HOW IN THE HELL CAN YOU JUSTIFY PUTTING LT. QUIGLEY IN CHARGE.
SINCE WHEN DO YOU RESOLVE A PROBLEM, BY GIVEN THE PROBLEM STARTER A PROMOTION.

WHERE THE HECK IS THE MAYOR, BECAUSE ARIAS AND JOHNSON, DON'T HAVE A CLUE WHAT TO DO.

NO......DON'T LET WES GO....IF YOU RELIEVE LT QUIGLEY OF HER POSITION AND NOT BY PROMOTION, THE SUN WILL SHINE BRIGHTER THAN IT EVER HAS BEFORE. BECAUSE A NEW DAY WILL DAWN ON ANIMAL CONTROL
DON'T PUT THE PROBLEM IN CHARGE PUT, PUT THE PROBLEM TO REST.

WOW……. I wonder if Wes has figured it out yet. I’ve always told my fellow coworkers that Michelle was setting herself up to get Wes position.

I couldn’ posted my comment under the article that talked about the comments made by the City Manager, so I had to post them here.

Ron Arias and Michael Johnson have been sweeping stuff under the carpet for so long it not even funny. They won’t admit it but they’ve gotten lots of complaints about Michelle, and Tonya for that matter, but they have chosen to do nothing. Well this time instead of getting rid of the obvious problem they got rid of Wes. Hmmmmm……. are Ron and Michael also lacking the balls to stand up to Michelle.
Animal Control has had some really GOOD Officers, but they were run off by Michelle’s threats, and constant badgering. I wonder how well she we do now that Roger’s coming back. Roger and Mark Carey never took any crap from Michelle. They kept her in her place. She’s always wanted to be in charge and once Roger left she had a clear shot at the management prize. She led Wes around by the balls and he never even so the end coming.
While he was crying in his beer on Monday night with Michelle, she was laughing behind his back, because she got what she wanted which was Wes gone. Ahhhhhh…. but she didn’t count on them bring Roger back.

As long as Michelle S. Quigley is in any kind of Authoritative position at Animal Control things won’t be right. Oh she’s smiling for the camera and acting all concerned for Wes, the animals and the employees but Michelle is an uncaring, bitchey, meanspirted spitful, backstabbing person.

She will once again make Animal Control and the City of Long Beach look stupid.
I will never forget the bird incident.

MIchelle’s a good talker, she convinced Wes, Mr. Shannon, Mr Arias, Mr Johnson, and even police officers and the rest of the city bigwigs, that Mr Southwick owned a bird sold by the SPCA.
All the people above and others put their words on the line about how positive they were that this man was the birds owner. All because Michelle said so.

Guess what!!!!!!!!!? They all ended up with bird poop on their faces. The subject quickly became taboo and the employees were threatened with disciplinary action if they every mentioned that incident again.

Wes told an employee if she didn’t like the way they handled the Bird issue she could quit. Michelle even changed the adoption policy for employees given her control over who could and could not adopt an animal.
Michelle is no more than a school yard Bully. I certainly hope that Mr West can presuade Mr. Arias and Mr. Johnson out of the ideal that Michelle Quigley should have any kind of Authority, Wes is gone, send Michelle packing too.

Bring in someone who can manage and run that organization like it should be run. Michelle has hired lots of her friends and they have all quit because they can’t work with her.

Well, she does have one friend left there. She works as a clerk making an officer’s salary(check out for yourself) and was promised by Michelle that she would never have to work weekends and she doesn’t. Wow….if I were her friend that would be enough to keep me there too. Everybody needs one alia.

Wes should have stood up more indefense of the employee. When you have a good supportive Management Team you have happy employees. When you have Michelle Quigley, you have unhappy, disgruntled, looking for a new job employees. Since Wes and Michelle have been in charge of running the daily operations of animal control, the employee turnover rate is higher than it’s every been in the history of Animal Control, check it out.
Michelle Quigley is the problem. Getting Rid of Wes was not the solution.

Okay everybody say it with me.....LT Quigley must go.......LT Quigley Must go.......Go LT Quigley Go.......

How do you put the problem in charge.

