Supervisor Antonovich has worked hard to protect the well-being of our animals and promote animal adoptions. 

In 1995, Supervisor Antonovich decided to use a new approach to reach the public and raise awareness to the countless abandoned animals in the County’s shelters in need of loving homes.  At each of the Board of Supervisors Meetings, Antonovich presents an animal in need of a home from each of Los Angeles County’s six Animal Care Centers.  Information is provided about the animal, including the sex, breed and age, and a telephone number is given for anyone interested in adoption can call. 

This adoption program also airs online and during the Board of Supervisors broadcast.  To date, 100 percent of the animals featured, including dogs, cats, rabbits, birds, and a guinea pig, have been placed in new homes.  In May 2006, the Pet Adoption Program reached a milestone with the 600th successful adoption.

In 2006, in an unprecedented move to protect public safety and reduce the stray dog overpopulation and euthanasia in County shelters, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved Supervisor Antonovich’s motion for mandatory spay/neuter and microchipping programs for all dog breeds. 

The County’s unwanted dog overpopulation had led to serious public safety concerns including bites, traffic accidents, destruction of property, and the spread of disease.  According to the Center for Disease Control every 40 seconds, someone in the United States seeks medical attention from a dog related injury.

In 2005, nearly 12,000 homeless, abandoned, and stray dogs were left in one of the counties six shelters.  Many thousands more died in local city shelters, humane societies, and other animal care and control agencies throughout the County.

Supervisor Antonovich and the Los Angeles County Department of Animal Care and Control encourage you to adopt a pet from your local County shelter.  All rescued animals and those up for adoption can be viewed on the County website: http://animalcare.lacounty.gov/.