With the removal of the webcams at the pound, the city of Memphis can now control the images coming from its pet killing facility.  It would only be logical to assume they are going to limit those images to what they want the public to see - since showing everything live as it happened didn't … Continue reading MAS Approved Images

As many of you have already shared, Kapone has been found alive in Mississippi.  He has been reunited with his family.  A tip to Crimestoppers led police to the home where Kapone was found.  The people at the home have not been arrested.  I will update this post as details develop (please hit refresh to … Continue reading Kapone – Home for Christmas

As I posted previously, MAS is no longer using the Kuranda beds which had been donated by caring members of the public for the pets at the previous facility.  With the new $7.2 million building, the city decided to go with what a mayor's spokesman says is a cheaper and more sanitary product: [T]he mayor's … Continue reading Mor(e)on Dog Bed Issues at MAS

In November, Memphis Animal Services continued its downward trend with a live release rate (adoptions, returns to owner, transfers to rescue) of just 22%.  MAS killed 76% of the pets in its care in November, despite promises from city officials that the only pets who would be killed during the transition period (from the old … Continue reading Nothing New at MAS Except a Building

With the opening of the new $7.2 million dollar building, Memphis Animal Services has reduced the hours the public can access the facility.  Instead of opening at 10am, MAS now opens at 11am, citing the need for additional cleaning time due to a larger building.  A reader visited MAS last week and took this photo … Continue reading Pups Sit in Filth at MAS

A reader sent me this photo of the kennel deck inside the dog cages at the new Memphis Animal Services facility.  It appears that the coating on it is already peeling away.  I hope the coating is not toxic to the dogs if ingested. It's nice that dogs have a raised platform in their cages … Continue reading Dog Beds at MAS

As some of you know, peeps on the Memphis payroll held a grand opening ceremony for the new building housing Memphis Animal Services on Saturday.  According to an e-mail from the department's deputy director, LaSonya Hall: Visitors to the new animal facility can walk through the adoption areas as well as the Stray Healthy Hold … Continue reading One Visitor’s Impressions After Touring the New MAS Building

A piece in the Memphis Daily News provides details of the new building housing the misery that is Memphis Animal Services.  Jeanne Chancellor, one of the "Friends" of MAS, is quoted, in part: “The noise level is so much better, and the dogs are more spread out so you don’t walk into a room with … Continue reading But is it a “pleasant experience” for the dogs in the stray area?

In response to a letter from reader Denise concerning the MAS records of killings during the transition period, LaSonya Hall, a former executive assistant to the chief administrative officer who was promoted to the newly created position of deputy director of the executive division by former Memphis Mayor Herenton, sent the following: Good Afternoon Ms. … Continue reading Bringing Up from the Comments

Reader Annie Hannigan attended the opening of the new MAS facility on Saturday, November 26, 2011 - the first weekend day the new building was open to the public.  She writes: On Saturday I went to visit the new MAS facility around 3 pm with my 5 year old daughter. There was a friendly volunteer … Continue reading One Visitor’s Experience at the “New” MAS