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Residents urge council to overhaul animal services after surge in intake and deaths
Summary
Several San Bernardino residents told the City Council on May 21 they have lost confidence in the animal shelter, citing a rise in intake from about 5,200 to nearly 8,000 since 2020, increases in euthanasia and alleged failures to enforce spay‑and‑neuter rules; speakers demanded free spay/neuter, new leadership and enforcement.
Multiple residents used the public‑comment period at the May 21 San Bernardino City Council meeting to press the council for immediate changes at the city animal shelter, alleging rising intake, increased deaths in care and failures to enforce breeding and spay/neuter laws.
Several speakers gave overlapping accounts of recent shelter performance. Georgia L. told the council that in a 20‑day period the shelter recorded 323 animal deaths, including 200 animals the speaker said were killed by staff and 93 that arrived dead. Georgia said the shelter’s annual intake rose from roughly 5,200 to almost 8,000…
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