In a column at OnlineAthens.com, a vet tech/spay-neuter clinic volunteer says she wants "to educate the public on a few little known facts". A promising opener. Followed by a crock of miseducation. Let's set the record straight. Again. Is it a mystery why we have such a pet overpopulation problem? You know what's a mystery … Continue reading It’s Spay Day – Let’s Lie!
Category: animal shelter
What is your State’s Law Regarding Animal Shelter Use of Succinylcholine Chloride?
Succinylcholine chloride is a drug described as "a skeletal muscle relaxant used as an adjunct to anesthesia, to reduce muscle contractions during surgery or mechanical ventilation and to facilitate endotracheal intubation". I interpret this to mean that, in the proper dosage, the drug will relax the patient enough to allow an anesthetic breathing tube to … Continue reading What is your State’s Law Regarding Animal Shelter Use of Succinylcholine Chloride?
Road Map to Reform
There are shelters in need of reform all around our country - that is, shelters that do not reflect the values of the vast majority of people who oppose the needless killing of pets and support the rights of shelter pets to be cared for compassionately. And there are cities and counties all over the … Continue reading Road Map to Reform
New York City: The Show Goes On
If you watch the Westminster Kennel Club dog show on TV tonight, you will see a Samoyed in the Working Group. Samoyeds are stunning white dogs, known for their "smile". Click here to see one. Not far from the Samoyeds competing at Madison Square Garden today, there is another Samoyed at NYC AC & C. … Continue reading New York City: The Show Goes On
The Care and Marketing of Long Term Resident Shelter Pets
No kill shelters face some challenges that kill shelters don't. Among them, caring for dogs and cats who, for whatever reason, end up spending a longer than average time living at the shelter, waiting for the right adopter to find them. Regarding the standard of care and special handling unique to these shelter pets, I … Continue reading The Care and Marketing of Long Term Resident Shelter Pets
The Texas Backward Step
The Lampasas Animal Shelter is a public facility in Texas. Here is what they write on their Petfinder page: The shelter's adoption hours are Monday-Friday from 10am until 5pm and Saturday from 9am until 11:30. All adopters must past [sic] an application prior to seeing the animals. To me, this doesn't sound widely welcoming and … Continue reading The Texas Backward Step
Strength in Numbers
In Petaluma, CA - a town of about 60,000 - 1 person apparently left a male Labrador Retriever to suffer long term, probably unattended, in a crate. The long term confinement caused his skin to burn from urine, his face and front toenails to become damaged from trying to escape, and his body weight to … Continue reading Strength in Numbers
Weigh In – CA Shelter Wrong? Right? Other?
As you may have noticed, I'm fond of exploring these shades of gray issues. To wit, an interesting story about a CA woman who took her 9 year old Cocker Spaniel to the vet, felt it was time to euthanize the dog and subsequently dropped the dog off at the local shelter for euthanasia. The … Continue reading Weigh In – CA Shelter Wrong? Right? Other?
Weigh in on Heartsticking Incident at Miami-Dade Animal Services
A press release this week detailed a former employee's account of a mass killing of cats at Miami-Dade Animal Services via the heartstick method. The killings were reportedly performed without sedation and all by one technician on October 22, 2010. A staff member reported the incident and the technician was demoted to a position where … Continue reading Weigh in on Heartsticking Incident at Miami-Dade Animal Services
Alleged Arizona Shooter was Shelter Volunteer
In the inevitable attempt to understand what sort of person commits mass murder, the media is digging into alleged Tuscon shooter Jared Loughner's past. He apparently liked dogs and some neighbors remembered he used to walk his own dog around the neighborhood. One year ago, Mr. Loughner volunteered to walk dogs at the Pima Animal … Continue reading Alleged Arizona Shooter was Shelter Volunteer
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