Canines on Skid Row are being fed fentanyl, bred for cash, and in any other case abused and uncared for, and politicians are doing nothing about … so says an animal rights activist.

Joey Tuccio — an advocate for and rescuer of animals, who works with the nonprofit Begins With One As we speak — stopped by “TMZ Dwell” to shine a light-weight on canines dwelling on Los Angeles’ infamous Skid Row … a set of streets in downtown the place many homeless individuals stay.

Tuccio says there are about 100 canines dwelling within the space … and, whereas he would not wish to see individuals’s pets taken away, he is involved concerning the canines he is seen, which he says some individuals are utilizing as guinea pigs to check fentanyl.

He additionally factors out that the individuals dwelling on the road right here usually aren’t people who’re down on their luck after just lately dropping their jobs or their houses and do not wish to hand over their pets.

He says he largely sees people who find themselves abusing the canines for revenue, and do not actually care concerning the animals … and, he factors to sure indications {that a} felony factor is profiting off such abuse.

As for the cops and politicians stepping in … Joey says individuals should not maintain their breath — ‘trigger he says his colleagues have spoken to officers who say they’re sympathetic to the plight of homeless individuals, they usually do not wish to regulate them an excessive amount of.