Lt. Quigley MUST GO!! I laid awake last night because, the problem was the whole management team. She asked me one time to write a letter to upper management against Wes and Tonya, she wanted them both out! Quigley is just a power hungry, egotistical, control freak, whose only interest is how she can make things better for HER! Roger is a great guy, and his coming to the shelter is a GOOD thing. I only hope his retirement lunches with Wes, Quigley and some of the retiree's hasn't colored his perception of some of us at the shelter. I know they must have sat around talking about personnel and some of the "problem children" as we are called. The only problem now is Quigley, the office clerk and an "acting" pretend officer is still on the property! I bet they are on they are on their very BEST behavior now, they are so close to "the prize"

Former employee-You are right on the money-Michelle Quigley must go! I've seen her in action, and it makes me sick to think that if the RVT hadn't have stepped up we would have lost even more of our animals to this type treatment. I especially like how she runs out to the high profile calls or if media is present, and only then she will go out and help the field Officers.. just lovely isin't it.
doggiestyle-my friend Im sure you and I can tell many stories..you rock!

Hey since you brought Roger back, can you bring back Mr. Carey and Ms Palmeri too..good times!

Rachel, Ms Palmeri and Mr Carey don't want to comeback.

Mr. Carey was visiting Animal Control about a week or so ago, he was sitting in at Sgt. Linn's desk talking to Tonya.
When Mr. Carey left, Lt Quigley put out a memo stating that no former employees can come into the back office area, and to add insult to injury Wes signed the memo. When ever something happens and Lt Quigley doesn't like it she put a memo to stop it from happening again.
If Michelle could have banned Roger from coming to animal control she would have. She didn't want anybody getting in the way of her plan.
We'll call her plan "The Take Down Of Wes". And I must say KUDOS to you Lt Quigley you worked that out beautiful.
For those of you who are reading these posting and you think we are disgruntled employees you are wrong.
It took the mishandling of a dog in the worst way, and a Vet tech's letter in detail of the incident being placed the newspaper to get a reaction for Johnson and Arias.
We've tried to go through all the proper channels with our complaints and concerns regarding the issues at Animal Control. The Union has gotten so many complaints but they haven't been able to get any results either. Wes and Michelle constantly refused to meet with them. I do recall an incident when Janet the VP of the union came to see Wes after hours. Now you know somethings not right when your Union officials are sneaking in after dark to a jobsite to meet with management so the employees won't know about it.
ANIMAL C ONTROL was a wonderful place to work before the Moore-Quigley era. If Wes had stayed true to what had kept him at animal control for nearly 30 years, applied and stuck to the lessons and even the teaching he recieved from his successor he would still be there.
I hate to say it but Wes gave in to Michelle's bulling, becaming disloyal to his longtime friends and put his morals on the back burner because of Lt. Quigley. Up until a couple of years ago I didn't think you could find a better officer than Wes, but becoming manage under the direction of Quigley made Wes weak and now its made Wes unemployed.
For those of you employee's that are running around with your lips planted on Michelle's ass you had better watch out. Take note on the demise of Wes and realize that it won't take that much effort for her to throw you under the bus.

To The Officers, Kennel Staff, and the WONDERFUL CLERKS at Animal Control I wish you all the best in these trying times and don't forget watch back. If they leave Lt Quigley in control nobody is safe from her wrath.
Oh yeah......I wonder how many memo has she put out with new instructions for the staff. aND DON'T FORGET...IF YOU COMPLAIN YOU'RE GOING TO BE IN TROUBLE.
I bet her Truck is parked in Wes' old space right now. Again I say Lt you worked the hell out of your plan and you worked your boy right out of the front door. Opps I mean the back door.
One last thing when you get rid of Lt. Quigley and hopefully that will be soon, can you get rid of Jo from the SPCA, now that's another control freak with issues. If Madeline's not careful Jo's going to ruin the reputation of the SPCA and I have no doubt Lt. Quigley's probably given her (Jo) some suggestions already.

Okay how many people really believe Wesley Moore resigned on his own. When the animal control staff saw Wes on monday morning, did he look like a man who was about to resign. Hell NO.

