LA cats and dogs found dismembered and dumped in trash

Pets are being massacred in South Los Angeles, where animal advocates said they are finding cats and dogs shot, dismembered and left to rot in trash bags.

Volunteers at Friends of Normie, a local animal rescue organization, have come across the sickening scenes while trying to care for stray cats in the neighborhood.

“We’d be walking down the street and just find a garbage bag with a dog limb,” Amanda Preston told Fox 11.

Volunteers recently rescued a cat that had been shot with a BB gun, the animal advocate said.

“There are a lot of animals being targeted by pellet guns specifically right now,” Preston said.

She worries that lawmakers aren’t doing enough to enforce laws against animal cruelty.

“They have these laws in place that they can enforce in terms of animal abandonment, animal negligence and animal abuse,” Preston told the outlet.

“The city is really just choosing not to enforce any of it at this point.”

Major international animal rights organization PETA recently sent a letter to California Governor Gavin Newsom about the problem in LA’s notorious Skid Row, asking for “immediate action to address the ongoing companion animal crisis.”

“Animals are being abused, neglected, bred, sold, and even killed — all in violation of local and state laws,” it wrote.

“We realize that addressing the needs of the humans living on Skid Row is difficult and complex, but enforcing existing laws to protect animals is not.” 

The letter called out LA Mayor Karen Bass and said that “despite years of appeals to enforce those laws and protect animals,” Bass’ administration “appears either unable or unwilling” to help animals in the troubled Downtown LA neighborhood.

“Skid Row has become a breeding ground for cruelty, where abused and neglected dogs are made to churn out endless litters under horrific circumstances. The city’s spay/neuter requirements and breeding moratorium are simply ignored,” PETA Senior Vice President Lisa Lange said.

The organization said it urgently requested the governor “to step in and do what Mayor Bass has failed to do: protect the city’s companion animals.”

Tara Gallegos, chief deputy director of communications for Newsom’s office, told Fox 11 in a statement that the state “does not condone mistreatment of animals, which should be protected from abuse or neglect.”

“We urge local communities, including Los Angeles, to address any abuse or neglect occurring within their jurisdiction,” Gallegos added.

Bass’ office, meanwhile, pushed back on criticism.

In a statement to Fox 11, a spokesperson said that it is “entirely false and irresponsible to claim that Mayor Bass has not taken action to combat animal abuse on Skid Row.”

“Animal abuse is a serious crime. At the direction of Mayor Bass, more than 50 LAPD officers working on Skid Row are now trained to identify and take action against animal abuse,” the statement insisted.

Her office also highlighted that multiple felony and misdemeanor cases have been filed, and that many animals have been rescued, adopted, or placed in foster care.

Despite the claim, volunteers said they feel they are in this fight alone.

“I’ve called the city, they don’t do anything. I’ve called the shelters, and they don’t come and help,” a local volunteer told the outlet.

The California Post reached out to the mayor’s office, Newsom’s office, the Friends of Normie, and the city’s animal services for comment.

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