Dallas Animal Services functions primarily as a pet killing facility, killing more than half of the animals taken in last year. You don't earn the moniker "pet killing facility" without putting forth some effort - specifically, killing most of the animals in your care. There is not going to be a whole lot in the … Continue reading Dallas Pound Secretly Kills Four Dogs Slated for Rescue
Category: animal advocacy
Police Officer Fired after Standing Up to City Officials and Refusing to Shoot Loose Dogs
Walker Co, AL used to have a pound but the place closed a few years ago after it was exposed as a dog killing hole. Since then, the city of Carbon Hill in Walker Co has apparently been trying to avoid the issue of homeless pets on the streets. That brilliant plan did not work … Continue reading Police Officer Fired after Standing Up to City Officials and Refusing to Shoot Loose Dogs
MAS Kills Dog Good Samaritan Wanted to Adopt
On December 16, Vickie Carter was driving her car and saw two dogs attacking a third dog. She stopped to help. After breaking up the fight, the dog who was being attacked ran into her car through an open door. Although he appeared to have minor injuries from the fight, he seemed to be in … Continue reading MAS Kills Dog Good Samaritan Wanted to Adopt
Rotting from the Head Down: How the Neglect of a Dog at the Louisville Pound Went Public Despite a Political Cover-up
Regular readers may remember the tragic story of Sadie, an injured dog who suffered for months at the hands of Louisville Metro Animal Services before finally being euthanized by rescuers. Heather Adkins, an employee at LMAS during the time Sadie was there who later became her foster owner and advocate, was smeared by the city … Continue reading Rotting from the Head Down: How the Neglect of a Dog at the Louisville Pound Went Public Despite a Political Cover-up
City of Irvine Takes Action to Improve Conditions at Shelter after Community Complaints
After shelter pet advocates went public by bringing their concerns about the Irvine Animal Care Center to the City Council last month, changes are afoot. The chief veterinarian at IACC, Dr. Lawrence Kosmin, whom shelter pet advocates allege has been botching surgeries and refers to himself as "Dr. Death", will be leaving at the end … Continue reading City of Irvine Takes Action to Improve Conditions at Shelter after Community Complaints
Irvine Animal Advocates Detail Concerns Regarding Shelter in Report to City Council
More than 50 pages worth of comments and photos regarding the Irvine Animal Care Center (IACC) in CA were submitted to the Irvine City Council by concerned shelter pet advocates at its public meeting last month. The full report can be read here. (The first 2 pages are not related to the shelter.) I have pulled … Continue reading Irvine Animal Advocates Detail Concerns Regarding Shelter in Report to City Council
Discussion: After Biting a Child, Mickey Lives in a Jail Cell
Regular readers may remember when a Maricopa Co pound worker taunted animal advocates trying to save a dog named Mickey who had severely bitten a child. The taunting was defended by the pound director as free speech. And also mocking dog killing is absolutely a trait we want in our public pound employees so shut all the … Continue reading Discussion: After Biting a Child, Mickey Lives in a Jail Cell
Advocates Allege Animals “Barbarically” Killed for Convenience at Irvine Shelter
It has long been the position of this blog that numbers alone do not tell the complete story of any shelter. Individual lives matter. As shelter pet advocates, it is up to us to advocate for the right to live of every healthy/treatable shelter animal - not just the ones who fall within an arbitrary statistical analysis. … Continue reading Advocates Allege Animals “Barbarically” Killed for Convenience at Irvine Shelter
Amarillo Pound Worker Spraying Dogs with Chemicals
A rescuer visiting the Amarillo pound in Texas last week watched as an employee used his hose as a weapon against puppies, spraying them with chemicals to get them to go through a doggie door. "He sprayed the chemicals and was spraying the animals, including the puppies to try and get them to run inside … Continue reading Amarillo Pound Worker Spraying Dogs with Chemicals
Case Update: Rally for Maya on Monday, November 24
There is video evidence and an admission by PETA that two representatives of the group stole an owned chihuahua called Maya from her home on October 20 and killed her. Accomack County Sheriff Todd Godwin brought charges against the two women but the commonwealth's attorney has declined to prosecute the case. At issue for the … Continue reading Case Update: Rally for Maya on Monday, November 24
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