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Animal welfare

L.A. won't issue dog-breeding licenses, citing overcrowded shelters

Dogs in a cage at the Chesterfield Square Animal Services Center in Los Angeles in 2022.

Dogs in a cage at Chesterfield Square Animal Services Center in Los Angeles, 2022.

 Wally Skalij//Los Angeles Times/TNS

LOS ANGELES � The Los Angeles City Council voted Tuesday to temporarily stop issuing new dog breeding licenses because of overcrowding at city-run animal shelters.

The city's six shelters have 737 kennels, but more than 1,500 dogs were living at the shelters in February, according to the most recent available data. The shelters are more than 200% over capacity, which has led to dogs tripled up in kennels or being housed in crates in hallways for months on end.



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