The County of Los Angeles Department of Animal Care and Control (DACC) has been granted $20,000 toward enhancing its capabilities in prosecuting animal cruelty cases. The generous donation, approved by the Board of Supervisors earlier this year, is provided by the Annenberg Foundation and will be used to purchase animal cruelty evidence collection kits for DACC staff.
“This generous donation will help us further our mission of protecting the lives of the animals by enhancing our ability to collect, protect, and process evidence of crimes against animals,” said DACC Director, Marcia Mayeda. “The animal cruelty investigation kits will aid our staff in providing hard evidence to support criminal charges, strengthening our ability to prosecute people who abuse animals,” Mayeda said.
The new kits will help DACC staff preserve evidence directly from the scene of an animal cruelty investigation. Evidence will be preserved in accordance with scientifically accepted collection methodologies which will aide in providing better prosecutorial efforts in court.
Animal Control Getting New Tools to Fight Cruelty
