04/23/2026
Do you care about animals issues in Natomas & Sac?
If you do, you should pay attention to this.
A meet and greet with District 1 City Council candidate Jenn Chawla for Sacramento City Council is happening soon, and itโs an opportunity to actually have a real conversation about whatโs happening with animal services in this city.
๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐ซ๐ค ๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ โ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฏ๐
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๐๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ฅ ๐๐๐ญ๐ก - ๐:๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐จ ๐:๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ฆ
๐๐๐๐: www.fixourshelters.org/rsvp
Many of us animal advocates started trying to engage with the current Natomas D1 Councilmember Lisa Kaplan about three years ago. Requests for meetings were denied or ignored. Early on, we were told things were โfineโ at Front Street after she had a single ride along with an Animal Control Officer, despite ongoing concerns being raised by the public. Weโve also been told that because she is an attorney, sheโs confident the law is being followed, even though those of us working in this space strongly disagree and importantly her background is ๐ป๐ผ๐ in animal welfare law.
When the cityโs own shelter audit came out, raising serious issues, nearly every councilmember spoke out about it on the dais. There was ๐๐ถ๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐๐ถ๐๐ฎ ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ป and District 1.
Jenn Chawla, on the other hand, has taken the time to engage with advocates, listen to concerns, and have real conversations about accountability and change.
If we want something different for animals, we must start supporting people who are willing to show up and engage.
Animal Services affects public safety, housing, the homeless crisis and animal welfare. ๐ก๐ผ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ผ๐๐น๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ถ๐๐๐๐ฒ.
Come meet Jenn, ask your questions, and decide for yourself.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐บ๐ฎ๐น๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐๐ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ถ๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ถ๐ฎ๐น.
