Several announcements related to shelter pet advocacy in Memphis: 1. The hold on Calvin at MAS expires at 6:45 pm tonight. We have received offers of financial donations and a foster but are still in need of a group to pull him. Please see additional info here and here. Memphis No Kill Coalition has been … Continue reading Updated (X 4): Shelter Pet Advocacy Watch Items in Memphis
Category: animal advocacy
The “Irresponsible Public” Seeks Justice for Dog Killed by Maricopa Co
A concerned shelter pet advocate contacted Maricopa Co Animal Care & Control in AZ last month regarding the photo posted online of a Chihuahua being held down with a chokepole. This was the response received: On Sep 20, 2012, at 10:59 AM, Karen Dickey - ACSX <KDickey@mail.maricopa.gov> wrote: Thank you for your concern. Unfortunately, Maricopa County … Continue reading The “Irresponsible Public” Seeks Justice for Dog Killed by Maricopa Co
New Group to Fight for Shelter Pets in Memphis
There is a new group seeking reform and advocating for the right of pets to live at the Memphis pound. From the press release: The Memphis No Kill Coalition is an organization of animal advocates in Memphis, Tenn., created to reform abusive practices at Memphis Animal Services and create a modern, progressive animal sheltering system … Continue reading New Group to Fight for Shelter Pets in Memphis
Updated: The Best Thing I’ve Read All Week
An ACO in Shelby Co, KY was attending a required euthanasia workshop where 3 healthy kittens who had been labeled as scared by a pound (not Shelby Co) were slated for killing. The Shelby Co ACO did not simply go along with this idea and instead brought the kittens back to Shelby Co for care. … Continue reading Updated: The Best Thing I’ve Read All Week
Advocacy at Home: Remarks to County Council – 2
For the second time this month, I addressed the Kershaw Co council during the public comments portion of its meeting. I was limited to 5 minutes so I had to keep my remarks brief. I share them here in hopes that someone else may find them useful in developing a plan to address his/her own … Continue reading Advocacy at Home: Remarks to County Council – 2
That Hopey-Changey Stuff: Working Out Fine
It's normal in any fight for major social reform to feel, at times, that all hope is lost. These are the valleys we all must plow through in our efforts to ensure the right of shelter pets to live. Thankfully, it ain't all valleys: I just got dropped off at the airport by an animal … Continue reading That Hopey-Changey Stuff: Working Out Fine
Advocacy at Home: Remarks to County Council
For the first time, I addressed the Kershaw Co council tonight during the public comments portion of the meeting. I was limited to 5 minutes so I had to keep my remarks brief. I share them here in hopes that someone else may find them useful in coming up with a plan to address his/her … Continue reading Advocacy at Home: Remarks to County Council
Now Hear This
On Sunday, September 9, I will be on Animal Wise Radio for a half-hour, starting around 1:20 pm Eastern to talk about the recent developments at the Memphis pound and the larger issue of shelter transparency. Listen in, if you are free. I am also planning to address the Kershaw Co Council during its meeting … Continue reading Now Hear This
End the Injustice in Memphis
In April 2011, the Memphis shelter advisory board was a very different entity than it is today. At that time, the board chair not only upheld the open meetings law but welcomed the public into the meetings. Veterinarian Stephen Tower was a member at that time. He is now chairman and, along with the head … Continue reading End the Injustice in Memphis
Kershaw Co, SC Pound Reports False Lifesaving Rates
Kershaw Co, SC contracts with a non-profit group, the Kershaw Co Humane Society, to run the pound. That group is operating the shelter primarily as a pet killing facility where roughly 3 out of 4 pets were killed in 2011. And yet the HS issued a report to the county breaking down its kill rate … Continue reading Kershaw Co, SC Pound Reports False Lifesaving Rates
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