I try to approach all shelter stories with an open mind. I tend to form opinions as I learn the facts being reported. But what's happening with the shelter in Douglas Co, GA is just weird. In November 2012, the county hired Rick Smith as AC director. He had previously managed the shelter for the … Continue reading What is happening in Douglas Co, GA?
Category: southern shelters
Don’t Make Us Sic HSUS on You
The Halifax Co pound in NC is a catch and kill facility that is not open to the public for adoptions. A well intentioned but obviously misinformed pet advocate recently wrote to the county in an attempt to get them to open their doors to adopters: A recent email from N.C. Advocate Jane Tzilvelis, of … Continue reading Don’t Make Us Sic HSUS on You
The Long Arm of Restrictive Shelter Policies
The Humane Society of Marshall County in Benton, KY (aka The Benton Marshall HS, as listed on Facebook) says on its website it is a private, limited admission shelter in need of donations. A reader recently sent me a list of the group's requirements for accepting dogs and cats: We can ONLY ACCEPT animals from … Continue reading The Long Arm of Restrictive Shelter Policies
Discussion: Catch and Kill Pounds
Among the many shelters which I refer to as pet killing facilities, due to the primary outcome for animals there being death, there is a sub-category of places I call catch and kill pounds. Some people call them "kill only shelters". But there is nothing shelter-y about them. Basically - and I am making generalizations … Continue reading Discussion: Catch and Kill Pounds
AL Pound Conducts a Mass Killing in Response to One Sick Dog
One dog at the Mobile County Animal Shelter in AL got sick over the weekend and on Monday, it was "obvious the dog had distemper" per the county spokesman. Vets were reportedly consulted and 49 dogs who had been "exposed" were immediately killed. These included dogs who had been adopted on the weekend, whose owners … Continue reading AL Pound Conducts a Mass Killing in Response to One Sick Dog
AL Shelter Volunteers Charged with Animal Cruelty
Two young women in AL, described as volunteers at the Walker Co pound, have been arrested and charged with 23 misdemeanor counts of animal cruelty each. The charges stem from a report made to police by one of the volunteers' family members, with whom she lived. The family member told police there were dozens of … Continue reading AL Shelter Volunteers Charged with Animal Cruelty
Pre-emptive Strike: ACOs Drag Dog Across Parking Lot to Avoid Possibility He Might Miss a Meal
The above image purportedly depicts two Birmingham-Jefferson Co ACOs using a net and a chokepole to drag a dog across a restaurant parking lot in AL. The person who claims to have witnessed and photographed the alleged abuse states that the dog is a friendly stray, known by locals who regularly feed him. Outraged pet … Continue reading Pre-emptive Strike: ACOs Drag Dog Across Parking Lot to Avoid Possibility He Might Miss a Meal
Quote of the Damn Year
Chosen not for its uniqueness but rather for its ubiquity in the world of pet killing facilities. Prior to the media's arrival at the Kanawha-Charleston Humane Association on Wednesday, the shelter reportedly killed a number of cats but as far as I know, refuses to disclose how many. After public outcry apparently caused KCHA to cancel … Continue reading Quote of the Damn Year
Updated: WV Shelter Threatens to Kill Pets Amidst Disease Outbreak
The Kanawha Charleston Humane Association in WV posted on its Facebook page yesterday that 2 dogs had tested positive for distemper. Although initial reports from the shelter indicated a plan to kill every pet in the building (there is reportedly a simultaneous outbreak of panleukopenia with the cats), later statements were modified. As of this … Continue reading Updated: WV Shelter Threatens to Kill Pets Amidst Disease Outbreak
KY Shelter Soars to 95% Save Rate
Josh Cromer has been the director of the Humane Society of Henderson County for a little over a year and, while he does not claim to be no kill, the shelter's save rate has improved immensely under his leadership: 2010: 731 animals or 40 percent of all animals that left the shelter that year through … Continue reading KY Shelter Soars to 95% Save Rate
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