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Friday, October 23, 2026

Jackie the Bald Eagle Necropsy Report, Scans, Xrays, Toxicology reports by Mary Cummins, Animal Advocates

UPDATE: 10/30/2026 We received more documents. I'll post them tomorrow or Sunday. I need to clean up and edit the files first. Jackie died at 8:30 am in the morning or at least that is when she was found. Ojai isn't a 24 hour facility. Home facilities are 24 hour facilities. Animal Advocates is operated out of volunteers' homes 24 hours a day. We'll stay up all day and night if needed. That's how we're able to feed babies every two hours around the clock. 

We'd like to note that the person who said they're "on the Fish & Wildlife list" hasn't posted a new document. That's because they lied and were just taking the documents from here and posting them in the Facebook eagle groups as their own documents. We can see the watermarks and edits. So silly. 

ORIGINAL: I just received the State Information Act Request records 10/23/2026 at 7:49 pm. I will add them here just going down the list. There are quite a few. Click images to see larger. 

*I am not sharing the Jackie folder so no need to continue asking. Some are emails from people complaining about Ojai Raptor's care of Jackie. They included people's full names, addresses, phone numbers, email addresses. The Director has been very mean harassing anyone who dares question him or his treatment of Jackie. I don't want to give him a hit list of people to attack. He wasted countless hours sending nasty emails to people who didn't support him 100% while he was supposed to be caring for Jackie. They were really nasty. I didn't send in any emails. I posted my thoughts right here and on Facebook instead. He viciously attacked me right after I posted that I would request the full necropsy report if she died. That's all I posted at that time. I will redact the personal information of people who sent the emails then I'll post them. 

If you take the files, please, indicate that you took them from here. Some people are saying they got the files from Ojai when they clearly did not. I added a mark to the files and can tell. They're also saying they got them from Fish & Wildlife from a list. They didn't come from them either at least not directly. I made this information act request within an hour of when Jackie died. Then I had to follow up multiple times to get the files. If you make a new one, you have to wait 90 days. 

Summary of the full necropsy report. Full six page report is linked below.

"Clinical decline and death were attributed to progressive debilitation from severe, chronic, necrotizing transmural ventriculitis complicated by secondary bacterial sepsis and terminal metabolic collapse. Chronicity of the ventriculitis was evidenced by extensive mural fibrosis and granulation tissue, likely
accounting for the bird's initial debilitation prior to presentation. Ventricular mucosal ulceration served as both the source of chronic hemorrhage and the portal of entry for secondary bacterial infection. Immunohistochemistry and in situ hybridization (ISH) demonstrated abundant intralesional influenza A virus antigen and RNA within multinucleated giant cells and infiltrating leukocytes, confirming a viral etiology for the ventriculitis. Furthermore, ISH revealed viral RNA within organizing thrombi in the heart and pectoral artery, and in a focus of necrotizing pneumonia and choroiditis of the left eye, indicating systemic viremic dissemination.

Bacterial sepsis secondary to the ulcerative ventriculitis was evidenced by vegetative endocarditis of the pulmonic valve and apical endocardium, fibrinonecrotizing arteritis and endophlebitis with thrombosis (right pectoral artery, caudal vena cava, hepatic vein), and intralesional bacilli in the caval
thrombus and bone marrow impression smears. Next-generation sequencing of the endocardial thrombus identified Escherichia coli and Clostridium perfringens as the predominant pathogens. Intralesional hair shafts, presumably from prey items, within the ventricular wall likely exacerbated and
perpetuated inflammation once the mucosa was ulcerated.

Refractory anemia while hospitalization likely resulted from ongoing hemorrhage from the ventricular ulcer compounded by anemia of chronic disease. Bone marrow cytology demonstrated erythroid maturational arrest, consistent with blunted erythropoietic compensation; the absence of viral RNA in the bone marrow by ISH argues against direct viral myelosuppression as the cause of the erythroid arrest. Progressive dehydration, reflected by renal urate stasis and renal gout, ultimately led to metabolic derangements that precipitated terminal decline.

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) was confirmed by the California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory (CAHFS). Initial molecular confirmation and subtyping were complicated by low viral loads on choanal/cloacal swabs with high Ct values (35–38) on qPCR and negative virus isolation from tissues, consistent with resolving or chronic infection. However, subsequent qPCR using the pectoral artery thrombus confirmed HPAI H5/GsGd strain with lower Ct values (31–33) at CAHFS. Additionally, in-house targeted testing of the ventricular lesion for influenza A virus using formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissue revealed a high viral load with a low Ct value (25.6). The protracted disease course was likely facilitated by hospitalization and intensive supportive care.

HPAI manifesting predominantly as necrotizing ventriculitis is an atypical presentation in wild birds, with limited precedent in seabirds such as the great skua and European herring gull (Lean et al. 2023. Vet Pathol. 61(3):421–431). The absence of characteristic lesions in the central nervous system, pancreas, and spleen coupled with the lack of viral RNA in systemic lymphoid, endothelial, or epithelial tissues is likewise atypical. Furthermore, infection in early summer without concurrent local HPAI activity was unexpected; the nearest spatio-temporal detection occurred in Davis County, Utah, in mid-August.

A subacute, complete, displaced tracheal fracture with callus formation was also noted. While its cause remains undetermined, it likely stems from trauma that could have contributed to initial stranding and clinical compromise.

Toxicology screening revealed brodifacoum in the liver at 110 ppb, alongside background exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene (DDE). Despite the chronic anemia and high hepatic anticoagulant rodenticide concentration, gross and histologic
evidence of systemic thrombosis confirms the bird was not clinically coagulopathic; nonetheless, potential brodifacoum-induced immunomodulation cannot be ruled out as a factor in the severity of secondary sepsis. Enrofloxacin was detected in liver tissue via liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry, consistent with reported in-hospital antimicrobial therapy."

