The Timeline Behind the Headline! LA Animals Still Need our Help !

 



You may have seen the headlines or the social media posts exclaiming "Success the $5 million was put back into the LA Animal Services Budget"   --Great --For those who showed up and did the work to put pressure on the city council ---please enjoy the W for the win.     

But.......we are not done.    Nope.  Not by a long shot.   Things can unravel during the month of May.  And if we let up, they will.   Just sayin'.   

The Timeline of Milestones for LA Animal Services Budget 

At any of these dates (or in between) there could be cuts made to the Animal Services Budget.   We cannot afford to lose one dollar because even with the $5 million returned to the budget, the costs have all gone up.  Medicine, food, cleaning supplies, fuel everything that helps our animals, costs more than last year.   So $10,000 or $20,000 (or more) removed from the Animal Service budget during this process between May 1 - May 30 could be the difference of another carton of medicine purchased by the shelter or not purchased.  As the month unfolds there will be those who will tell our councilmembers --'Can't you cut a little from the shelters?' That is why we must not let down our guard.


Everyone who cares about animals needs to find more people to call city council members. This blog is dedicated to helping you get people to make those calls. This month of the budget process is a long and anything can happen. Unless we are protective of Animal Services Budget.

Let's do the work!



Monday 5/5, 9:00am


Animal Services has their budget hearing with the City Council.  Their update should provide more clarity to what operations will look like with the $5 million put back into the budget.   .


Thursday, 5/8 9:00am


The Budget committee will vote on all proposed changes to the Mayor’s budget (including adding the $5 million back in to Animal Services)


Friday, 5/16 1:00pm


Committee will review all their proposed changes and finalize their version of the budget.


Wed. 5/21 10:00am


All 15 city council members  will consider the committee’s budget and public comment.


Thurs, 5/22 9:00am


Full council will vote on the final budget.


Then the Council’s budget goes to the Mayor to either be signed or vetoed.


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