On New Year's Eve, a 10 year old chocolate Lab called Mocha got lost in York Co, SC. Her family searched for her for 2 days, calling AC numerous times and posting fliers in the area. A York Co pound worker finally told owner Mike Cunningham that Mocha had been brought in on December 31 and … Continue reading SC Pound Kills Microchipped Lost Dog Without Contacting Owner
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Case Update: “Peanut” Kilby Asks Judge for Reduced Sentence
Atlanta's Fox-5 reporter Randy Travis will forever be a hero to me for jamming himself in the doorway of a fake "no kill" shelter he was exposing while a board member tried to shut him out. The director of the facility he exposed, Lowanda “Peanut” Kilby, was found guilty on 60 counts of racketeering and theft … Continue reading Case Update: “Peanut” Kilby Asks Judge for Reduced Sentence
No One Minding the Store in Dolton, IL as Stray Pets Suffer and Die
The Village of Dolton, IL indicates on its website that it uses Cook Co for its animal control services. It's not clear that either the village or the county has a facility to shelter animals. But the ABC affiliate in Chicago reports that Dolton pays a private vet clinic, the Dolton Animal Hospital, to care for … Continue reading No One Minding the Store in Dolton, IL as Stray Pets Suffer and Die
NJ County Threatens Caretaker and Her Colony of Cats
A compassionate person in Gloucester Co, NJ has been feeding community cats on her own property for years. Sandra Leady has caught many of the cats and had them vaccinated and neutered at her own expense, since the Gloucester Co pound doesn't do anything for free living cats except kill them. There are an estimated … Continue reading NJ County Threatens Caretaker and Her Colony of Cats
Sonoma Co Fires Director Who Implemented Lifesaving Changes at Shelter
Remember that one time we had good news about the Sonoma Co shelter in CA? Well hold on to that memory like a clip-on koala stuffy because it may be all you get. Brigid Wasson, the shelter's director for the past 11 months, was fired without reason by Sonoma Co last week, one month prior to her … Continue reading Sonoma Co Fires Director Who Implemented Lifesaving Changes at Shelter
Dog #267442: Hidden and Illegally Killed by the Memphis Pound
Records obtained via FOIA request indicate dog #267442 was impounded as a stray by Memphis Animal Services on June 10, 2014. She was housed out of sight of the public, in the room reserved for animals being killed: MAS was obligated to hold her for the mandatory holding period which would have expired on June … Continue reading Dog #267442: Hidden and Illegally Killed by the Memphis Pound
Feds Round Up Geese Families and Gas Them
The next time you see a cat hater spewing misinformation about how cats kill zillions of birds, remind them of the verifiable fact that the US government killed 4 million animals, mostly birds, last year. That number includes tens of thousands of beautiful Canadian geese. The government's only criteria for killing appears to be a … Continue reading Feds Round Up Geese Families and Gas Them
Shelters Must Be Prepared to Help Surrendered Animals Even When Forms Aren’t Completed in Triplicate
Animal advocates have been hearing for years from people who kill animals at shelters that the public is irresponsible, that pet owners are animal dumpers and that death is better for many pets than being adopted out to a home. We know all those things to be false, obviously. But among too many shelter workers, there … Continue reading Shelters Must Be Prepared to Help Surrendered Animals Even When Forms Aren’t Completed in Triplicate
Nashville’s Faux Rescue of 38 Dogs Represents Years of Failure
Bad: Earlier this month, Metro police in Nashville arrested six people in connection with a drug trafficking investigation. While raiding the home of Michael A. Davis, one of the six charged, police discovered dozens of chained pitbull type dogs in the yard. Some of the dogs were emaciated and others had open wounds (photos of … Continue reading Nashville’s Faux Rescue of 38 Dogs Represents Years of Failure
TN Pound Neglects Animals, Mayor Calls It “Good Care”
A woman says she went to the Smithville pound in TN last week during normal work hours to find the placed locked and no employees on site. Even more disturbing, she says a dead dog and a litter of living puppies were in the parking lot. Local animal advocates are calling upon the mayor to … Continue reading TN Pound Neglects Animals, Mayor Calls It “Good Care”
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