A public meeting of the Commerce city council in Texas was held last week. Dozens of people showed up in support of no kill, some planning to address the council during the public speaking portion of the meeting. They intended to speak about the needless killings at the Commerce pound. But they were denied that opportunity … Continue reading Commerce Mayor to Public Meeting Attendees Supporting No Kill: Shut Up and Get Out
Category: public servants behaving badly
Arkansas Pound Employee Fired After Dog Found Starving
The city of Brinkley, Arkansas has fired its sole employee who was paid to work at the pound after a dog was found starving in the facility. The German shepherd dog called Lucy had been in the pound since June and was taken by a rescuer last week. A vet determined she was 30 pounds … Continue reading Arkansas Pound Employee Fired After Dog Found Starving
UPDATED: Police Officer Reportedly Calls Dog to Him Then Shoots Dog to Death
In August, police in Cleburne, TX responded to a call about 3 loose dogs who had escaped their fenced yard. One dog was reportedly captured without incident before police arrived. The other two were located by a police officer, whose identity is being kept hidden by the department, who reported that the 7 month old puppy … Continue reading UPDATED: Police Officer Reportedly Calls Dog to Him Then Shoots Dog to Death
ACLU Stands Up for First Amendment Rights of Animal Advocates in Baltimore County
The troubled Baltimore Co pound in MD has banned the public from photographing pets in the facility and the ACLU has written to county officials condemning the ban: The American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland says Baltimore County officials violated free-speech rights by banning photography at the county-run animal shelter, a move the ACLU describes … Continue reading ACLU Stands Up for First Amendment Rights of Animal Advocates in Baltimore County
#SalvemosaExcalibur
Ebola is a type of hemorrhagic fever. It's not supposed to cause uninfected politicians to lose their minds and yet dot dot dot Politics inevitably inserts itself into anything insertable and ebola hysteria is no exception. Here in SC, one of our own pols is calling for the immediate execution of patients infected with ebola. Not … Continue reading #SalvemosaExcalibur
Fulton Co Protests Pound’s Killing Policy for Pitbulls
More than 80 animal advocates turned up at a peaceful protest at the Fulton Co Dog Pound in Ohio last weekend designed to raise community awareness regarding the pound's regressive pitbull policy. Fulton Co kills any dog or puppy who is not reclaimed by an owner and whose body shape resembles that of a pitbull … Continue reading Fulton Co Protests Pound’s Killing Policy for Pitbulls
ACO Runs Out of Cat Catching Ideas After 60 Seconds, Calls In Police to Shoot Cat
On August 20, Some Guy in Gorham, ME called police to report that a limping cat had scratched or bitten his child and that he suspected the cat had rabies. The Gorham police sent an ACO to the scene at 7pm. The ACO was unable to immediately trap the animal and so called for a … Continue reading ACO Runs Out of Cat Catching Ideas After 60 Seconds, Calls In Police to Shoot Cat
GA Pound Oops-Kills Owned Dog Because Math
The Whitfield Co pound in GA has some "animal facts" on its webpage that the county likes so much, it printed them twice. They read, in part:Dogs and cats out number humans in this country at a ratio of about 6 to 1. [...]Pet overpopulation is a serious and growing problem in the United States. … Continue reading GA Pound Oops-Kills Owned Dog Because Math
Federal Agency Attempts to Scare Escambia Co Commissioners Out of TNR
Reform at the long troubled pound in Escambia Co Florida is getting some support from county commissioners. Specifically, the commissioners had planned to discuss the implementation of a TNR program for the community's feral cats at its July 24 public meeting. But on July 23, the US Fish and Wildlife Service sent a nastygram to the commissioners, … Continue reading Federal Agency Attempts to Scare Escambia Co Commissioners Out of TNR
Houston Police Officer and Tow Truck Driver Abandon Elderly Dog in Traffic
In Houston, the owner of a 14 year old Chihuahua named Guero gave a friend a lift on July 13, taking the pet along for the car ride. A Houston police officer stopped the vehicle for failing to signal a turn. And because Houston apparently takes turn signals terrible-awful seriously, the officer decided to search the SUV. … Continue reading Houston Police Officer and Tow Truck Driver Abandon Elderly Dog in Traffic
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