Mary Cummins Wildlife Rehabilitation Animal Advocates News Los Angeles California

Saturday, May 30, 2026

Santa Monica Mountain Lion Relocated Instead of Killed because of 2012 Task Force with Animal Advocates

Photo of 2012 mountain lion which was killed. Mary Cummins, Animal Advocates

May 22, 2012 Santa Monica police shot and killed a young mountain lion sitting in a garden area in Santa Monica. The public was outraged that the animal was not tranquilized and relocated. A friend of ours who worked for the City of Moorpark told us to demand an after incident task force and report to make sure this never happens again. Mary Cummins of Animal Advocates made that demand to the City and Fish & Wildlife. June 2012 they agreed to the task force, report and meeting. Cummins was part of the task force and at the meeting along with big cat veterinarian Dr Jennifer Conrad and In Defense of Animals.

The result of the task force was that if a mountain lion were again found in the city the city would follow a written plan. Fish & Wildlife would be instantly contacted. They would tranquilize and relocate the animal. Police would not just shoot it dead.

May 29, 2026 a mountain lion was again seen in the city of Santa Monica. This time they followed the written plan, contacted wildlife experts and tranquilized the animal. The animal was relocated alive. "A mountain lion seen in Santa Monica was safely tranquilized and relocated by a biologist with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) in coordination with wildlife experts, including the National Park Service." Santa Monica police merely cordoned off the area and kept the public away.

A big thank you to the City of Santa Monica, California Department of Fish & Wildlife and the National Parks Services for doing the right thing. This was a much better outcome than the 2012 event. We're very thankful they agreed to a written emergency plan for humanely dealing with mountain lions.

https://marycummins.wordpress.com/2012/06/09/santa-monica-police-form-task-force-after-death-of-mountain-lion-mary-cummins-animal-advocates/

Here is video of Dr Jennifer Conrad offering to tranquilize mountain lions after the 2012 killing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdSWzeyXc1E

Mary Cummins at the same press conference arranged with In Defense of Animals. Here is Mary Cummins telling everyone to demand the after incident review so we can write protocols for any future mountain lion sightings.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKhnyWMkQjI

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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Mary Cummins of Cummins Real Estate Services has been in real estate since 1983, over 35 years. She is licensed by the Bureau of Real Estate Appraisers. Mary Cummins was an agent and broker licensed with the California Department of Real Estate selling residential income, commercial buildings, raw land and homes for Merrill Lynch Realty in Beverly Hills and Westside Properties in Los Angeles before concentrating on appraisals. Mary Cummins currently provides real estate appraisals, expert witness testimony, historical research, legal real estate research for mortgage brokers, banks, lawyers, factors, insurance companies, financial consultants and private individuals. Mary Cummins was born and raised in Southern California. Cummins attended Beverly Hills Good Shepherd Catholic School and Beverly Hills High School. Besides being on the Dean's list, Mary Cummins was a top ten national swimmer and competed on the men's water polo team. Mary Cummins began college at the age of 15 attending the University of Southern California on scholarship, majoring in Psychology/Sociology. http://www.animaladvocates.us http://www.facebook.com/AnimalAdvocatesUSA

Saturday, April 4, 2026

Blessing of the Animals Los Angeles by Mary Cummins of Animal Advocates

Mary Cummins of Animal Advocates at Blessing of the Animals in Los Angeles, California 2026

Blessing of the Animals took place April 4, 2026 at Olvera Street, La Placita in Los Angeles, California Archbishop Jose H Gomez gave the blessing. LA Animal Services, Best Friends Animal Society, Reptile & Amphibian Rescue Network had booths at the event. There were cats, dogs, bunnies, birds, reptiles and farm animals. Bendiciones de los animales.

The event always runs from 12:00 noon to 5:00 pm. People start lining up at 11:00 am. At 2:00 the archbishop arrives in the procession from the church. He walks to the elevated stage and gives a few words about the blessing of the animals. Then he blesses the holy water. Some years there are politicians up there giving speeches. This year there were none.

The first people and animals blessed are the holy cow followed by the folklorico dance troupe. Behind that are the farm animals from one of the main groups. Reptile rescue followed them. They had a little kid kind of hosting up on the stage as the animals were blessed making comments. The archbishop stays until I think 3:30 pm to make sure all the animals and people are blessed.

It's been very hot the last few years. It was 88 deg F today. People had to carry their dogs because the pavement was so hot. Some dogs had booties for this reason. If you intend to go next year, bring a buggy for small dogs with a sun cover. There is no shade here. There is also no real place to sit. You have to stand in line in the sun the whole time which is sometimes four hours. Bring water and a bowl. Bring sun protection for yourself.

Just realized the first Blessing of the Animals I attended was 2005 as an adult. Think I also went once as a child.