Full necropsy report. She wasn't euthanized. She died naturally on her own from dehydration as a result of the blood loss, infection, virus... She'd had avian flu in her system for a while. All the test results are in this report in this link.

I just added a new file with a visible watermark. The last watermark was invisible to most readers. The watermark does not interfere with capturing text. Please, cite where you got the file and data. 


The purpose of getting the actual full necropsy is to find out what really happened. Ojai admitted they didn't know what was wrong with her or what to do for her. We can learn from the necropsy what was actually wrong with her. We can use this information to help bald eagles in the future. If you look at Ojai's report they only quarantined her the first two days. Should have been quarantined longer. They should have tested her for avian flu. Avian flu is in Big Bear lake where Jackie lived. Maybe she should have been given fluids for the dehyration. Maybe if they'd tested for avian flu immediately, they could have avoided the other stressful treatments and concentrated mainly on the virus and related symptoms. 

Some people noticed that the report states they don't know if this is Jackie or not. They said that because Jackie wasn't tagged. This is most likely Jackie based on size, coloring, feathers per people who followed her closely for years. Plus, Jackie would not have left Shadow and her babies. Jackie was gone for two days per the cam. Then a female adult eagle is found down on the ground nearby. It's most likely Jackie. Jackie didn't fly away from her family. People on FB are saying a new eagle in the area is Jackie. People who know Jackie well states it's not.

CT scan result




Radiology report



Ojai Raptor Center summary medical history

Someone sent an email as they were concerned whether or not Jackie was getting the best care. I have other emails where Ojai was contacting other raptor centers, LA Zoo asking for help and advice. 

-----Original Message-----
Sent: Monday, August 10, 2026 8:34 AM
To: PermitsR8MB@fws.gov; Wildlife WHLAB <WILAB@wildlife.ca.gov>
Subject: Supplemental Urgent Request — Independent Veterinary Review and Potential Transfer of Bald Eagle Jackie

Dear Wildlife Health/Permit Official,

I am writing to supplement my earlier request concerning Jackie, the critically ill adult female bald eagle from Big Bear currently receiving treatment at Ojai Raptor Center.

I respectfully request that an agency veterinarian or other appropriately qualified independent veterinarian review Jackie's complete medical record as soon as possible and specifically determine whether her condition warrants immediate transfer to a tertiary veterinary hospital, university veterinary medical center, or other facility capable of providing a higher level of avian critical care.

Jackie's profound recurrent anemia has now persisted for approximately three weeks, and her packed cell volume has reportedly fallen below 6%. Despite extensive diagnostic evaluation, no underlying etiologic diagnosis has been publicly announced.

I recognize that the absence of a publicly disclosed diagnosis does not necessarily mean that her veterinary team lacks a working diagnosis or that disease-specific treatment is not occurring. This is precisely why I am requesting an independent review of the actual medical record rather than drawing conclusions from public updates.

I respectfully ask the reviewing agency to determine:

• Whether Jackie's current facility represents the appropriate level of care for the severity and complexity of her condition.

• Whether transfer to a tertiary or academic veterinary facility with advanced avian critical-care, hematology, infectious-disease, pathology, imaging and transfusion capabilities could provide diagnostic or therapeutic options not presently available.

• Whether her complete diagnostic and treatment chronology demonstrates appropriately timely escalation as her anemia persisted and repeatedly worsened.

• Whether any additional diagnostic testing, specialist consultation, transfusion strategy, disease-specific treatment or other intervention should be instituted immediately.

I am making this request while Jackie remains alive because any potentially beneficial intervention necessarily needs to occur before that opportunity is lost.

I am not asking the agency to presume negligence or wrongdoing. I am asking for independent professional oversight and an affirmative determination that every reasonable opportunity to diagnose, escalate and treat this federally protected bald eagle is being pursued.

Please document this request and forward it promptly to the veterinarian, wildlife-health official or permit authority with the ability to review Jackie's current care and determine whether additional intervention or transfer is warranted.

I would greatly appreciate written confirmation that this request has been received and reviewed.

Thank you for your attention to this urgent wildlife-welfare matter.

Respectfully,"


Doc file. This was already in the press release. "Postmortem examination summary for bald eagle 26-519

The decline and death of this eagle were due to health complications from a chronic highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus infection. The HPAI in this case likely caused an ulcer in the gizzard, which then resulted in anemia from ongoing bleeding and serving as an entry point for bacteria that spread to other organs, ultimately leading to dehydration and terminal metabolic changes. Additional laboratory testing revealed evidence of viral spread beyond the gizzard to other tissues. This presentation of HPAI - predominantly as a gizzard ulcer rather than the typical brain or multi-organ disease - is unusual in wild birds but has been reported in other species.

Routine toxicology screening revealed an anticoagulant rodenticide, brodifacoum, in the liver at 110 parts per billion, alongside low-level exposure to environmental contaminants (PCBs and DDE). Despite the anemia and elevated rodenticide concentration, the presence of multiple blood clots throughout the body confirms that the bird's clotting ability was likely not impaired. Additional testing included veterinary clinical pathologist interpretation of bone marrow and body fluid samples, genetic sequencing of a blood clot in the heart (which identified E. coli and C. perfringens as the primary bacterial infections), testing for West Nile virus (negative), heavy metal screening including lead (no significant findings), and liver vitamin E levels (normal).
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Mary Cummins of Animal Advocates is a wildlife rehabilitator licensed by the California Department of Fish and Game and the USDA. Mary Cummins is also a licensed real estate appraiser in Los Angeles, California.


