Wanda Sue Larson, a Union Co Department of Social Services child-protection investigations supervisor, and Dorian Lee Harper, an emergency room nurse, had 4 adopted children and a foster child living at their North Carolina home: [Union Co] Sheriff Cathey said all five children in the home slept on the floor in a single bedroom, where … Continue reading The Rest of the Country Disdains the South Because of Places Like Union Co, NC
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Lafourche Parish Veterinarian Alleges Pound Director Allows Pets to Suffer
The LaFourche Parish Animal Shelter in LA is open from 9am - 3:30pm four days a week, closed on Wednesdays and weekends. Lionel de la Houssaye has been the parish vet since May. He recently sent a letter to the parish council regarding his concerns about pound director Kelli Toups: In his letter, de la … Continue reading Lafourche Parish Veterinarian Alleges Pound Director Allows Pets to Suffer
UPDATED: 14 “Rescued” Cats Killed For Ringworm at TN Shelter
Update, 1:30pm: Clarice sent me a link to a story that has been updated on WBIR. Although the video report still says the cats were killed, the text version of the story has been updated to say the 14 cats were saved by an out of state rescue group. Original post: Some Petsmart stores apparently … Continue reading UPDATED: 14 “Rescued” Cats Killed For Ringworm at TN Shelter
Discussion: Manager Explains Deaths at the Bulloch Co Pound
Georgia - The Bulloch Co pound's webpage is on the county government website. It indicates the shelter is closed on weekends and describes what appears to be a limited admission status. The local paper, the Statesboro Herald, publishes weekly reports detailing the number of animals handled at the facility. I previously wrote about a 3 … Continue reading Discussion: Manager Explains Deaths at the Bulloch Co Pound
Rockingham Co Chokepoles Tiny Dogs from Home, Crams Them into Cages at Pound
On Thursday, Rockingham County ACOs chokepoled dozens of tiny pets from a home in Stoneville, NC: The local FOX affiliate reports that an elderly couple lived in the home and that the woman apparently threatened to commit suicide while ACOs were dragging her dogs away. She was sent to the hospital and later released. On … Continue reading Rockingham Co Chokepoles Tiny Dogs from Home, Crams Them into Cages at Pound
Nobody WANTS to Kill Animals – Columbus County Edition
A man in Columbus Co, NC was reportedly keeping dogs in sub-standard conditions and authorities had received complaints from neighbors. After the man died, ownership of the 13 dogs went to the Columbus Co animal shelter. Shelter director Rossie Hayes decided to kill all 13 dogs immediately, without ever offering them for adoption or even … Continue reading Nobody WANTS to Kill Animals – Columbus County Edition
Idiocy and Evil Battle It Out in Decatur, AL
On Thursday, Mayor Don Kyle of Decatur, AL ordered the city pound to reduce its population from roughly 300 to 45 according to reporting by WAFF. Although the piece does not provide the amount of time being allotted for this population reduction, a statement from the mayor describes it as "an aggressive time frame". The … Continue reading Idiocy and Evil Battle It Out in Decatur, AL
What is going on at the shelter in Bulloch Co, GA?
Something new caught my eye this month in my Google Alerts. The Statesboro Herald, a Georgia newspaper, was including weekly statistics from its local animal shelter in a section titled "Police Report". I'm always interested in looking at shelter stats so I started monitoring these entries. Here is what the paper reported for a 3 … Continue reading What is going on at the shelter in Bulloch Co, GA?
KY Pound Oops-Kills Nursing Mama Dog Upon Impound
The Jessamine Co pound in KY, like many pet killing facilities, considers all owner surrenders for fast-track killing. Although common practice, it is cruel, violent and lazy on the part of the director. Every shelter pet has the right to live and is deserving of individual consideration. On Tuesday, the Jessamine Co pound picked up … Continue reading KY Pound Oops-Kills Nursing Mama Dog Upon Impound
Former Rabun Co Shelter Director Indicted
Lowanda "Peanut" Kilby, the former director of the Boggs Mountain shelter in Rabun Co, GA has been indicted on 60 felony counts for her part in scamming the public by using the no kill moniker: Charges filed against Kilby include theft by taking, theft by deception, computer theft and racketeering. [...] The indictment accuses Kilby … Continue reading Former Rabun Co Shelter Director Indicted
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