Take Action Now for Fully Funded Animal Control

FROM LASPCA (EMAIL)

Tomorrow (Wednesday, December 1, 2010) is the deadline for the City of New Orleans to present and vote on the 2011 budget. The Louisiana SPCA is compelled to provide exemplary Animal Control services to keep the people and pets of New Orleans safe. LA/SPCA Animal Control Officers are passionate about educating residents to become responsible pet owners and protecting the innocent victims of animal cruelty. We are committed to doing this job, but the simple truth is that it cannot be done for the amount the City is proposing. With no new information from the Administration, the future of Animal Control and the health and safety of the citizens in New Orleans is in peril.

The LA/SPCA has already committed to generating over $300,000 in fees to supplement the City’s funding. We need $2.2 million from the General Fund for Orleans Parish Animal Control. This is just ½ of 1% of the General Fund. Please ask the City Council and Administration now to consider the animals that will be on the city streets when services are not being funded. The animals of New Orleans are counting on all of us. Please, make your voice heard for them: www.dontcutanimalcontrol.com.

Yours sincerely,

Ana Zorrilla
Chief Executive Officer

Administration and City Council contact information:
Mayor, Mitch Landrieu: 504-658-4900/504-658-1000 mayor@nola.gov
Chief of Staff, Judy Morse: 504-658-4900 jrmorse@cityofno.com
Chief Administrative Officer, Andy Kopplin: 504-658-8610 adkopplin@cityofno.com
Deputy Mayor, Ann Duplessis: 504-658-8909 adduplessis@cityofno.com
Arnie Fielkow 504-658-1060 afielkow@nola.gov
Jacquelyn Brechtel Clarkson 504-658-1070 jbclarkson@nola.gov
Susan Guidry 504-658-1010 sgguidry@nola.gov
Stacy Head 504-658-1020 shead@nola.gov
Kristin Gisleson Palmer 504-658-1030 kgpalmer@nola.gov
Cynthia Hedge-Morrell 504-658-1040 chmorrell@nola.gov
Jon Johnson 504-658-1050 jdjohnson@nola.gov

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