[ SHOWGSD-L ] Breaking News ==>> Ed Boks Resigns at Los Angeles Animal Services
- From: "Ginger Cleary" <cleary1414@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2009 18:11:15 -0400
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L.A.'s animal services manager resigns [Updated]
12:47 PM | April 24, 2009
Los Angeles' animal services manager announced today that he is resigning
his post.
"I have given a great deal of thought to my experience as a general
manager," Ed Boks said in prepared statement. "As I depart, I would like to
leave L.A. residents with a call to action that unites rather than divides."
Boks recently reversed his decision to suspend a program to give
low-income residents vouchers for free spaying and neutering of their pets,
which prompted an outcry from animal welfare advocates and members of the Los
Angeles City Council.
"Whether you love me or hate me is irrelevant, I simply ask that you now
turn your focus to the animals who need your help most," Boks said. "Pet
overpopulation is a community problem, and L.A. needs to pull together to
resolve it."
The City Council passed a mandatory spay-neuter law last year -- it went
into effect Oct. 1 -- in hopes of lowering the euthanasia rates at animal
shelters.
[Updated, 12:45 p.m.: Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa released the following
statement today regarding Boks' resignation:
â??I thank Ed Boks for his years of service at the Los Angeles Department
of Animal Services. Under his leadership, this City has revamped the way we
treat and care for our pets and animals. The â??no killâ?? policy has become a
central component of our animal services strategy. Pet adoptions are up and
shelters have expanded at a rapid rate. And â??spay and neuterâ?? has become
more than just a call to action; it is the law in Los Angeles.
â??Ed deserves our gratitude for his efforts and our best wishes in the
years ahead. We look forward to building on his legacy and continuing to make
the Department of Animal Services the gold standard for pet protection.â??]
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