This search term, which appeared in my WordPress stats this morning, says it all: where can i take a stray dog and not have it put down Directors, staff and apologists for pet killing facilities often blame the public for the killing, claiming you and I are guilty of myriad transgressions which "force" them to … Continue reading Why We Need Shelter Reform: Reason #44
Month: May 2013
Waxing Rhetorical
On my worst days as a blogger, it seems like most commenters don't bother showing up unless they want to disagree with me on something. And I wonder why I am not in with the In Crowd, despite my numerous appealing qualities, which my Mom reassures me I possess. On my best days, I remember … Continue reading Waxing Rhetorical
MAS Vet Strikes Again
Rebecca Coleman, the shelter vet at the Memphis pound on whose watch numerous dogs have starved to death, including a puppy who was forced to eat his own littermate to survive, and who scrubbed a degloved cat's wounds without providing pain medication and left him to suffer in a cage for 5 days has again … Continue reading MAS Vet Strikes Again
NM Shelter Still Functioning Primarily as Pet Killing Facility
From an article in the Las Cruces Sun-News titled "Report: Animal Service Center of the Mesilla Valley kill rate drops in 2012": The center took in more than 13,000 animals last year and just over half were euthanized. The number is a 17 percent decrease from 2011. Although the title of the piece specifically references … Continue reading NM Shelter Still Functioning Primarily as Pet Killing Facility
Why Kill Rates are Critical When Charting a Shelter’s Progress
(Note: "Sample Animal Shelter" as referenced in this post, is a fictitious name for a facility. The name and numbers are merely being used as an example and are not representative of any actual facility of which I am aware.) A brief overview, The Maths edition: If Sample Animal Shelter took in 100 pets in … Continue reading Why Kill Rates are Critical When Charting a Shelter’s Progress
GA ACO Who Ordered Lap Dog Shot to Death Hides from Reporter
Animal Control for the city of Manchester, GA falls under the police department. There was apparently a dog fight which occurred on or prior to March 21 in Manchester. While it's unclear to me which dogs might have been involved in the fight, this article makes clear what happened to a dog named Ella … Continue reading GA ACO Who Ordered Lap Dog Shot to Death Hides from Reporter
Name That Animal
This is just for fun. The only rule: no researching. Post your guesses in the comments. Reading other people's answers before posting your own is optional. Answer will be posted in the comments later today.
Prospect of Killing Fewer Pitbulls Gives Nashville AC the Shakes
Metro Animal Control in Nashville has been killing every Pitbull they touch for 15 years. Pet advocates have been pushing for reform of this nonsensical excuse for killing and indeed have achieved something. Kind of a lousy, stinking something but um, yay I guess. Here's the deal: Metro AC has decided to end the policy … Continue reading Prospect of Killing Fewer Pitbulls Gives Nashville AC the Shakes
Mor(e)on Mobile Co Pet Killing Facility
I get a knot in my stomach when I hear that an advisory committee has been appointed to make recommendations about a pet killing facility. Nothing good ever seems to come from it. Add Mobile Co, AL to that list. Yesterday Mobile County commissioners received their first report from the advisory committee charged with making … Continue reading Mor(e)on Mobile Co Pet Killing Facility
Mobile Co Pet Killing Facility Brings da Expluhnashuns
The Mobile Co pound in AL has been in the news a lot this year. First it was reported that the facility conducted a mass killing in response to one sick dog. Then we learned the pound killed a freshly bathed, neutered cat named Porkchop upon arrival before his owner could find him. The pound … Continue reading Mobile Co Pet Killing Facility Brings da Expluhnashuns
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