Former Commissioner's Blog

This may not be news, but an MS reader sent me the link to the blog of the former Los Angeles Animal Services Commissioner , Marie Atake, who resigned after Mayor Villaraigosa's office turned a deaf ear to her concerns last year about Edward M. Boks, the shelter GM.

KABC Eyewitness News did a story on her departure after, she indicates, the Mayor put out false information about the state of the department, and conditions within the shelters. The Mayor dismissed her concerns as a "difference of opinion."

Atake, who founded an animal charity in Marina Del Rey called Forte Animal Rescue, was telling the truth, as demonstrated when the shelter workers, veterinary staff, and officers made a demand earlier this week for Boks' firing.

Mr. Boks has yet to post a response on his rather colorful city blog, but we'll link it here when he has one.