Francis Battista of BFAS does the right thing: Instead of cooking up fevered fantasies about an Al-Qaeda-like no-kill operation that is on the loose and may be coming to a community near you, one would hope that the ASPCA would be rattling the cages of local SPCAs and shelters and using their considerable influence in … Continue reading Best Friends Calls Out ASPCA
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I Want My Puppet Regime!
All this time, I've been typing away, trying to steer advocates toward step-by-step guides about reforming your local pound. I've sent you here and there in hopes of motivating you to take on the challenging work of bringing change to your community. Of course I know it's a daunting prospect and all of you have … Continue reading I Want My Puppet Regime!
Where Will The Big Three Fall on TX CAPA?
I am so excited about the bill introduced in TX to protect shelter pets. It's such a great piece of legislation and I really hope it gets passed. But the 6 o'clock news doesn't care what my opinion is on TX CAPA. Typically, mainstream media outlets will contact the well known animal organizations who have … Continue reading Where Will The Big Three Fall on TX CAPA?
Web Non-Alert: DE Saving the Lives of Shelter Pets
I recently posted about what is really a pretty big deal for shelter pets in Delaware and potentially for shelter pets in every state in the country which might choose to follow suit. Basically, Delaware is affording multiple, mandatory statewide protections to pets in shelters including the stipulation that killing is a last resort. For … Continue reading Web Non-Alert: DE Saving the Lives of Shelter Pets
Think Small
The President of the Aiken SPCA in SC wants the public to know: The Aiken SPCA does not receive funding from either the ASPCA or the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS). It relies upon local, private donations. [...] The most visible of the national organizations, particularly HSUS and PETA, collect hundreds of millions … Continue reading Think Small
Staffing Trouble at ASPCA?
The NY Daily News says that Animal Precinct star Annemarie Lucas has been "forced off the job": The ASPCA would not say why she left, but she's a defendant in a suit that claims her humane law enforcement unit performed illegal searches and seizures. [...] Lucas, who earned more than $200,000 in salary and benefits … Continue reading Staffing Trouble at ASPCA?
Shame on ASPCA
You know who "Jerome" reminds me of? That dog at the beginning of the ASPCA commercial with Sarah McLachlan. The difference being that the dog in the commercial is being used by ASPCA to say "give us more money so we can help dogs who look like this" and Jerome, well he's just dead: The … Continue reading Shame on ASPCA
I Wish Wilkes Co was in NY
NY state legislators seem to take the business of needless dog killing seriously:From the Office of Assembly Member Micah Kellner in Manhattan:We are preparing to introduce legislation this week along with State Senator Tom Duane to require shelters to release any animal they plan to kill to a bonafide rescue group or humane organization which … Continue reading I Wish Wilkes Co was in NY
ASPCA Euthanizes "Oreo"
Some of you may have been following the story of "Oreo", a Pitbull mix in NY who survived terrible cruelty thanks to the care of the ASPCA. On Friday, the ASPCA euthanized her due to aggression:Because adoption was not an option, the ASPCA looked at placing Oreo in a long-term resident facility. However, because of … Continue reading ASPCA Euthanizes "Oreo"
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