Reader Liz sent me a link to this dog's PetHarbor listing last month and I filed a FOIA request for the dog's records at Chicago Animal Care and Control. I was concerned about the eye injury but relieved to see notes in the record indicating she received prompt vet treatment. A week later, on July … Continue reading Chicago Animal Care & Control’s Pet Marketing Fails
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Skeptic. Believer. eiderdown@yesbiscuit.com
Throwing Out the Bell Curve in Shelter Pet Advocacy
No kill is not a sliding scale. I don't determine whether I should advocate for any particular shelter pet based upon the idea that some other shelter pet is facing worse circumstances. Every shelter pet deserves an advocate, whether that person is demanding that the animal not be put into the gas chamber or that … Continue reading Throwing Out the Bell Curve in Shelter Pet Advocacy
No Kill Conference 2012 Links and Open Thread
The 2012 No Kill Conference was held over the weekend. Here are some links to liveblogs covering various workshops and topics. Please add a comment if you see any additional links to share. Also, please consider this an open thread to comment about the conference or any animal related subject. From Christie Keith: Dr. Robin … Continue reading No Kill Conference 2012 Links and Open Thread
Why Didn’t Kitten #244279 Have Any “Friends”?
Kitten #244279 was impounded as a stray by Memphis Animal Services (MAS) on July 26, 2012 and killed on July 27. She was not kept for the legally mandated stray holding period. She has no record of veterinary treatment at MAS although there is a notation on her kill card from the vet that says, … Continue reading Why Didn’t Kitten #244279 Have Any “Friends”?
No Kill Conference 2012
The No Kill Conference in Washington, D.C. is underway! I have already noticed this morning several No Kill Conference attendees posting on Facebook including Atlanta Animal Welfare Examiner, Vox Felina, Animal Wise Radio, Animal Farm Foundation, No Kill Revolution and No Kill Nation. Let us know who else you see posting there. Christie Keith is … Continue reading No Kill Conference 2012
Updates on Featured Pets from the Memphis Pound
Via FOIA requests, I have updates on some of the pets at Memphis Animal Services (MAS) that have been featured on the blog or shared on the YesBiscuit! Facebook page. When I saw this photo on PetHarbor, I wondered what chance this puppy would have at adoption or rescue since no one could see his … Continue reading Updates on Featured Pets from the Memphis Pound
Shelter Pet of the Day
Submitted by Jody Fisher who saw this very frightened dog in a cage at the Memphis pound on July 28. The dog had no cage card and no ID collar. Jody continually contacted the pound to ask about the dog, whom she named Missy. Yesterday, MAS finally issued an ID number to Missy so she … Continue reading Shelter Pet of the Day
Story Behind Viral Photo
You have likely seen the viral photo of an elderly dog sleeping in the arms of his owner while floating in Lake Superior. MSNBC has got a story posted with some background on the photo. In the interview, the owner of the 19 year old rescue dog called Schoep talks openly about battling depression and … Continue reading Story Behind Viral Photo
This is how it’s done.
When volunteers at the Saginaw Co pound in MI saw neglect and abuse, they documented it, started a Facebook page and posted the images online: In an apparent act of retaliation, pound director Val McCullough instituted several policy changes including banning volunteers from caring for animals on weekends when the staff is off and banning … Continue reading This is how it’s done.
One Hundred Seventy-Six
An e-mail written by Memphis Animal Services (MAS) interim director James Rogers on June 23, 2012 reads, in part: From: James.Rogers@memphistn.gov Date: June 23, 2012 6:46:33 PM EDT As of this message we have 379 animals in our facility. We have 279 posted on PetHarbor. The new $7.2 million MAS facility has the capacity to … Continue reading One Hundred Seventy-Six