Mr Arias and Mr. Johnson gave him an offer he couldn't refuse. " Wes you can resign or we're going to fire you, the choice is up to you, but however you do it you will be leaving Animal Control for good. Today.
Tis...Tis....Roger gave Wes a great opportunity, its unfortunate he didn't do what it took to keep it.

Hey, in a real situation...um, so I found this adorable 1-2 yr old Rot/Chow mix running down 5th Street last night. Do I take her to the shelter? I'm concerned because she appears to be healthy other than a tender back leg and I don't know if she'll get treatment there.

Can't keep her, so take this off topic and...send me your suggestions to: mr.orange@charter.net

Did I mention adorable?

Andy,

Please contact the fine folks at ashleyandhobie.com . Maybe they can assist.

If you find yourself leaning towards the shelter for any reason, try contacting Michelle Quigley directly for an answer as to whether she believes the animal will be treated. Michelle is honest and direct.

I will be glad to elaborate on the 'management issues'!! I left because of them! Things have only gotten worse since I left close to the end of 2007. An article needs to be printed 'Animal Control Officer Wrongdoings!" It needs to highlight the wrongdoings TO the Animal Control Officers that management creates big stinks over nothing to cover up the main problems at the place; NOT the wrongdoings BY the Animal Control Officers !

Two officers left while I was working there (only 2.5 years). Three more have left since I did, and almost all of the officers working there have been actively looking for new jobs. One of the Lieutenants (there were only two) recently quit also due to the inability to function properly in a hostile work environment. Does it not say something when a Lieutenant who has worked so long and hard to reach her honored position and served well for years in that position rather be unemployed than work at Long Beach Animal Control any longer??!!

Such high turnovers lead to lack of trained officers to service calls. This causes poor service to the communities Animal Control is there to protect and serve! It also causes excess money to continuously train new officers! Worst of all for the officers, it causes mandatory overtime and lots of eight hour (or less) turnarounds, and working odd houred, constantly changing shifts. This leads to an overworked, overstressed (on top of the stress of the problems caused by poor management), overtired officer trying to do a work load of at least three officers. It is dangerous enough dealing with dangerous animals and people who do not want you to investigate them, but now the officer is overly tired due to poor working conditions! Also, that officer is driving around a large truck in an exhaustive state! These are not only dangerous conditions for the officer, but for the public!

If the officers are having trouble doing their jobs they are not able to help the animals as well as they desire!! Animal Control Officers do the hard job of dealing with the dangerous dogs, the surly people, the gross and/or depressing cases of cruelty, etc. because they care about the animals! Why would an officer do cruelty on the animals he/she joined the organization to help??!!

None of my old coworkers is able to talk about the 'alleged cruelty' incident so I do not know any details. It is most likely an SPCA person or an over-excitable person of the public started the accusations. They do not know the first thing about how hard it is to control a dog that wants to bite your head off! An officer has to keep himself/herself and the public safe first; and is always concerned about treating the animal right that is their job! Most of the really aggressive dogs self mutilate by thrashing and biting things which can be counteracted by only a few things once the dog is on a control stick. The key is to settle the dog down and/or get the dog off the control stick as soon as possible. When transporting dogs to euthanasia from the kennels it requires a little bit of a walk where a dog that self mutilates can cause a lot of damage to themselves before it can be released from the control stick in a safe place.

I was depressed and run down tired while I was working at Animal Control!!! I felt degraded and used by the management and it showed to my friends, and to the public which I was supposed to respectfully serve on a daily basis. Help me and the other Animal Control Officers shine some light on the problems in Long Beach Animal Control. We have been working with the Union since shortly after I started telling them our complaints a couple years ago but are getting nowhere with them. The officer under investigation had to get a lawyer, which he can't afford because he has no income right now (being on leave without pay), and he has kids and a wife to take care of. Many of us are working hard in many different ways to try to end this mania.

I agree with EVERYTHING that was said about Ron Arias and Michael Johnson NO BALLS!!

