Two of the three ex-employees from the Memphis Animal Shelter (MAS) who were indicted on animal cruelty charges were in court yesterday to plead not guilty. You can get the gist of the defense they will likely mount from one of the attorneys. In a nutshell, the attorney says the pictures of the starved dog … Continue reading Not Guilty Pleas from Former MAS Employees
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Treats on the Internets
KC Dog Blog posts about the MO Better Business Bureau's report on puppy mills NYT reports on animal cruelty as an indicator for other types of violence and neglect in future The future is uncertain for 15 dogs rescued in Benton Co, OR last week. The owner has been charged with 18 felony counts related … Continue reading Treats on the Internets
Update on Murphy
You might remember Murphy, the Aussie mix whose owner beat his head in with a sledgehammer and left him for dead in an Atlanta park in 2008. He was saved by a good Samaritan, Robert Kennedy, who is now Murphy's owner and his treatment was paid for by animal lovers across the continent: Kennedy was … Continue reading Update on Murphy
Update on Dog with Severe Eye Injuries at BARC
Last week, I linked to a story about a dog at BARC in Houston who was scheduled to have her eyes removed despite pleas from rescuers to get her to an expert for immediate evaluation and care. I've been following the story all week and indeed, BARC responded to the public outcry over the treatment … Continue reading Update on Dog with Severe Eye Injuries at BARC
Is This a Fair Evaluation?
How would you expect a dog who looked like this to score in a shelter evaluation? To find out how this dog actually scored and what will happen to her as a result, click here. Every shelter dog deserves a fair evaluation.
Whose Side is Matthew Pepper on?
The Memphis Animal Shelter killed around 13,000 pets in 2009. In 2010, they hired Matthew Pepper to take over the helm. I was thinking he was going to work toward reducing the killing at the shelter. Now I'm not so sure. This week, the community gathered at a city council meeting to discuss a proposal … Continue reading Whose Side is Matthew Pepper on?
Pitbull Burned in NC Fire Available for Adoption
A Mother in NC left 4 kids home alone 2 weeks ago with a Pitbull puppy in a crate. The house caught fire and firefighters were able to save a 4 year old and a 7 year old but were sadly too late to save the two babies in the home. A neighbor mentioned there … Continue reading Pitbull Burned in NC Fire Available for Adoption
Treats on the Internets
This sounds like a pretty good dog We all use stamps, even if we use them less frequently than we did in the before time - why not buy these? Rescuers in Houston would like to take a dog at BARC to a veterinary specialist to see if her sight can be saved but BARC … Continue reading Treats on the Internets
Welcome Redux
I had to start over so I'll be adding to this new blog in the days ahead. Your first comment has to be approved (so it will not appear immediately) but after that, feel free to spam at will. Suggestions and feedback are welcome.
I breakded it.
I'm not an overly skilled computer geek but I can generally get around ok. Today, not so much apparently. In trying to address some problems I was having at the new blog, I seem to have kerplunk/kerplooey'd the whole damn thing. Unless some sort of blogmiracle befalls me, Ima hafta start over, maybe at a … Continue reading I breakded it.
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