Wanda Sue Larson, a Union Co Department of Social Services child-protection investigations supervisor, and Dorian Lee Harper, an emergency room nurse, had 4 adopted children and a foster child living at their North Carolina home: [Union Co] Sheriff Cathey said all five children in the home slept on the floor in a single bedroom, where … Continue reading The Rest of the Country Disdains the South Because of Places Like Union Co, NC
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Shelter Reform Advocacy in Medina Co, OH – Week 4
Medina County animal advocate Casey Post once again addressed the public meeting of her county commissioners this week. Her comments, along with the text of her speech, are below. I have been sharing them each week so that readers can see shelter reform advocacy in action, as it unfolds. I hope it may inspire others … Continue reading Shelter Reform Advocacy in Medina Co, OH – Week 4
Nobody WANTS to Kill Animals – Medina Co Edition
The Medina County Animal Shelter in Ohio gasses cats. Apparently they don't have enough cats to gas already so the staff is actively getting more - by setting traps in the shelter parking lot. Here is a portion of the MCAS kill log for July 2013, obtained via FOIA request: Neither of these cats were … Continue reading Nobody WANTS to Kill Animals – Medina Co Edition
Shelter Reform Advocacy in Medina Co, OH – Week 3
Medina County animal advocate Casey Post once again addressed the public meeting of her county commissioners this week, this time with visual aids - enlarged, mounted photographs which she held up during her speech. Ms. Post writes: People who gather for these meetings regularly are starting to recognize me and I’m getting some nods and … Continue reading Shelter Reform Advocacy in Medina Co, OH – Week 3
Shelter Reform Advocacy in Medina Co, Ohio – Week 2
Medina County animal advocate Casey Post once again addressed the public meeting of her county commissioners this week. She graciously agreed to my request to publish the text of her comments. I hope others might be inspired to consider public speaking on behalf of animals being needlessly killed at their local pounds. Today, I’d like … Continue reading Shelter Reform Advocacy in Medina Co, Ohio – Week 2
Medina Co Animal Shelter is Proud of Gassing Cats
Warning: Bad language ahead. These words are featured prominently on the Medina County Animal Shelter brochure: We are proud of our department and want to keep up our good image and public relations. The Ohio shelter has indeed been very public about its better than 90% save rate for dogs. But the shelter's "good image" … Continue reading Medina Co Animal Shelter is Proud of Gassing Cats
TX ACO Gasses Pets to Death, Cries When Activists Demand Change
The Mathis Animal Shelter in TX appears to be a catch and kill facility that is not open to the public for adoptions. The police department oversees operations at the pound and Chief Byron Smith told an area TV news station that the kill rate is 99%. The solitary ACO for Mathis, Jesse Lerma, has … Continue reading TX ACO Gasses Pets to Death, Cries When Activists Demand Change
Unshakable Faith
Many people think of pets as intuitive in the sense that they know when they are in the hands of people who would hurt them. We often see pets housed in so-called shelters who appear fearful, depressed or extremely anxious and agitated - behaviors indicative of pets under stress. But some shelter pets don't seem … Continue reading Unshakable Faith
Jefferson City Vets Who Love the Gas Chamber
The Jefferson City pound in Missouri puts wildlife and some cats into the gas chamber. One of the cats gassed at the facility in December was an owned pet named Stella. Her heartbroken owner asked the city to change its gas chamber policy and the shelter vet quit over its use in June. On June … Continue reading Jefferson City Vets Who Love the Gas Chamber
Lost Cat Deemed Feral Upon Impound at Jefferson City Pound, Gassed to Death
On a December afternoon in 2012, a black cat named Stella went missing in owner Linda Laucks' Jefferson City, Missouri neighborhood. Ms. Laucks contacted the Jefferson City pound the morning after Stella didn't come home and asked the director if a black cat had been impounded. The director said no. Ms. Laucks then sought out … Continue reading Lost Cat Deemed Feral Upon Impound at Jefferson City Pound, Gassed to Death
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