Remember the three skinny dogs caught on the webcams on June 29 and posted on the blog June 30?  A caring citizen (Lou Ann) sent two inquiries about one of the dogs on June 30 - one to MAS (requesting the ID number) and the other to the city (requesting records).  On July 1, she … Continue reading Dog Needs Out of MAS, uh “immediately”

Mayor Wharton says: "We will stand up and take responsibility for our shortcomings, but when will this region?" asked Wharton.  "And I say region because we take in pets from Arkansas and other counties in Mississippi." I have a copy of the MAS stats from Jan 1 thru March 21, 2011.  They are broken down … Continue reading The Tsunami of Pets from MS and AR to Memphis

OK, fine - my administration sucks. But... but... at least I'm not a big doo-doo head like all you guys! Read Mayor Wharton's epic stupid.  Here are the lowlights: Sure, one of the Memphis ACOs has been fired after being charged with animal cruelty but the irresponsible public and spay-neuter and BLAH! Memphis Pitbull owners … Continue reading Oh My Stars – Memphis Mayor Off the Rails

Regarding the employees' request to kill the webcams, MAS director Matt Pepper said: I think our staff has also felt threatened at times. We need context.  What sort of thing makes a staff member at MAS feel threatened? Meet Brutus the Shark, aka The Tiny Pawed Terror: circus dog gang leader, streetfighter and infamous thug, … Continue reading Brutus the Shark

Demetria Hogan, the Memphis ACO who impounded Kapone, was fired yesterday.  She faces two counts of animal cruelty.  One in connection with Kapone's "disappearance" and according to the Commercial Appeal, the other is related to a different dog: The second cruelty count against Hogan involved a dog she picked up Tuesday after it had been … Continue reading Updates on MAS

Via MyFox Memphis: Shelter workers have filed a grievance over the internationally watched web cameras at the Memphis Animal Shelter. They claim they're being threatened by people watching. "They're the only ones, nobody else in city government has to work with cameras over their shoulders," said Memphis Mayor A C Wharton. Mayor Wharton, how many … Continue reading An Open Letter to Mayor Wharton

A piece on the billboards from ABC 24 in Memphis includes comments from Mayor Wharton: When Wharton took office in 2009, he promised to clean up the troubled shelter.  While there have been changes, Wharton admitted there are still issues. "We have a new shelter opening up in a couple of weeks," he said.  "Mark … Continue reading Mayor Wharton on Current Events at MAS

The public showed up for last night's MAS advisory board meeting but the advisory board didn't.  Thank you to reader Celeste Pryor for sending in some photos of the signs she saw. The city is circling the wagons to defend the Super Secret Clubhouse meetings: City officials defended the decision Wednesday, saying it was legal … Continue reading City of Memphis, Take Off Your Hoods