The National Animal Interest Alliance (NAIA) has just published a study regarding the number of purebred dogs in U.S. shelters. The study aimed to determine the total number of purebred shelter dogs available to the public for adoption by counting the animals listed online each week at eighteen shelters over a one year period. (The project originally included more than … Continue reading Study Finds Low Numbers of Purebred Dogs in U.S. Shelters
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Shelter Sold Owned, Microchipped Lost Dog to Strangers While Owner Searched
Jingle and Toby, a pair of Schnauzers owned by Anita Sloan in Bedford, Texas, wandered away when someone accidentally left a gate open at the family's home. Ms. Sloan raised the pair from pups and considers them family. She began searching for them immediately, hoping the microchip she had implanted in Jingle would help the … Continue reading Shelter Sold Owned, Microchipped Lost Dog to Strangers While Owner Searched
Dog Owner Alleges Severe Neglect at Detroit Pound
Veronica Seward's dog Major was seized by the city of Detroit last month following a bite incident. Motor City Muckraker chronicles "a series of blunders" by the city regarding the case: Instead of seizing the dog on the day of the bites – June 25 – Animal Control officers waited until June 29. Although they planned … Continue reading Dog Owner Alleges Severe Neglect at Detroit Pound
CA ACO Stands By While Dog Suffers and Dies
The Central California SPCA (CCSPCA) is contracted by the city of Fresno for animal control services. On July 7, a concerned citizen took a photo of a tethered dog standing atop a fence - clearly a dangerous situation - and sent it to the CCSPCA and the police department along with a complaint. The next … Continue reading CA ACO Stands By While Dog Suffers and Dies
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Treats on the Internets
Case Update: The owner of Porkchop, the neutered, vaccinated and bathed kitten who was killed upon impound by Mobile Co, AL for being "feral" in 2013, filed a lawsuit against the county. Part of that lawsuit includes newly released video evidence from the pound reportedly showing that Porkchop was not feral and simply fast-tracked to … Continue reading Treats on the Internets
No Apologies: NC Pound Refuses to Say What was Done with Owned Dog
A family in NC says their dog Chance chewed his way out of their fence last week and was picked up by the Wilson Co pound, run by the sheriff's department. The pound told them they had 72 hours to repair the fence and reclaim their pet. They fixed the fence immediately and went to … Continue reading No Apologies: NC Pound Refuses to Say What was Done with Owned Dog
MI Shelter Records Appear Falsified to Hide the Killing of Healthy Pets
Nancy Hornberger, a pet owner in Michigan, had a multiple cat household with one cat who kept fighting with the others and spraying urine. Aside from this, Spitz was a loving pet and Ms. Hornberger felt he might enjoy life more in a single cat home. She called the Oakland Co Animal Shelter and asked … Continue reading MI Shelter Records Appear Falsified to Hide the Killing of Healthy Pets
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