How do you think a charitable organization would do with its blood drives if this was the type of message they posted on social media and gave to news outlets regularly? Does it seem ridiculous to send this sort of message when in fact they are relying on the public - the very people they … Continue reading You People
Month: January 2013
Kern Co Pound Director’s Manifesto of Blame
In a 14 page Blame the Community manifesto, the director of the Kern Co pound in CA, Jen Woodard, details the needless killing of pets and blames everybody but those doing the killing. Ms. Woodard previously worked for Best Friends in L.A. before taking the Kern Co job in October. In the document, Ms. Woodard … Continue reading Kern Co Pound Director’s Manifesto of Blame
Adams Co Deputy Visits Wrong Address, Kills Friendly 35 Pound Dog
Denver business owner Jeff Fisher took his 8 year old, friendly dog Ziggy to work with him every day. He had raised Ziggy from the age of 6 weeks and considered him a family member and "best friend". On Monday night, a pair of Adams Co deputies were responding to an alarm at another address … Continue reading Adams Co Deputy Visits Wrong Address, Kills Friendly 35 Pound Dog
OR Neglect Case Involves 149 Dogs
On Sunday, 149 dogs were seized from Willamette Animal Rescue in Oregon and the organization's president, Alicia Inglish was charged with 120 counts of animal neglect and one count of evidence tampering: While 120 of the dogs met the legal standard for neglect, all were in need of medical care. Don Thompson, spokesman for the … Continue reading OR Neglect Case Involves 149 Dogs
The Disease Fighting Power of Fatal Plus
On its website, the Mt. Vernon Animal Shelter in NY is described as "a municipal shelter that serves as a safe haven for thousands of domestic animals". Two months ago, the shelter reportedly stopped accepting cats "when they worried they could not contain the spread of such diseases as feline leukemia, feline immunodeficiency virus and … Continue reading The Disease Fighting Power of Fatal Plus
The Strange Attempt to Cover Up What Happened to a Governor’s Dog
Florida Governor Rick Scott apparently used some poor Lab for publicity purposes during his 2010 campaign, indicating his family had rescued the dog and inviting supporters to submit name suggestions. The governor then quietly took the dog, dubbed "Reagan" by Facebook friends, back to the grooming and boarding facility he'd gotten him from shortly after … Continue reading The Strange Attempt to Cover Up What Happened to a Governor’s Dog
List of 2012 Outcomes for San Bernardino City Pound Pets
I had heard from an advocate on Facebook that the city of San Bernardino pound refuses to reveal the outcome once a pet's listing is removed from the PetHarbor website. Whether that is true or not, I don't know. But I have seen this policy on the Facebook pages of other pounds and I think … Continue reading List of 2012 Outcomes for San Bernardino City Pound Pets
Dinner at Chez Dog
I make this corn bread quite a lot in cold weather. It's extremely yummy and good for sharing with the dogs. 2 T unsalted butter, melted 2 T honey 1 egg 1 and 3/4 C buttermilk 2 C corn meal 2 tsp baking powder 1 tsp salt 1 tsp baking soda Whisk the egg in … Continue reading Dinner at Chez Dog
Pictures from a Mobile Vaccine Clinic in South Carolina
We took Schroeder to a mobile vaccine clinic in a grocery store parking lot to get his final puppy shots yesterday. Here are some of the other pets whose owners were waiting with us. The hound, the Chihuahua and the kitty are all from the same family. The black dog is their neighbor. Not everyone … Continue reading Pictures from a Mobile Vaccine Clinic in South Carolina
Shelter Dogs in Eldon, MO Allegedly Abused
(Note: Here is a link to the Wiki entry on canine reproduction. It includes a brief explanation of the tie that occurs during mating.) What happens when you have people who do not understand canine reproduction managing the dog pound? First, officers from the Eldon police department apparently put a bitch in season in a … Continue reading Shelter Dogs in Eldon, MO Allegedly Abused
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