This isn’t just a budget cut—it’s a death sentence.
Mayor Karen Bass has proposed closing three of the six public animal shelters in Los Angeles: West Valley, West Los Angeles, and Harbor shelters. These facilities take in thousands of stray, abandoned, and surrendered animals every year. If they’re shut down, the remaining shelters will be overwhelmed, staff will be slashed, and countless animals will face slow suffering, neglect—or death.

This is inhumane, irresponsible, and evil.

Let’s be brutally honest:
Closing half of our shelters means more dogs dying in cages, more cats left on the streets, and rescue workers pushed past the breaking point. These animals aren’t just “expenses” on a spreadsheet. They’re lives. They feel hunger, loneliness, and fear. And this city—our city—is about to abandon them.

Animal Services is already underfunded and understaffed. Cutting $6.4 million from its budget, laying off over 60 employees, and eliminating 60 more unfilled roles is not just reckless—it’s monstrous.

These decisions are made in quiet offices, but their impact will echo loudly through suffering, overcrowded shelters, and rising euthanasia rates. Los Angeles is about to trade compassion for convenience—and we won’t let that happen.

Sign this petition to demand the City Council reject this heartless proposal.
We must speak for the voiceless. We must protect the innocent.

Because no city that lets animals die for budget savings deserves to call itself humane.