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Wednesday, October 14, 2026

Jackie the Eagle Died from Avian Influenza and Complications by Animal Advocates, Mary Cummins

I will post the actual report when I receive it. Ojai Raptor Center did not mention she could possibly have Avian Influenza in any of their veterinary journals for her care. There is a test for avian influenza they could have run using nasal, throat or eye swab. If they had known this was the main cause of her problems, could they have treated it in time? The main treatment is supportive care. They could have at least limited the other stressful treatments she was receiving. If they'd known she had a bleeding ulcer, they could have treated that and the resulting infection and sepsis. Avian flu is highly contageous. Thankful Shadow and chicks didn't get it. Perhaps she was more susceptible because of the double clutch and chick rearing. Hopefully Ojai Raptor quarantined Jackie from other birds in their care and followed all quarantine procedures.

SACRAMENTO – The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), in partnership with the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance and Ojai Raptor Center, today released the results of the necropsy and additional diagnostic testing conducted following the death of Patient 26-519(external link), the bald eagle from Big Bear Valley known as Jackie.

The necropsy, performed by veterinary pathologists at the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, along with extensive additional laboratory and toxicology testing, provided new information about the complex medical condition that led to Jackie’s decline and death.

"Jackie's necropsy confirmed Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) as the primary underlying cause of her decline," said Steve Kubiski, Director of Disease Investigations, San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance. "In an uncommon presentation of the virus, the infection caused a severe ulcer in her stomach that led to persistent internal bleeding, anemia, and the development of bacterial sepsis."

Jackie showed signs of chronic disease involving the ventriculus, the muscular portion of a bird’s stomach, commonly called the gizzard. The damaged and ulcerated tissue contributed to ongoing blood loss and her persistent severe anemia. It also allowed bacteria to enter the body, resulting in a serious secondary bacterial infection. Severe inflammation and blood clot formation were also found in the heart and several major blood vessels. Follow up testing showed that HPAI virus genetic material was present in several tissues throughout her body, including the ulcerated tissue in the ventriculus.

Additional testing showed Jackie was negative for a West Nile Virus infection and heavy metals—including lead—were within acceptable limits and not associated with the identified disease progression. Toxicology screening detected brodifacoum, an anticoagulant rodenticide, in the liver, as well as persistent environmental contaminants. The necropsy did not find uncontrolled bleeding typically associated with anticoagulant rodenticide; therefore, brodifacoum was not identified as the primary cause of illness or death.

Together, the findings showed that Jackie was suffering from multiple severe and interconnected disease processes that had been developing over time and ultimately led to her decline and death.

“The necropsy results have helped connect many of the findings we were seeing throughout the eagle’s hospitalization,” said Chris Eksteen, Executive Director of Ojai Raptor Center. “We are grateful to the many veterinary specialists, laboratories, wildlife agencies and partner organizations who worked alongside our team to understand her illness and provide her with the best possible care. Caring for her was an extraordinary privilege for our entire team.”

Consistent with established procedures intended to prevent the transmission of HPAI to wildlife or humans, the remains were cremated by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s National Eagle Repository(external link).

“The story of the Big Bear bald eagle reflects the powerful connection people feel to these iconic birds,” said CDFW Director Meghan Hertel. “We’re grateful to everyone who cared for her and worked to support her well-being.  Understanding the results of these tests is an important part of learning from this case and can help inform the care and treatment of other eagles and wildlife in the future.”

HPAI is an infectious disease that primarily affects birds and has been circulating in wild bird populations throughout the United States. Waterfowl and shorebirds are natural hosts of avian influenza viruses, while eagles and other raptors may be exposed through contact with infected birds or by consuming infected prey.

Jackie’s death also marked the loss of one half of the iconic bald eagle pair that has occupied Big Bear Valley for years. Her mate, Shadow, remains in Big Bear. Based on camera data, we have no evidence that Shadow or the eaglets were sick.

Jackie’s story brought unprecedented public attention to bald eagles and the importance of protecting the habitats they depend on. Her life and the public’s connection to her highlights the powerful role that wildlife can play in connecting people to conservation.


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I just went through the Ojai Raptor medical journal for Jackie. There was no mention of possible avian flu. I even Google searched it for the term. Nothing. This should have been considered originally. This was from initial intake, "Possible causes under investigation included toxic exposure, parasites, chronic or inflammatory disease, abnormal destruction of red blood cells and other less common disorders." https://www.ojairaptorcenter.org/medicaljournal

They even have a page about avian flu. They even stated this, "Raptors: Birds of prey such as eagles, hawks, and owls are highly susceptible and often suffer severe illness." Then why didn't they test for it instantly? Maybe more resources could have been put into treating the flu and less stressful unnecessary treatments could have been avoided. https://www.ojairaptorcenter.org/about-highly-pathogenic-avian-influenza-hpai

Avian flu has been in Big Bear lake birds since July 2024. "Because Big Bear Lake supports a large population of migratory waterfowl and shorebirds—which are natural carriers of HPAI—officials note that the virus has been actively circulating within the local lake ecosystem."

The journal also doesn't talk about infection. The blood tests should have shown she was fighting a major infection which caused sepsis. Maybe if the infection were treated and the other invasive and stressful tests were not done Jackie might have had a chance at fighting the virus. Other bald eagles have survived avian flu on their own or with the help of rehabilitation. It's odd that the blood tests would not have shown she was fighting a virus and infection.

It'll be interesting to see what the actual necropsy report states. Maybe they will give suggestions. Ojai Raptor needs to do an after incident review of the necropsy report to determine what they can do next time. That would be a lot better than the director just yelling at, attacking people, sending nasty emails just for merely talking about Jackie and her care. 

One interesting thought is that Jackie's body was destroyed because she had avian flu. You can't give it to native americans to make arts and crafts out of it if it had the flu. One less thing to worry about.

