Media Coverage
NBC Los Angeles
Rescue groups respond after LAAS excludes rabbits from spay/neuter increase
Today was a bit of a blindside, to be honest,” Jana Brennan, program manager for Michelson Center for Public Policy's Spay and Neuter Initiative, told the Los Angeles Daily News on July 30. “Including those (coverage areas) is incredibly important for the long-term investment in spay and neuter in Los Angeles. So we were very disappointed to learn that had shifted back to that previous recommendation.” Republished in Los Angeles Daily News, The Daily Breeze, and MyNews LA.
Westside Current
LA Shelters are at a Breaking Point. City Council Just Defunded the Fix.
In a statement following the vote, Dr. Gary K. Michelson, founder and co-chair of the Michelson Center for Public Policy, said the decision would deepen the city’s ongoing shelter crisis. “The overcrowding of our shelters is a direct consequence of the city’s failure to provide basic services to families and their pets.” Republished in NewsBreak.
Los Angeles Daily News
LA eyes free spay and neuter surgeries for pets under new voucher plan
If approved, the new rates would effectively render sterilization procedures free to eligible pet owners using city vouchers. Animal welfare advocates said that could make a meaningful difference. “We really feel like it’s a step in the right direction,” said Jana Brennan, program manager for Michelson Center for Public Policy’s Spay and Neuter Initiative. “The voucher value has not been raised in a decade, so the adjustment really brings these vouchers into closer alignment with today’s veterinary costs.”
La Opinión
Concejo de Los Ángeles aprueba presupuesto que reduce despidos
“Si bien respetamos las difíciles decisiones presupuestarias que enfrenta el Ayuntamiento, su decisión de no financiar completamente el programa de vales de esterilización y castración de Los Ángeles representa la continuación de una crisis increíblemente costosa para Los Ángeles”, declaró Jana Brennan, gerente del programa de la Iniciativa de Esterilización y Castración del Michelson Center for Public Policy (MCPP).