
Last week the Los Angeles Times Unleashed blog reported that LA Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa has appointed Brenda Barnette as LA Animal Services General Manager replacing the inept Ed Boks. After a year of searching and various campaigns supporting no kill candidates by local organizations, the appointment of Brenda Barnette had many people scrambling to find out any information they could about the new appointee. ADL-LA has a fantastic write-up commending Mayor Villaraigosa on his appointment stating:
From all our research, which we began right after we heard that Barnette was going to be appointed by the Mayor in an LA Times blog last Wednesday night, we have learned that not only did Jim Bickhart, the Mayor, Jimmy Blackman and anyone else who was behind her appointment make the most intelligent choice, but it’s a monumental choice that will finally accelerate the LAAS shelters from being evil killing dungeons into the beacon of a life affirming sheltering system.
I would highly suggest reading the full article on ADL-LA’s homepage here.
It is extremely exciting that LA Animal Services will finally have a progressive and innovative leader at the helm, truly steering Los Angeles towards being the first major metropolitan ‘No-Kill’ city in the United States.