A commenter noticed that the report stated Jackie had rodenticide in her system. Ojai stated she did not have rodenticide. You can only really tell when you look at the liver, kidneys. Ojai was probably just looking at a blood sample. Every single bird we've ever sent off to necropsy had rodenticide. It'll be interesting to see the actual necropsy report so we can see the levels.

Noticed that Ojai Raptor has not made one comment of their own on their page about Jackie. They are not responding to any questions. Wise decision on their part. Their director tends to fly off the handle and attack people. They shouldn't let him answer questions. Chris Eksteen wasted countless hours sending nasty threatening emails to people who questioned anything. 


Mary Cummins of Animal Advocates is a wildlife rehabilitator licensed by the California Department of Fish and Game and the USDA. Mary Cummins is also a licensed real estate appraiser in Los Angeles, California.


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Wednesday, September 9, 2026

The Big Lesson from Wendy the Coyote by Animal Advocates, Mary Cummins

Coyote, Wikipedia


People had been feeding Wendy the coyote for over a year. Wendy had become very tame. You can tell by the upclose photos of her by many people. There are photos of her sleeping on patio furniture, laying on a deck or just standing directly in front of people looking at them. This is probably why she was shot in the face. Wendy probably went up to a human expecting food. The person was scared and shot her. To show how tame she was even after that she kept approaching humans. People caused Wendy to be shot and ultimately killed. Please, stop feeding wildlife especially predator species. It doesn't help them. It only causes them harm and death. A fed wild animal is a dead wild animal.

We get people who call us to complain about coyotes approaching them. They tell me they are scared and want to shoot them. I later find out the neighbors are all feeding the coyotes almost by hand. That is why coyotes are approaching people. That type of behavior will get that coyote killed. The people in Studio City feeding Wendy are probably complicit in getting her shot and killed. Stop feeding!

Mary Cummins of Animal Advocates is a wildlife rehabilitator licensed by the California Department of Fish and Game and the USDA. Mary Cummins is also a licensed real estate appraiser in Los Angeles, California.


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Monday, August 10, 2026

Jackie the Bald Eagle Has Died at Ojai Raptor Center by Animal Advocates

Jackie the Big Bear bald eagle has died. Necropsy, cause of death, veterinarian, california, eagle, fish & wildlife, san diego zoo


ORIGINAL: Everyone has heard the sad news that Jackie the bald eagle patient Bald Eagle 26-519 passed away today at Ojai Raptor Center. They announced the news August 10, 2026 at 12:28 pm. When I first noticed that her mate Shadow was doing all the chick feeding I thought something was wrong. Like many I thought she might be weak from having a second clutch and being an older eagle at 14 years of age. Average life span of bald eagles is 15-25. 

When I heard news July 18 that she was rescued on the ground and ended up at Ojai Raptor Center I was relieved. We've known Ojai Raptor center for over 20 years and always refer birds of prey to them. They have a very knowledgeable staff. I knew that many raptor experts from around the country and world would be helping them with world famous Jackie.

Ojai Raptor did xrays, contrast CT Scans, bone marrow sample, daily blood draws, blood transfusion, gave medications, did a biopsy. Her packed cell volume (PCV) fell below 6%. She had kidney inflamation and had anemia. Of course after she was taken into care many people were offering care and treatment suggestions. Ojai Raptor had to turn off comments for this reason. Some comments were not very nice attacking Ojai Raptor's treatment decisions. Since Jackie has died even more people are criticizing their care. 

We did a State Information Act Request to the California Department of Fish & Wildlife to get a copy of the necropsy report and all related documents, data, image and files August 10, 2026 at 1:00 pm. They are probably doing the necropsy today if not tomorrow just like they did with P-22. As soon as we get this information we will post it here. It'll probably take at least 30 days for full toxicology and report. Hopefully this report and information will give us some answers and closure. We did the same with P22. It took seven months for them to finish that necropsy report. We've done necropsies on many other wildife who have died. The purpose is education to help other animals. Ojai Raptor is not doing the necropsy. It's being done by the San Diego Zoo Alliance. 

We'd like to preface this next paragraph by stating we are not bird of prey veterinarians. While we have rescued and treated wild mammals for over 20 years we are not avian experts. We have a protocol for treating ill and injured animals including wildlife. Here is that protocol linked below. Keep in mind when Jackie was first found on the ground she was dehydrated, emaciated and weak. She was instantly put in an ICU ward. Many people have asked us our take on the care of Jackie. I have deferred to Ojai Raptor as I am not a bird expert and have never seen the patient. 


Some have criticized Ojai Raptor because of the many invasive tests they did some of which necessitated that Jackie be put under anesthesia multiple times which can be stressful and dangerous. They also criticized the fact that she was treated for illnesses which they were not 100% certain she had. She was given a few different types of medications for rodenticide poisoning, lead poisoning...before they had the results of the lead test. We can definitely state that we'd never want to take care of a famous wild animal. There is so much stress to do everything you can to save the animal while doing what's best for the animal especially when they had no clear diagnosis. We ordered the necropsy so everyone can see the facts of the case and come to their own conclusion.

We will have the necropsy report soon enough. We personally feel Jackie probably died of a combination of her age and having two clutches in quick succession while having to fight off other eagles in her territory. We doubt it's rodenticide because bald eagle's mainly eat fish then small mammals and other birds. The lead test already came back negative so it wasn't lead. Maybe there were some underlying toxins in her system or possibly even blood cancer. We won't know until we see the necropsy. 

Ojai Raptor Center just posted a page about Jackie and her treatment August 11, 2026 at 2:30 pm.


California Department of Fish & Wildlife release news about Jackie August 11, 2026 at 12:30 pm.


"Following a necropsy performed by veterinary pathologists at the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, the eagle’s remains will be transported to the National Eagle Repository, a one-of-a-kind facility operated by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Office of Law Enforcement."

