A little humor... Memphis area residents: The next meeting of the shelter advisory board is TONIGHT, May 11 from 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM at the Benjamin Hooks Library (3030 Poplar) in Conference Room A. The meeting is open to the public and if you wish, you may address the board.
Month: May 2011
Shelter Pets of the Day
We're asking, we're telling. A couple more pets from the Super Sekrit Stray area at MAS. Memphis Animal Services 3456 Tchulahoma Road Memphis, TN 38118 Phone: (901) 362-5310 TTY: (901) 576-6501 Closed Sundays and Mondays. This shelter’s 2010 kill rate was 77%.
Opportunity to Help Cats at MAS
I received a note from Meows and BowWows letting me know about a couple kittehs in need of homes at MAS. If you are interested in adopting either of these cats, please visit the shelter. Alternatively, if you'd like to help short-term by providing a foster home for one of the cats, Meows and BowWows … Continue reading Opportunity to Help Cats at MAS
Bringing Up from the Comments
One of our readers commented that she wants to adopt a dog she saw in some of the webcam photos. I'm so excited! She sent me this photo to make absolutely clear which dog it is she wants. I have sent it along to the city leaders in Memphis and another of our readers there … Continue reading Bringing Up from the Comments
Shelter Pets of the Day
From behind the iron curtain at MAS, here are a couple of dogs not listed online or available for viewing by the public in the adoption area. I think they deserve a chance to be seen. Memphis Animal Services 3456 Tchulahoma Road Memphis, TN 38118 Phone: (901) 362-5310 TTY: (901) 576-6501 Closed Sundays and Mondays. … Continue reading Shelter Pets of the Day
Compare, Contrast and Call Out
Memphis Animal Services serves Shelby Co which has a population of 920,000. MAS intake for 2010 was 15,400. They killed 11,900. Washoe Co, NV saves 90% of their pets even though they take in about the same number of pets as MAS. A few comparisons: MAS takes in about 17 pets per 1000 people. Washoe … Continue reading Compare, Contrast and Call Out
This is what needless killing looks like.
*** *** *** Memphis, please - stop the killing. Fair Warning: Any lying sod who comes on here and tries to mislead people by saying these dogs weren't being taken for killing but were going outside for walkies or to the adoption area had better have photographic evidence to back up their claims. And no, … Continue reading This is what needless killing looks like.
The MAS Blues
A couple of readers have alerted me to a new video about Memphis Animal Services. There is no sound at the beginning but it kicks in after a minute or two. Reminder: The next meeting of the shelter advisory board is Wednesday, May 11. If you are in Memphis, please attend and stand for the … Continue reading The MAS Blues
Shelter Pets of the Day
MAS hasn't taken me up on my offer yet to post any of the hundreds of pets who the public can not see in the adoption hallway or online. So I'm going rogue for the time being and featuring pets I see that are in the stray areas. Unless MAS decides to provide some information … Continue reading Shelter Pets of the Day
Lame.
Lameness in the hind legs is not an uncommon problem in older, large breed dogs. Males of some breeds tend to get "front-heavy" as they age while the muscles in the rear atrophy. Many of us with big, old dogs around the house understand the challenges and heartbreak involved with seeing a once vibrant dog … Continue reading Lame.
YesBiscuit! 