Several announcements related to shelter pet advocacy in Memphis: 1. The hold on Calvin at MAS expires at 6:45 pm tonight. We have received offers of financial donations and a foster but are still in need of a group to pull him. Please see additional info here and here. Memphis No Kill Coalition has been … Continue reading Updated (X 4): Shelter Pet Advocacy Watch Items in Memphis
Category: memphis animal shelter
MAS to Rescuer: “You are taking space”
Many of you have helped network Calvin, a dog at the Memphis pound we would like to see leave by the front door. Jody Fisher had placed a hold on him until Saturday and went to MAS on that day to extend the hold so we can continue to try to find a placement for … Continue reading MAS to Rescuer: “You are taking space”
Sweet German Shepherd Dog Killed at MAS
Dog ID #245894 was impounded as a stray by Memphis Animal Services on the night of September 5. Her review date is listed in her records, obtained via FOIA request, as September 11. However on September 7, there is a note that a person was interested in adopting her. A second potential adopter was recorded … Continue reading Sweet German Shepherd Dog Killed at MAS
New Group to Fight for Shelter Pets in Memphis
There is a new group seeking reform and advocating for the right of pets to live at the Memphis pound. From the press release: The Memphis No Kill Coalition is an organization of animal advocates in Memphis, Tenn., created to reform abusive practices at Memphis Animal Services and create a modern, progressive animal sheltering system … Continue reading New Group to Fight for Shelter Pets in Memphis
Newborn Kittens Killed at MAS
Newborn kittens can not regulate their own body temperatures and require a source of warmth. If they are not stimulated to void their body waste, they suffer from both great pain and toxic build-up. And orphans can not eat on their own so must be bottle (or tube) fed every 4 hours. If they are … Continue reading Newborn Kittens Killed at MAS
More Pets Go Missing from MAS
Kitten #240135 was impounded by Memphis Animal Services (MAS) on May 1, 2012. She was listed as a 1 month old female. As of September 18, there is no outcome for this kitten. The entirety of her medical records consists of a single exam on May 2 containing the note “too young”. The records clerk … Continue reading More Pets Go Missing from MAS
Bonded Pair of Strays Would Have Been Better Off on the Streets of Memphis
A pair of bonded dogs impounded as strays on July 2, 2012 by the Memphis pound and referred to by the "Friends" as "Beagle Brothers, Huey and Louie" were posted on Facebook on July 14: As indicated both in the FB comments and in the dogs' records from MAS (obtained via FOIA request), an area … Continue reading Bonded Pair of Strays Would Have Been Better Off on the Streets of Memphis
MAS Kills Pets While Turning Adopters Away
Since the Memphis pound doesn't do its job, local advocate and banned MAS volunteer Jody Fisher visits the pound regularly in order to help get pets out to rescues and adopters. She's had a lot of success. Which is why she was shocked earlier this summer when suddenly she was informed by a staff member … Continue reading MAS Kills Pets While Turning Adopters Away
The Abbreviated Life of Puppy #239502 at MAS
On April 13, 2012, a mama dog with 6 newborn puppies allegedly bit a 4 year old child in Memphis. The police were called to the home and the owner signed all 7 dogs over to MAS. The mama dog had to be held for bite quarantine. The "review date" listed on the records of … Continue reading The Abbreviated Life of Puppy #239502 at MAS
Memphis Pound in Violation of Everything
The MAS Policies and Procedures manual provided by the city of Memphis via FOIA request this month is expired. But it is apparently still in use. It contains details of exceptions to the legally mandated stray holding period for animals who are suffering: On September 5, 2012, a 2 year old female Pitbull (ID #245865) … Continue reading Memphis Pound in Violation of Everything
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