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Afford the Risk?](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/animal-watch/26138-discounted-pit-bulls-offered-by-l-a-animal-services-can-l-a-afford-the-risk) ANIMAL WATCH - LA Animal Services adoptable-dog search this week showed 21 of the 24 on the first page were Pit Bulls, many of which had been there f… --- [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/ee/099e-ee88ee07.jpg) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/animal-watch/26099-l-a-city-council-ends-pony-rides-ignores-inhumane-l-a-animal-services-shelters)### [L.A. City Council Ends Pony Rides – Ignores Inhumane L.A. Animal Services Shelters](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/animal-watch/26099-l-a-city-council-ends-pony-rides-ignores-inhumane-l-a-animal-services-shelters) Written by Phyllis M Daugherty on December 15 2022. 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