A shades of gray story about a man in New Brunswick who had his 4 dogs seized by the SPCA. What do you think? (via reader Kim) A woman in Calgary bought a designer breed puppy online for hundreds of dollars and picked him up in a grocery store parking lot. He was wearing a … Continue reading Treats on the Internets
Month: February 2011
Best Friends and Oreo’s Law Redux
For those of you who work with or know of rescues, try this little exercise: Add up all the rescues you've worked with (or known) in your head. Hang on to that number. Now, of those rescues, add up the total number of them who are hoarders. Using those two figures, please share in the … Continue reading Best Friends and Oreo’s Law Redux
Thank Yous and a Request on the AL 44
I wanted to take a moment to say THANK YOU to everyone who has been so supportive and helpful with regard to the ongoing search for the Alabama 44. There are many readers - some I know and others I don't - who have offered support to the shelters who needed it, searched the web … Continue reading Thank Yous and a Request on the AL 44
Shelter Pets of the Day
Robeson County Animal Shelter 255 Landfill Rd St. Pauls, NC 28384 910-865-2200 For those who don't follow Robeson County Animal Shelter's postings on Facebook, I wanted to share that they are planning to kill these dogs at 8am tomorrow. These are healthy dogs - not medically hopeless and suffering - and none have any serious … Continue reading Shelter Pets of the Day
At least we won’t have to wait for a “thorough investigation” on this one…
Last Tuesday, a Charlotte Pitbull owner lost his dog Diesel when a repairman left the gate open in Diesel's yard. The owner, Joe Gibson, immediately started searching for Diesel. He posted over 150 fliers around the area. He checked the Char-Meck ACC website for lost dogs. He went to the shelter in person to search … Continue reading At least we won’t have to wait for a “thorough investigation” on this one…
Shelter Pet of the Day
Bug, submitted by reader Joni NOLA Dachshund Rescue Columbia, CT Contact: Racheal Sance raesance@gmail. com 504-615-2330
Action Item in the Case of Phoenix
Baltimore - Eleven of twelve jurors wanted to convict Travers and Tremayne Johnson for the cruelty inflicted on Phoenix, the Pitbull who was was doused in gasoline and set on fire in 2009. The twelfth juror held out on reasonable doubt. Therefore, a mistrial was declared. Unless the State's Attorney decides to retry the case, … Continue reading Action Item in the Case of Phoenix
Are All Large Scale Neglect Cases the Same?
It seems that we hear about so many cases where every pet was taken from an owner due to "terrible conditions", "neglect" and similar descriptive terms. Instead of having a blanket response to alleged puppy mills or hoarding situations, I am in favor of evaluating each case individually. To my mind, this is the only … Continue reading Are All Large Scale Neglect Cases the Same?
UPDATED – HSUS – Please Tell Us What Happened to the Alabama 44
It has been boatloads of fun tracking what has happened the 44 dogs HSUS took from an owner in AL in December. I mean really, it's been great. But here's the thing. HSUS peeps subscribe to this blog. Although I can't manage to get anyone there to talk to me directly, somebody at HSUS could … Continue reading UPDATED – HSUS – Please Tell Us What Happened to the Alabama 44
Doctor, Lawyer, Wall St. Executive, Hempstead Animal Shelter Worker?
The average salary for a veterinarian in the state of NY is $60,000. The Town of Hempstead, NY has 29 full time employees at its animal shelter. Nine of them made over $100,000 last year. None of them is a vet. In fact, the shelter doesn't have a vet on staff. Some of you may … Continue reading Doctor, Lawyer, Wall St. Executive, Hempstead Animal Shelter Worker?
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