Today is National Feral Cat Day. One of the many risks that cats face from shelters is the risk of being determined feral. In too many shelters, this is an automatic death sentence. Truly feral cats should not be impounded by animal control unless it is for neuter and vaccination with the intention of prompt … Continue reading Shelter Cats at Grave Risk if Determined Feral
Month: October 2012
More on Triangle Pet in PA – It Gets Worse
Warning: Details of animal cruelty may be too disturbing for some readers. The owner of Triangle Pet Animal Control services in PA, facing multiple charges, has challenged the validity of the state inspections which found filthy kennel conditions and neglected animals. And there are new details on the criminal charges related to the death of … Continue reading More on Triangle Pet in PA – It Gets Worse
PA Animal Control Facility Shut Down by State, Charges Filed
In Pennsylvania, 58 municipalities contract with Triangle Pet Animal Control Services to pick up stray dogs. The state Department of Agriculture pays Triangle Pet $30 for every dog it kills. So guess where the incentive lies with this arrangement? In what will come as a shock to no one with a brain, Triangle Pet has … Continue reading PA Animal Control Facility Shut Down by State, Charges Filed
The Prime Directive of the No Kill Movement
No kill advocates face some challenges in winning the hearts and minds of the public and particularly those active in animal welfare. We must battle the myth of pet overpopulation. We must expose the truth about the records of groups like HSUS, PETA and ASPCA. We must educate people regarding the difference between killing and … Continue reading The Prime Directive of the No Kill Movement
MAS Director Breaks Policy Rules for His Boss
Earlier this week, a local advocate was trying to save a dog for whom the Memphis pound was doing ZERO marketing and interim director James Rogers was all like, "The MAS Policy Manual does not allow for a non-owner to put a hold on an animal." Well I think that's a lousy attitude and a … Continue reading MAS Director Breaks Policy Rules for His Boss
We all want the same thing – but some need dessert too.
At a public meeting last month, Kim Alboum, the NC director for HSUS, told a group of Person Co citizens concerned about the fact that the local pound was gassing roughly 7 out of 10 of the pets in its care: “I can’t tell you just how far it goes to just stop at the … Continue reading We all want the same thing – but some need dessert too.
Open Thread
Please use this thread to share questions, comments, and links on any animal related subject. Go wild. Or go domesticated. Just go. And here is a good graphic from the Shelter Pet Project:
Former MAS Employees Receive Prison Sentences for Torturing Pets
Warning: Details of animal cruelty may be too disturbing for sensitive readers. Everyone knows that there is a long standing culture of neglect, abuse and killing at the Memphis pound. We, as members of the public, have observed countless webcam images, read numerous shelter records and watched many video clips confirming this culture. Those on … Continue reading Former MAS Employees Receive Prison Sentences for Torturing Pets
Updated (X 4): Shelter Pet Advocacy Watch Items in Memphis
Several announcements related to shelter pet advocacy in Memphis: 1. The hold on Calvin at MAS expires at 6:45 pm tonight. We have received offers of financial donations and a foster but are still in need of a group to pull him. Please see additional info here and here. Memphis No Kill Coalition has been … Continue reading Updated (X 4): Shelter Pet Advocacy Watch Items in Memphis
MAS to Rescuer: “You are taking space”
Many of you have helped network Calvin, a dog at the Memphis pound we would like to see leave by the front door. Jody Fisher had placed a hold on him until Saturday and went to MAS on that day to extend the hold so we can continue to try to find a placement for … Continue reading MAS to Rescuer: “You are taking space”
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