| The earth is starting to tremble in the Los | | | | robbed the city of half its needed spay-neuter |
| Angeles animal community because Mayor | | | | services" and will endanger animal lives.Due to a |
| Antonio Villaraigosa has refused to honor his | | | | shortage of van operating hours combined with |
| January 2005 campaign promise to fire the | | | | the high spay-neuter quota, anesthetized animals |
| General Manager of Los Angeles Animal Services | | | | will have to be whipped on and off the operating |
| Guerdon Stuckey, and this broken promise has | | | | table at great risk to their health. The District |
| drawn attention to a potential scandal involving a | | | | Attorney has been asked to investigate.Many |
| loss of $1.1 million to the city over the next three | | | | animal community moderates--such as the |
| years. Even fiscally responsible Angelenos who | | | | dignified and caring former L.A. Animal |
| don't care about cats and dogs can be officially | | | | Commissioner Erika Brunson--who were originally |
| outraged.Animal advocates might have let the | | | | unwilling to jump on the clamorous "we want |
| mayor out of the doghouse on his pledge if | | | | Stuckey fired" bandwagon, are now steering their |
| Stuckey had reformed the department, fostered | | | | own wagons through the streets picking up angry |
| relationships with the community and saved animal | | | | passers-by, such as the fiscally responsible |
| lives. But according to an October 27, 2005 L.A. | | | | crowd.The "Reasons to fire Stuckey Email Series" |
| CityBeat article, a poorly negotiated contract by | | | | has been circulating for months. |
| Stuckey for a spay-neuter van "may have | | | | |