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"Final Rough Draft" of Long Beach Animal Care Services Strategic Plan 

December 7, 2020: This "final rough draft" of the Strategic Plan for Long Beach Animal Care Services was obtained by No Kill Long Beach. According to the City of Long Beach, this document was presented to Mayor Garcia's Animal Task Force on July 6. It was provided to No Kill Long Beach by the City Attorney's office as part of a public records request made under the California Public Records Act.

                              "Final rough draft" - Long Beach Animal Care Services Strategic Plan

                                        Orange County Animal Care Strategic Plan (for comparison)

City Attorney Releases Memo on LBACS-SpcaLA lease

Read the memo from the City Attorney's memo "City of Long Beach and spcaLA Lease and Lease-Back Agreements Regarding Animal Control Facilities" here.

LB City Council taking action on SpcaLA

But it may not be the action you want them to take. Watch the January 21 meeting about what city staff and council are saying about SpcaLA's overreach at the LB animal shelter here:

2017-2018 Audit Reports on the Long Beach shelter

These are the audit reports on the Long Beach shelter that were carried out in 2017-2018. They revealed 173 serious problems at the shelter and verified the numerous concerns No Kill Long Beach has been bringing to the City for years.  The audits  resulted in the LBACS manager leaving the unit and moving to another unit in the City. Read the audits and NKLB's responses to them below.
October 2, 2018 News:  Long Beach City Council reviews the job performance of City Manager Patrick West, who has overseen the killing of more than 47,000 animals at the Long Beach Animal Care Services shelter. Read our letter to Mayor Garcia and City Council here.

August 27, 2018 News: The Long Beach City Auditor has completed Phase Two of the city auditor's review of Long Beach Animal Care Services.  You can find No Kill Long Beach's response to Phase Two of the auditor's report here and the audit report here.

December 22, 2017 News:  The Long Beach City Auditor has completed Phase One of the city audit of Long Beach Animal Care Services. You can find Stayin' Alive Long Beach's response to the audit here and read the audit report here.


Working to Make Long Beach A No Kill City

In 2017, Long Beach Animal Care Services killed nearly 1,100 companion animals in our city's animal shelter. That is 19% of the animals that entered the shelter's doors and includes a 27% kill rate for kittens, a 24% kill rate for cats, a 15% kill rate for dogs and a 4% kill rate for puppies.

Recent improvements in animal sheltering, known as the No Kill Equation, have reversed the killing trend in cities across the US. It can happen in Long Beach as well. No Kill Long Beach is a political advocacy group composed of concerned residents who want to see the progressive, fiscally-responsible programs of the No Kill Equation put in place at the Long Beach Animal Shelter. We invite you to join us as we work politically to increase the save rate of animals at the Long Beach Animal Shelter.

What is the No Kill Equation?

The No Kill Equation is a set of programs that, when implemented comprehensively, have dramatically increased the save rate of animals in open-admission city shelters across the nation. No Kill Long Beach is asking the City to improve their service to the public by implementing the following programs at Long Beach Animal Care Services:

  • A comprehensive adoption program, including off-site adoption events to make it easier for the public to adopt
  • High-volume, low-cost spay/neuter programs
  • Comprehensive fostering programs to free up cage space
  • Greater outreach to rescue organizations
  • A strong volunteer program with ongoing outreach
  • A trap-neuter-release (TNR) program for community cats
  • Proactive and compassionate redemption programs to make it easier for people to get their pet out of the shelter and return home
  • Socialization and medical rehabilitation programs
  • Pet-retention programs like an Animal Help Phone Line to help the public keep their pets
  • Creative and frequent marketing - special events and publications to draw the public into the shelter
  • Public-friendly websites that separate law enforcement and adoptions
  • Transparency with numbers of adoptions/euthanasias to establish accountability
  • A compassionate director who works proactively to put the No Kill Equation to work

Ways You Can Help

  • Contact Long Beach City Mayor Robert Garcia, your Long Beach City Councilperson and/or Long Beach Animal Care Services to voice your support for No Kill in Long Beach.
  • Write a letter to your local newspaper supporting No Kill in Long Beach
  • Join and share Stayin' Alive Long Beach's Facebook page
  • Join Stayin' Alive Long Beach and help to make No Kill a reality in Southern California.
  • Learn more about the No Kill Equation and let others know that No Kill is achievable.

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In Memory of Jane Mattson 

A cherished friend and colleague, Jane Mattson founded Stayin' Alive Long Beach in 2012 to help save the lives of the animals at the Long Beach animal shelter. She was a true friend to  animals, absolutely committed to their care and welfare.  With courage and determination, she launched Stayin' Alive, and with it, she began a movement in support of shelter animals in Long Beach that now has thousands of followers and has helped to save hundreds of shelter animals' lives.

We will miss Jane for her quick wit, her warmth and friendship, her endless caring for the animals, her courageous heart and her ability to grasp the truth and fight to bring it to light.

Jane was a beloved wife, daughter, friend and colleague.  She was an animal advocate in every sense of the word, and words cannot adequately express how much we miss her.


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Stayin' Alive Long Beach 2017 Report: Inaccuracies in the Reporting of Euthanasia Decreases at Long Beach Animal Care Services



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Stayin' Alive's 2015 Report Card for Mayor Garcia

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Stayin' Alive
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Stayin' Alive
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How can you help save Long Beach shelter animals? Print out this sample letter and send it to your Long Beach City Council representative. Don't know who your city council member is? Find out here.
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  • Home
  • ::NKLB in the News::
  • 2020 Voter Information Guide
  • How you can help
  • Get Informed
    • The No Kill Equation >
      • Redemption: The No Kill Documentary
    • SALB Research & Policy Report 2014
    • SALB Research & Policy Report 2013
    • ACS and SPCA-LA: Who's who?
    • No Kill Economics
    • No-Kill Video Library
    • SALB Guide to Increasing Volunteerism
    • June 11, 2013: JUST ONE DAY
    • No Kill Long Beach in the News
    • City Audits of LBACS
  • Contact Us
    • Who we are
    • Sign our guest book
  • LBACS's Numbers
    • Kennel Statistics Reports
  • Model No Kill Ordinance
  • LB City Officials' Contact Info
  • No Kill Long Beach Blog
  • Justice for Thor
  • LBACS Complaints
  • A Shelter in Crisis
  • 2018 Candidates' Responses
  • LBACS Document Archive
  • Why "Compassion Saves" is No Good