The Yadkin Co pound functions primarily as a pet killing facility, killing more than 70% of its dogs and cats in 2013: The NC Department of Agriculture regularly inspects the state's pounds in order to hold them to bare minimum standards which do not in any way include lifesaving. The state has passed Yadkin Co … Continue reading State of NC Issues Failed Inspection for Yadkin Co Pound
Category: public servants behaving badly
Cats Castrated in High School Agriculture Class
In early November, the teacher of an agriculture class at Stephens Co High School in Georgia brought 2 cats into class and castrated them without anesthetic, having students hold the pets down. One student was bitten. So that happened. The teacher, Daniel Hebert, is not a licensed veterinarian and I was unable to find any information as … Continue reading Cats Castrated in High School Agriculture Class
Case Update: Contracted Dolton Veterinarian and Employee Indicted on Felony Cruelty Charges
The Village of Dolton, IL contracted a private vet clinic, the Dolton Animal Hospital, to care for stray pets. The animals were housed in the clinic's basement. In September, a Dolton police officer was dropping off a stray dog at the vet clinic and observed conditions reflecting serious neglect. Four of the dogs in the hospital … Continue reading Case Update: Contracted Dolton Veterinarian and Employee Indicted on Felony Cruelty Charges
Gwinnett Co ACO Under Investigation for Beating Dog
When a lost rottweiler called Shane was spotted wandering around a Georgia neighborhood on August 30, Annabella Flynn-Dempsey says the dog was brought into her fenced yard. Shane played with her three dogs and her grandson tossed a ball until the dog went into nap mode. “He was just big and fluffy and friendly and just a … Continue reading Gwinnett Co ACO Under Investigation for Beating Dog
VA Family Says PETA Stole and Killed Their Dog
Maya the chihuahua was the beloved pet of the Cerate family who had moved to Virginia from Mexico. The family's little girl was particularly attached to Maya. Mr. Wilbur Cerate was used to being greeted by Maya when he came home from work but one Saturday last month, the dog was not there to greet him. Cerate … Continue reading VA Family Says PETA Stole and Killed Their Dog
OK Mayor Bans Shelter Volunteers, Rolls Around in Pile of Tax Dollars
Volunteers at the city pound in Pryor, OK have been banned. And in a classy way: "Lisa and I showed up on Sunday morning to walk dogs and they just said that we weren't needed anymore, that they were going to have two part time employees and another full time employee and that our help … Continue reading OK Mayor Bans Shelter Volunteers, Rolls Around in Pile of Tax Dollars
WV Pound Employee Charged with Animal Cruelty, Again
I last wrote about Fayette Co, WV sheriff Steve Kessler in April when he was making excuses for one of his ACOs who illegally shot a dog to death with a small caliber rifle as a form of "euthanasia" when the owner had already paid to have the county euthanize the dog via injection. It … Continue reading WV Pound Employee Charged with Animal Cruelty, Again
Illinois ACO Charged with Animal Cruelty
Animal control in Sparta, IL is supervised by Commissioner of Health and Safety Gary Hanna. In December 2013, Sparta veterinarian Tim Allard and his wife Paula complained to Mr. Hanna regarding the actions of ACO Melvin Eggemeyer. The Allards say they told Mr. Hanna that ACO Eggemeyer picked up a dog who had been euthanized at … Continue reading Illinois ACO Charged with Animal Cruelty
Animal Neglect and Suffering Exposed in KY Pounds
Animal advocates in KY are suing some county shelters for failing to comply with the state's humane care law for shelters. Over the past 2 years, they have photographed numerous atrocities at county pounds around KY. (Warning: There are suffering and dead animals in this slideshow of horrifying images.) Investigative reporter John Boel from WAVE … Continue reading Animal Neglect and Suffering Exposed in KY Pounds
Charleston City Council Considers Bill Allowing the City to Steal Owned Cats
In West Virginia, Charleston city council’s ordinance and rules committee passed a draconian cat bill this week and sent it to the full city council for consideration. How extreme is it, you ask? Assistant city attorney Mandi Carter said the ordinance is different from the city’s already-on-the-books animal nuisance ordinances in that it gives the … Continue reading Charleston City Council Considers Bill Allowing the City to Steal Owned Cats
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