West Hollywood Solicits Community Interest To Establish A Pet Tribute At A City Park

Press release from the City of West Hollywood:

May 4, 2021

The City of West Hollywood has a history of supporting measures that promote the protection of animal rights. The City is often recognized as one of the most animal-friendly and pet-friendly municipalities in the nation. The City continues to support legislation and policies to promote animal welfare and address the needs of individuals with companion and service animals in West Hollywood.

To further these efforts, the City of West Hollywood City Council directed staff and the Public Facilities Commission to evaluate the community’s interest in, and feasibility of, establishing a tribute/memorial in honor of community members’ companion animals (pets) that have passed away. An outreach plan has been developed to collect public input, which includes a survey as well as two virtual outreach meetings to be scheduled in Summer 2021. Outreach meetings will be posted on the City calendar at www.weho.org/calendar.

Access the Pet Tribute survey here: w.eho.city/PetTributeSurvey. The final day to participate in the survey is May 31, 2021.

For more information, please contact City of West Hollywood Senior Administrative Analyst Erin Hamant at (323) 848-6859 or ehamant@weho.org.

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This press release was produced by the City of West Hollywood. The views expressed here are the author’s own.