Multnomah County Animal Services in Oregon has a long and troubled history. A county audit in 2016 found that records were severely lacking, including intake and outcome information on thousands of animals and the use of euthanasia drugs. Other serious problems included insufficient staff to properly feed, clean and exercise animals, staff not trained to … Continue reading Multnomah County Animal Services: Audited to Death
Category: animal shelter abuse
Glynn County Burglary
Around midnight on May 19, 2021, a man was caught on a security camera removing a puppy from the Glynn County Animal Control facility in Georgia. Shelter manager Tiffani Hill told the Brunswick News that she believes the man is the puppy's owner: The Catahoula pup, another dog and three cats were found after firefighters … Continue reading Glynn County Burglary
Hempstead Shelter Kills Lost Pet While Under Audit for Needless Killing
In February, Nassau County Comptroller George Maragos announced his department would conduct an audit of the long troubled Town of Hempstead Animal Shelter in NY. The audit was prompted by a number of complaints from local residents and animal advocates: Among the complaints to be investigated are animal neglect and abuse, unnecessary deaths, unsanitary conditions … Continue reading Hempstead Shelter Kills Lost Pet While Under Audit for Needless Killing
KY Study Exposes Troubling Failures at Municipal Shelters
Warning: Toward the end of this post, there are some graphic photos which may be disturbing to some readers. In 2004, the state of Kentucky went from an Anything Goes type of attitude toward animal control facilities to a Well, Not Literally Anything Goes view with the enactment of the KY Humane Shelter Act. Counties … Continue reading KY Study Exposes Troubling Failures at Municipal Shelters
Case Update: Klein Animal Shelter Director Guilty of Cruelty
Many readers likely recall the horrors documented by the state of Texas at the Klein Animal Shelter in Jacksonville. For those who don't, click through using caution because the images are very disturbing. In a nutshell, the untrained staff was physically abusing animals, leaving injured animals to suffer in filth without treatment, cruelly killing animals … Continue reading Case Update: Klein Animal Shelter Director Guilty of Cruelty
Virginia ACO Charged with Felony Cruelty
Nottoway County, Virginia pays one man to care for the county's lost and homeless animals. That man is now on unpaid leave after being charged with two felony counts of animal abuse. Both charges stem from shelter pets the ACO allegedly left to suffer without veterinary care until they were near death. In one case, … Continue reading Virginia ACO Charged with Felony Cruelty
Nobody WANTS to Kill Animals – Sumter Co Edition
A dog named Buddy was on the kill list at the Sumter Co pound in Florida this month. Animal advocates say the Humane Society/SPCA of Sumter Co, which partners with animal control, posted him with the wrong picture and an incorrect ID number, making his chances for rescue rather slim. But thanks to the efforts … Continue reading Nobody WANTS to Kill Animals – Sumter Co Edition
Eyewitnesses Report Seeing Maricopa Co Pound Worker Abuse Dogs
Arizona - Two sisters who went to Maricopa County's West Valley Animal Care Center looking for pets to adopt say they heard a pound employee yelling at a pair of dogs he was trying to put into a kennel. They say they saw the worker repeatedly and violently kick the dogs, although one got most of the … Continue reading Eyewitnesses Report Seeing Maricopa Co Pound Worker Abuse Dogs
Action Alert: Harnett Co Shelter Pets Suffering in Heat
These videos were submitted by an animal advocate who wishes to remain anonymous. They were reportedly taken at the Harnett Co pound in NC this week and appear to show cats suffering in the summer heat: I don't know what type of system is in place to keep the animals cool during the summer months … Continue reading Action Alert: Harnett Co Shelter Pets Suffering in Heat
Whistleblower Photographs Dead Dogs All Over the Floor at CA Pound
A man on a work release program was working at the Stanislaus Co pound when he saw a number of dead dogs on the floor of the kill room. He snapped a photo and posted it on Facebook. People were upset by the photo, and rightly so. Taxpayers pay for community pets to be sheltered, not … Continue reading Whistleblower Photographs Dead Dogs All Over the Floor at CA Pound