Last week, the former medical director of the Humane Society of St. Lucie County in FL, Dr. Sara Mathews, went to the media with allegations that pets at the facility were being killed for treatable conditions and were not sedated prior to killing: "The dogs, they're pulling them into the euthanasia room. The dogs know … Continue reading Florida Pound Accused of Inhumane Treatment and Cruel Killings
Month: December 2011
Pets Alive in NY Partners with Santa to Promote Christmas Adoptions
You know how sometimes there's an idea that starts out good but then it snowballs into a dirty blob? For example, it's a good idea to spread the word about keeping your cats indoors on Halloween. There are all sorts of comings and goings, kids traipsing around the neighborhood at night and yes - there … Continue reading Pets Alive in NY Partners with Santa to Promote Christmas Adoptions
How Cute is This?
I'm not a fan of catchpoles - mainly because they seem to be misused so often - but I love that the Pinellas Co sheriff's office in FL sent their staff for training in how to properly use the tool and then issued a press release about their first successful use! Additional successes on November … Continue reading How Cute is This?
Investigation Update: McCracken Co Humane Society
You may recall the euthanasia technician who was charged in connection with violating KY law with regard to sedation before heartsticking at the McCracken Co HS. Now a second employee at the pound has been charged. Dalena Hall was served by sheriff's deputies with a criminal summons last night charging her with "ten counts of … Continue reading Investigation Update: McCracken Co Humane Society
Chesterfield Co Sheriff’s Office Leaves Dogs to Suffer
Regular readers will remember Sheriff Sam Parker in Chesterfield Co, SC on whose watch the ACOs were reportedly shooting dogs to death in the landfill, hitting cats in the head with pipes and using up euthanasia drugs by some means other than pet euthanasia. This week a tip lead the sheriff's office to investigate a … Continue reading Chesterfield Co Sheriff’s Office Leaves Dogs to Suffer
Beagles Rescued from Laboratory Walk on Grass
Lots of people have been sharing this. It's a good one. Lab Beagles put their paws on grass for the first time.
But is it a “pleasant experience” for the dogs in the stray area?
A piece in the Memphis Daily News provides details of the new building housing the misery that is Memphis Animal Services. Jeanne Chancellor, one of the "Friends" of MAS, is quoted, in part: “The noise level is so much better, and the dogs are more spread out so you don’t walk into a room with … Continue reading But is it a “pleasant experience” for the dogs in the stray area?
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