them. I know that some of the youth and especially some of the older homeless men, like our friend and volunteer David, know people who are actively fighting pit bulls. However, I hear this phrase over and over from people in the community, especially the pit bull owners, “It’s not enough money to be a snitch.” This is a very sad reality. There is a $5,000 reward for any tip that leads to a conviction. We also promoted the Dog Fighting Tip Line, handing out lots of postcard size reminders for people to call if they hear of someone fighting dogs. My goal for the Pet Fair was to get information out to community about caring for dogs, including proper feeding, health care and basic training. Saturday was our first annual Compton Pet Fair, which was held in conjunction with our monthly spay/neuter event at East Rancho Dominguez Park in Compton. ![]()
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