The Franklin County dog pound in Ohio received test results positive for distemper on one dog on September 3. The facility remained open and adopted out 67 dogs before finally closing on September 9. Franklin Co has since killed 84 dogs due to "distemper concerns" and 6 more dogs "for unrelated reasons". Rescue groups who … Continue reading Mass Killing at Ohio Pound is Just One of Many Awful Responses to Crisis
Category: animal shelter
Long Beach Shelter Kills Dog Who Was Wanted by an Adopter and a Rescue
A Belgian Malinois named Thor lived at Long Beach Animal Care Services for 6 weeks this summer. A family who had another Mal applied to adopt him on July 13 but was turned away when the staff decided on July 14 that Thor had suddenly become too big a threat to society to be released to … Continue reading Long Beach Shelter Kills Dog Who Was Wanted by an Adopter and a Rescue
Philly ACCT Gives Lost Pet Away, Tries to Blame Finder
A dog named Jake got lost on July 13 in Philadelphia. His owners, Vickie and Mark Remolde, began looking for him immediately. Meanwhile, a good Samaritan had found Jake running loose and taken him to the Animal Care and Control Team (ACCT) so that his owners could find him. It didn't work out so well: … Continue reading Philly ACCT Gives Lost Pet Away, Tries to Blame Finder
A Lesson in Empathy
What sucks: A Good Samaritan picked up a lost dog in Henderson, Nevada last month and brought him to a local vet. The vet scanned him for a chip and determined he had an owner. The vet then called AC to pick up the dog. Right then and there, either the vet or the ACO (or … Continue reading A Lesson in Empathy
Roanoke Pound Volunteers Locked Out by Management
Volunteers at the Regional Center for Animal Care and Protection in Roanoke, Virginia were heartbroken when they found out two of their favorite dogs at the pound, Murray and Smokey, were suddenly killed on management's order earlier this month. Smokey had a volunteer willing to take him if he was ever put on the kill … Continue reading Roanoke Pound Volunteers Locked Out by Management
Lexington-Fayette AC & C Oops-Kills Another Lost Dog
Kentucky - When a friendly, healthy 3 year old dog named Drake got lost, he wandered into a neighbor's yard. The neighbor brought him to Lexington-Fayette Animal Care and Control so that his owner could find him. When Drake's owner, Vanessa Kyle, went to the shelter to redeem her pet, she did not see him … Continue reading Lexington-Fayette AC & C Oops-Kills Another Lost Dog
“The Incident with Barbie”
Contra Costa County Animal Services spokesman Steve Burdo says a 4 year old dog named Barbie was put on the June 18 kill list "after a series of evaluations by the department’s staff and medical team." She appeared to have a mammary tumor. She also had two rescue groups who wanted to save her and … Continue reading “The Incident with Barbie”
Dallas Pound Tries Out a “You Think You Hate Us Now? Just Wait!” Stance
When the public won't stop clamoring for their public animal shelter to do the job they're paying them for, the only reasonable thing to do is punish the public. That's the approach the long-troubled Dallas pound is taking in a briefing posted this week to the city's website. Among the proposed punishments: Slap pet owners … Continue reading Dallas Pound Tries Out a “You Think You Hate Us Now? Just Wait!” Stance
Nobody Wants These Animals: NYC Edition
What would you be willing to do in order to avoid killing a shelter pet? And let me be clear - in this hypothetical, you are getting paid to do whatever it is your answer is going to be. So set aside all those obstacles that sometimes hinder us in life when we are trying … Continue reading Nobody Wants These Animals: NYC Edition
Dallas Pound: Stop Me If You’ve Killed This One Before
When a Good Samaritan in Texas saw a dog running in traffic, she whistled for him. Michelle Henderson got the friendly, 84 pound dog into her car while he slobbered kisses on her. She brought him to the Dallas pound and gave staff her contact information for his record to make sure he wasn't killed … Continue reading Dallas Pound: Stop Me If You’ve Killed This One Before
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