Onetime Oakland A's baseball manager Tony La Russa and his family have severed ties with the Walnut Creek-based animal rescue nonprofit the family founded some 30 years ago.
WALNUT CREEK –Onetime Oakland A's baseball manager and Hall of Famer Tony La Russa and his family have severed ties with the Walnut Creek-based animal rescue nonprofit the family founded some 30 years ago.
The La Russa family said in a statement Wednesday that the organization's"current leadership, policies and attitudes" are no longer aligned with the passion for animals with which the family originally founded ARF. According to the La Russa family, the decision to terminate the relationship with ARF was finalized after an allegedly mishandled adoption of a dog named Lovebug on Feb. 9.
According to the La Russas, ARF also elected to dismiss a volunteer of 20 years who had assisted with Lovebug's rescue, which the family argued is"heartbreaking and unacceptable."
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