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Sunday, December 14, 2025

Animal Advocates, Project Street Vet, SELAH Helping Homeless & Their Pets in Los Angeles, California - Mary Cummins

Mary Cummins and Animal Advocates volunteered today with Project Street Vet examining pets, giving vaccinations, flea treatment, meds for homeless people in Echo Park. We did outreach today at three different locations where homeless are located. We started at A Bridge Home at 3210 Riverside Dr in Los Feliz. It opened around 2020. It's a 100 bed facility for men and women. They accept pets. I think we helped about eight dogs and seven cats today. We were in Echo Park and Silver Lake. The veterinarian today was Dr Bridgid Twomey. Volunteers were Obeth, Cari, Mercy. Elizabeth Wagner coordinated.

#projectstreetvet #marycummins #AnimalAdvocates #losangeles #california #homeless #unhoused Selah Neighborhood Homeless Coalition, #SELAH #veterinarian Dr Kwane Stewart #drkwanestewart

https://www.projectstreetvet.org/

https://www.selahnhc.org/
https://aetherapparel.com/journal/the-riverside-drive-bridge-home-in-los-feliz

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

Friday, October 31, 2025

Mary Cummins Helps Project Street Vet, PATH Help Homeless Animals in Hollywood, California

I was at the Hollywood Studio Club with Project Street Vet and People Assisting the Homeless - PATH helping to treat homeless pets. We gave exams, vaccinations, meds and referrals for spay neuter. Project Street Vet Animal Advocates #projectstreetvet #AnimalAdvocates #marycummins #losangeles #california #cats #dogs

I was at the Hollywood Studio Club with Project Street Vet and People Assisting the Homeless - PATH helping to treat pets. We gave exams, vaccinations, meds and referrals for spay neuter. I asked the people if I could take their photos. The mission was to provide support to pets and their owners experiencing or at risk of homelessness.

Hollywood Studio Club is a YMCA and women's shelter at1215 Lodi Place, Los Angeles, CA 90038. It used to house female actors in the 1920's to 1960's. It's a historical building. Very cool to finally visit.

Project Street Vet Animal Advocates #projectstreetvet #AnimalAdvocates #marycummins #losangeles #california #cats #dogs

Mary Cummins

Thursday, October 2, 2025

LA City Releases Approved Budget. LA Animal Services Budget Cut a Little by Animal Advocates, Mary Cummins

LA City approved budget was just released. Spending for LA Animal Services is down a little. The main expenses cut are salaries and contractual services. The Mayor stated that animal related jobs and expenses were not cut. Below are the three pages of the LA Animal Services budget. #lacity #budget #losangeles #laanimalservices #AnimalAdvocates #marycummins

Pages 59-61 here https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/lacontroller-2b7de.appspot.com/o/2025-26%20Adopted%20Budget_Electronic.pdf?alt=media&token=b0146038-7d18-4ee9-a05c-7107f6ba7144

Mary Cummins

Wednesday, October 1, 2025

Dr Jane Goodall Passes Away at 91 in Los Angeles, California - Animal Advocates, Mary Cummins

Dr. Jane Goodall peacefully passed away at 91 in her sleep at Los Angeles, California. She personally helped our organization. She was fond of skunks and our skunk rescues. She was supposed to speak at UCLA October 3. She was going to speak in Pasadena at a tree planting today but never made it. She previously stated this about dying. “My next great adventure, aged 90, is going to be dying. There’s either nothing or something. If there’s nothing there’s nothing, that’s it. If there’s something I can’t think of a greater adventure than finding out what it is. I happen to think there is something because of the experiences I’ve had, because of experiences other people have had. Very powerful ones.” #drjanegoodall #JaneGoodall #AnimalAdvocates #animalrescue

Mary Cummins

Monday, July 28, 2025

Wallis Annenberg of Annenberg Foundation Has Passed Away by Mary Cummins Animal Advocates

Gregory, Lauren, Wallis, Charles left to right.

