When Cailin Mulvihill's 15 year old microchipped chihuahua named Rhonda accidentally wandered out of her yard, she immediately began searching for her. She put up flyers around the neighborhood and went to the Philadelphia Animal Care & Control Team where she filled out a lost dog report. One day later, a Good Samaritan saw Ms. Mulvihill's flyer … Continue reading Philly Pound Oops-Kills Microchipped Lost Dog Whose Owner Filled Out Lost Dog Report
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Linden Pound Ordered Closed by State Due to Massive Failures
On September 16, 2014, the NJ Department of Health wrote a letter to the health officer for the city of Linden ordering her to "immediately" close the pound due to failed inspections in July and August. All the animals and records are to be transferred to another licensed shelter. Among the most egregious violations found during the … Continue reading Linden Pound Ordered Closed by State Due to Massive Failures
Nobody WANTS to Kill Animals – Monongalia County Edition
Although there are currently only 11 pets, all dogs, listed on the Petfinder page for the Monongalia County Canine Adoption Center in Morgantown, WV, it does state that the facility adopts out both cats and dogs. In fact, there is an alert that the pound is overflowing with cats: While it's hard to reconcile the idea … Continue reading Nobody WANTS to Kill Animals – Monongalia County Edition
Lubbock Pound Oops-Kills Microchipped Pet After Turning Owner Away Twice
When Damon Hughes' 6 year old microchipped cat named Rahzz went missing, he visited the Lubbock, TX pound to look for her. He found her sitting in a cage last Friday. No one from the pound had scanned her for a chip and notified him she was there. Missed opportunity number one. It turns out, a … Continue reading Lubbock Pound Oops-Kills Microchipped Pet After Turning Owner Away Twice
Baltimore Co Fails to Notify Owner of Impounded Dog with Microchip
Helen Turner's microchipped shelter dog Shayla escaped her Maryland yard one day last month. Baltimore Co Animal services picked her up close to home. Instead of knocking on doors in the neighborhood to see if anyone recognized the dog, the impounding officer apparently just took Shayla to the pound. Missed opportunity number one. The Turner … Continue reading Baltimore Co Fails to Notify Owner of Impounded Dog with Microchip
Medina Co Kills Microchipped Dog
When shelters kill lost pets whose owners are trying to find them and it makes the news, shelter directors often attempt to blame the owner, stating that the pet should have been microchipped. The implication being that if the pet had been chipped, the shelter would have called the contact information associated with the chip … Continue reading Medina Co Kills Microchipped Dog
NM ACO Adopts Microchipped Lost Dog to New Owner
On December 31, 2013, a dog named Hogan escaped from his yard in Valencia Co, NM. Owner Tracy Brooks had already microchipped Hogan and began posting lost dog ads online and putting up flyers around the county. She also filed a lost dog report with her local shelter - Valencia Co AC. One week later, … Continue reading NM ACO Adopts Microchipped Lost Dog to New Owner
Brevard Co Oops-Kills Microchipped Pet
Scanning shelter pets for microchips after the staff has killed them is one of the worst ideas in the modern history of animal sheltering. The excuse that the animal was too aggressive to be scanned while alive is unacceptable. Likewise, scanning after a pre-kill sedative has been administered may be useless if the pet has … Continue reading Brevard Co Oops-Kills Microchipped Pet
Mobile Co Pet Killing Facility Brings da Expluhnashuns
The Mobile Co pound in AL has been in the news a lot this year. First it was reported that the facility conducted a mass killing in response to one sick dog. Then we learned the pound killed a freshly bathed, neutered cat named Porkchop upon arrival before his owner could find him. The pound … Continue reading Mobile Co Pet Killing Facility Brings da Expluhnashuns
Jackson Co: Out of the Frying Pan
...and into the Fire of Stupid. I recently blogged about the pound in Jackson Co Oregon where they sometimes kill microchipped pets. One of those pets was a cat named Max, whom the shelter deemed aggressive while in the trap, and killed. This was an easily preventable tragedy and can be prevented from ever happening … Continue reading Jackson Co: Out of the Frying Pan
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