Skid Row Canines
Animal Activist Barks at Politicians
… These Pups Want Assist!!!
Revealed
TMZ.com
Canines on Skid Row are being fed fentanyl, bred for cash, and in any other case abused and uncared for, and politicians are doing nothing about … so says an animal rights activist.
Joey Tuccio — an advocate for and rescuer of animals, who works with the nonprofit Begins With One Right this moment — stopped by “TMZ Dwell” to shine a light-weight on canine residing on Los Angeles’ infamous Skid Row … a group of streets in downtown the place many homeless individuals dwell.
Tuccio says there are about 100 canine residing within the space … and, whereas he would not wish to see individuals’s pets taken away, he is involved concerning the canine he is seen, which he says some individuals are utilizing as guinea pigs to check fentanyl.
He additionally factors out that the individuals residing on the road right here typically aren’t people who’re down on their luck after just lately dropping their jobs or their houses and do not wish to quit their pets.
He says he principally sees people who find themselves abusing the canine for revenue, and do not actually care concerning the animals … and, he factors to sure indications {that a} felony factor is profiting off such abuse.
As for the cops and politicians stepping in … Joey says individuals should not maintain their breath — ‘trigger he says his colleagues have spoken to officers who say they’re sympathetic to the plight of homeless individuals, and so they do not wish to regulate them an excessive amount of.
Tuccio says somebody must step in and begin regulating … or extra Skid Row canine could be in hassle.