A number of people have shared responses they've received from shelter advisory board member Cindy Sanders (I got one myself) and many of us recall city councilwoman Janis Fullilove's infamous "So what?" reply.  I'm interested in hearing if anyone has received any additional responses. A reader sent me the following reply she received from the … Continue reading Did you receive any replies to your e-mails about MAS?

Memphis city council member Janis Fullilove visited MAS yesterday.  You can clicky for details but basically, you know - blah they're doing the best they can blah.  Here's the bit from the article I wanted to share: While leaving the shelter, Fullilove was stopped by shelter volunteer Anne Hill, who told the councilwoman that some … Continue reading I don’t think so.

One of the concerns about Memphis Animal Services is their failure to implement standard, humane, disease-prevention cleaning protocols. Lately, I've been receiving a lot of screengrabs showing that sometimes they don't clean at all. For example, the isolation ward at MAS has been housing lots of puppies this week. I'm presuming they are sick but … Continue reading Do sick puppies receive needed care at MAS?

Caring people of Memphis - have you had enough yet?  Get thee to city hall and picket the mayor's office with photos of mistreatment and needless killing of pets at MAS.  Demand reform.  Help make Memphis a no kill community.

Don't get too excited though: While this may be an isolated instance of poor judgment, we apologize for the perception this photo has created. Our webcam captures approximately 63,000 images each day or 2 million images per month. While we are not ignoring this single image, we can assure you our employees are well trained … Continue reading Mayor Wharton Issues Statement on Trash Can Family