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When the election is over, don’t forget Skid Row’s abused animals

Nypost · 🇺🇸 public United States · · 713 words · By Vanessa Shakib
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Topics 3

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When the election is over, don’t forget Skid Row’s abused animals See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

Add The California Post on GoogleFor years, Los Angeles officials have allowed a humanitarian catastrophe to unfold on Skid Row.

Common ground

City leaders have also largely ignored another Skid Row nightmare: allegations of widespread animal abuse, trafficking, torture, and neglect occurring in plain sight.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Appeal to Fear, Appeal to Anger: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

open_in_new Read the original article: https://nypost.com/2026/06/07/opinion/dont-forget-skid-rows-abused-animals-after…

psychologyPropaganda Techniques Detected

eFinder identified 4 propaganda techniques in this article. These signals explain how wording, emphasis, or missing context can shape a reader's interpretation.

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Loaded Language 95% confidence
Using words with strong emotional connotations to influence an audience.
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Appeal to Fear 75% confidence
Building support by instilling anxiety or panic in the audience.
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Appeal to Anger 85% confidence
Provoking outrage to bypass rational evaluation of an argument.
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Exaggeration / Hyperbole 80% confidence
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fact_checkClaims Checked

eFinder analyzed this article and checked 8 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Last month, my non-profit law firm, Advancing Law for Animals, filed a formal federal complaint on behalf of the LA-based rescue group, Starts With One Today, urging the U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Agriculture and Department of Homeland Security to investigate what we believe are serious and ongoing violations of federal animal cruelty and even organized crime laws on Skid Row.”
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The claim is supported by multiple web sources, including a specific article mentioning the complaint and another report from KFI AM 640 regarding two nonprofits calling for federal intervention on Skid Row.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Animal Farm (originally Animal Farm: A Fairy Story) is a satirical allegorical dystopian novella, in the form of a beast fable, by George Orwell, first published in England on 17 August 1945. It follo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_Farm
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Animal welfare and rights in Israel is about the treatment of and laws concerning nonhuman animals in Israel. Israel's major animal welfare law is the Animal Protection Law, passed in 1994, which has …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_welfare_and_rights_in_I…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA; PEE-tə) is an American animal rights non-profit organization based in Norfolk, Virginia, and originally led by Ingrid Newkirk, its co-founder. Found…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People_for_the_Ethical_Treatme…
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Claim 2: “Our complaint requests a federal investigation into potential violations of the Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture Act, the Animal Welfare Act, federal animal fighting prohibitions, conspiracy statutes, the Travel Act and potentially even the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO).”
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The specific list of acts (PACT Act, Animal Welfare Act, etc.) is explicitly mentioned in the web search results, and the PACT Act itself is verified as a federal law by NPR and other news sources.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Animal Farm (originally Animal Farm: A Fairy Story) is a satirical allegorical dystopian novella, in the form of a beast fable, by George Orwell, first published in England on 17 August 1945. It follo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_Farm
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Animal Legal Defense Fund is an American animal law advocacy organization. Its stated mission is to protect the lives and advance the interests of animals through the legal system. It accomplishes…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_Legal_Defense_Fund
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Animal welfare and rights in Israel is about the treatment of and laws concerning nonhuman animals in Israel. Israel's major animal welfare law is the Animal Protection Law, passed in 1994, which has …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_welfare_and_rights_in_I…
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Claim 3: “According to our complaint, rescuers like my client, Joey Tuccio, and whistleblowers have documented dogs with their eyes and genitals glued shut, broken bones left untreated, mutilated paws, severe infections and suspected drug overdoses.”
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While the general existence of the complaint and allegations of abuse on Skid Row are corroborated, the specific graphic details (eyes/genitals glued shut) are not explicitly repeated in the other provided evidence summaries, appearing only in the primary source text.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This glossary of early twentieth century slang in the United States is an alphabetical collection of colloquial expressions and their idiomatic meaning from the 1900s to the 1930s. This compilation hi…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This list of wrongful convictions in the United States includes people who have been legally exonerated, including people whose convictions have been overturned or vacated, and who have not been retri…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A tractor is an engineering vehicle specifically designed to deliver a high tractive effort (or torque) at slow speeds, for the purposes of hauling a trailer or machinery, such as that used in agricul…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tractor
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Claim 4: “The FBI tracks animal cruelty offenses precisely because they can be indicators of broader criminal conduct, including gang activity, trafficking, domestic violence and narcotics crimes.”
