This is security camera footage from the Memphis pound from February 7, 2012. It shows bin after bin of dead pets - eight in all - being dumped into trucks to be taken to the landfill. I shudder to think what abuse each of these dogs and cats may have endured at MAS before being … Continue reading What Memphis Does with the Community’s Pets After MAS Workers are Done Torturing Them
Category: needless animal shelter killing
Maddie’s Fund Not Familiar with NYC ACC Records (or Irony)
Reader Daniela contacted Maddie's Fund in January to inquire as to why a specific cat was on the NYC ACC kill list and included the details from the cat's records as they appeared on Facebook. Shelly Work from Maddie's Fund replied on January 20: Hi Daniela, I'm going to have to refer your question to … Continue reading Maddie’s Fund Not Familiar with NYC ACC Records (or Irony)
Rescuers Banned from TX Shelter After Pet Puma Mauls Kid
Strap in - it's going to be a bumpy ride. Last July, Odessa AC in TX visited the home of Some Dumbass who was keeping a mountain lion as a pet. The ACO advised the owner the cage the animal was living in was too small and the gaps between the bars were too wide. … Continue reading Rescuers Banned from TX Shelter After Pet Puma Mauls Kid
Robeson Co Animal Shelter: Still Failing
Robeson Co Animal Shelter has significantly lowered its kill rate due mainly to aggressive marketing of its pets on Facebook. This is good. But it's not sustainable. Robeson Co rejects the no kill philosophy and instead keeps rescuers in crisis mode. The reason Robeson Co is killing fewer animals is because they are continually pummeling … Continue reading Robeson Co Animal Shelter: Still Failing
GA Mayor to Pet Advocates: Go Bother Some Other Mayor Whose Pound Sucks Worse Than Mine!
Mayor Teresa Tomlinson has answers for why Columbus, GA isn't no kill. Boy howdy, does she. First off, she wants the haters to step off because her pound, which kills approximately 50% of its pets, is "the most progressive animal care and control center in the state of Georgia". This is per Mayor Tomlinson and … Continue reading GA Mayor to Pet Advocates: Go Bother Some Other Mayor Whose Pound Sucks Worse Than Mine!
City Leader in Memphis on Shelter Pitbulls: Kill ’em All
What do you do if your city shelter employees have been caught on video beating Pitbulls, you've got one ACO charged with cruelty in connection with "disappearing" a Pitbull and the local rotary club reports that your shelter staff has ties to Pitbull dogfighting rings and regularly sells Pitbulls out the back door? If you … Continue reading City Leader in Memphis on Shelter Pitbulls: Kill ’em All
Spartanburg Co Pets in the Trash
Nancy Jeanne Smythe allegedly put her healthy 8 year old Shih-Tzu out with the trash yesterday. A garbage collector noticed the dog beneath some trash in the can and took him to Ms. Smythe's house. She denied the dog was hers but later admitted ownership. ACOs were called to the scene and when they arrived, … Continue reading Spartanburg Co Pets in the Trash
Dear Dog Pounds, It’s Not ‘Euthanasia’ and You Aren’t Being ‘Forced’ to Do It
Euthanasia is a kindness we are able to offer medically hopeless pets so that they do not have to suffer at the end of their lives. It is an act of love, an attempt to offer relief and dignity to a noble companion. When so-called shelters end the lives of healthy pets or those with … Continue reading Dear Dog Pounds, It’s Not ‘Euthanasia’ and You Aren’t Being ‘Forced’ to Do It
Action Alert: Shelters Must Check for Microchips & Contact Owners of Lost Pets
In response to the killing of two microchipped pets at Jackson Co AC in Oregon, I am asking readers to contact the following groups for a response. I have a included a sample letter below, which anyone is free to copy. Please share with your fellow animal advocates and let me know if you receive … Continue reading Action Alert: Shelters Must Check for Microchips & Contact Owners of Lost Pets
Jackson Co Animal Control Kills Microchipped Pets
Jackson Co Animal Control in Oregon had a live release rate in 2010 of just 36%. Its vision statement on its website begins: Our Vision: A time when Jackson County neighborhoods will be safe from the dangers and nuisances of irresponsible pet ownership. Notably missing is Jackson Co pet owners' vision for a time when … Continue reading Jackson Co Animal Control Kills Microchipped Pets
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