Hello animal shelter, I'd like to redeem my pet! Oh. Well. Ah. Oops: A cat in Virginia Beach got lost last Monday. On Tuesday, the owner called AC to see if they had her. They did. The owner was told to come down and pick up the cat on Wednesday. The owner was filled with … Continue reading Oops They Did It Again
Month: September 2010
AKC Judges Guilty of Animal Cruelty in PA
AKC judges Mimi Winkler and Jim Deppen had been charged with a combined total of 60 counts of cruelty and related charges after local authorities found sick and dead dogs at their PA show kennel. Although cleared of most charges, they were found guilty on some of the counts in court yesterday: District Judge Rod … Continue reading AKC Judges Guilty of Animal Cruelty in PA
Treats on the Internets
NC: Gaston Co board votes unanimously to increase killing of shelter pets via lethal injection and decrease killing by gas chamber Robeson Co Animal Shelter has hired a new director. Statesville police, acting on a tip, found a dog fight in progress at a home with about 20 people in attendance. Only the resident of … Continue reading Treats on the Internets
Update on Abandoned Pets at Walker Co Humane Society
The man depicted in a YouTube video abandoning puppies at the Walker Co Humane Society has come forward to take responsibility for his actions. He visited the WCHS and explained that he had found the pups abandoned at his church on a Sunday morning. He took them home for the night and on his way … Continue reading Update on Abandoned Pets at Walker Co Humane Society
Memphis: Killing 16,000 Pets a Year Isn’t Enough
Memphis has adopted a mandatory spay-neuter ordinance. In legislation that moved Memphis into ranks with cities such as Denver and Los Angeles, the Memphis City Council approved a mandatory spay/neuter ordinance for dogs and cats on Tuesday. Gee Memphis, you must be excited to join such nightmare killing cities as Los Angeles with its failed … Continue reading Memphis: Killing 16,000 Pets a Year Isn’t Enough
Walker Co Humane Society Ignores Plight of Abandoned Pets Daily
The Walker Co Humane Society in AL hardly seemed thrilled about having video from their security cameras posted online when it proved their shelter director had killed a friendly dog named Boost and then lied about it. In fact, the director's attorney tried to go through the courts to get the video removed from the … Continue reading Walker Co Humane Society Ignores Plight of Abandoned Pets Daily
Spare a Fivespot?
If you can, I have a suggestion for you: Check out this effort to help a no kill shelter in Iowa keep its doors open. Take a look at the shelter's website. If it seems worthwhile to you, donate your $5 directly to the shelter.
The Needle and the Damage Done
In the United States, we kill millions of pets in shelters every year. Most of them are healthy and friendly - or at least treatable. And there are enough homes for all of them. As a society, we have come to accept the killing as "unavoidable" because that's what we are continually told by those … Continue reading The Needle and the Damage Done
Dinner at Chez Dog
Pancakes: 2 Cups whole wheat flour 4 eggs 2 Cups milk generous sprinkling of cinnamon Whisk all ingredients to make a batter and set aside while you make the filling. Filling: Heaping Cup ricotta cheese 2 hard boiled eggs, peeled 2 bananas Heaping Cup cooked rice Put first 3 ingredients into a food processor and … Continue reading Dinner at Chez Dog
“No Return” on Justice for Delta Either
Cathryn Washington, the former nursing professor who killed her dog Delta in July by leaving her in the car while she shopped at Costco, then went back inside to return the dog food and bed she'd bought after discovering Delta was dead, was charged with two misdemeanor cruelty charges. The first was for failing to … Continue reading “No Return” on Justice for Delta Either
