Warning: Bad language ahead. These words are featured prominently on the Medina County Animal Shelter brochure: We are proud of our department and want to keep up our good image and public relations. The Ohio shelter has indeed been very public about its better than 90% save rate for dogs. But the shelter's "good image" … Continue reading Medina Co Animal Shelter is Proud of Gassing Cats
Category: animal shelter abuse
Nobody WANTS to Kill Animals – Columbus County Edition
A man in Columbus Co, NC was reportedly keeping dogs in sub-standard conditions and authorities had received complaints from neighbors. After the man died, ownership of the 13 dogs went to the Columbus Co animal shelter. Shelter director Rossie Hayes decided to kill all 13 dogs immediately, without ever offering them for adoption or even … Continue reading Nobody WANTS to Kill Animals – Columbus County Edition
Beloved Pet Fast Tracked to Kill Room at Hillsborough Co Pound
Besides the most obvious reason shelters should not fast track owner surrendered animals to the kill room - that is, these pets have the right to live - there's this: The person presenting himself as the owner may in fact not own the pet being surrendered. People who are most likely to pose as owners … Continue reading Beloved Pet Fast Tracked to Kill Room at Hillsborough Co Pound
Veterinarian Accuses AZ Shelter of Criminal Neglect
The police department for the city of Bisbee, AZ runs the animal shelter. In August, local veterinarian Carol Burke submitted an official complaint to city officials detailing what she describes as "a pattern of criminal neglect" at the shelter. She begins by sharing the story of an arthritic 85 pound dog named Phoebe whom Dr. … Continue reading Veterinarian Accuses AZ Shelter of Criminal Neglect
Police Investigate Director of St. George Pound
The St. George pound in Utah is a division of the police department. In response to complaints from pet advocates regarding David Vane, the director of the pound, the police department decided to investigate itself. Deputy Chief Richard Farnsworth conducted the investigation and wrote a report. Below are a number of snippets from that report. … Continue reading Police Investigate Director of St. George Pound
Mama Dog in Memphis Out of the Frying Pan
WREG reports that last week, Memphis police arrested dog owner Migel Martinez and charged him with aggravated animal cruelty. Mr. Martinez allegedly neglected his pregnant female dog to the point where she became emaciated and was unable to produce milk for her 11 puppies after they were born. The newborn puppies starved to death and … Continue reading Mama Dog in Memphis Out of the Frying Pan
Former Rabun Co Shelter Director Indicted
Lowanda "Peanut" Kilby, the former director of the Boggs Mountain shelter in Rabun Co, GA has been indicted on 60 felony counts for her part in scamming the public by using the no kill moniker: Charges filed against Kilby include theft by taking, theft by deception, computer theft and racketeering. [...] The indictment accuses Kilby … Continue reading Former Rabun Co Shelter Director Indicted
TX ACO Gasses Pets to Death, Cries When Activists Demand Change
The Mathis Animal Shelter in TX appears to be a catch and kill facility that is not open to the public for adoptions. The police department oversees operations at the pound and Chief Byron Smith told an area TV news station that the kill rate is 99%. The solitary ACO for Mathis, Jesse Lerma, has … Continue reading TX ACO Gasses Pets to Death, Cries When Activists Demand Change
Advocates Allege Animal Neglect and Death at Montgomery Co Pound
The Leaf Chronicle reports on a couple of incidents which happened in May at the Montgomery Co pound in Clarksville, TN: A litter of kittens was found rolling around one of their dead siblings, which had been there for hours if not days. The full litter and their mother had to be put down. Also … Continue reading Advocates Allege Animal Neglect and Death at Montgomery Co Pound
Galveston County Pound Under Investigation by Sheriff’s Office
Stacy Lee, a volunteer at the 5 million dollar Galveston County Animal Resource Center in Texas City, took photos documenting overcrowded conditions and what she describes as neglect and abuse of pets by staff: “These dogs were walking around their own feces, their own urine, peeing in their water bowls, drinking their own urine,” Lee … Continue reading Galveston County Pound Under Investigation by Sheriff’s Office
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