The Bureau of Humane Law Enforcement has several investigations
under way, and most cannot be discussed while the cases are pending
and/or the perpetrators are brought to justice. A few of the cases
we can disclose include:
NEGLECTED CATS GET A HELPING HAND
The BHLE discovered hoarders in an RV at
Venice Beach with approximately 50 unspayed and unneutered
cats in the vehicle. This is a violation of county and city
ordinances, and the state anti-cruelty and confinement standards
statutes. Working with West Los Angeles Animal Control, the
BHLE has insured that the animals are being removed and given
veterinary care, and all of the cats are being spayed and
neutered. BHLE worked with numerous animal rescue and adoption
groups such as Feral Cat Alliance, Voice for the Animals,
Animal Avengers, Rescue House, People and Cats Together and
Cat Adoption Service to find loving homes for the cats. With
loving foster care, the cats are doing well and are starting
to trust people again. SAFE PERMANENT HOMES ARE URGENLY NEEDED
FOR 10 OF THE REMAINING CATS. If you are interested in adopting
one or more of these rescued animals, please contact BHLE
at: 1-888-BHLE.APB or online at :info@bhleonline.com
PUPPY RESCUE
In
response to a plea for help from an LAPD officer, the BHLE
assisted in the capture of 2 puppies trapped in a small crawl
space underneath an abandoned building in South Central LA. After
8 hours of exhaustive attempts, the puppies were finally
caught. Although elusive and distrusting of humans during
the capture, they quickly warmed up to BHLE officers and
wanted to play within a few short hours. They were turned
over to the LAPD officer who requested the assistance, and
that officer turned them over to Animal Avengers to find
them a loving home.
DAIRY COW CRUELTY EXPOSED!
BHLE
accompanied veteran news reporter and camera man Bob Tur
(the man who captured the first images of the L.A. riots
and pioneered helicopter news reporting) to a Chino Dairy.
The investigation was in response to several articles that
ran in the L.A. Times and other California news media.
BHLE found cows who were completely emaciated and some
were trapped in mud as deep as their chests. Other waded
slowly through the thick muddy mess and fought to try and
stay above it. On a body condition scale veterinarians
use to measure how thin dairy cows are, these cows rated
a "1" on a 1-9 scale where "9" is healthy. The cows' ribs,
spine and hip joints jutted out significantly. Several
dead cows, caked in mud, lay by the side of the road. A
third one lay nearby slowly dying and receiving no veterinary
assistance.
BHLE has extensive documentation of animal cruelty and the case is pending.
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