Spencer Pratt's 'PAWS' task force: 'The city of angels is a city of dogs'
Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt said he’s pledging to end animal abuse as mayor with the creation of a Los Angeles Police Department task force called “PAWS.”
TL;DR
- Spencer Pratt, a mayoral candidate in Los Angeles, is proposing the creation of an LAPD task force called "PAWS" to combat animal abuse.
- Pratt claims that current mayor Karen Bass and candidate Nithya Raman ignore animal abuse on Skid Row and in city shelters.
- The "PAWS" task force aims to implement a program to clear out Skid Row, where Pratt alleges daily animal abuse occurs.
- Pratt vows zero tolerance for animal abuse, stating offenders will go to prison.
- His five-step plan includes ending abuse, spaying/neutering, supporting heroes, fixing shelters, and finding homes for animals.
- Pratt has previously spoken out about the failures of no-kill shelters and highlighted alleged instances of severe animal abuse on Skid Row.
- He advocates for spaying and neutering, shutting down backyard breeders, and prosecuting unlicensed dog sellers as methods to control shelter numbers.
- Pratt also calls for improvements to shelter conditions and suggests programs like inmate trainer programs for fostering dogs.