In February 2016, the Rowan Co pound in NC unveiled a new cat wing. The $1.1 million, 160 cage area of the facility was supposed to be an enormous upgrade for cats who were previously housed in groups inside dog runs. Anti-microbial floors, an isolation area and separate ventilation systems for each room were designed … Continue reading Rowan Co Pound Gets a Million Dollar Donation and Totally Blows It
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Action Alert: Harnett Co Shelter Pets Suffering in Heat
These videos were submitted by an animal advocate who wishes to remain anonymous. They were reportedly taken at the Harnett Co pound in NC this week and appear to show cats suffering in the summer heat: I don't know what type of system is in place to keep the animals cool during the summer months … Continue reading Action Alert: Harnett Co Shelter Pets Suffering in Heat
Jacked Up Shelter Staff Charged with Cruelty in VT
Warning: This is some disturbing shit. In February 2016, the Vermont Department of Agriculture reportedly inspected a 16 year old cat shelter in Chester called Webster's House and approved the facility for re-licensing. In April, a local paper reported that Webster's House was being evicted by its landlord, forcing the shelter to find homes for … Continue reading Jacked Up Shelter Staff Charged with Cruelty in VT
The Worst Deja Vu Ever
This again. A man thought to be a potential adopter visited the Brookhaven Animal Rescue League in Mississippi on Friday, asked to see the cats, then allegedly beat one to a pulp before leaving. The guy was unsupervised as all the staff and vols at the private shelter were chasing a loose dog. The three … Continue reading The Worst Deja Vu Ever
NC Pound Closes to the Public Due to Weather but Heroically Keeps Kill Room Open
There are levels of appalling. This story is all top tier appalling. It's the appallingest. On Monday, January 18, Teresa Panameno let her cat outside. Little Boy never came home. He was trapped by a neighbor and Wake Co ACOs picked him up the next day. Like many pets who get trapped by cat hating neighbors and … Continue reading NC Pound Closes to the Public Due to Weather but Heroically Keeps Kill Room Open
NC Rescuer Charged with Crime by Pet Killing Facility
A woman in NC has been trying to do the Rowan Co pound's job for them since they are so terribly awful at it. Jennifer Frasier regularly pulls cats from the pound and gets them adopted to permanent homes. Pound staff say that Ms. Frasier has come in more than once and taken every single … Continue reading NC Rescuer Charged with Crime by Pet Killing Facility
Mailbag
Reader Casey Post who volunteers with the Medina Co SPCA in Ohio sent me this great adoption story. Shared with permission: Spookie (the black cat) is 13 years old. He first came to the shelter as a result of an abuse case (his person was convicted). Super scared of new stuff, hides all the time, … Continue reading Mailbag
TZI: The Emperor Has No Clothes
The troubling Target Zero Institute, one of the sham "no kill" consultants that participates in the war on cats, is being called on the carpet by a no kill advocate in Huntsville, AL. At issue are the do-nothing tactics and general fakiness of the group: Target Zero is actually a nonprofit called First Coast No … Continue reading TZI: The Emperor Has No Clothes
Cheap Shot in the War on Cats
The city of Niagara Falls, NY has a population of about 50,000 and contains approximately 14 square miles of land area. Sauntering around those 14 square miles are more than 60,000 stray and feral cats - so says the SPCA of Niagara Co. That works out to about 4286 cats per square mile of land … Continue reading Cheap Shot in the War on Cats
Two TN Pound Directors Kill 379 Cats with Colds in One Month, Remind Public to Spay-Neuter
The Kingsport Animal Shelter reportedly killed 103 cats in response to an upper respiratory virus at the facility last month. At the neighboring Washington County - Johnson City Animal Shelter, 276 cats were killed. Killing cats for having colds is inexcusable. But the directors of both facilities seem to be rather non-chalant about all the … Continue reading Two TN Pound Directors Kill 379 Cats with Colds in One Month, Remind Public to Spay-Neuter
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