Our condolences go out to the family and loved ones of Wallis Annenberg. Annenberg was a major philanthropist in Los Angeles, California. She was a huge animal lover and supporter. She was a major donor for the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing, Wallis Annenberg PetSpace, Annenberg Foundation and the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism. She is survived by her four children, Lauren Bon, Roger Weingarten, Gregory Weingarten, Charles Weingarten and five grandchildren, Dorian, Maya. 1939-2025 #wallisannenberg #wallisannenbergwildlifecrossing #marycummins #AnimalAdvocates

Mary Cummins

Saturday, July 26, 2025

Greenland Wildlife Overpass vs Annenberg Wildlife Crossing. Which is bigger? Mary Cummins Animal Advocates

Greenland Wildlife Overpass

Annenberg Wildlife Crossing

I just heard that the Greenland Wildlife Overpass will be the largest wildlife crossing in the world. They broke ground January 2025 and expect to finish December 2025. The overpass will go over six lanes of the I-25 in Colorado. The cost is $15,000,000. I was wondering how that compares to the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing. Here are the numbers below.

Greenland Wildlife Overpass
Size: 209' x 200' wide, 41,800 sf area, six lanes
Cost: $15M
Location: I-25, Monument, Douglas, Colorado
Time to build: one year

https://www.codot.gov/projects/i25greenlandwildlifeoverpass

Annenberg Wildlife Crossing

Size: 210' x 165' 34,650 sf area, ten lanes
Cost: $90M
Location: 101 fwy in Agoura Hills, Los Angeles, California
Time to build: April 2022 ground breaking, expected completion June 2026, four years

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wallis_Annenberg_Wildlife_Crossing

Colorado crossing is larger, costs less and will be built more quickly. There are of course some major differences. The Colorado one is on flat ground and only goes over one freeway. Annenberg crossing is on sloped hilly ground and goes over one freeway and a two lane street. Things cost a lot more in Los Angeles, California especially construction, materials and labor. I've been a real estate appraiser, broker over 42 years and appraise construction projects. We also have seismic, soils issues and requirements besides CEQA and other regulations. I don't know if they are including the cost of buying the land. California crossing had to purchase some land for access. It wasn't all county land.

Nice to see other states building wildlife crossings. I'm sure the cost of the crossings will go down with the sharing of plans, research and technology.

Mary Cummins

IWRC Works with Research Commons by Mary Cummins Animal Advocates

The International Wildlife Rehabilitation Council IWRC is now working with the Research Commons. This is a great idea. Wildlife rehabilitators are on the front lines of wildlife issues. We are the first to see the results of oil spills, mass die offs and the spread of new diseases. I remember when we first got West Nile Virus in squirrels around 2002 or 2003. It happened around the same time it affected crows here in Los Angeles, California. Would have been great to be able to share our findings, necropsies with researchers to better understand the disease and the threat it posed to humans and other animals.

"The IWRC is so happy to announce a new member benefit - the Research Commons! Wildlife Rehabilitation facilities represent a vastly underutilized resource for wildlife health research and monitoring. Wildlife rehabilitators stand at the intersection between public health and wildlife health; with access to hundreds of thousands of living and dead wild animals annually around the world, as well as a direct line of communication with invested stakeholders in their communities through volunteer programs, wildlife education and conservation efforts, and compelling media stories.

Despite a growing recognition by both wildlife rehabilitators and researchers that there is a great need for partnership and a wealth of data to be mined, the road to collaboration can sometimes be unnecessarily bumpy. To help with that, the Research Commons offer a shared space to put out the call for collaborators from both sides of the equation - researchers who are looking for partners and access to data or samples, and rehabilitators who are facing emerging issues and need help investigating. Add your project today!"

Link to the Research Commons via IWRC
https://theiwrc.org/?page_id=238&awpcp_category_id=568%2Fresearch-commons

Mary Cummins

Monday, July 21, 2025

Annenberg Foundation Gave FireAid Money as Promised by Mary Cummins, Animal Advocates

Recently a few people falsely stated that the Annenberg Foundation was not giving FireAid money to the January wildfire victims. That is absolutely false. Annenberg Foundation, FireAid distributed $75,000,000 so far to wildfire victim support. The first $50,000,000 was in February 2025 right after the concert. Then they gave out $25,000,000 more in June. The third round of funds is upcoming. From the FireAid website,

"The first round of grants, distributed in February, provided $50 million in immediate relief to more than 120 nonprofit organizations, reaching over 150,000 Angelenos. These grants supported families, displaced homeowners, foster youth, seniors, small business owners, first responders, artists, and others with emergency housing, food assistance, trauma counseling, direct financial relief, childcare, and animal welfare services."