Mr. Orange - unless you want that adorable dog dead -- DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES contact Michelle Quigley. You might try Seal Beach, they are a very low kill shelter. LBAC is one of the highest kill rates in SoCal without good cause, they just seem to like killing. Ask Dr. Saleh of Mercy.

Pnina we love(?) seeing your posts and you still can't spell moron (moran gives you away every time), why don't you actually just sign your name -- or are you ashamed now that you know who Quigley is? Why didn't you listen to Alex?

By the way Cristyl Meyers and Robert Shannon, how's your conscience now? Too bad Councilman DeLong didn't stick with us longer but I think he got tired of the runaround. And to the good Mayor -- I spoke to you time and again at your council meetings and you treated us like we were a nuisance. Those of us with Noah's Ark Animal Justice Committee BEGGED for you to step in and help, to recognize the cruelty in your midst. We are grateful to the people that finally have had the courage to go public. Now get ready for the lawsuits. Maybe next time you'll listen when the people speak! In the meantime, so many animals died needlessly while you sat in your ivory tower.

People of Long Beach, you need to realize that just because Quigley wears a uniform doesn't make her credible. It's time for reign of terror that Quigley has perpetrated on good animal control officers to end. It's time for the city to file charges against Michelle Quigely for animal cruelty. It's time for the no-kill shelter the citizens of Long Beach voted for to be brought to reality. It's time to reinstate the breeding ban the city council rolled back for Eukanuba Dog Show dollars so that there are not so many "unwanted pets" in Long Beach. Long Beach City Government -- it's time to walk your talk and honor what the people you represent voted for -- not what puts extra payoffs in your pocket!

Be forewarned whoever investigates this case, Quigley is most assuredly already at work shredding documents, falsifying paperwork, and creating new paperwork that covers her backside. I hope some of the employees that are finally coming forward are keeping the copying machines running full steam ahead. The future safety of animals in Long Beach and surround communities depends on you!

Quigley must go...Quigley must go...Quigley must go.

I don't think that city officials are dumb enough to put Quigley in charge permanently--at least I hope they aren't!!!!

If they make that mistake, well we'll be going thru the same mess in another few months. Somehow the truth always manages to come out, no matter how big the cover up.

Public hearings need to be held about everything--I mean everything--that has happened to the animals at Long Beach Animal Control. Don't let the pleasant buildings fool you. When the public isn't looking, it's a little shop of horrors inside. Cover-ups only delay the inevitable, so let's get to the truth now.

Let's get to the bottom of all the wrongdoing there and fix that place...for the animals.

to WD. You just proved my point.

Bad management within the city appears to be widespread. The Bureau Manager in the Parks, Recreation and Marine Department has had her head up her ass since she got the position several years ago.. Sad to think that bad managers are promoted in the city rather than dismissed.

A new poster at Ned's. Maybe one of the naar group or its supporter's sock puppet ids. No one is listening because no one is there. Here's an idea--itsme could come back.

I'm just thrilled that the truth is finally coming out about LBAC -
time for a complete overhaul.
I've heard the horrible facts over a period of time, it makes me sick how the animals have been treated and/or ultimately killed by some at LBAC AND it's time for a change.
I'm a supporter FOR the animals and the truth.
I've been a supporter of Alex and Gloria's for a long time,
I believe in helping the animals; not killing them or making them suffer.

leashanimalrescue?

be thrilled with individuals posting their cheap sexual thrills online. Classy place this is.

oh, my bad. The public didn't know that there is missing Animal Control funds... or did i miss that press confrence.

no but you should have look in michelle's back pocket, that's were everything else is

Don't blame Michelle's short comings on Wes and Steph.

They were not the problem. Wes got blindsided by Michelle and ultimately lost all sense of control, that why he's gone and she's sitting at his desk with her feet kicked up and puffing on a fat ass cigar.
As for Steph she was snooping trying to see what you(where's the loot sc) left behind when she saw you looking for the money.

OH yeah craig your're right, Wes lost all sense of control.....Animal Control that is.

and what does that have to do with the animals welfare

report it to the city council if you're so concerned

Wesley ran the day to day operation, Michael Johnson ran the money. So if the monies are missing check the inside pocket of Mr Johnson's Armani suit.