Comments on: “We Are a Kill Shelter” Declares Orange Cove Police Chief

By: Scorfield

Scorfield — Wed, 19 Aug 2020 14:43:50 +0000

Not surprising for Orange Cove leaders. This is disgusting and heartbreaking!!!!!!

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By: Jo Stieferman

Jo Stieferman — Sat, 15 Feb 2020 20:20:50 +0000

In reply to Barbara.

I am willing to take the little dog in the picture. I can’t stand the thought of her in the cold,dirty place. I live in Missouri tho. Do you have rescue agencies that can get her to me?

By: Barbara

Barbara — Sat, 15 Feb 2020 16:09:39 +0000

In reply to Adriana Figueroa.

Thanks for your added info about the Police Chief. My apologies to him. So televised townhall meeting, etc to embarrass the hell out of the Mayor and council members. Take back control of how your city is run. Vote them out.

By: Adriana Figueroa

Adriana Figueroa — Sat, 15 Feb 2020 07:49:19 +0000

In reply to Catherine Doe.

For the record I agree that Chief Rivera is only stating the statistics and was handed the job of taking orders and of caring for the shelter (which he did not ask for) by the Mayor Victor Lopez ( only under advise from his son) David Lopez. Really who goes through so much training of law enforcement to just be handed a job to scoop and feed dogs and euthanize them. What an insult and how ungrateful and selfish of the Council to just assign a job to the people who are willing to lay their lives to save the community…when they had an amazing organization already taking care of the dogs. Let’s not even mention the community hours they took away from the youth that volunteered. The awareness and education and empathy it instilled in the youth. But hey that is what the Mayor and his son is all about. David Lopez isn’t part of the council yet can interrupt a council meeting, he is the one who was allowed to interrupt Sheila’s questioning to Chief River. Chief Rivera did try to take control and answer the questions but as always… he isn’t in charge it is Mayor Lopez and Mayor Jr Lopez (David) who call the shots here… my issue is the corruption and the disregard of the welfare of animals. Why are they so hell bent on euthanizing animals instead of implementing programs to help the community they claim to want to assist? They can sweet talk all they want but they can never erase their actions. We will never go away.

By: Catherine Doe

Catherine Doe — Sat, 15 Feb 2020 06:48:43 +0000

This is the author of the article. These dogs are being abused and neglected, and animal abuse always arouses heart ache and passion for our most vulnerable creatures.
But this is a classic case of shooting the messenger. From listening to the audio of the city council meeting Police Chief Rivera was open, cooperative, and happy to answer all of Sheila’s questions and was only interrupted by the city council. He was not proud or happy of the fact that the shelter had to euthanize the dogs but just trying his best to get out the information requested.
I doubt Mr. Rivera has the have the budget in his department to go buy blankets and bedding for the dogs, or hire the staff to take care of the dogs, or install air conditioning and heating in the decrepit building. My impression is that taking care of the animal shelter was foisted upon him and the police department by the city, and like a loyal soldier, he took an oath to do his job and is doing it to the best of his ability.
It was the Mayor and City Council that canceled the contract with FOCUS and the negative comments should be directed towards them. If the residents of Orange Cove want a no-kill shelter and stop the abuse of these dogs then you need to quit voting the same people into office.

By: Barbara

Barbara — Sat, 15 Feb 2020 03:24:26 +0000

In reply to Jolie Wiggins.

Time for a televised townhall meeting. Get all your supporters to attend. Get the media to attend. Get State and local and famous animal activists to attend. Get daily protesters in picket lines going. Make a really huge stink up. Embarrass the hell out of the mayor and city council and police chief.

By: Darwin Emanuel

Darwin Emanuel — Sat, 15 Feb 2020 02:37:47 +0000

This is so embarrassing for the city. We had something to be proud of- a no-kill shelter that was safe and well taken care of.
We’re going backwards to the 3rd world view of animals. The city council should have spent their time and money enacting a mandatory spay/neuter program, and let the non-profit organization continue to care for and find rescues for the dogs.
It’s obvious the police chief doesn’t want this responsibility. The Mayor and Mayor’s son are power hungry, heartless psychopaths using innocent animals to make a point.
The citizens will have to fight back to gain control of this city- even when they are being threatened. (Otherwise Orange cove will continue onto the downward spiral towards being an embarrassing slum.)

By: Jolie Wiggins

Jolie Wiggins — Sat, 15 Feb 2020 02:15:02 +0000

In reply to Barbara.

Barbara, the city HAD an amazing group of volunteers who ran the shelter for years. We saved 99% of the animals on a whopping $30k/year. We had so many sick and injured animals that were saved and sent to new lives. Unfortunately, OC’s mayor and city council and police chief are extraordinarily petty and decided that they didn’t need to spend $30k a year on saving animals when they could spend the same amount to kill them. That is literally the mentality there.

By: Jolie Wiggins

Jolie Wiggins — Sat, 15 Feb 2020 02:12:25 +0000

In reply to Liz Elwell.

Liz, we’ve all seen the shelter. It’s a disgrace. However, the terrible conditions didn’t prevent FOCAS from saving lives because FOCAS actually gave a damn. I highly doubt that the city has purchased any kinds of bed or bedding, not to mention the appropriate disinfecting tools. In the summer parvo is going to run rampant through that shelter. Of course they’ll just kill them anyway, but all of the dogs with owners out there will get sick as well.