A quick check of the Petfinder listings for the Lowndes Co pound in Valdosta, GA tells me the place is not serious about finding homes for pets. Hardly any photos or personal information is included with the listings - two criteria essential for getting pets adopted. Minimal marketing efforts could turn the Petfinder listings into … Continue reading “They’re doing the best they can!” – Lowndes Co Edition
Author: YesBiscuit
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North Ridgeville, OH: A Layer Cake of Absurdity
Humane Officer Barry Accorti works for the city of North Ridgeville in Ohio, under the police department. On Monday, a resident called in a complaint about a family of feral cats living in a woodpile on her property. The homeowner reportedly complained that the cats had fleas. Humane Officer Accorti responded to the call: The … Continue reading North Ridgeville, OH: A Layer Cake of Absurdity
Just One Day – Share How Your Shelter is Participating
Today is June 11 - the second annual day asking shelters across the country to promise to function as a safe haven for pets for at least one day. Animal Wise Radio will be broadcasting live today. What is your local municipal shelter doing, if anything, for Just One Day - free adoptions, taking pets … Continue reading Just One Day – Share How Your Shelter is Participating
The Blog’s Facebook Page Will be Inactivated
Good Morning, Just a short announcement to start the day: On Thursday, I will be inactivating the blog's Facebook page. As I've mentioned, I have limited time and the blog is really where I'd like to focus my attention. I have been remiss in certain blog duties (not answering as many comments as I'd like, … Continue reading The Blog’s Facebook Page Will be Inactivated
Treats on the Internets
San Antonio Animal Care Services reportedly left a stray dog to suffer for days in a trap unattended outdoors. Neighbors splashed water on the dog, hand-fed him and cried when the city did not respond to pleas to help the animal. The dog has since been picked up by the city. The director of the … Continue reading Treats on the Internets
Healdsburg Shelter Threatens to Kill Animals Over Money
The Healdsburg Animal Shelter in CA is a hot mess. The outdated facility is located across the street from a new $3.5 million shelter, built using funds from a single donor, which sits empty due to design defects and may have to be torn down. Resignations and controversy have plagued the shelter. Despite boasting a … Continue reading Healdsburg Shelter Threatens to Kill Animals Over Money
Mental Health Break – Music
I always need a mental health break on Monday mornings.
News Out of Broward Co is Not Good
Florida - In April 2012, Broward County Commissioners "unanimously passed a resolution that requires Broward County to develop and implement a financially feasible No Kill Strategic Plan incorporating programs and services utilized in successful no-kill communities across the nation." The Sun Sentinel reports that in budget year 2011, Broward County's kill rate was 63% and … Continue reading News Out of Broward Co is Not Good
Another Former MAS Employee Convicted of Animal Cruelty
Billy Stewart, the former Memphis pound worker whom the city repeatedly defended when he was caught hurting shelter pets, has been convicted of animal cruelty: A jury found Billy Stewart, 29, guilty of four counts of aggravated cruelty and one misdemeanor charge of cruelty. An undercover officer testified in court this week that Stewart would … Continue reading Another Former MAS Employee Convicted of Animal Cruelty
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