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The FBI's official website and other reports confirm that the FBI tracks animal cruelty as an indicator of broader criminal conduct, specifically mentioning the overlap with domestic violence and other crimes.
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web search NEUTRAL — The FBI tracks animal cruelty offenses precisely because they can be indicators of broader criminal conduct, including gang activity, trafficking, domestic violence and narcotics crimes.
https://nypost.com/2026/06/07/opinion/dont-forget-skid-rows-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Tracking Animal Cruelty. FBI Collecting Data on Crimes Against Animals. Dog in Cage.The organization also points out the overlap animal abuse has with domestic violence and child abuse.
https://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/-tracking-animal-cruelty
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web search NEUTRAL — FBI Tracks Animal Cruelty. Live Animal Markets. Other Issues.In order for animal cruelty to be properly tracked and studied by the FBI, NIBRS must be implemented by law enforcement agencies throughout…
https://www.lcanimal.org/index.php/campaigns/fbi-tracks-anim…
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Claim 5: “Witnesses have described illegal breeding operations, dog trafficking connected to animal fighting ventures and exploitation tied to narcotics activity and organized criminal enterprises.”
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Multiple sources mention allegations of animal trafficking and organized crime/abuse on Skid Row, including KFI AM 640 and the ALA demand for investigation.
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web search NEUTRAL — “Witnesses'” is the plural possessive form, using “witnesses” and adding an apostrophe to the end. We use it when multiple “witnesses” own a particular object or group of objects in a sentence.
https://grammarhow.com/witness-possessive/
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web search NEUTRAL — For nearly 200 years, skeptics and critics have been trying to explain away what many Book of Mormon witnesses stated: that they had seen angels and hefted golden metal plates containing ancient inscr…
https://m.imdb.com/title/tt13820428/
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web search NEUTRAL — Define witnesses. witnesses synonyms, witnesses pronunciation, witnesses translation, English dictionary definition of witnesses. n. 1. One who can give a firsthand account of something seen, heard, o…
https://www.thefreedictionary.com/witnesses
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Claim 6: “Vanessa Shakib is the co-founder and co-director of the LA-based non-profit Advancing Law for Animals.”
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Vanessa Shakib's role as co-founder and co-director of Advancing Law for Animals is confirmed by her LinkedIn profile, the Southwestern Law School faculty page, and the organization's own 'Team' page.
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web search NEUTRAL — Vanessa co-founded and co-directs Advancing Law for Animals, a non-profit law firm for our non-human friends. There, she develops impact litigation to further ...
https://www.linkedin.com/in/vanessashakib
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web search NEUTRAL — May 8, 2023 ... Adjunct Professor of Law/ Co-Founder & Co-Director, Advancing Law for Animals ... Professor Shakib is an expert in animal law, government ...
https://www.swlaw.edu/faculty/adjunct/vanessa-shakib
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web search NEUTRAL — About · Team · News · Shop · Advancing Law for Animals. Vanessa Shakib. Co-Founder | Co-Director. Email Vanessa · LinkedIn. VTS Photo.jpg. Ryan Gordon. Co- ...
https://www.advancinglawforanimals.org/team
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Claim 7: “Following the filing of our complaint, my client and I met with Department of Justice officials who are now reviewing the allegations.”
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The provided evidence confirms the filing of the complaint and the involvement of Joey Tuccio, but there is no independent second source confirming the specific meeting with DOJ officials and their current review status.
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web search NEUTRAL — For years, Los Angeles officials have allowed a humanitarian catastrophe to unfold on Skid Row. City leaders have also largely ignored another Skid Row nightmare: allegations of widespread animal abus…
https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/election-over-don-t-f…
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web search NEUTRAL — Two local nonprofits are raising allegations of severe animal abuse in Los Angeles' Skid Row, and calling on the federal government to intervene due to what they call the inadequate response of local …
https://kfiam640.iheart.com/content/2026-05-11-widespread-an…
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web search NEUTRAL — These activities potentially violate federal law: this is why we’re demanding an immediate investigation by the federal government.” Joey Tuccio of Starts With One Today stated: "For years we have bee…
https://www.advancinglawforanimals.org/post/ala-demands-fede…
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Claim 8: “The issue recently spilled into the Los Angeles mayoral election, with growing debate over how city leadership has handled animal cruelty and other disturbing conditions on Skid Row.”
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Multiple sources link the issue of Skid Row animals to the LA mayoral context, including mentions of Spencer Pratt's campaign and Joey Tuccio's advocacy in the context of city leadership.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Skid Row is the unofficial name for a neighborhood in Downtown Los Angeles officially known as Central City East. Skid Row contains one of the largest stable populations of homeless people in the Unit…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skid_Row,_Los_Angeles
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Skid Row is the debut studio album by American heavy metal band Skid Row, released on January 16, 1989, through Atlantic. After signing with manager Doc McGhee, Skid Row signed with Atlantic and began…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skid_Row_(Skid_Row_album)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A skid row, also called skid road, is an impoverished area, typically urban, in English-speaking North America whose inhabitants are mostly poor people "on the skids". This specifically refers to peop…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skid_row
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