A related note. There are a ton of fake Jackie veterinary photos floating around. They're AI. Only the ones in the Ojai Raptor page are real. There are also a ton of sites selling Jackie tshirts saying they will give money to Ojai. They are all fake. Ojai isn't selling any Jackie shirts. They are not working with any organization or business to sell Jackie shirts. Only buy items from Ojai Raptor's store https://www.ojairaptorcenter.org/shop or Friends of Big Bear Valley https://friendsofbigbearvalley.org/product-category/shopping Better yet make your own tribute shirt and donate to wildlife rehabilitators.


Mary Cummins of Animal Advocates is a wildlife rehabilitator licensed by the California Department of Fish and Game and the USDA. Mary Cummins is also a licensed real estate appraiser in Los Angeles, California.


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Tuesday, July 28, 2026

Coyote Pack Residing in Condo Construction Site in West Hollywood by Mary Cummins, Animal Advocates


Today we were at 939 N Spaulding in West Hollywood, California. A pack of coyotes has taken over the condo construction project which has been idle since 2022 or 2024. There are gaps in and under the fencing where coyotes can easily enter the property. People are leaving cat food and water for the coyotes. 

Our goal is to talk to the owner to consult them on humane nuisance wildlife control. As I look at the building plans here are my suggestions. It may be too difficult to fence the coyotes out as coyotes can climb eight foot fences. It may be easier to block their entrance to most of the building. I suggest gating the entrance to the subterranean garage. I suggest using plywood to block off the one set of stairs leading from first to second floor. Coyotes will then be limited to only the ground floor. It may be possible to use fencing or plywood to block off the first floor where it's open. I'd also suggest doing a better job with the current perimeter fence so they can't climb over it, through it or under it. We obviously use fencing to keep coyotes in their enclosures. If we can keep them in, we can keep them out. I suggest an angled lip, extension arm on the top of the fencing angled out. I also suggest an angled piece on the bottom of the fencing so they can't crawl under it. They can add extra fencing pieces at the gates so they overlap and there's no space in between. Cost of each project should be considered. Reinforcing the fencing may be cheaper than blocking the building. 

I'd really have to look inside the building to come up with a better plan. I'm going off the building plans. After doing that work the coyotes will be long gone from the activity and hopefully not be able to come back. I'd suggest some security trail cameras to see if the plan is successful. There are gate companies and companies that board up vacant buildings that can help. We'd come up with a plan for free but obviously we can't afford to pay for fencing or plywood. We just sent a more detailed plan to the city of WeHo.

We saw an adult coyote resting at the property. We didn't see the three juvenile coyotes which others have seen.


One good quote "Mary Cummins with Animal Advocates said coyotes generally do not pose a threat to people.

"No, coyotes don't attack humans. Their main prey is small animals. It's generally California ground squirrels, gophers, chipmunks and bunnies," Cummins said.

Cummins said there are safe ways to encourage the animals to leave the area.

"The best way to get them to move out of this area is to exclude and deter. By exclude, I mean we make it so they can't go under, over, or through the fencing. And to deter is, after we've excluded them from the fencing, we go inside, and we deter them by basically hazing and scaring them out. We leave one exit for them, and we herd them all in that direction, and we get them all out of the building. And then we secure that one last gate," she said.

Wildlife experts said the coyotes are not a danger to humans, but residents are encouraged to keep small pets inside."

Response from the City of West Hollywood. They told the owner to contact a humane nuisance wildlife control officer to make a plan to deal with the situation.
https://www.weho.org/Home/Components/News/News/12218/

Property information main legal address 939 N. Spaulding. APN 5530-024-024. Addresses 939-941, 949-953. It was originally multifamily multibuildings on three lots. It sold for $1,600,000 as a tear down project to build condos. Architect John Friedman Alice Kimm Architects. Other address is 7732 Romaine Street. It has four affordable housing units, i.e. Includes units designated for very-low-, low-, and moderate-income households. There are two levels of subterranean parking. 



Property is owned by  939 N Spaulding Ventures LLC, 922 E Green St, Pasadena, California. The corporation is run by Paul Lee service agent, Leo Chan and David Trunzo. Clement Tung is also related to the property. The property is in default of property taxes $50,000 per year and has a mechanic lien. The loan is not in default. It's owned by a private party. Original loan was $2,000,000 in 2020. It is now $16,000,000 and may cover more than one property. Sounds like funding and construction just fell apart. Click to see larger. The last deed filed was from 2020. It was signed by David Anthony Trunzo notarized in China. 





The project is called the Spaulding Condos. JFK Architects. It's 22 units on floor stories. It should look like the below photo when finished. The contractor was https://www.dwellingconstruction.com/ who hasn't been involved in many years.





























Mary Cummins of Animal Advocates is a wildlife rehabilitator licensed by the California Department of Fish and Game and the USDA. Mary Cummins is also a licensed real estate appraiser in Los Angeles, California.


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Sunday, December 28, 2025

Brigitte Bardot Was a Lifelong Friend to Wildlife 1934-2025 by Animal Advocates Mary Cummins



Brigitte Bardot 1934-2025 was a lifelong friend to wildlife. She used her fame to campaign against inhumane practices such as the commercial seal hunt, whaling, fur trapping, wolf hunting, foie gras, horse meat, animal testing and bullfighting. She stated that wild animals were among the most defenseless victims of the modern economic systems. Her Fondation Brigitte Bardot actively fought against animal cruelty. We're thankful for her life long work helping animals especially wildlife.

