It was announced this week that an 84 year old man named Sylvester Czopek bequeathed $1.5 million to Chicago area no kill shelters. ABC reports the money will be divided among the following five shelters: 1. The Will County Humane Society is a limited admission shelter that sells dogs for $175 and cats for $100 … Continue reading Where the Chicago No Kill Bequeathment is Going
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If you can’t own it, maybe you shouldn’t be doing it.
When the pound kills for "space" while cages sit empty, they blame the public for failing to neuter their pets. When the pound kills someone's lost pet instead of sending him back home, they blame the owner saying the pet should have been microchipped. When the pound kills someone's lost pet despite him having a … Continue reading If you can’t own it, maybe you shouldn’t be doing it.
Downey Pound Says These Kittens Took Up Too Much Space
A reader sent me the link to this photo last month and I filed a FOIA request for the records of these kittens. There were 6 of them and all of their record notes are identical. Every note in each kitten's record appears to have been copied and pasted from one to the next. All … Continue reading Downey Pound Says These Kittens Took Up Too Much Space
Shelter Pet Advocates: Math is Your Friend
How does this (fictional) blurb from a municipal shelter director grab you? In July through September of this year, we killed 100 fewer pets than during the same quarter last year. This represents tremendous progress for our shelter. Yay team! Would you be inclined to donate money, services or supplies or offer other support for … Continue reading Shelter Pet Advocates: Math is Your Friend
Shelters Celebrate Lifesaving with Local Communities During the Holidays
Here are a few events being offered this month by no kill shelters in conjunction with the holiday season: UPAWS in Marquette, MI is inviting the public to come to an open house on December 15 for a shelter tour, refreshments, and discounted adoptions. *** The Allegany Co shelter in MD is holding its annual … Continue reading Shelters Celebrate Lifesaving with Local Communities During the Holidays
Thank You Marcial Rios-Aguilar
A 53 year old man named Marcial Rios-Aguilar risked and tragically lost his life trying to save this cat from a tree in the Bronx at 3 a.m. on Monday. Mr. Rios-Aguilar fell from the tree and died before he could help the cat. Firefighters arrived on the scene and got the kitty out the … Continue reading Thank You Marcial Rios-Aguilar
Congratulations on Getting Everything Wrong
This recent article in L.A. Weekly starts off with a terrible title and goes downhill from there: Bad Dogs Die in L.A.'s Pound Are they really so "bad" that they must be killed? According to whom? What about the "good" dogs - what happens to them? Regarding manager Brenda Barnette who has reportedly driven some … Continue reading Congratulations on Getting Everything Wrong
“I think we’re fighting a losing game.”
Harrison Co, WV recently hired a new AC director named Cheryl Shaw and a local paper ran a story about it: In 2011, the center euthanized 2,399 out of 3,184 animals, or nearly 75 percent. “To put that amount of animals down is crazy,” Shaw said. The paper also printed comments on pet killing from … Continue reading “I think we’re fighting a losing game.”
Bernalillo Co Stray Pets Left in the Cold in Matthew Pepper’s Building
Bernalillo County Animal Control, headed by Matthew Pepper, has an agreement with the city of Albuquerque to house stray pets: The contract allows the County to drop off animals it collects at one of the two city shelters on any day of the week. Upon intake, the city photographs the pet, creates a record for … Continue reading Bernalillo Co Stray Pets Left in the Cold in Matthew Pepper’s Building
Fired OR Shelter Worker Claims Retaliation for Whistleblowing
The Greenhill Humane Society took over the Lane Co shelter in Oregon in July. A vet tech who worked at the facility before and after the management change has filed a lawsuit against Greenhill: [Heidy] Hollister claims that sick and injured animals did not receive adequate medication or hygienic care to relieve their suffering. Hollister … Continue reading Fired OR Shelter Worker Claims Retaliation for Whistleblowing
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