Category: animal shelter

Animal Sheltering in the Words of Those Who Don’t and Those Who Do

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No kill is not real, in the words of killing apologists: "[P]lease don’t believe that no kill shelters work.  They simply do not." - Ed Smith, ACO Humane Society of Carroll Co in MD “When you have a no-kill shelter, someone else is going to have to kill.” - Connie Kondravy, co-founder Organization for Responsible … Continue reading Animal Sheltering in the Words of Those Who Don’t and Those Who Do

126 Pets Seized from FL Rescue Group

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On the morning of November 8, police executed a search warrant at the Animal Rescue Konsortium (ARK) shelter in DeLand, FL.  Authorities had received complaints about sub-standard conditions at the shelter and the city sent a veterinarian to tour the facility.  Approximately 100 cats and 26 dogs were seized and farmed out to several different … Continue reading 126 Pets Seized from FL Rescue Group

Texas Small Mammal Killing Facility Saves Taxpayers Money!

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Early in 2012, the city of Weslaco decided to open up its own animal shelter inside the public works building as a cost saving measure.  The city had previously contracted with another shelter and estimated it would save a large sum of money by going solo.  What they appear to have opened is not actually … Continue reading Texas Small Mammal Killing Facility Saves Taxpayers Money!

Will Pets at Shelters Affected by Sandy Be Kept Alive So Their Owners Can Find Them?

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Has killing been suspended at the animal shelters in areas affected by Hurricane Sandy? Killing healthy/treatable shelter pets under any circumstances is both violent and unnecessary. But with evacuations, mass power outages and limited transportation over a wide area impacted by the storm, holding a stray pet for an arbitrary number of hours before killing … Continue reading Will Pets at Shelters Affected by Sandy Be Kept Alive So Their Owners Can Find Them?

Lancaster Co Pet Killers Need to “Step Up to the Plate”

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The Humane League of Lancaster County in PA will cancel its 8 municipal animal control contracts in the upcoming months and begin operating as a limited admission no kill shelter in February.  Critics are concerned that municipalities aren't being given sufficient time to secure new AC services.  Connie Kondravy, co-founder of the Organization for Responsible … Continue reading Lancaster Co Pet Killers Need to “Step Up to the Plate”