In a column at OnlineAthens.com, a vet tech/spay-neuter clinic volunteer says she wants "to educate the public on a few little known facts". A promising opener. Followed by a crock of miseducation. Let's set the record straight. Again. Is it a mystery why we have such a pet overpopulation problem? You know what's a mystery … Continue reading It’s Spay Day – Let’s Lie!
Category: needless animal shelter killing
New York City: The Show Goes On
If you watch the Westminster Kennel Club dog show on TV tonight, you will see a Samoyed in the Working Group. Samoyeds are stunning white dogs, known for their "smile". Click here to see one. Not far from the Samoyeds competing at Madison Square Garden today, there is another Samoyed at NYC AC & C. … Continue reading New York City: The Show Goes On
Best Friends and Oreo’s Law Redux
For those of you who work with or know of rescues, try this little exercise: Add up all the rescues you've worked with (or known) in your head. Hang on to that number. Now, of those rescues, add up the total number of them who are hoarders. Using those two figures, please share in the … Continue reading Best Friends and Oreo’s Law Redux
Shelter Pets of the Day
Robeson County Animal Shelter 255 Landfill Rd St. Pauls, NC 28384 910-865-2200 For those who don't follow Robeson County Animal Shelter's postings on Facebook, I wanted to share that they are planning to kill these dogs at 8am tomorrow. These are healthy dogs - not medically hopeless and suffering - and none have any serious … Continue reading Shelter Pets of the Day
Doctor, Lawyer, Wall St. Executive, Hempstead Animal Shelter Worker?
The average salary for a veterinarian in the state of NY is $60,000. The Town of Hempstead, NY has 29 full time employees at its animal shelter. Nine of them made over $100,000 last year. None of them is a vet. In fact, the shelter doesn't have a vet on staff. Some of you may … Continue reading Doctor, Lawyer, Wall St. Executive, Hempstead Animal Shelter Worker?
Overwhelmed? Here, Let Us Help…
Charlotte resident Demetred Norman reportedly became financially overwhelmed in trying to provide proper care for his 13 Pitbulls. A neighbor put in a call to Charlotte-Mecklenburg AC & C and ACOs showed up at the home on Monday. Mr. Norman surrendered the dogs to AC & C which has a policy prohibiting the adoption of … Continue reading Overwhelmed? Here, Let Us Help…
Mass Killing at GA Shelter: Tragedy, Opportunity
Regular readers know I am not in the business of defending shelters who kill healthy/treatable pets. But when I read a story from rescuers about a shelter in Lyons, GA killing every dog in the pound - 90 total - I wanted to understand why this happened and how it could potentially be prevented in … Continue reading Mass Killing at GA Shelter: Tragedy, Opportunity
Through a Glass, Darkly
I know some of you have been following the story of this Shelter Pet of the Day kitten from earlier this week. I want to bring it to the forefront because this cat's life matters. From a comment by reader Kristi, this is part of a plea from a shelter volunteer that was posted online: … Continue reading Through a Glass, Darkly
Who Killed the AL Dogs at Lincoln Co Animal Services?
When HSUS took 44 dogs from their owner in AL last month, they dropped 10 of them at Lincoln Co Animal Services - a gassing shelter in NC. The shelter killed 4 of the dogs - reports differ on whether the dogs were killed for being sick, aggressive, or both. No information is known on … Continue reading Who Killed the AL Dogs at Lincoln Co Animal Services?
Click Here to Give the Gift of Carbon Monoxide to a Needy Shelter Pet
HELP! Our public shelter has no money to buy vaccines in order to vaccinate pets at intake. Therefore pets with suspected communicable diseases are killed immediately or, if it's a weekend or holiday, allowed to suffer without treatment until they die. Can you donate money to us so we can buy some vaccines? Yeah, see … Continue reading Click Here to Give the Gift of Carbon Monoxide to a Needy Shelter Pet
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