Shaheen R. Shaheen, the dog control officer for the Town of Tupper Lake, was arrested by NY state police this week and charged with "one count of torturing or injuring animals or failure to provide sustenance, a class A misdemeanor, and one count of neglect of an impound animal, a class U misdemeanor." Shaheen had … Continue reading NY Dog Control Officer Charged in Connection with Dog Death
Category: animal shelter abuse
Cat Needlessly Suffers at Fort Bend Co Pound
The failing Fort Bend Co pound in Texas has claimed another victim. Cat ID #A004477 was impounded as a stray on October 7, 2015. On that date, his records show he received a vaccine and his condition was listed as "normal": At some unknown point, the cat's condition became abnormal. What is known is that … Continue reading Cat Needlessly Suffers at Fort Bend Co Pound
Detroit Animal Control Being Sued by Everybody
Warning: There are disturbing images at the links. *** ACO Brittany Roberts has filed a whistleblower lawsuit against Detroit Animal Control after she says she was fired in September for advocating for the animals in the facility. Ms. Roberts says she saw seriously injured pets impounded and left to suffer without vet care until they … Continue reading Detroit Animal Control Being Sued by Everybody
Florida Animal Advocates Ask State Officials to Investigate Putnam Co Pound
A group of 12 shelter animal advocates in Florida sent a letter to the governor and the state attorney general requesting an investigation of Putnam Co Animal Control for animal cruelty and other illegal acts. Among the allegations made in the letter: Animals are left to suffer in cages without treatment for serious injuries and … Continue reading Florida Animal Advocates Ask State Officials to Investigate Putnam Co Pound
Cats Chemically Burned by Unsupervised Inmates at Memphis Pound
On May 31, 2015, a kitten named Snowflake, ID # 277907, was sprayed with an undiluted cleaning chemical (San-O-128) by an unsupervised inmate at Memphis Animal Services. She suffered painful chemical burns on her legs, tongue and mouth. She was treated by an outside veterinarian and survived. This is security camera footage, obtained via FOIA … Continue reading Cats Chemically Burned by Unsupervised Inmates at Memphis Pound
State of NC Revokes Certifications from Two ACOs
The NC Department of Agriculture received a complaint from a citizen in June regarding improper pet killings at the Stokes Co pound. On July 2, the department revoked the euthanasia technician certifications from two ACOs at the facility. An investigation conducted by a state inspector found that Phillip Handy, then director of the Stokes Co pound: killed animals … Continue reading State of NC Revokes Certifications from Two ACOs
NC Shelter Workers Indicted for Torturing Dog Were Previously Praised by HSUS
In January of last year, HSUS issued a press release announcing its "top ten emergency placement partners". Number one on the list was the Guilford Co Animal Shelter in NC, run by the United Animal Coalition. The press release reads, in part: Although every placement partner is deeply valued, these ten groups went above and … Continue reading NC Shelter Workers Indicted for Torturing Dog Were Previously Praised by HSUS
State Inspector Finds Animals Suffering at NJ Pound
An inspector from the New Jersey Department of Health found numerous problems during a July inspection of the East Orange Animal Shelter. The full report can be read here. Among the items noted by the inspector (my summary): The guillotine doors in two of the dog runs were glued shut. Dogs were given broken beds … Continue reading State Inspector Finds Animals Suffering at NJ Pound
More on United Animal Coalition Allegations
As posted yesterday, the secretive non-profit United Animal Coalition has had its registrations to run the Guilford Co and Davidson Co pounds revoked by the state of North Carolina. The county editor for the Rhino Times, a paper in Guilford Co, reports that the allegations made by the state "are only the tip of the iceberg" … Continue reading More on United Animal Coalition Allegations
State of NC Shuts Down Operator of Two County Pounds
The state of North Carolina has revoked the shelter registrations issued to the United Animal Coalition - one used to operate the Guilford Co pound and the other for the Davidson Co pound. In letters dated August 17, the state ordered UAC to cease and desist operating both facilities within 5 days "based on UAC's … Continue reading State of NC Shuts Down Operator of Two County Pounds
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