A statewide effort to improve conditions and decrease euthanasia at municipal animal shelters is picking up steam after cease and desist letters were sent to dozens of shelters over Valentine’s Day weekend.
Orange County animal shelters were among the roughly 150 California facilities that received a letter from the Fix Our Shelters nonprofit and Ryther Law Group, calling out a slew of alleged unlawful practices and demanding reform.
Cease and desist letters included allegations like animal abandonment, unlawful euthanasia, inadequate conditions and retaliation against rescue partners and other members of the public…