Shaheen R. Shaheen, the dog control officer for the Town of Tupper Lake, was arrested by NY state police this week and charged with "one count of torturing or injuring animals or failure to provide sustenance, a class A misdemeanor, and one count of neglect of an impound animal, a class U misdemeanor." Shaheen had … Continue reading NY Dog Control Officer Charged in Connection with Dog Death
Month: November 2015
Remembering Pets Who Died in Their Cages at the Memphis Pound: September 2015
Animals impounded by Memphis Animal Services fall over dead in their cages every month. Here are the records for the pets who died in anonymity in September at MAS. I am using this post to memorialize one of those pets who was impounded in "normal" condition then died in his cage the next day. There … Continue reading Remembering Pets Who Died in Their Cages at the Memphis Pound: September 2015
Victoria Co Pound Has a 6% Adoption Rate, Zero Tolerance for Rescues
The Victoria Co pound in Texas, where a dog who had an adopter waiting was recently oops-killed because not killing is hard, is back in the news: Since November 2014, 3,515 dogs and cats have entered the shelter, according to records. Of those, 238 were adopted. 238 adopted. *sound of balloon deflating* Glass half full: … Continue reading Victoria Co Pound Has a 6% Adoption Rate, Zero Tolerance for Rescues
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Open Thread
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45 Dogs Removed from Abandoned Property by Rescue Before Police Arrive
An odd story out of New Mexico: An Alamogordo animal rescue group says it saved dozens of dogs from an abandoned puppy mill. The group claims the local sheriff’s department wasn’t doing anything to help but the sheriff’s department says that’s just not true. The allegedly abandoned puppy mill appears to have housed bulldogs and … Continue reading 45 Dogs Removed from Abandoned Property by Rescue Before Police Arrive
Name That Animal
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Texas Shelter Oops-Kills Dog with Adopter Waiting
Tiffany Smith regularly picks up pets she finds roaming loose in her area. The dog she found wandering her neighborhood on October 30 was different - her family fell in love with the dog and named her Loretta: "She just hopped in my car," said Smith[.] "She was so loving." [...] "She was a sweetie," … Continue reading Texas Shelter Oops-Kills Dog with Adopter Waiting
Dallas Animal Services: Skanks Gonna Get Themselves Locked Up If They Don’t Step Off
You may remember Dallas Animal Services from such knee-slapping exploits as oops killing a bucket of kittens while a foster home was being arranged, secretly killing 4 dogs slated for rescue and leaving a cat trapped inside the pound wall to suffer and die. Now, more hilarity as compassionate citizens who care for strays at … Continue reading Dallas Animal Services: Skanks Gonna Get Themselves Locked Up If They Don’t Step Off
Cat Needlessly Suffers at Fort Bend Co Pound
The failing Fort Bend Co pound in Texas has claimed another victim. Cat ID #A004477 was impounded as a stray on October 7, 2015. On that date, his records show he received a vaccine and his condition was listed as "normal": At some unknown point, the cat's condition became abnormal. What is known is that … Continue reading Cat Needlessly Suffers at Fort Bend Co Pound
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