10/15/2024
(a)
The county agency that oversees the animal shelter is OC Community Resources (OCCR), under the direction of Dylan Wright and Cymantha Atkinson.
This same agency is heavily implicated in the Andrew Do scandal. I’ve put what’s known (so far) about Dylan Wright’s role in the scandal into a new opinion piece. We cannot entrust the animal shelter to these discredited managers. Please spread the word!
Voice of OC, October 15, 2024
Senior county managers enabled the Andrew Do scandal
https://voiceofoc.org/2024/10/mavrovouniotis-senior-county-managers-enabled-the-andrew-do-scandal/
A number of county executives connected to the Andrew Do – Viet America Society scandal left quietly. Two key figures implicated in the scandal still hold high office. One is Andrew Do himself, whose term will end this year. The other is Dylan Wright, Director of OC Community Resources.
(b)
For those of you living in the 1st Supervisor District (Cypress, Fountain Valley, Garden Grove, Huntington Beach, Los Alamitos, La Palma, Seal Beach, Westminster, Midway City and Rossmoor)
OC Register, October 13, 2024
Marquez, Nguyen vie for OC board seat
https://www.ocregister.com/2024/10/14/frances-marquez-and-janet-nguyen-go-head-to-head-for-district-1-oc-board-of-supervisors-seat/?share=yjrowtry1igresr1sotu
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Excerpt:
Another passion of Nguyen’s has been standing up for animal rights. She authored a bill signed into law in August that set a recommended standard for shelter veterinarians to make notations on animal medical charts for injured and diseased animals, as well as euthanasia criteria.
She’s been critical of the county’s animal shelter, echoing concerns raised by some animal activist groups over its euthanasia and adoption rates, as well as the overall quality of care of the shelter animals.
“We need to look at why we as a county animal shelter are failing in terms of getting these animals adopted, and not only adopted, but permanently, so that they don’t return,” Nguyen said. “What we can do is empower the animal shelter to help these animals get permanent adoption so that they don’t get returned. Second is the cost of neutering and spaying animals, dogs or cats, is extremely expensive these days. The county should find options and ways to have reduced costs and to make it more available.”
(c)
From previous updates, please make sure you’ve read these important opinion pieces:
County managers failed our animal shelter
https://www.ocregister.com/2024/09/24/county-managers-failed-our-animal-shelter/?share=2opwholwe04gnaisaeiw
The OC Animal Shelter Director is All Image and No Substance
https://voiceofoc.org/2024/09/mavrovouniotis-the-oc-animal-shelter-director-is-all-image-and-no-substance/
