When some cats at the Pocatello Animal Shelter in Idaho got sick last month, the shelter tried treating them for one week, then conducted lab tests. The results showed an upper respiratory infection caused by the feline herpes virus and a mycoplasma infection. After consulting with local vets, shelter officials decided to kill the entire population of … Continue reading ID Shelter Conducting Mass Cat Killing Due to Upper Respiratory Infection
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Kittens Meet Grisly End at NC Pound
More violence at the long troubled pound in Columbus Co, NC - this time, reportedly due to an ACO who "accidentally" left a dog's cage unlocked and "accidentally" left the door to a room housing cats unlocked then went home for the night. Oops. Director Rossie Hayes told a local paper: "The door was open when we came … Continue reading Kittens Meet Grisly End at NC Pound
Aurora Animal Shelter Refuses Offer of Hospice Care for Cat
When animal advocate Joan Ogner saw a Petfinder photo of a senior female cat at the Aurora Animal Shelter in CO this week, she felt moved and wanted to help get the pet transferred to a rescue group. While working on that, she learned the cat has some serious medical issues. Specifically, the cat is partially paralyzed, … Continue reading Aurora Animal Shelter Refuses Offer of Hospice Care for Cat
ASPCA Will Teach You How to Kill Viable Kittens “Off the Books” to Keep Your Live Release Rate Shiny
The ASPCA and the Mayor's Alliance are teaching more people how to gut pregnant cats whose kittens are so close to being born that they would survive the gutting. Euphemistically referred to as "late term spay", this horrific practice inflicts violence on both the mother cat and her unborn babies. Once cut out of the mama … Continue reading ASPCA Will Teach You How to Kill Viable Kittens “Off the Books” to Keep Your Live Release Rate Shiny
The Irresponsible Public Comes Through When Pound Manager Fails to Protect the Human-Animal Bond
Last year the Everett Animal Shelter in Washington "rescued" 110 cats and kittens from a 32 foot trailer and killed them all. And the response to panleukopenia at the facility has been mass killing. It's not a good place for cats. Lisa Shelly, an area resident, has been struggling to keep her family together. Her … Continue reading The Irresponsible Public Comes Through When Pound Manager Fails to Protect the Human-Animal Bond
Shelter How To: Identifying Feral Cats and Reuniting Lost Cats with Owners
Elimination of the mandatory holding periods for stray cats impounded by shelters is part of what I refer to as the war on cats. Cats deserve the same protections as are provided to dogs at shelters, including a mandatory holding period so their owners can reclaim them. Groups who participate in the war on cats … Continue reading Shelter How To: Identifying Feral Cats and Reuniting Lost Cats with Owners
Family Believes NC Pound Illegally Killed Their Lost Cat
The Caldwell Co pound in NC is a cat killing machine. In 2014, the pound killed 94% of the 1448 cats it impounded. The facility's website states that owners can look for their lost pets on Petfinder (and emphasizes the pound staff does not want owners calling the place). But when I clicked through to … Continue reading Family Believes NC Pound Illegally Killed Their Lost Cat
The War on Cats: Arizona Edition
SB 1260 is currently awaiting the signature of Arizona Governor Doug Ducey. If signed into law, the bill would eliminate the mandatory holding period for cats lacking "discernable identification" who are found outdoors and brought to a county pound. Those cats, including lost pets whose owners are looking for them and friendly, socialized cats who … Continue reading The War on Cats: Arizona Edition
Owned Cat Trapped by Police, Taken to Cat Killing Facility
The most recent yearly report posted for Baldwin Co Animal Control facility in Alabama is 2012. That year, the county took in 2526 cats, killing 2304 of them - a kill rate of 91% for cats. Clearly killing is the default for cats at the Baldwin Co pound and it is a rare event for … Continue reading Owned Cat Trapped by Police, Taken to Cat Killing Facility
The War on Cats: Chicago Edition
In November 2014, the Chicago city council approved an ordinance which reduced the mandatory holding period for stray animals at Chicago Animal Care and Control. Stray dogs of unknown ownership now only get three days for their owners to find them. Stray cats of unknown ownership now get zero days. Litters of puppies aged four … Continue reading The War on Cats: Chicago Edition
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