VIDEO: Dog tied up in a truck and his sister bask in a bittersweet rescue
Ringo, a German shepherd mix, and his sister Barbie, piled into a mom-car this week on their way to Live Love Animal Rescue, a Long Beach nonprofit.
Man surrenders dogs after video showing one tied up in the back of a truck goes viral
The dogs, a shepherd mix named Ringo and a lab mix named Barbie, are now at the animal shelter as officials investigate the case, according to a representative from Live Love Animal Rescue, which was involved in the surrender.
Animal shelter director presents virtual town hall about present and future practices
At 7 p.m. on Monday, May 11, Long Beach Animal Care Services director Staycee Dains will preside over a virtual town hall meeting to discuss shelter practices during and after the bureau’s pandemic-related closure to the public.
It’s not ‘no kill,’ but new ACS model would save as many animals as possible
Division among community members about how best to care for animals has been one of the city’s biggest challenges. Officials stressed their intent to work collaboratively with everyone.
Audit: Limited staffing, uncollected fines have led to lack of care for animals in Long Beach shelter
In 2016, ACS volunteers logged just over 6,000 hours, almost 16 times fewer than the shelter in Sacramento, where volunteers spent 97,147 hours caring for shelter animals.
Necessary—and Possible: Phase One of Animal Shelter Review Sets Ground for Positive Change
Phase One of the City Auditor’s two-part review of Long Beach Animal Care Services (ACS) indicated that the shelter has come quite a way from the time when it was just animal control.
Police Investigating Report of Camera Allegedly Found in City Animal Shelter Restroom
The Long Beach Police Department is currently investigating a report of a camera allegedly found in a restroom at the Long Beach Animal Care Services center in El Dorado park.
Long Beach Animal Care Services Ends Another Year with Record-Breaking Statistics
The Department of Parks, Recreation and Marine Animal Care Services Bureau (ACS)’s year-end statistics show increasing progress being made at the shelter, with the best numbers ever reported for 2016, it was announced Friday.