Bringing up from the comments on the Open Thread from a few days ago: Morgana Says: April 9, 2011 at 1:43 pm Hi everyone: Remember the Morrow County OH animal shelter that had the flood? Well, we have the opportunity to help them, by taking a little one who nobody wanted (a JRT/Doxie mix) named … Continue reading Rescue Assistance Needed
Month: April 2011
Take Action in Support of Pets in Memphis
Please join our letter writing campaign. No matter where you live, you can make your concerns about the shelter known to the following individuals: Mayor Wharton: ac.wharton@memphistn.gov Janet Hooks, Director, Public Services and Neighborhoods: janet.hooks@memphistn.gov Matthew Pepper, Director, Memphis Animal Services: matthew.pepper@memphistn.gov Cindy Sanders, MAS Advisory Board sanders127@yahoo.com Jackie Johns, MAS Advisory Board jjohns25@hotmail.com Allen … Continue reading Take Action in Support of Pets in Memphis
Response from Memphis Shelter Director
This afternoon I received a reply from MAS shelter director Matthew Pepper regarding the questions posed here. I am sharing it with his permission: Hi Shirley, I will gladly comment, I would also encourage you to call me any time or come down to the shelter yourself. I want to comment on the “blame the … Continue reading Response from Memphis Shelter Director
Someone Please Rescue This Cat
Remember when a reader sent in several webcam shots showing a worker poking a stick into all the cat cages and "Friends" told everyone not to worry - that the stick wasn't used to poke the cats but to close the latch on the feral cat box and the cats were so scared, they stayed … Continue reading Someone Please Rescue This Cat
Rescuers Watching MAS Webcams Have 39 Seconds to Save a Life
Please join our letter writing campaign. No matter where you live, you can make your concerns about the shelter known to the following individuals: Mayor Wharton: ac.wharton@memphistn.gov Janet Hooks, Director, Public Services and Neighborhoods: janet.hooks@memphistn.gov Matthew Pepper, Director, Memphis Animal Services: matthew.pepper@memphistn.gov Cindy Sanders, MAS Advisory Board sanders127@yahoo.com Jackie Johns, MAS Advisory Board jjohns25@hotmail.com … Continue reading Rescuers Watching MAS Webcams Have 39 Seconds to Save a Life
Here’s Something You Don’t Read Every Day
I consider the previous MAS Administrator to be better than Pepper. And the previous one was indicted. I brought this up from the comments because I think it's worthy of highlighting. A reader who appears to be familiar with the Memphis Animal Shelter made this comment on a previous post and she goes on to … Continue reading Here’s Something You Don’t Read Every Day
Snapshots from MAS and a Letter Writing Campaign
No matter where you live, you can make your concerns about the shelter known to the following individuals: Mayor Wharton: ac.wharton@memphistn.gov Janet Hooks, Director, Public Services and Neighborhoods: janet.hooks@memphistn.gov Matthew Pepper, Director, Memphis Animal Services: matthew.pepper@memphistn.gov Cindy Sanders, MAS Advisory Board sanders127@yahoo.com Jackie Johns, MAS Advisory Board jjohns25@hotmail.com Allen Iskiwitz, MAS Advisory Board allensribs@aol.com … Continue reading Snapshots from MAS and a Letter Writing Campaign
MAS: Wag the Dog
In fairness, I should point out that MAS killed a bunch of dogs who were not waggy-tailed yesterday too. Memphis, please - stop the killing. If you are in Memphis, take action.
Open Thread
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Questions for Matthew Pepper
Matthew Pepper is the director of Memphis Animal Services where 77% of the pets they take in are killed. I'm hoping he will answer some questions. If you have a question for Mr. Pepper, please feel welcome to leave it in the comments. As always, keep your comments succinct and respectful. I'm going to e-mail … Continue reading Questions for Matthew Pepper
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