Bardot had a complicated legacy which included racism and hate speech. I noticed when she spoke against others it was generally because of their maltreatment of animals and humans. She spoke against Islam and the ritual of Eid al-Adha because of their religious sacrifice of sheep. She spoke against Muslims because some Muslims following Sharia law committed violence and raped women. She spoke against Reunion Islanders because of treatment of animals specifically targeting the Hindu Tamil population's practice of sacrificing goats. She should have only condemned their maltreatment of animals and humans and not attacked or mentioned their religion, race or other attributes.  For instance we are against the Jewish ritual of religious animal sacrifice of chickens called Kapparot. It's only practiced by a few Jewish people. Most Jewish people are against it. We support Jewish people and only condemn the cruel Kapparot practice. Bardot didn't always make that distinction. #brigittebardot #AnimalAdvocates #marycummins #wildliferescue


Mary Cummins of Animal Advocates is a wildlife rehabilitator licensed by the California Department of Fish and Game and the USDA. Mary Cummins is also a licensed real estate appraiser in Los Angeles, California.


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Tuesday, June 24, 2025

RIP Mikayla Raines. Bullying of Animal Rescuers Must Stop by Mary Cummins, Animal Advocates

Wildlife rehabilitator Mikayla Raines of Save a Fox committed suicide June 20, 2025 at the age of 29. Mikayla leaves behind a loving husband, daughter and an animal rescue organization. Her husband stated in a video that other rescuers had been stalking, harassing and attacking her viciously which caused Mikayla to kill herself. Such a sad preventable situation.

Bullying is a common theme in the animal rescue world. I've been stalked by a certain bully and her crew since 2010. I got a restraining order which they violated over 150 times within two weeks. My bully even emailed me telling me I should kill myself saying she was my mother. My bully likes to call me fat, old, ugly, wrinkly, warty piggy nose, bald, toothless...and much, much worse. They like to falsely accuse me of disgusting crimes against children and animals. They post photos of nude morbidly obese women or a roach with my face photoshopped on top. They accuse me of having STDs, AIDs... They even like to turn it around and pretend they are the victim. I can only imagine what Mikayla was going through. I'm sure it was the same evil. 

I spoke with the Los Angeles County expert on stalkers at the time. The woman wrote a book on stalking. They told me my stalker was jealous and mentally ill. They told me to get a civil restraining order which didn't help at all. My stalker relished the attention. 

Part of the Minimum Standards for Wildlife Rehabilitation talks about this issue specifically. Warden Joe Baima of the California Department of Fish & Wildlife used to start off each District 5 meeting by reading this section of the code of ethics. 

Minimum Standards for Wildlife Rehabilitation, 4th edition, 2012, NWRA & IWRC, Code of Ethics, pg V, Item 6. "A wildlife rehabilitator should respect other rehabilitators and persons in related fields, 
sharing skills and knowledge in the spirit of cooperation for the welfare of the animals."

Joe Baima would then tell the rehabbers that he doesn't want to see or hear any complaints against other rehabbers. I was told it all came out of jealousy and envy. Some are jealous another rehabber got in a rarer boutique species. Some are jealous that someone's rescue video is going viral. Some are jealous that another groups gets lots of donations. Some are just jealous over looks, age and weight. There are also some rehabbers who want to be the gate keeper of certain species. One lady wants to be in charge of all bobcats. Another wants to be in charge of all bats. It doesn't make any sense as there are many more animals than all the rehabbers can possibly handle. Killing off a rehabber only makes your workload larger.

Other times one rehabber is upset that they can't rehab skunks in their condo. They decide to try to make it impossible for anyone to rehab skunks by filing bizarre and false reports about skunk rehabbers. All the while they are illegally rehabbing skunks in their condo while their neighbors object.

There need to be better laws and regulations to deal with bullies. Restraining orders don't help. Lawsuits are complex and expensive. People are allowed to harass, defame, file false reports against people as much as they want no matter the laws. Based on what happened to Mikayla it's clearly legal to bully someone to death. While the husband could legally file a lawsuit it'd be pointless. Mikayla is never coming back. Justice is also rarely possible unless you have a lot of money and contacts.

Obituary

https://jmmcbeathfuneralhome.com/news/mikayla-raines


Mary Cummins of Animal Advocates is a wildlife rehabilitator licensed by the California Department of Fish and Game and the USDA. Mary Cummins is also a licensed real estate appraiser in Los Angeles, California.


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Sunday, May 25, 2025

Mary Cummins Animal Advocates Resume Curriculum Vitae




Curriculum Vitae

Cummins is a bilingual Latina who grew up in a wildlife area of Los Angeles, California rescuing baby bunnies, squirrels and even a fawn by the age of six. She continued to rescue all types of animals on her own, with other organizations and for local animal shelters. 
 
Cummins founded Animal Advocates an IRS recognized 501 3c non-profit organization in 2002. Animal Advocates is a registered California Corporation and legal charity with the California Attorney General. Cummins is a licensed wildlife rehabilitator specializing in small mammals including but not limited to coyotes, bobcats, foxes, skunks, raccoons, opossums, squirrels and bats. 

Animal Advocates is the only wildlife rehabilitation facility in the city of Los Angeles which is home to over 5,000,000 people spread over 500 square miles. To date (2021) we have rescued and rehabilitated 8,368 wild animals and 1,254 domestic for a grand total of 9,622 animals. We provide wildlife education in English and Spanish in the community and through our work with the local, state and federal government. 2022 was our 20 year anniversary.

