Ald. Raymond Lopez (15) and animal advocates hold a press conference in front of Chicago Animal Care and Control headquarters on March 3, 2025. [Michael McDevitt/The Daily Line]

Ald. Raymond Lopez (15) and animal advocate and care organizations are calling on Mayor Brandon Johnson to name a permanent leader of Chicago Animal Care and Control (CACC). 

At a news conference in front of CACC headquarters Monday morning, they said that the lack of a permanent director for more than two years has been a detriment to Chicago’s animal care efforts, resulting in lower adoptions and higher rates of euthanasia.