Adopt-a-Pet: Bingo the terrier mix [Updated]

Bingo (ID #A1015244), a male terrier mix available for adoption at the L.A. Department of Animal Services' South L.A. shelter, is in need of a second chance -- and a good grooming session!

Breed: Terrier mix

Age: About 9 years   Weight: 14 pounds

About Bingo: This poor guy has already been through the shelter system at least once; he was adopted previously and lived for a time with a well-meaning owner who became unable to care for him due to health problems. Bingo's owner reluctantly returned him to the South L.A. shelter on Christmas Eve.

Bingo is friendly but a bit shy, and would probably benefit greatly from having his numerous mats removed and getting his curled-under toenails trimmed to allow him to walk more comfortably. Because he's already neutered, he can go home with his new owner immediately upon adoption.

For more information: Meet Bingo in person at the South L.A. shelter, 3612 11th Ave.; watch a video that shows off his sweet personality; or call (888) 4LAPET1 with his ID number to learn more.

[Update 1/5/2011: Bingo has been adopted; congratulations, Bingo!]

Shelter staff, volunteers and 501(c)(3) pet rescue charities in Southern California: Got an adoptable pet you think we should feature here? E-mail us a short bio and photo or video embed code. We'll showcase as many pets as we can, but please note that we may not be able to post all submissions.

-- Lindsay Barnett

Comments

[L.A. Voter]

Bingo was returned to the shelter in this condition? Then obviously his owner was not well-meaning, sorry.

But the real issue is this: You write that Bingo was returned on Christmas Eve, which was almost a WEEK ago. Why, at the very least, were his nails not clipped by shelter staff to allow him to walk properly? Basic care of shelter animals is required by California law, clipping nails takes maybe three minutes, and is not something that needs to be done by a vet or even a vet tech. He should also have had his mats cut, because they pull his skin.

Our taxes pay the Civil Service workers at this and every other shelter (who are almost impossible to fire, no matter what they do, or don't do...) and this picture shows us what they do.