Education 

• 1982 Beverly Hills High School, Dean's list, Swim team, Water Polo 
• 1984 University of Southern California, Dean's list, Swim Team, Marks International Hall, Scholarship 

Professional Education 

• 1982 Emergency Medical Technician I 
• 2001 Wildlife Paramedic I Basic training for wildlife emergency response 
• 2003 IWRC Basic rehabilitation skills seminar, two day course, 13 hours 
• 2004 Opossum Society, Opossum rehabilitation 
• 2004 HSUS Animal Care two day seminar in Reno, Nevada 
• 2005 Rio Hondo Police Academy PAC 43.76 PC 832 Arrest - Modules 1 & III 
• 2005 Rio Hondo Police Academy PAC 43.77 PC 832 Firearms - Module II 
• 2005 Animal Law Enforcement Academy, San Diego Humane Society and SPCA. 80 hours of approved credit by CVMA, sponsored by the State Humane Association of California to become a Humane Officer 
• 2005 American Humane Association, Euthanasia by Injection Certificate, Pasadena Shelter 
• 2005 American Humane Association - TV & Film, “No animals were harmed” one week training program. Employed in 2005. 
• 2006 Pasadena Police Department Certificate of training Tazer X26 
• 2005 LA Animal Services, Mitigating animal related injuries in the shelter environment 
• 2005 LA Animal Services, Reptile care and handling  
• 2005 LA Animal Services, Horse care and handling 
• 2005 LA Animal Services, Wildlife care and handling 
• 2010 Desert Studies Center, Southwestern bats, research techniques, Dr. Patricia Brown-Berry, 42 years of experience with bats 
• 2011 Humane Society University, Animal First Aid for Disaster Responders, 8 hours live 
• 2017 Animal Legal Defense Fund's Animal Law Summer School - Ag-Gag, Professor Alan Chen, University of Denver Sturm College of Law 
• 2017 Animal Legal Defense Fund's Animal Law Summer School - Captive Wildlife, Matthew Liebman, Director of Litigation for the Animal Legal Defense Fund 
• 2018 Big Cats in the City: Ecology, Behavior and Conservation of Mountain Lions around Los Angeles. Seth Riley. 
• 2018 Animal Legal Defense Fund’s Animal Law School “Case Study: Elephants at the LA Zoo" presented by lawyer David Casselman. 
• 2018 Wild Futures “Living with Mountain Lions in the Bay Area & Greater California.” 
• 2019 Animal Legal Defense Fund’s “The Link between Violence against Humans and Animals.” 
• 2020 IWRC, Coffee & Tea discussion on Cultivating anti-racism in wildlife rehabilitation 
• 2021 New York City AAZK, Compassion Fatigue, Burnout, and the Zoological Field 
• 2021 Beneath the Surface: Examining Triggers of Harmful Algal Blooms, Marine Mammal Care 
• 2021 Prairie Dogs in Peril Zoom, James Trever of Prairie Dog Pals 
• 2022 Groundbreaking of Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing 
• 2022 Post Human Infrastructure, Lauren Bon, Metabolic Studios 
• 2022 Wildlife 2 Watts Educational Event 
• 2022 Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing Open House 
• 2023 Latino Conservation Week programs 
• 2023 Celebration of Life Event P22 
• 2023 Natural History Museum P22 Museum Educational Visit 
• 2023 IWRC Pinniped Control-Meeting Community Needs in a Time of Crisis 
• 2023 Cougar Conservancy National Wildlife Federation Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing Tour 
• 2024 IWRC Wildlife Rehabilitation & Conservation in Rwanda 
• 2024 IWRC Connections U Networking in Latin America, Spanish/English 
• 2024 Animal Tracks Wildlife Sanctuary Educational Visit 
• 2024 Recognizing and Understanding Bias for the Animal Welfare Professional
• 2024 IWRC International Wildlife Rehabilitation Council Coffee & Tea: A big problem with little animals: how insect declines may affect wildlife

Professional licenses, permits past and present 

• 2001 Los Angeles City Gun Permit 
• 2003 Los Angeles City Wildlife Permit 
• 2003 USDA Class C Exhibitor Permit for Sanctuary animals 
• 2004 CA Department of Fish and Wildlife trapping permit 
• 2004 CA Department of Fish and Wildlife, Wildlife Rehabilitation permit, Educational Animals and later exhibit permit 

Awards and acknowledgments 

• 2003 EARS, Certificate of appreciation for assisting in the wildfires 
• 2003 City of Los Angeles, Certificate of appreciation 
• 2009 LA Animal Services, Certificate of appreciation 
• 2010 Classy, Nonprofit Award 
• 2013 Great Nonprofits, Top-Rated Nonprofit Award 3 
• 2013 Los Angeles Business Journal, Corporate Citizen and Nonprofit 

