Category: cats
One Thing Shelters Can Do with All Those Cats
One of the most popular excuses among shelter killing apologists for why it's impossible to go no kill is that there are way too many cats and no one wants them - especially the adults. Even if that were true, and I don't agree that it is, it does not follow that shelters "have to" … Continue reading One Thing Shelters Can Do with All Those Cats
Gosh, when do they have time to eat 5 billion birds?
Discussion: What was the case against Caboodle Ranch all about?
More than a year after PETA and the ASPCA teamed up to shut down Caboodle Ranch, Craig Grant's FL cat sanctuary, a legal resolution appears to be near. Under the deal with the state, the criminal charges against Grant will be dropped if he agrees to take his medication, pay costs to the state attorney's … Continue reading Discussion: What was the case against Caboodle Ranch all about?
Caldwell Co: Fail, Six Ways from Sunday
In the face of feline disease outbreak in a shelter, when is it appropriate to kill every exposed cat in the place? How about never? Does never work for you? It works for me. The Caldwell Co pound in NC had several cats die. Preliminary testing on two of them indicated Calicivirus. Then the story … Continue reading Caldwell Co: Fail, Six Ways from Sunday
Four Healthy Cats, One “Very Friendly”, Killed by Memphis Pound
This post is another installment featuring records for some of the pets needlessly killed by the Memphis pound during the week of December 5 – December 12, 2012. These are 4 cats who were all housed in an area of the pound that is off limits to the public and their cage cards are all … Continue reading Four Healthy Cats, One “Very Friendly”, Killed by Memphis Pound
The Dangers to Birds and Small Mammals
If you read recently about the Smithsonian study that stated free roaming cats kill up to 24 billion birds and small mammals annually, you probably had questions. Some of those questions may have been: WTF? Where can I buy whatever the Smithsonian researchers are smoking? Are there 24 billion bird and mammal skeletons weighed down … Continue reading The Dangers to Birds and Small Mammals
The Disease Fighting Power of Fatal Plus
On its website, the Mt. Vernon Animal Shelter in NY is described as "a municipal shelter that serves as a safe haven for thousands of domestic animals". Two months ago, the shelter reportedly stopped accepting cats "when they worried they could not contain the spread of such diseases as feline leukemia, feline immunodeficiency virus and … Continue reading The Disease Fighting Power of Fatal Plus
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Carroll Co Pound Cancels Cat Adoption Special, Refuses $700 Donation
In 2011, the Humane Society of Carroll Co in MD killed 2457 of the 3053 cats who came through its doors. When Laura Shenk of the group Animal Advocates of Carroll Co MD noticed a cat adoption special on the pound's website this month, she and her group set about promoting the $30 fee. The … Continue reading Carroll Co Pound Cancels Cat Adoption Special, Refuses $700 Donation
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