Felix Reyes animal abuse report

The below report, which can also be downloaded here, describes the abuse of a Rottweiler by Felix Reyes. Reyes dragged a Rottweiler with a broken back across the grounds of the Baldwin Park Animal Shelter. Reyes is still employed by the Department even though this abuse was captured on tape and witnessed by a family of four.

COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
Department of Animal Care and Control
Baldwin Park Animal Shelter
4275 N. Elton Avenue
Baldwin Park, California 91706

Date: July 1, 2006

To: Lance Hunter
Animal Shelter Manager

From: Eileen Hill
Animal Control Officer IV

Subject: Animal Cruelty

Mr. Hunter on June 29, 2006 Christine Triviso Officer in Charge called me at 20:48 hours. She was very upset about an animal that ASA Felix Reyes impounded (A3541388). The animal was in cage B338 and was unable to walk. She had the dog taken to the San Gabriel Emergency pet hospital in El Monte.

ASA Peter Carrillo was in the kennel when ASA Felix Reyes came into building three dragging a large black Rottweiler or Labrador mix. ASA Carrillo assisted ASA Reyes lifting the dog into cage B338.

Officer Triviso was unable to locate ASA F. Reyes daily work report for the day. The other daily work reports for that day were key punched on June 30, 2006 by Ms. Ponce STC. I located the daily work report on July 1, 2006 in the squad room where daily work reports are required to be left at the end of each employees shift.

Activity number A06-051102 for a 905-S 905-I was dispatched to ASA Reyes at 12:37 hours. At 12:38 hours ASA Reyes arrived at 4249 Elton St. He asked Acting Sergeant Alvaro Gonzalez to assist him that the dog was not injured but an aggressive.

On July 1, 2006, I viewed our camera recordings for June 29, 2006 from the period of 17:10:00 through 17:14:44. What I saw I found to be very upsetting. ASA Reyes drug this poor animal from the truck wash area all of the way to building three. A family of four viewed this and stopped to watch from between buildings two and three.

Please view cameras:

B 5 Yard From 17:10:00 through 17:12:48
B CU From 17:11:00 through 17:12:01
B 5 From 17:12:48 through 17:14:01
B 3 Exit From 17:12:09 through 17:14:44
B 3 Entrance From 17:12:11 through 17:14:44

I have not recorded the images on to a CD.

The dog was brought back from the emergency pet clinic by Officer Anderson ACO I, on June 30, 2006. The dog was placed in cage B114.

E. F. Chavez D.V.M. The treating veterinarian wrote these findings. QAR; non-wt. baring Rt. Hind leg; edema @ tarsus; no wound possible Cox femoral dislocation.

Torb. 1.0 w. 1 Ace 0.2 a SQ VD of pelvis- RT Cox femoral dislocation

Mask w/iso intubate iso suspend from rt. Hind leg to relax emasculative. Treatment: Reduce luxation- post op x-ray taken staple laceration under RT arm adjacent to chest 750 g. polyflex sq 1c. Letophen sq.

Rx amox 500 BID rumadyl 75 mg BID both given

ASA Reyes entered the cage with the dog, he is only in there for about a minute but there is a lot of movement in that period. He then exits the cage and it appears that the dog is still on the other end of the catchall pole. ASA Reyes does not release the dog immediately but puts his foot on the catch all pole and inserts the cage card into the holder, then he makes some motion and releases the dog from the catchall pole.