Los Angeles County Department of Animal Care and Control

May 14 2013

Advocates for the breed say owners, not pit bulls, are the problem

LOS ANGELES, Calif. — In light of a 63-year-old woman being mauled to death by pit bulls in the high desert community of Littlerock, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors today asked staffers today to evaluate a proposed change in the county’s definition of a dangerous dog.

Supervisor Michael Antonovich, who said “four killer pit bulls” attacked Pamela Devitt, called for the change.

Jun 29 2012

Recent fire killed two horses, a pony and a goat

LOS ANGELES, Calif.—The owners of horses that have been kept at a condemned stable in the county’s Athens area—where a recent fire killed two horses, a pony and a goat—have been given more time to relocate their animals, officials said today.

The fire broke out about 11:25 p.m. June 17 at the stable near 131st and Figueroa streets, and appeared to have been sparked accidentally, according to a preliminary investigation by the sheriff’s department.

Nov 17 2011

Many of the goats were pregnant

LANCASTER, Calif.—The three pit bulls that killed 42 goats in the high desert were in a county-run animal shelter, while animal control officers worked to find any possible owners.

The attack happened about 8 p.m. Monday near 164th Street and Avenue Q near Lake Los Angeles when the dogs—running free without collars—got into a pen containing about 50 goats.

It was unclear how the bloodshed was ended, but responding animal control officers took custody of the canines.

Across Black America

Here’s a look at African American people and issues making headlines throughout the country.
 

Alabama
Freeman A. Hrabowski, president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, will address the annual African American Business Council luncheon on June 28. Hrabowski, who is chairman of President Barack Obama’s Advisory Commission on Education Excellence for African Americans, has a national reputation for his work studying the performance of minority students in math and science. Hrabowski, named one of the 10 best college presidents in the country by Time magazine, was a child leader in the Civil Rights Movement in Birmingham in the 1960s.
 

Arkansas
The Liberty Counsel filed a motion and a brief in United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas seeking to intervene on behalf of a Concepts of Life crisis pregnancy center to defend against a suit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union and the Center for Reproductive Rights. The groups seek to impose a permanent injunction before the Human Heartbeat Protection Act goes into effect July 18. Liberty Counsel also filed a brief opposing the ACLU’s request for an injunction. The “Heartbeat” bill states that when a woman seeks an abortion at or after the 12th week, doctors must test for a fetal heartbeat before an abortion is performed and inform the pregnant mother that the child in her womb has a heartbeat. If a heartbeat is detected, a woman cannot have an abortion, except in cases of rape, incest, and if a mother’s life is in danger. “As we promised when the legislation was introduced, Liberty Counsel will defend this law without reservation for the people of Arkansas, born and pre-born,” said Matt Staver, founder and chairman of Liberty Counsel. “No right is more foundational than the right to life. Without life, all other rights are irrelevant,” concluded Staver.