Good News from Councilman De Long

Here is the good news we have gotten from Councilman DeLong's Office. The Councilman has worked very hard to help us achieve a drastic fee reduction and we are very grateful! Please take a moment to drop his office a thank you note for their on-going assistance at district3@longbeach.gov.

Approved animal rescue groups can adopt from Long Beach Animal Control for the following fees: $17.00 per cat and $25 per dog (includes all vaccinations) plus the actual cost of altering the animal as follows:

Cat (Spay) $35.00
Dog (female) $50.00
Dog (male) $40.00

There will be a $10.00 discount given for the adoption of a "senior" animal (6+ years old).

We will also be linking to another site that has pictures and information about the animals still at LBAC. We hope this helps the rescue community to find the pets that meet their adoptee target market.

If FOR ANY REASON a rescue group is denied an animal, please contact the committee or Councilman De Long's office immediately. It is our contention that Hayden Act DENIES Long Beach Animal Control the right to pick and choose which rescues are "approved." Additionally, they have already broken the standard for choosing which rescues to work with -- we were told it would be any one affiliated with Noah's Ark. However, Pnina Gersten, who had the second most number of animals at Noah's Ark was permitted to pull three animals a few weeks ago.

Additionally, most of Noah's Ark's animals had been spayed or neutered. In many cases, we can also help you determine a pet's age since it appears LBAC staff have difficulty doing this.

Thanks for your continued support of these adorable animals all looking for families.