When Antonio Villaraigosa was running for Mayor of Los Angeles in 2005 he promised the citizens of Los Angeles that if elected, he'd "hold the new General Manager (of LA Animal Services) accountable for creating a legitimate plan to reduce euthanasia." He said he would "demand better performance and real accountability from the Department." Well, the truth is in the statistics and the statistics show that his new General Manager Ed Boks failed. In 2006 751 fewer animals made it out of the shelter alive than in 2005. The euthanasia rate did not go down
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Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa doesn't keep campaign promise to animals by Ann Angeleno
HOLLYWOOD, February 24, 2007 - Military Families Speak Out presented Congressman and presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich with a Peace Award this Saturday. Kucinich (D) Ohio, was presented the award at a peace vigil held at Hollywood & Vine. Kucinich has been one of congress’ most outspoken opponents to the Bush regime’s war in Iraq. He continues to call for the immediate withdrawal of all US forces from Iraq and the sending in of UN peacekeepers. He has also called for the formation of a US Department of Peace.
Full Report: Kucinich Accepts PEACE Award...Military Families Speak Out!