The pound in Killeen, TX has been no safe haven for lost and homeless animals: In late January 2014, former manager Stacie Sherva was fired after allegations surfaced regarding poor sanitary conditions, injured animals left in cages without veterinary care or pain medication, and the adoption of sick dogs and cats. Volunteers who have helped … Continue reading Witness Tells of Botched Killings at Killeen Pound, Police Claim No Witnesses
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Memphis Animal Services: Bruno Hauptmann Couldn’t Hold a Candle to You
On Saturday November 2, 2013, Memphis Animal Services impounded 3 Pitbulls estimated to be 12 months, 7 months and under 6 months of age respectively. MAS is closed on Sundays and Mondays. On Tuesday, November 5, the owner of the 3 dogs came to the pound to reclaim his pets. MAS advised the owner … Continue reading Memphis Animal Services: Bruno Hauptmann Couldn’t Hold a Candle to You
Petsmart Charities/Ipsos Study: The Where and Why of Spay-Neuter
Ipsos Marketing conducted studies for Petsmart Charities on a variety of issues related to pet adoption in 2009 and 2011. In this post, I am going to pull out a few of the findings related to spay-neuter. Close to 1/3 of the respondents who had acquired a pet within the past year indicated the reason … Continue reading Petsmart Charities/Ipsos Study: The Where and Why of Spay-Neuter
Congratulations on Getting Everything Wrong
This recent article in L.A. Weekly starts off with a terrible title and goes downhill from there: Bad Dogs Die in L.A.'s Pound Are they really so "bad" that they must be killed? According to whom? What about the "good" dogs - what happens to them? Regarding manager Brenda Barnette who has reportedly driven some … Continue reading Congratulations on Getting Everything Wrong
The Biggest Animal Welfare Myth in the South
Ever since relocating to South Carolina many years ago, and particularly since becoming an advocate for shelter pets throughout the south, I have heard the same myth repeated ad nauseum by shelter staff, volunteers and advocates in general: The reason our shelters kill so many pets is because we don't have strong mandatory spay-neuter (MSN) … Continue reading The Biggest Animal Welfare Myth in the South
Discussion: Tell Me How MSN Could Work
I have voiced my opposition to mandatory spay-neuter (MSN) laws many times but to recap, they don't work. MSN has never significantly reduced or ended the killing of shelter pets anywhere it's been tried. In some places, killing increased after MSN was enacted. It's a proven failure. Yet there are still many animal advocates who … Continue reading Discussion: Tell Me How MSN Could Work
Another Failure for Memphis and for MSN
Despite being the recipient of international condemnation for its mistreatment of community pets, the city of Memphis enacted a mandatory spay-neuter (MSN) law in late 2010. MSN sacrifices pets’ lives to ideology. MSN does not reduce/eliminate shelter pet killing and it's failed everywhere it’s been enacted. Some examples: The city of Los Angeles enacted MSN … Continue reading Another Failure for Memphis and for MSN
Memphis Animal Shelter: Dog Dies, Matthew Pepper Dances
Earlier this month, a pair of family pets escaped their yard and were picked up and brought to the Memphis Animal Shelter. The owner showed up to redeem the dogs who were both intact males. The shelter director, Matthew Pepper, advised the owner that, in order to come into compliance with the new MSN law … Continue reading Memphis Animal Shelter: Dog Dies, Matthew Pepper Dances
NC Shelter President to My Office Please
The board president of the Lenoir Co SPCA in NC wrote an opinion piece in an area paper. It's titled "Let's Stop the Killing" which sounds, you know - awesome. I want to stop the killing of healthy/treatable pets in shelters too so yeah, I'm listening. The piece starts out with some figures, both nationally … Continue reading NC Shelter President to My Office Please
Why Would You Think That, Matthew Pepper?
Regarding the doomed-to-fail MSN law in Memphis, Matthew Pepper is apparently privvy to some secret information none of us knows: “Just like all the problems in Memphis there is no magic wand that will act as a cure, but this is one step to create a better environment for animals and citizens,” said Memphis Animal … Continue reading Why Would You Think That, Matthew Pepper?