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ID Shelter Conducting Mass Cat Killing Due to Upper Respiratory Infection
When some cats at the Pocatello Animal Shelter in Idaho got sick last month, the shelter tried treating them for one week, then conducted lab tests. The results showed an upper respiratory infection caused by the feline herpes virus and a mycoplasma infection. After consulting with local vets, shelter officials decided to kill the entire population of … Continue reading ID Shelter Conducting Mass Cat Killing Due to Upper Respiratory Infection
State Inspector Finds Animals Suffering at NJ Pound
An inspector from the New Jersey Department of Health found numerous problems during a July inspection of the East Orange Animal Shelter. The full report can be read here. Among the items noted by the inspector (my summary): The guillotine doors in two of the dog runs were glued shut. Dogs were given broken beds … Continue reading State Inspector Finds Animals Suffering at NJ Pound
Sangamon Co Suspends Volunteer Who Changed Cage Card
When a 16 year old volunteer took an exuberant dog out of his cage at the Sangamon Co shelter in Illinois last week, the dog was very excited. The dog, called Alpha, hadn't been walked in more than a day. In expressing his enthusiasm, Alpha scratched the girl. She reported the scratch to the staff who … Continue reading Sangamon Co Suspends Volunteer Who Changed Cage Card
KY Pound Kills 21 Dogs During Parvo Outbreak
Parvo is preventable and treatable and every animal shelter has an obligation to both prevent and treat this disease. Parvo in shelters is prevented through the practice of vaccination prior to or immediately upon intake, good housing practices and standard disease prevention cleaning protocols. The disease is further prevented by ensuring the community’s dog owners … Continue reading KY Pound Kills 21 Dogs During Parvo Outbreak
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Jade vs. Fence, Round 4.
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Forsyth Co Oops-Kills Cherished Pet, meh
Forsyth Co forced the owner of a dog who scratched someone to surrender him for an 8 day quarantine at the pound. Ashley Burton had adopted the border collie/labrador retriever mix, whom she named Maximus, as a puppy 5 years ago. It was heartbreaking for her to surrender her pet: “I was in tears and … Continue reading Forsyth Co Oops-Kills Cherished Pet, meh
Name That Animal
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Caddo Parish Pound Director Posts Repulsive Image on Social Media
The alleged nice guy in charge of the Caddo pound in LA is in the news again. This time, he uploaded an anti-Semitic/anti-dog image to the pound's Facebook page, captioned it, then started taking massive heat for it about 4 seconds later. Who knew that drawing Stars of David on pictures of shelter dogs' faces like … Continue reading Caddo Parish Pound Director Posts Repulsive Image on Social Media
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