It sounds like life for lost and homeless dogs in Livonia, LA used to be pretty wretched if they ended up at the city pound: The dog pound is located outside, directly behind town hall and is tended to by a single paid employee. The Mayor of Livonia tells NBC33 his name is Brian and he … Continue reading Lady Transforms Life at City Pound, Mayor Tells Her to Beat It
Category: animal advocacy
Sangamon Co Suspends Volunteer Who Changed Cage Card
When a 16 year old volunteer took an exuberant dog out of his cage at the Sangamon Co shelter in Illinois last week, the dog was very excited. The dog, called Alpha, hadn't been walked in more than a day. In expressing his enthusiasm, Alpha scratched the girl. She reported the scratch to the staff who … Continue reading Sangamon Co Suspends Volunteer Who Changed Cage Card
Animal Advocates Continue to Protest Legal Decisions in KY Dog Case
In April, Boyle Co Animal Care and Control in Kentucky seized twelve presa canarios from owner Christopher Pope who was charged with twelve misdemeanor animal cruelty counts. Five of the dogs were returned to him while the other seven were housed at the local HS while the court case proceeded. In June, Pope's house caught … Continue reading Animal Advocates Continue to Protest Legal Decisions in KY Dog Case
Discussion: How Do You Cope?
Snipped from an email received from reader Renate: Subject: How do you cope? From: Renate Date: Tue, August 11, 2015 8:13 pm To: eiderdown@yesbiscuit.com There is one thing I’ve been wanting to ask you: How do you cope with the relentless stream of bad news and downright evil reported from the animal world? I sometimes … Continue reading Discussion: How Do You Cope?
Cook Co Officials Bicker Over Who’s the Bigger Jerk
When the former residents of a foreclosed home in the Chicago area abandoned the house, they also abandoned their dog. A German shepherd was found in a cage in a filthy, sweltering garage last month by Cook Co sheriff's deputies. Found and left: “The eviction officers who locked up the house left her in the … Continue reading Cook Co Officials Bicker Over Who’s the Bigger Jerk
Be Here Now: Loving Pets Available in Shelters
I was researching a public shelter and couldn't find a website for the facility so visited its page on Petfinder. At the top of that page, the shelter had a quote from another website which reads, in part: ALL SHELTER DOGS WERE ONCE NORMAL PUPPIES eager to learn how to live with people. Yet far too … Continue reading Be Here Now: Loving Pets Available in Shelters
ACO Whistleblower Alleges Cruelty at Baytown Animal Shelter
Warning: Some images at the second link and some material in this post is disturbing. *** When Fox 26 reported on July 9 that police were investigating the Baytown Animal Shelter in Texas, Mike Lester, the Baytown health director in charge of the facility, said police hadn't yet interviewed him for the investigation. He also said no … Continue reading ACO Whistleblower Alleges Cruelty at Baytown Animal Shelter
Dog Owner Alleges Severe Neglect at Detroit Pound
Veronica Seward's dog Major was seized by the city of Detroit last month following a bite incident. Motor City Muckraker chronicles "a series of blunders" by the city regarding the case: Instead of seizing the dog on the day of the bites – June 25 – Animal Control officers waited until June 29. Although they planned … Continue reading Dog Owner Alleges Severe Neglect at Detroit Pound
MI Shelter Records Appear Falsified to Hide the Killing of Healthy Pets
Nancy Hornberger, a pet owner in Michigan, had a multiple cat household with one cat who kept fighting with the others and spraying urine. Aside from this, Spitz was a loving pet and Ms. Hornberger felt he might enjoy life more in a single cat home. She called the Oakland Co Animal Shelter and asked … Continue reading MI Shelter Records Appear Falsified to Hide the Killing of Healthy Pets
AL Shelter Under Investigation by Police
In February, the Lawrence Co Commission in Alabama awarded an $80,000 annual AC contract to Bobbie Taylor, whom the county had previously been paying $15 per animal for sheltering services. The controversial decision included an agreement that Ms. Taylor purchase and operate a new shelter within 6 months. She is currently using private property to house … Continue reading AL Shelter Under Investigation by Police
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