Selected media, publications, articles 

• 2002 "What to do when you find a baby squirrel" 
• 2002 "What to do when you find an injured squirrel" 
• 2003 "How to reunite squirrels babies with their mothers" 
• 2003 "How to trim trees with wildlife in mind" 
• 2003 "How to properly care for un-releasable squirrels" 
• 2003 "How to build proper caging for wildlife" 
• 2003 Cat Fancy Magazine, "Mama Mia" 
• 2003 "How to humanely deal with coyotes" 
• 2004 "Rehabilitation of tree squirrels" manual. 
• 2004 "Rehabilitation of ground squirrels" manual. 
• 2004 "Rehabilitation of skunks" manual. 
• 2004 "Treatment of Malocclusion in Squirrels," Co-author Dr. Bill Ridgeway 
• 2004 "How to trim rodent teeth" 
• 2004 "How to make pet squirrels wild again" 
• 2004 "How to set up a wildlife referral system in animal shelters" 
• 2005 IWRC, "Journal of Wildlife Rehabilitation," "Raising baby tree squirrels from weaning to release" 
• 2000-2024 Over 500 wildlife, animal articles written for blogs, newspapers, online media and others Selected media 
• 2003 Animal Planet "Beverly Hills Vet, Squirrel Rehabilitation" 
• 2003 CADFG "Scrawl of the Wild" 
• 2003 LA Times "Rodent poisoning project angers animal activists" 
• 2004 Cable television show "Wildlife Rescue," six episodes, Doggy TV 
• 2004 Gardena Valley News "Helping furry friends survive urban jungle" 
• 2004 KROQ radio interview with Scott Mason 
• 2005 Discovery Channel "The Undetectables, Squirrel Care" 
• 2005 LA Weekly "A Billionaire's Bark" 
• 2005 KROQ radio interview with Scott Mason 
• 2005 Thousand Oaks Acorn “Public outcry over slain tiger loud—but not universal” 
• 2005 LA Times "Urban remedies: Dealing with new arrivals" 
• 2005 Thousand Oaks Acorn "Public outcry over slain tiger loud-but not universal" 
• 2005 LA City Beat "Welcome to the jungle" 
• 2006 Daily News "Stuckey stays on as $50,000 City consultant" 
• 2006 Book "Squirrels: The Animal Answer Guide" 
• 2006 Daily News "County relaxes restrictions on llamas, animal rehab" 
• 2006 Daily News "Council hears Stuckey critics" 
• 2006 LA Times "Fired City Official's appeal in limbo" 
• 2007 LA Times "Opossums: your garden's evening clean-up crew" 
• 2009 LA Times "Your morning adorable, baby skunks and the handstand dance" 
• 2010 Martha Stewart "A gopher named Charlie" 
• 2010 Martha Stewart "A second chance for Charlie" 
• 2010 LA Times "Your morning adorable: rescued rabbit enjoys a meal"  
• 2010 LA Times "Your morning adorable: rub a dub dub, raccoons in a tub" 
• 2010 Top YouTube pets video channel in March 
• 2011 Ventura County Star “City says bats remain at Moorpark home” 
• 2011 CBS Los Angeles “Moorpark Says Homeowners Not Doing Enough To Fight Bats” 
• 2011 NBC “WeHo one step closer to fur ban” 
• 2012 Santa Monica Patch “Wild Animal in Town? Call on Us, Vet Says” 
• 2012 Santa Monica Daily Press “Groups want policy change after mountain lion death” 
• 2012 ABC “IDA Rally held in Santa Monica in protest of fatal shooting of mountain lion” 
• 2012 NBC “Animal-Rights Group Protests Santa Monica Mountain Lion Shooting” 
• 2012 Member of Santa Monica City after incident report in regard to mountain lion shooting 

Social Media 

• Over 78,000 Facebook fans 
• Over 8,000 YouTube subscribers 
• Over 12,000,000 YouTube video views 
• Over 99,000 YouTube watch hours 
• Approved Member Facebook/Meta Nonprofit Growth Program 

Experience 

• 2001- Present Wildlife rehabilitation. Rescued over 8,000 wild animals with a release rate over 90% 
• 2001- Present Wildlife education, presentations to Oasis, Crossroads school, LA Animal Services, Best Friends super adoption, Temple Beth El private school and many others 
• 2001- 2006 LA Animal Services, animal shelter volunteer 
• 2003 Dept of Fish & Wildlife cleanup of Tiger Rescue, Chuck Traisi, volunteer 
• 2003 City of Buena Ventura no-feed plan for wildlife 
• 2004 New wildlife policy approved in Los Angeles City 
• 2005 American Humane Association - TV & Film, “No animals were harmed” team 
• 2006 Amendment to LA County zoning which allows wildlife rehabilitation 
• 2006 Redid the LA Animal Services website, added "Adopt a Pet" feature 
• 2006 Birth control program for squirrels in Santa Monica 
• 2006 Assistant to Director of Found Animals Foundation 
• 2010 HSUS NDART team cockfight raid Nipomo, CA 
• 2011 HSUS NDART team 150 dog rescue Lucerne Valley, CA 
• 2012 City of Santa Monica Mountain Lion Task Force with IDA 
• 2013 Expert Opossum Witness for PETA for opossum lawsuit 
• 2013 Expert Animal Cruelty Presentation for Animal Defense League Animal Law School 
• 2013 Presentation for California Attorney General “We Love Wildlife!” Campaign 
• 2020 A Critical Evaluation of Legal and Illegal Killing of Native Predators, Dr. Adrian Treves 
• 2024 Bat Roost Count Natural History Museum of Los Angeles
• 2024 International Wildlife Rehabilitation Council IWRC Connections and Networking in Latin America and the Caribbean
• 2024 72nd Annual Wildlife Disease Association conference by WDA Australia
• 2025 Howliday Clinic for Pets Experiencing Homelessness with K9 Connection, Pets Laneding, Street Dog Coalition
• 2025 Rescued and Sheltered Animals Displaced by Los Angeles Fires
• 2025 Ballona Wetlands Ecological Reserve
• 2025 Blessing of the Animals Los Angeles

Committees/Task forces
 
• 2004 LA Animal Services Spanish language Committee, Spay and Neuter Committee, Wildlife Committee, Adopt-a-thon Committee, New Hope Partner 
• 2005 LA City, Councilman Zine Coyote Task Force 
• 2005 Approved by Mayor to be a commissioner for LA Animal Services 
• 2006 LA City Proposition F Committee 
• 2008 Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) National Disaster Animal Response Team (NDART) 
• 2012 Santa Monica Police, Animal Control, Fish & Wildlife After Mountain Lion Killing Incident Task Force

Professional memberships 

• California Council for Wildlife Rehabilitators 
• National Wildlife Rehabilitation Association 
• International Wildlife Rehabilitation Council 
 
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/AnimalAdvocatesUSA 
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/animal-advocates  
YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@MaryCummins 
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/animaladvocatesusa/ 
Blog https://animaladvocatesmarycummins.blogspot.com/ 

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Mary Cummins of Animal Advocates is a wildlife rehabilitator licensed by the California Department of Fish and Game and the USDA. Mary Cummins is also a licensed real estate appraiser in Los Angeles, California.


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