Animal Services seeks Council approval for donated $20,000 horse mannequin
The Lange Foundation gave a life-size articulating horse mannequin for large animal rescue training by city crews.
City animal rescue crews would use a donated life-size horse mannequin, valued at $20,000, to practice rescuing horses and other large animals, at no cost to the General Fund. The Department of Animal Services asks the Mayor and City Council to accept the gift, which its commission approved on January 13, 2026.
What happens next
Mayor and City Council consider accepting the donation
How the Council voted on this file
Yes No Absent
- 10–0–5
Animal Services seeks Council approval for donated $20,000 horse mannequin
Council File 26-1037
Named in this record
- Los Angeles Department of Animal Services 2
- Lange Foundation
- Specialized Mobile Animal Rescue Team
- Gabrielle Amster 2
- Karen Bass 54
- Los Angeles Fire Department 23
- Board of Animal Services Commissioners 3
Karen Bass
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