GM of Los Animal Services Gabrielle Amster Shares her Plan for Department, by Animal Advocates, Mary Cummins

General Manager of Los Angeles Animal Services Gabrielle Amster shares her plan for the Department.

She stated the main problem today is pet overpopulation. During Covid more people wanted pets because they were stuck at home. This caused some to start breeding more pets. Covid also caused a lack of spay neuter services due to the lockdown.

LAAS provided 65,000 spay neuter surgeries within the last year. We still have to euthanize because of pet overpopulation and shelter space. Even with these issues live release rate for dogs is 90-91% and for cats it's 80-85% depending upon time of year and shelter (there are six shelters). 

She stated they euth for space and behavior. After some pets are in kennels for long periods of time their mental and physical health can decline. 

Skid Row is a complicated issue. There are some good pet owners and some who are neglecting the animals just like in any community. In 2025 LAAS and LAPD teamed up in Skid Row. There is now one decidated officer just for Skid Row. We also have great partners on the ground there (Street Vet, Best Friends, .....)

We are willing to work with outside sources in a public private partnership. The City Council agreed to work with outside sources. We just must first do our due diligence. We want to find solutions. We are doing an RFI (Research for Information) for a public private partnership to see if it's feasible. 

We just received a $14,000,000 grant from Best Friends and ASPCA to hire 23 new positions. 

https://www.foxla.com/video/fmc-7sinkjnwsm6yiza1

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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