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Hassen told the Animal Services commissioners that it’s not clear to her why more cats are being killed by the city.

They added that police and crime commissioners could apply for grants if they could not cover compensation for victims within their existing budgets.

“Things are very different now. Things evolved during the period of time that I was there where the police commissioners, for all intents and purposes, provided a rubber stamp,” he said in the deposition.

“The stakes are high. Americans are making serious life decisions — such as whether to leave a job or forgo an opportunity — and their livelihoods are on the line,” the commissioners stated.

That response was echoed by Philadelphia's city commissioners, who oversee local elections.