The NC Department of Agriculture, which oversees animal shelters, investigated the brutal microchipping (wait - WTF did I just write?) of a cat by a Rowan Co pound employee which resulted in the cat's jaw being broken in two places. The severely injured cat, Cooper, was reportedly uncooperative during the bloody torture. Cooper is currently … Continue reading Rowan Co ACO Who Broke Cat’s Face Cleared by State
Category: animal shelter abuse
Sadistic Ex-Director in Boulder City Now Comes with Extra Creepy
(Warning: This is disturbing material.) Somehow, SOMEHOW, the animal cruelty case against Mary Jo Frazier, the former head of Boulder City AC in Nevada from 1996 - 2015, is even grosser than previously reported. An ACO whistleblower had informed Frazier's boss, former Police Chief Bill Conger, of wrongdoing at the pound a full year before any … Continue reading Sadistic Ex-Director in Boulder City Now Comes with Extra Creepy
Former Director Who Killed Shelter Pets “For Fun” Goes to Jail. Let’s Party.
Mary Jo Frazier was allegedly killing animals for personal enjoyment during her 18 years at Boulder City AC in Nevada. Co-workers report she killed animals before the mandatory holding period had expired to keep the shelter empty. And because: yay killing. She faced a judge this week on animal cruelty charges: An 8NewsNOW I-Team first … Continue reading Former Director Who Killed Shelter Pets “For Fun” Goes to Jail. Let’s Party.
600 Animals Seized from Unlicensed NC Shelter
The state of NC has known for years that a private shelter in Hoke Co was being operated so far below minimum acceptable standards that animals were suffering. Animals at the Haven were not receiving necessary veterinary care, food, water, exercise, or socialization - and there were way too many for the small number of staff … Continue reading 600 Animals Seized from Unlicensed NC Shelter
Another Video Rahm Emanuel Never Wanted You to See
Some of you may remember in spring of last year when it was reported that a Chicago ACC employee strangled a dog to death with a chokepole. The city refused to release the internal video of the killing and the press had to sue to get it. Mayor Rahm Emanuel's administration fought against the video's release, … Continue reading Another Video Rahm Emanuel Never Wanted You to See
Gloucester Co Pound: Vile and Not Random
When the Gloucester Co pound in NJ killed Moe, an owned microchipped cat upon impound in September, county spokeswoman Debra Sellitto defended the killing, stating that it “wasn’t a random decision.” *ding ding ding* Correct! How not random was it? An October inspection of the pound conducted by the NJ Department of Health found that between … Continue reading Gloucester Co Pound: Vile and Not Random
Lincoln Co Pound Fined for Harming Pets, Pound Says Public Not Trustworthy
The NC Department of Agriculture has issued a civil penalty notice to Lincoln Co Animal Services: The $7500 in penalties stem from an inspection by the state on October 27 subsequent to the receipt of a complaint about the pound. The state reviewed the records for the facility and found that from May 1 through … Continue reading Lincoln Co Pound Fined for Harming Pets, Pound Says Public Not Trustworthy
Burned MA Shelter Has License Suspended, Finally
The Massachusetts Department of Agriculture had been documenting inhumane and dangerous conditions at the Sweetpea Friends of Rutland Animals facility for years before it caught on fire last month, killing 37 animals. Sweetpea is a registered 501c3 and registered as a rescue with the state. In 2013, state inspectors expressed concerns that Sweetpea was overcrowded, the cages … Continue reading Burned MA Shelter Has License Suspended, Finally
Nevada Pound Director Avoids Felony Charges, Enabled by Police Chief
As we are often chided by those opposed to hearing the truth about pet killing facilities, nobody wants to kill animals. And this is true, with the exception of everybody who does want to kill animals, especially those who pee their pants a little every time a box of Fatal Plus arrives in the mail: Jenny … Continue reading Nevada Pound Director Avoids Felony Charges, Enabled by Police Chief
Video Depicts Injured Dog Being Cruelly Treated by Pound Staff
On November 17 a Good Samaritan, George Duran, took a severely injured dog he found lying motionless in an intersection to the long troubled pound in Downey, CA. He explained to the workers who came out to his truck to get the dog that the animal was unable to stand due to injuries. He filmed … Continue reading Video Depicts Injured Dog Being Cruelly Treated by Pound Staff
