I change the channel as soon as I hear Sarah McLachlin's voice singing for the ASPCA in one of their commercials. I can't stand the sad music paired with the parade of one-eyed pets asking for more money for a multi-million dollar organization that fights against shelter reform and no kill. So I had never … Continue reading Betty in the ASPCA Commercial
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Need Help Reporting a Possible Crime in NYC
I believe a crime may have occurred with regard to Gloria, a NYC cat whose badly broken leg you see on an x-ray above. While there is no way to know how her leg was broken, we do know some facts, courtesy of John Sibley's blog, and it is within those facts that I believe … Continue reading Need Help Reporting a Possible Crime in NYC
ASPCA Says 41 Dogs Alive but Not How Many Were Killed
When pet advocates began asking questions about 41 dogs transported north from a SC shelter by the ASPCA in November, some peeps took to kerfufflin'. That's presumably why the ASPCA put out a release on its website making sure that everyone knew these 41 dogs were all alive and (mostly all) adopted. That's great for … Continue reading ASPCA Says 41 Dogs Alive but Not How Many Were Killed
Kansas Humane Society Needlessly Kills Healthy Dog, ASPCA Defends the Killing
Shannon Nott received a yellow Lab puppy as a gift from her daughter early last year. She named her Lucy. While Ms. Nott worked during the day, Lucy did the typical things you would expect of a young Lab left alone - she dug at the carpet, chewed on furniture and chewed a hole in … Continue reading Kansas Humane Society Needlessly Kills Healthy Dog, ASPCA Defends the Killing
SLED Investigating ASPCA Partner Shelter for Embezzlement
The Charleston Animal Society in SC doesn't say on its website how many pets it kills each year. But it does point the finger at who is to blame for shelter pet killing: The pet overpopulation problem An estimated 3 - 4 million dogs and cats are euthanized each year in our country. Because there … Continue reading SLED Investigating ASPCA Partner Shelter for Embezzlement
Can Anything Be Done about This Freak?
Paul Zhang has admitted to trapping dozens of cats in Queens and Brooklyn recently, taking them to three different vets to be killed. Mr. Zhang says they are feral colony cats he's been feeding and now that he's moved to a new location, is doing them the "kindness" of killing them. "I can't bear the … Continue reading Can Anything Be Done about This Freak?
The Terrorists Win
Remember when ASPCA published documents calling no kill advocates "extremists" and specifically named the group in Austin as one of the threats to the status quo of the catch and kill shelter model, even going so far as to reportedly refer to them as "a terrorist organization" at the SAWA conference? Good times. But that … Continue reading The Terrorists Win
SC Shelter Sends 41 Dogs on ASPCA Transport: Saved?
John Sibley brought it to my attention this afternoon that the ASPCA was engaging in an HSUS style "rescue" of 41 dogs from a shelter here in SC. From the ASPCA blog: This morning we arrived at A Second Chance Animal Shelter (ASCAS) in Manning, South Carolina. After meeting with the staff, we carefully secured … Continue reading SC Shelter Sends 41 Dogs on ASPCA Transport: Saved?
Killing Apologists Just Want Their Lives Back
Ladies and gentlemen, please fasten your hypocrisy seatbelts and make sure your ZOMG tray tables are in the upright and locked position. We are in for a bumpy ride. The Society of Animal Welfare Administrators (SAWA) is holding its annual conference in San Francisco right now. This is a Powerpoint presentation reportedly given at the … Continue reading Killing Apologists Just Want Their Lives Back
ASPCA Got 99 Problems but a Glitch Ain’t One
In response to the public outcry over ASPCA's publishing, promoting then disappearing of documents on one of its websites which clearly defined the group's talking points against no kill terrorists advocates, the ASPCA issued the lamest of lame "apologies" in, wait for it - a Facebook comment. Not a stand-alone post, but a comment within … Continue reading ASPCA Got 99 Problems but a Glitch Ain’t One
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