The department has been without a permanent general manager since April 2021.
"I'm glad , but we need to move now. We can't wait a year," Haze Lynn, founder of LA-based Take Me Home Rescue and one of the organizers of Saturday's rally, told City News Service.
In October 2022, former City Councilman Paul Koretz — who chaired the council's animal welfare committee — released a 46-page report in which he said the department has been the victim of a "chronic budget issue" and is in need of "much more personnel and a drastic increase of its funding." The report mostly blamed staffing shortages for failures to walk dogs on a regular basis and clean kennels more frequently. Staffing issues contributed to approximately 300 unprocessed volunteer applications, according to the report.
"She has turned in her resume. We want the mayor to meet with her," Lynn said. "Judie looks at it from a viewpoint as the solutions are not that difficult. You should value your volunteers. We are Los Angeles: We're the second largest city in the nation. We should have volunteers bursting from the doors to welcome people at the shelters. Judie has done legislation for animal protection. She knows policy. Her background is in IT, which is crucial for the shelter system.
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