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What has the City paid The Rescue Train?
$424K in City payments across 80 checks, from July 19, 2017 to August 21, 2026. Outside-vendor scope only — payroll, transfers, debt and pension custody are excluded.
Checkbook LA · Through Sep 9, 2026
As published: THE RESCUE TRAIN
$424KTotal paid
80Payments
$5,303Average payment
FY2025-26Peak full year · $224K
By fiscal year
FY2017-18
$6K
FY2023-24
$4K
FY2024-25
$146K
FY2025-26
$224K
FY2026-27 *
$45K
Who pays them
Animal Services$424K
What for
30 payments
45 payments
Available$6K
5 payments
* FY2026-27 is still in progress — $45K so far, not a full year. Same point of FY2025-26 (payments dated through Sep 9, 2025): $33K.
Most recent payments
The 25 latest to post. Purpose strings are the Controller's own reference codes — the budget line in the second column is usually the more informative field.
| Date | Budget line | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 21, 2026 | Community Cat S/N ProgramAnimal Services | CITYWIDE CAT SURG JULY | $13,090 |
| August 21, 2026 | Spay & Neuter ProgramAnimal Services | S/N ADOPT SURG JULY | $1,885 |
| August 20, 2026 | Spay & Neuter ProgramAnimal Services | DISCOUNT/FREE SURG JULY | $5,700 |
| July 29, 2026 | Spay & Neuter ProgramAnimal Services | DISCOUNT/FREES SURG JUNE | $8,160 |
| July 29, 2026 | Spay & Neuter ProgramAnimal Services | S/N ADOPT SURG JUN | $2,810 |
| July 13, 2026 | Community Cat S/N ProgramAnimal Services | CITYWIDE CAT SURG JUNE | $13,300 |
| June 9, 2026 | Community Cat S/N ProgramAnimal Services | CITYWIDE CAT SURG MAY | $11,200 |
| June 9, 2026 | Community Cat S/N ProgramAnimal Services | DISCOUNT/FREE SURG MAY | $3,340 |
| June 9, 2026 | Spay & Neuter ProgramAnimal Services | S/N EXPENSE | $2,590 |
| May 28, 2026 | Community Cat S/N ProgramAnimal Services | CITYWIDE CAT SURG APRIL | $12,530 |
| May 22, 2026 | Spay & Neuter ProgramAnimal Services | DISC/FREE S/N SURG APRIL | $6,040 |
| May 21, 2026 | Spay & Neuter ProgramAnimal Services | S/N EXPENSE | $2,645 |
| April 27, 2026 | Community Cat S/N ProgramAnimal Services | CITYWIDE CAT SURG MARCH | $10,990 |
| April 27, 2026 | Spay & Neuter ProgramAnimal Services | DISCOUNT/FREE SURG MARCH | $4,495 |
| April 22, 2026 | Spay & Neuter ProgramAnimal Services | S/N EXPENSE | $1,020 |
| March 31, 2026 | Spay & Neuter ProgramAnimal Services | S/N VOUCHER ENCUMBRANCE FEB FY26 | $5,105 |
| March 27, 2026 | Community Cat S/N ProgramAnimal Services | CITYWIDE CAT PROGRAM SURG FEB | $9,310 |
| March 26, 2026 | Spay & Neuter ProgramAnimal Services | S/N EXPENSE | $2,600 |
| March 24, 2026 | Spay & Neuter ProgramAnimal Services | S/N VOUCHER ENCUMBRANCE FEB FY26 | $655 |
| March 23, 2026 | Community Cat S/N ProgramAnimal Services | CITYWIDE CAT PROGRAM SURG FEB | $210 |
| February 25, 2026 | Spay & Neuter ProgramAnimal Services | CITYWIDE CAT SURG JAN | $11,340 |
| February 25, 2026 | Spay & Neuter ProgramAnimal Services | DISCOUNT/FREE SURG JAN | $5,190 |
| February 25, 2026 | Spay & Neuter ProgramAnimal Services | S/N EXPENSE | $1,690 |
| January 16, 2026 | Community Cat S/N ProgramAnimal Services | CITYWIDE CAT PRG SURG DEC | $8,610 |
| January 16, 2026 | Spay & Neuter ProgramAnimal Services | DISCOUNT/FREE SURG DEC | $3,135 |
Sources
LA Controller, Checkbook LA (dataset pggv-e4fn), totalled nightly. Figures are every payment on record within the outside-vendor scope, not a single fiscal year. Back to the checkbook.