A cat reportedly got loose in the Dallas Animal Shelter last month and managed to get stuck inside a wall. The sounds of the cat trying to free himself were heard by several shelter employees for days. Managers were allegedly notified about the situation and the shelter quickly launched into Operation Meh: News 8 has … Continue reading Dallas Animal Shelter aka House of Usher
Month: July 2010
Update on TX ACO Puppy Killing Case
In February, an ACO in Galena Park, TX was accused of taking a puppy from a family's fenced yard, shooting him and throwing the body into a trash bin. I wondered at the time what possible explanation there could be for this cruel act. The ACO has now pleaded guilty in court to animal cruelty … Continue reading Update on TX ACO Puppy Killing Case
How Do Cruelty Stories Fit into the Big Picture?
I wanted to address a recent comment that got me thinking about why I feel it's important to share stories of animal cruelty. The answer is long, so bear with me. I would start with another of my main issues on the blog - shelters who blame the public for killing pets. It's important to … Continue reading How Do Cruelty Stories Fit into the Big Picture?
Treats on the Internets
Nathan Winograd writes about NYC Animal Care and Control: New York City is killing healthy animals, turning away rescue groups, running out of food to feed the animals, refusing to give pain medications to injured animals, and is doing construction during the height of the busy summer season, causing them to kill even more. Horse … Continue reading Treats on the Internets
Dog’s Slow, Agonizing Heat Death is a Matter of Courtesy
You know how sometimes you read a story and find yourself getting madder and madder with every new detail? This is one of those. Charles Bell allegedly put his large black dog in a metal wire crate outside in the direct sun with no water last month in Florence, SC. An air conditioning repairman was … Continue reading Dog’s Slow, Agonizing Heat Death is a Matter of Courtesy
Memphis Animal Shelter Reality Check
Things are looking up for the Memphis Animal Shelter according to an article in The Commercial Appeal this week: A new $7.6 million facility is being built, employees are happy, the monthly kill rate is down and adoptions are up. While that all sounds good, the article fails to cite any numbers so it's hard … Continue reading Memphis Animal Shelter Reality Check
NC Shelter Works the Media
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2009, the animal shelter in Craven Co, NC killed 5300 pets. Total intake was 6267: 2546 dogs and 3721 cats. That would be an 85% kill rate. The article notes that the shelter takes in "dead and diseased animals, unsocialized animals, and animals brought in by other shelters … Continue reading NC Shelter Works the Media
Hilarious
...but not for the easily offended or those who might be lacking a sense of humor seeing as it's Monday and all: Missy the Missing Cat
Treats on the Internets
How's this for a lead-in? The Saint Louis City animal shelter is a disgrace. It looks like a dungeon, and many of the cages are too small and would fit in nicely at a puppy mill. Excellent article debunking the myths surrounding free pet adoptions local SPCA in WV does not want to kill a … Continue reading Treats on the Internets
Georgia Out of My Mind
Pop quiz: Your mother-in-law's stray pup doesn't like your toddler and animal control is closed - what do you do? 6 month old puppy, described as a "Corgi/Jack Russell terrier mix" weighing 15 - 20 pounds, was taken in as a stray by a Jacksonville, FL family. When relatives came to visit with their 2 … Continue reading Georgia Out of My Mind
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