A recent announcement appearing on the Arapahoe County, Colorado website reads, in part: Arapahoe County has partnered with the City of Aurora to provide sheltering and related services, such as veterinary care for sheltered animals, for lost, stray and impounded dogs through the Aurora Animal Shelter. County Animal Control Officers will have 24-hour access to … Continue reading Arapahoe Co Just Backdoored BSL on You. Oh and While They’re Backdooring You…
Category: rescue
Discussion: Lost CA Sheltie Adopted by New Owners
An elderly couple whose lost Sheltie got picked up by Stockton Animal Services in December was pulled by a rescue group then adopted while the owners were still searching for her. The new owners, who had Tipsy for around 2 weeks by the time Mr. and Mrs. Robinson found out what had happened to their … Continue reading Discussion: Lost CA Sheltie Adopted by New Owners
NC Rescuer Charged with Crime by Pet Killing Facility
A woman in NC has been trying to do the Rowan Co pound's job for them since they are so terribly awful at it. Jennifer Frasier regularly pulls cats from the pound and gets them adopted to permanent homes. Pound staff say that Ms. Frasier has come in more than once and taken every single … Continue reading NC Rescuer Charged with Crime by Pet Killing Facility
CA Rescuer Charged with Cruelty, Pound Manager Not Charged with Irony
In April 2015, Apple Valley Animal Services seized 13 starving dogs from rescuer Sherre Kay Buell. One dog was dead in a trash can on the property, one died on the way to the vet, and two had to be euthanized due to their poor condition. Buell has been charged with 12 counts of felony … Continue reading CA Rescuer Charged with Cruelty, Pound Manager Not Charged with Irony
45 Dogs Removed from Abandoned Property by Rescue Before Police Arrive
An odd story out of New Mexico: An Alamogordo animal rescue group says it saved dozens of dogs from an abandoned puppy mill. The group claims the local sheriff’s department wasn’t doing anything to help but the sheriff’s department says that’s just not true. The allegedly abandoned puppy mill appears to have housed bulldogs and … Continue reading 45 Dogs Removed from Abandoned Property by Rescue Before Police Arrive
Dallas Animal Services: Skanks Gonna Get Themselves Locked Up If They Don’t Step Off
You may remember Dallas Animal Services from such knee-slapping exploits as oops killing a bucket of kittens while a foster home was being arranged, secretly killing 4 dogs slated for rescue and leaving a cat trapped inside the pound wall to suffer and die. Now, more hilarity as compassionate citizens who care for strays at … Continue reading Dallas Animal Services: Skanks Gonna Get Themselves Locked Up If They Don’t Step Off
Nashville Pound Kills Owned Dog with Rescue Hold
When Sadie Mae got lost late last month in Nashville, her family began looking for her. Sadie Mae's 6 year old girl made these posters to tack onto phone poles in the neighborhood: Owner Janet Mabry checked lost and found pet postings on social media and came across a listing for Sadie Mae on a … Continue reading Nashville Pound Kills Owned Dog with Rescue Hold
Mitchell Co Kills Pets Slated for Rescue
A statement from the Mitchell Co Correctional Institute in Georgia indicates an adoption rate of just 21% at the pound and reads, in part: On September 1, in accordance with its policies and procedures, Mitchell County Animal Control was regretfully forced to reduce the population of stray animals in its custody in order to maintain … Continue reading Mitchell Co Kills Pets Slated for Rescue
Lost, Microchipped Pets – Emphasis on LOST
In theory, microchipping your pet is an excellent way to help get him back home should he ever get lost. In reality, microchips are useless if the organization taking in lost pets doesn't scan for them or contact the registered owner (and the alternate contacts, if necessary). There have been a spate of stories recently involving … Continue reading Lost, Microchipped Pets – Emphasis on LOST
ACO Accuses TN Shelter of Acting as “A Puppy Mill for Rescue Groups”
A friend of Cheatham Co ACO Darrell Hooper reportedly tried to adopt a stray Doberman at the pound but was turned away. The potential adopter was told the dog was being held for a rescue group. A Doberman rescue in Knoxville is said to have pulled the dog from the pound for free and sold her … Continue reading ACO Accuses TN Shelter of Acting as “A Puppy Mill for Rescue Groups”