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Residents press Menifee council on animal‑shelter practices, ask for city‑run shelter discussion
Summary
Speakers during public comment alleged higher euthanasia rates at Animal Friends of the Valley after it began sheltering Menifee animals and urged the council to place a city‑run shelter proposal on a future agenda; speakers cited statistics and the Hayden Act and received no substantive staff response in the meeting.
During the public comment period several residents pressed the council to address animal‑shelter operations and transparency.
Laurie Clough said she has repeatedly requested Animal Friends of the Valley’s standard operating procedures and statistics and accused the organization of sheltering 1,964 animals last year and euthanizing 737 of them, asserting that "12 percent of those were healthy and adoptable" and that the Hayden Act prohibits killing healthy, adoptable animals. Clough said Riverside County posts live outcomes but that AFV does not publish SOPs or real‑time data and she asked the council to place a City of Menifee shelter proposal on a future agenda.
Lupe Jenkins reiterated that animal welfare is an ongoing community responsibility that affects public safety and quality of life, urged the council to maintain continual oversight and resource allocation, and asked that the issue remain at the forefront of public discussion.
The claims were presented by public commenters; no shelter representative or county official responded during the meeting and no staff report was provided at this session. Council members did not take immediate action but the remarks were added to the public record through the comment period.
