When a friendly dog who'd apparently been shot with a paintball gun showed up at the home of the Lassiter family in Alamance Co, NC on January 6, they took him in from the winter rain. He quickly settled in with the couple, their children and their other dog. They tried to find his owner, … Continue reading Dog Who Never Should Have Been in Burlington Pound Gets Oops-Killed
Month: January 2014
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West Fargo is Not a No Kill City
After reading a claim that West Fargo, ND was a "no kill city", I checked online for information on the shelter. It appears the West Fargo police department impounds animals and brings them to the West Fargo Animal Hospital. I filed a FOIA request for shelter statistics for 2013 and received this response: -------- Original … Continue reading West Fargo is Not a No Kill City
Treats on the Internets
The set up: The Guilford Co pound killed 51% of its dogs and cats in 2012. The pound has a policy dictating death for all Rottweilers, Pitbulls and Chows, regardless of health or temperament. The punchline, courtesy of the local paper: "Guilford County offering pet responsibility classes" A cat rescue group in CA asks why … Continue reading Treats on the Internets
In Which Randolph Co Clings to its Gas Chamber
When HSUS gave Randolph Co, NC $3000 in December 2011 to send its gas chamber to the landfill, Randolph Co was all, "Yay, put that fat check straight into our bank account!" Then they kept right on merrily stuffing dogs and cats into the gas chamber. Of the 6705 dogs and cats who came through … Continue reading In Which Randolph Co Clings to its Gas Chamber
Owner of Seized Dogs Files Civil Rights Lawsuit in Federal Court
A lawsuit filed by Mississippi pet owner Deborah K. Alverson alleges that on March 26, 2013, her two dogs were sunbathing in her yard. The dogs were China, an 8 year old pug with some vision and hearing problems, and Black Betty, a 4 year old puggle with severe hip dysplasia. Both dogs were receiving … Continue reading Owner of Seized Dogs Files Civil Rights Lawsuit in Federal Court
Funky Cold Medina Co
At the time public pressure brought by an animal advocate forced the Medina Co pound in Ohio to stop gassing cats, it was believed that the shelter staff did an admirable job caring for dogs. After all, the facility boasts a 92% live release rate for dogs. But records obtained via FOIA request appear to … Continue reading Funky Cold Medina Co
Weird Tales: ACO Edition
Two stories from New England sent to me by Clarice - one recent and the other from spring of last year: A CT newspaper received records via FOIA request pertaining to the November 2013 firing of an ACO in Stonington. The sordid and somewhat confusing story behind the termination includes an allegation that former ACO … Continue reading Weird Tales: ACO Edition
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Odessa Pound Kills Beloved Pet, Blames Owner
The Odessa pound in Texas has a poor track record including banning rescuers without reasonable cause and violating their First Amendment rights. Although the police department in charge of the pound does not make its statistics available to the public on its website, one area rescuer cites a kill rate of nearly 85% and claims … Continue reading Odessa Pound Kills Beloved Pet, Blames Owner
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