The next $25,000,000 grant money was handed out in June 2025. "The Round Two grants are divided into four categories: Continued Relief for Wildfire Victims and Communities ($5,950,000), Wildfire Recovery ($16,975,000), Critical Information for Fire Victims ($700,000), Symbols of Hope ($500,000), and an another $1,000,000 to fund a FireAid project with the LA County Fire Department and the Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation to provide a much needed special firefighting vehicle for Altadena and an additional wildfire preparedness vehicle for the Palisades, in advance of the upcoming fire season." Press release https://www.fireaidla.org/press-releases/fireaid-announces-additional-25-million-in-grants There will be a third round of grants by the end of the year.

Another very important point is the promised recipients of the money. Wildfire victims are receiving the money through nonprofit organizations. That is what was promised since the very beginning. See the press release linked above which lists all recipients and dollar amounts. Checks were given to the wildfire victims from the nonprofits besides services and products. People should read the FireAid and Annenberg websites before attacking them. It's easier to have nonprofits vet the wildfire recipients and give them the money. FireAid, Annenberg would have had to hire, train and pay people to run the programs to give out the money. Makes more sense to have experienced local targeted nonprofits do it so more money goes to the victims.

Next people said that people were keeping part of the funds. Another lie. "Each grant is distributed by FireAid’s DAF with 100% of the money raised from the FireAid benefit concert going directly to fire relief for impacted communities and wildfire victims." This means the philanthropists are spending their own money to administer the grants, funds and programs. There were also sponsors who donated the arena and many other services for free. None of the musicians were paid a penny either. There probably were some costs and fees involved putting on such a huge event.

They also falsely stated that the family foundation the Annenberg Foundation is run out of Pennsylvania. The founder and board members live, lived right here in Los Angeles, California. This includes Wallis Annenberg, Lauren Bon and her other children. Most of the main programs are here in Los Angeles such as the Annenberg Wildlife Crossing, Annenberg GenSpace, Metabolic Studios, PledgeLA, Annenberg Lerner, Annenberg Petspace, Annenberg Center for Performing Arts, Annenberg USC College of Communication to name but a few. In 1989 they had over a billion in assets. They are not a small foundation as cited in the false media articles. The FireAid DAF are also in Los Angeles. "The FireAid Grants Advisory Committee, composed of longtime LA-region philanthropic leaders with deep relationships in the non-profit community, have been working to identify key areas of need, for maximum impact."

Lastly they stated that some of the CEOs, GMs, Directors of the nonprofits make $100,000 a year in salary so only a tiny amount goes to wildfire victims. That's the going rate to run a small to average sized nonprofit. Do you expect employees of an organization to work for free? I doubt the people asking for the donations work for free. I also believe that some of them already received FireAid, Annenberg funds via the many nonprofits who handed out checks, gift cards and free services and products. They just didn't realize where the money came from. I saw people handing out the gift cards. I also didn't realize that money came from FireAid and Annenberg. The grants aren't going to pay the CEO's salaries. They're going to the wildfire victims.

This happens after every natural disaster. We have a natural disaster such as the Maui Fires, Eaton Fires, Palisades fires. Everyone offers to have a event and do fundraising to raise funds for the victims. A large nonprofit and well known respected philanthropists offer to help. They raise a lot of money and give it all to support the cause. Then a few mean people start shitting on them while asking for money and not getting an instant check. Nobody bothers to do any research and they start trashing the philanthropists. Media picks up the rants because it causes a controversy which gives them more traffic to make money off ads. It's absolutely shameful to attack the people who are out there actually helping.

*We received no funds from the disaster fund or FireAid donations even though our organization was in the fire zones rescuing animals and fostering the pets of wildfire victims, see previous posts. We didn't get anything and we didn't even ask for anything. We helped animals because that is our mission and what we do.

Mary Cummins

Sunday, July 20, 2025

Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing Should be Finished by 2026 by Mary Cummins, Animal Advocates

Visited the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing today. It should be finished by 2026. It may be the largest wildlife crossing. #wallisannenbergwildlifecrossing #annenbergwildlifecrossing #marycummins #animaladvocates #losangeles #california

Mary Cummins

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