I believe a crime may have occurred with regard to Gloria, a NYC cat whose badly broken leg you see on an x-ray above. While there is no way to know how her leg was broken, we do know some facts, courtesy of John Sibley's blog, and it is within those facts that I believe … Continue reading Need Help Reporting a Possible Crime in NYC
Month: January 2012
Name This Foster Puppy
Submitted by reader Jamie who writes: So I found this little one at the coal mine where I work just two weeks ago. She was super skinny, super dirty, and would sit about 3 feet away from you at all times and wag her tail. I tried to lure her close but the only food … Continue reading Name This Foster Puppy
Silent Protest Today at Memphis Animal Services
"Never underestimate that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change the world. Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has." - Margaret Mead In order to protest the killing of healthy/treatable pets at MAS today, a few readers have organized a last minute silent vigil at the pound. If you are in the … Continue reading Silent Protest Today at Memphis Animal Services
Light a Virtual Candle
Thank you to everyone who made phone calls and sent e-mails on behalf of the pets at Memphis Animal Services this weekend. If you are in Memphis, you can still take a stand against the needless killing of pets tomorrow at the pound by protesting on site. For the rest of us outside of Memphis, … Continue reading Light a Virtual Candle
Shelter Pet of the Day
El Capitn was submitted by reader Daniela who was very impressed with the write-up for this fabulous kitteh. It really is super and it concludes as follows: I'm about 5 years young, by the way. I feel great and I have a lot of things left on my bucket list so plan to have me … Continue reading Shelter Pet of the Day
Friday Campaign to Speak for Pets at MAS
Memphis Animal Services (MAS) is normally open only one weekend day (Saturday) which contributes to their abysmal live release rate since weekends are their greatest chance for increased traffic and adoptions. The pound is closing this weekend for mandatory employee training on pet killing. Sunday will be the practical – that is, killing actual pets. … Continue reading Friday Campaign to Speak for Pets at MAS
Harrisburg – You So Crazy
While the city of Harrisburg PA attempts to deal with the blowback over its "give away-shoot-abandon" stray dog policy, it seems to be having some trouble deciding where to house dogs in need. (For whatever reason, the plan to dump them outside of town was not as popular as the city had anticipated.) The first … Continue reading Harrisburg – You So Crazy
Action Alert: Call Memphis Mayor to Protest MAS Closing on Saturday
We all must choose our battles. Sometimes though, the battle chooses us. Whatever my logical mind may be trying to tell me about this one, my heart is doing that LA-LA-LA-I-CAN'T-HEAR-YOU thing. Which is another way of saying - even if it seems like a losing battle, I can't let this one go. The Memphis … Continue reading Action Alert: Call Memphis Mayor to Protest MAS Closing on Saturday
Updated: Smooth Sailing Aboard the MAS Fail Ship
The Commercial Appeal headline reads: Memphis gets no offers on requests for privatizing city animal shelter Translation: No one wants to hold your stinky socks for you while you go dip your toes in the pool, Memphis. The city's request for privatization was a sham. As advocate Beverly King points out, there wasn't sufficient time … Continue reading Updated: Smooth Sailing Aboard the MAS Fail Ship
Another Failure for Memphis and for MSN
Despite being the recipient of international condemnation for its mistreatment of community pets, the city of Memphis enacted a mandatory spay-neuter (MSN) law in late 2010. MSN sacrifices pets’ lives to ideology. MSN does not reduce/eliminate shelter pet killing and it's failed everywhere it’s been enacted. Some examples: The city of Los Angeles enacted MSN … Continue reading Another Failure for Memphis and for MSN
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