Since we had some success getting offers to help with the mama Pitbull and her pups and Charlotte and the Wilburettes last week, I asked MAS shelter director Matthew Pepper if there were any more pregnant or nursing pets at the shelter we might be able to help spread the word about. He sent me … Continue reading Shelter Pets of the Day
Month: April 2011
The Second Before and After
I came across this article yesterday in Memphis Magazine which says that animal advocates are urging a boycott of Memphis as a travel destination due to outrage over this webcam snapshot from the city shelter: When I looked at the article yesterday, it contained the above shot. When I checked back today, that photo has … Continue reading The Second Before and After
Snapshots from Memphis
"They’re not taking a lot of tail-wagging dogs back to euthanasia.” - quote from a "Friends of MAS" volunteer. When your shelter is killing thousands of pets a year - 77% of everything that comes through the door - you might want to watch making blanket statements intimating only the sick/sad/bad dogs are killed. It … Continue reading Snapshots from Memphis
That’s What Friends Are For
Which is the better way to market pets for adoption in Memphis? Cherry pick a few pets out of the hundreds in need, post pictures of them on Facebook and delete posts from anyone else trying to share information about other pets at the shelter. Or Teach a group of homeless dogs a couple of … Continue reading That’s What Friends Are For
Shelter Pet of the Day
Submitted by the ladies of Meows and BowWows, who write: This is Pound Cake. He was surrendered to MAS on 4/15/2011. He is 2 years old and already neutered and micro-chipped. He is ready to go home the same day if he is adopted. His ID # is 225025. Please consider adopting him. Memphis Animal … Continue reading Shelter Pet of the Day
Drama Police
Police in Charlotte were called to a home on a drug complaint. Scary. A complaint regarding drugs. There's a war on drugs, did you know? A K-9 officer was called because a Pitbull was there. A regular police officer maybe shouldn't attempt to deal with the presence of such a bloodthirsty beast. Best to call … Continue reading Drama Police
Why I Love CAPA – Reason 547
The Companion Animal Protection Act (CAPA) mandates shelters to make the killing of healthy/treatable pets a last resort. I'm not talking about saying the words "We only kill as a last resort", I'm saying shelters would literally have to exhaust all reasonable alternatives to save a healthy/treatable pet before killing. One of my (many) favorite … Continue reading Why I Love CAPA – Reason 547
MAS: Still the Same
I hate creative math. It's manipulative and dishonest. I like my math straight. So here are the numbers for Memphis Animal Services from January 1, 2011 to April 12, 2011: Total intakes: 4042 Killed: 3118 Returned to owner: 251 So through April 12, the shelter's kill rate for 2011 is 77%. Just like 2010. Their … Continue reading MAS: Still the Same
How Long?
I'm still waiting for a response to my query about whether pets waiting to be killed at MAS are forced to watch other pets being killed and whether MAS leaves a pile of dead bodies for all the pets to see/smell in the kill room. I think the public deserves to know whether the city … Continue reading How Long?
Fear and Loathing in Memphis
Some webcam shots from Friday. These dogs look scared to me. Speaking of scared, I bet this (presumably) feral cat in a trap was extremely anxious having been forgotten on the floor overnight:
YesBiscuit! 