Los Angeles' city-run animal shelters reached no-kill status in 2017. But as the number of animals in the city's shelters have ballooned, conditions have become so poor that some are questioning the city's reliance on volunteers. LA Times city hall reporter Dakota Smith exposed the shocking conditions inside the city's animal shelters and joined host Lisa McRee on "LA Times Today." Smith described the influx animals that shelters are receiving. Some animals in shelters have contaminated food and water because they're confined to their dirty kennels all day.

Source: Los Angeles Times July 27, 2022 00:21 UTC