The NC Department of Agriculture, which oversees animal shelters, investigated the brutal microchipping (wait - WTF did I just write?) of a cat by a Rowan Co pound employee which resulted in the cat's jaw being broken in two places. The severely injured cat, Cooper, was reportedly uncooperative during the bloody torture. Cooper is currently … Continue reading Rowan Co ACO Who Broke Cat’s Face Cleared by State
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Rowan Co ACO on Paid Leave During State Investigation
The American Veterinary Medical Association states that cats should be microchipped "by a licensed veterinarian or under supervision of a licensed veterinarian" via subcutaneous injection in the area between the shoulder blades. I don't know whether the terrible Rowan Co pound in NC follows the recommendations of the AVMA regarding microchipping but since the procedure is … Continue reading Rowan Co ACO on Paid Leave During State Investigation
Coffee Co Pound Still Sucking All the Suckage
The sucksational Coffee Co pound in TN is once again in the news. Animal advocates recently attended a public county meeting to voice serious concerns about how dogs are being treated at the pound. Among the allegations being made against the two man operation: Dogs are being starved. Cages are being hosed and bleached with dogs … Continue reading Coffee Co Pound Still Sucking All the Suckage
NC Pound Closes to the Public Due to Weather but Heroically Keeps Kill Room Open
There are levels of appalling. This story is all top tier appalling. It's the appallingest. On Monday, January 18, Teresa Panameno let her cat outside. Little Boy never came home. He was trapped by a neighbor and Wake Co ACOs picked him up the next day. Like many pets who get trapped by cat hating neighbors and … Continue reading NC Pound Closes to the Public Due to Weather but Heroically Keeps Kill Room Open
600 Animals Seized from Unlicensed NC Shelter
The state of NC has known for years that a private shelter in Hoke Co was being operated so far below minimum acceptable standards that animals were suffering. Animals at the Haven were not receiving necessary veterinary care, food, water, exercise, or socialization - and there were way too many for the small number of staff … Continue reading 600 Animals Seized from Unlicensed NC Shelter
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
Lincoln Co Pound Director Wants to Speed Up the Whole Dead Animal Thing
David Workman, director of the Lincoln Co pound which was recently fined by the state of NC after more than 200 animals were left to suffer to death during a 6 month period, wants to kill animals faster - before they have the chance to keel over in their cages presumably. A proposal introduced at … Continue reading Lincoln Co Pound Director Wants to Speed Up the Whole Dead Animal Thing
Lincoln Co Pound Fined for Harming Pets, Pound Says Public Not Trustworthy
The NC Department of Agriculture has issued a civil penalty notice to Lincoln Co Animal Services: The $7500 in penalties stem from an inspection by the state on October 27 subsequent to the receipt of a complaint about the pound. The state reviewed the records for the facility and found that from May 1 through … Continue reading Lincoln Co Pound Fined for Harming Pets, Pound Says Public Not Trustworthy
Sumner County’s State of the Art Shelter Stands on Crappy Floors
Sumner Co AC in TN is a hot mess. After the pound's vet was caught on hidden camera heartsticking fully conscious dogs in 2007, reform was promised and the pound was put under the control of the sheriff's department. Taxpayers spent $1.3 million to build a new facility in 2011. The sheriff ended the volunteer … Continue reading Sumner County’s State of the Art Shelter Stands on Crappy Floors
Animal Advocates Say Their Offer of Free Beds to Huntsville Shelter is Refused
I received this letter yesterday from no kill advocate Brie Kavanaugh in Alabama regarding a Kuranda bed drive offered to Huntsville Animal Services. I edited the letter for space and clarity: The shelter dogs are on concrete floors with some towels and blankets. The public is asked to help with laundry, leading to what must … Continue reading Animal Advocates Say Their Offer of Free Beds to Huntsville Shelter is Refused