In response to some unsupported claims I've seen online about New Hampshire being a "no kill state", I have endeavored to compile a list of every open admission shelter in the state and the 2012 kill rate for each. If I am able to compile such a list, it can serve as a reference for … Continue reading Work in Progress: List of Open Admission Shelters in NH
Category: animal shelter
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
Brevard Co Oops-Kills Microchipped Pet
Scanning shelter pets for microchips after the staff has killed them is one of the worst ideas in the modern history of animal sheltering. The excuse that the animal was too aggressive to be scanned while alive is unacceptable. Likewise, scanning after a pre-kill sedative has been administered may be useless if the pet has … Continue reading Brevard Co Oops-Kills Microchipped Pet
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
Discussion: Is Best Friends Doing “The Very Best” It Can in L.A.?
In 2011, the city of Los Angeles gave the $19 million Mission Hills animal shelter to Best Friends Animal Society without allowing any other non-profit group the chance to bid on operating the facility. Best Friends launched an initiative aimed at making Los Angeles a no kill city by 2017. Critics have cried foul from … Continue reading Discussion: Is Best Friends Doing “The Very Best” It Can in L.A.?
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
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
Humane Society of Fremont Co Under Investigation by State of CO
Canon City contracts the Humane Society of Fremont County in Colorado for animal control. In 2012, the Humane Society of Fremont Co had a roughly 56% live release rate for dogs and cats. The state report includes a category called "Other" to list animals described as "missing, stolen, etc." and the facility listed 464 dogs … Continue reading Humane Society of Fremont Co Under Investigation by State of CO
CT Animal Control Officer Charged with Animal Cruelty
The Wolcott police department in CT runs the local pound. After shelter workers and citizens complained that the animals were being mistreated by Joseph Ouimet, the town's ACO, the police chief advised Mr. Ouimet that a camera was being installed at the facility. This is the point when a smart animal abuser would have thought, … Continue reading CT Animal Control Officer Charged with Animal Cruelty
What will happen to hundreds of animals at the Kern Co pound?
Kern County, CA has leased property from the city of Bakersfield for its pound since the 1970s but the relationship has been a contentious one, at least lately. Both the city and the county have complaints but as far as the animals are concerned, the Kern Co pound is killing more animals now than it … Continue reading What will happen to hundreds of animals at the Kern Co pound?
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