A reader sent me this photo of the kennel deck inside the dog cages at the new Memphis Animal Services facility. It appears that the coating on it is already peeling away. I hope the coating is not toxic to the dogs if ingested. It's nice that dogs have a raised platform in their cages … Continue reading Dog Beds at MAS
Month: December 2011
How Patient Are You?
This wonderful photo was taken by Shingo Uchiyama and is titled "be patient". Click here to see what an artist who was very patient did with the photo.
Alabama Mayor’s Animal Cruelty Case to Go to Trial
The buck's got to stop somewhere. And in the case of a taxpayer funded shelter in New Brockton, AL, a grand jury decided somewhere was at the feet of the town's mayor. The Coffee Co sheriff's department received a complaint about how the city was caring for the dogs at the shelter in May. Upon … Continue reading Alabama Mayor’s Animal Cruelty Case to Go to Trial
Open Thread
Network pets, share links, ask questions, tell us what you and your pets have planned for the weekend, etc. Anything (animal related) goes.
Another Reason Shelters Should View “Evidence” Dogs as Pets
If a shelter does not list every pet in its care online and make every pet available for the public to see, owners of lost pets may not be able to reclaim their pets. If a pound has a policy that dogs confiscated in dogfighting busts are not available to the public but instead held … Continue reading Another Reason Shelters Should View “Evidence” Dogs as Pets
Iams Issues a Recall Due to Aflatoxin
So much for feeding all Iams products with "complete confidence" like we were told by the Iams rep at Thanksgiving. The company has now issued a limited recall of Iams ProActive Health Smart Puppy dry food (see link for details) for aflatoxin contamination. Note that this is NOT one of the foods Price Chopper posted … Continue reading Iams Issues a Recall Due to Aflatoxin
Name That Animal
No researching - just leave your guess in the comments. Answer will be posted in the comments later today.
One Visitor’s Impressions After Touring the New MAS Building
As some of you know, peeps on the Memphis payroll held a grand opening ceremony for the new building housing Memphis Animal Services on Saturday. According to an e-mail from the department's deputy director, LaSonya Hall: Visitors to the new animal facility can walk through the adoption areas as well as the Stray Healthy Hold … Continue reading One Visitor’s Impressions After Touring the New MAS Building
CA Shelter Volunteer Comes Down Off Her “Rescue Mountain”
Clare Storey is a volunteer at the shelter in Castaic, CA which is run by the Los Angeles County Department of Animal Care and Control. There is a lengthy piece at a local radio station website on how the shelter's image is being brightened by efforts to work with the public, instead of condemning them. … Continue reading CA Shelter Volunteer Comes Down Off Her “Rescue Mountain”
Beagle Run: On the Road
Thank yous all around to former foster owner Lori in TN for delivering Surrey to reader Leslie who drove her to an anonymous reader in MS. Surrey will have a layover of several days before she gets back on the road for her trip to SC. Watch this space.
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