Dear Mayor Foster...

Long Beach always looks like a fun place to visit...on the postcards. With a high kill shelter that was promised two years ago to be a no-kill shelter and the roll back of a breeding ban -- animal lovers across the country should consider boycotting this city.

If you live locally,
let the Mayor, City Council members and Chamber of Commerce know that you intend to take your shopping dollars (and local sales tax revenue) elsewhere. Nearby communities offer all the same amenities you'll find in Long Beach. It may be a little out of your way, but those fuzzyfaces are worth it!
The Mayor and All Other Council People Listings Page
http://www.longbeach.gov/mayor/default.asp
Long Beach Area Chamber of Commerce
1 World Trade Ctr # 206, Long Beach, CA 90831(562) 436-1251
longbeachadvocacy.biz

If you live locally,
let the Press Telegram and Long Beach Report know what you plan to do. Email Justin Rudd and his Haute Dog newsletters to let other local pet owners know what you're doing.
The Press Telegram
(562) 499-1285Rich Archbold, Executive Editorrich.archbold@presstelegram.com
(562) 499-1280John Futch, Managing Editormailto:Editorjfutchpt@aol.com
The Long Beach Report
mail@LBReport.com
Justin Rudd, Haute Dog Newsletter (6,000 pet owners)
justinrudd@aol.com <justinrudd@aol.com>

If you live further away,
let the City Council and The Mayor know that you don't intend to visit Long Beach if this case is demonstrative of how they treat animals in Long Beach. Let them know that you do not intend to ever recommend Long Beach as a destination to anyone. Let the Chamber of Commerce know that you will look for companies that manufactur or are headquartered out of Long Beach and you will not buy their products.

If you live in California,
contact Senator Alan Lowenthal's Office:
State Capitol, Room 3048, Sacramento, CA 95814 (916) 651-4027 phone or (916) 327-9113 fax
or his Long Beach Field Office:
115 Pine Ave, Suite 430, Long Beach, CA 90802, (562) 495-4766phone or (562) 495-1876 fax
lowenthal@sen.ca.gov <lowenthal@sen.ca.gov>
Ask them to step in proactively and demand that Long Beach Animal Control be called to account for all the animals -- not just vague numbers...a numbered list of all the animals with their impound numbers, microchip numbers, and current condition.

If you live in California,
email the CA Animal Control Director's Association and ask them have Wesley Moore account for the current state of affairs for the animals. info@cacda.org. Tell them you want an accounting back from them. You pay their salary through your tax dollars.