Thank You to Mayor Foster, Councilwoman Richardson and Councilman DeLong

After a six hour wait at the Long Beach City Council meeting on Tuesday night, Noah's Ark Animal Justice supporters were able to speak to the city council during public comment. Although the Mayor and Council were exhausted from a full evening's docket, they sat patiently listening to the testimony of our speakers.

Mayor Foster and Councilpeople DeLong and Richardson encouraged the City Attorney to let the Noah's Ark animals be exempt from the typical protocols enforced by LBAC and SPCA. Councilwoman Richardson asked that Noah's Ark animals be granted a longer adoption time than is typical at the shelter; and, Mayor Foster and Councilman DeLong asked that an agreement be reached to guarantee that none of the 290 animals be euthanized (baring extreme suffering.)

On Wednesday, Noah's Ark Animal Justice Committee will work with Councilman DeLong's office to reach a workable agreement. On Thursday, the animals will become the property of the city and NAAJC /Councilman DeLong are working to ensure that the animals are protected.

The ipetition many of you signed was presented to the Mayor and will be scanned into the City's minutes of the meeting. They will be held there for public record.

We will still hold our candlelight vigil tomorrow evening at 6:30 PM -- we hope it will turn into a celebration for these patient, wonderful animals and for the city council stepping up to do the right thing. Please consider donating to the animal's legal defense fund, sadly we have had to spend thousands of dollars to finally get to this point. If you have room in your heart and in your home and can adopt an older or special needs pet, please consider adopting one of the many dogs and cats being held at LBAC.

As always, we are grateful for your on-going interest and support. We hope this will become a great day in the history of rescue.