Politics & Government
LA Blocks K9 Donation From IE German Shepherd Training Company That Shares Name With Hitler Bunker
Blumenfield says he searched online to see if there was an alternative meaning to the name but did not find anything.
June 5, 2024
A donation of two police service dogs donated to the Los Angeles Police Department was rejected by city council members on Tuesday after concerns arose about the Inland Empire-based company that trained the animals.
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Councilman Bob Blumenfield voiced his issues with the Jurupa Valley company called Adlerhorst International that trained the dogs.
"I don't have a problem with donating dogs to the police. That's not an issue," Blumenfield said. "But what I'm concerned about is that this company, called Adlerhorst International, is the name of the Nazi bunker used by Adolf Hitler during World War II."
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