Whistleblower Lisa Easton and local animal advocate Samantha Laine are both interviewed in this piece (video). Ms. Easton had to do a phone interview as she was unavailable for an on-camera interview due to her volunteer work. Dang volunteer types - always volunteerin'! Coverage in The Charlotte Observer. A piece in a Cleveland Co paper. … Continue reading More Media Coverage on Abuse at NC Shelter
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UPDATED: Sign Petition for Change at NC Shelter
Demand accountability and transparency from Charlotte-Mecklenburg Animal Care & Control in NC. Tell the community leaders that business-as-usual at the shelter is not acceptable. We want change. Thank you Stephanie Feldstein for helping spread awareness on the abuse at CMPD-ACC. Update, November 23: There has been some action on the abuse at the shelter. Mayor … Continue reading UPDATED: Sign Petition for Change at NC Shelter
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Animal Advocates Seek Shelter Reform
In an effort to offer solutions to the problems at the Charlotte-Mecklenburg AC & C shelter in NC, I reached out to Lisa Easton - the whistleblower who reported the abusive photos - and to Samantha Laine, a local animal rescuer. I asked each of them for a list of suggestions of how to bring … Continue reading Charlotte-Mecklenburg Animal Advocates Seek Shelter Reform
NC Shelter President to My Office Please
The board president of the Lenoir Co SPCA in NC wrote an opinion piece in an area paper. It's titled "Let's Stop the Killing" which sounds, you know - awesome. I want to stop the killing of healthy/treatable pets in shelters too so yeah, I'm listening. The piece starts out with some figures, both nationally … Continue reading NC Shelter President to My Office Please
1145 Pets at GA Shelter Killed with Drug Dosage Based on a Guess
One of the Floyd Co AC shelter's stated goals is: To provide unwanted, sick or injured animals with humane euthanasia, according them dignity and respect during that act. The GA shelter recently expelled their volunteers who had been helping to save lives. Even though the volunteers helped reduce the number of pets killed at the … Continue reading 1145 Pets at GA Shelter Killed with Drug Dosage Based on a Guess
Hey Jerks – A Little Help Here?
The Memphis Dog Rescue Examiner wants to alert us that the Tipton Co Animal Shelter in TN is overflowing with pets and help from the public is desperately needed to save lives. Good opener. And then - WHAM - we get pelted with a barrage of frown: This shelter has to euthanize at least twice … Continue reading Hey Jerks – A Little Help Here?
NC Shelter Has “Too Much Fun”
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Animal Care and Control has been on my watch list since they killed a family's two Pitbulls by "mistake" earlier this year and then told the owner, “No one knows what happened”. Prior to that, they had assisted in hauling 127 Pitbulls in Wilkes Co to their deaths at the hands of HSUS. This … Continue reading NC Shelter Has “Too Much Fun”
Where Does the Buck Stop at GA Shelter?
You know how when someone in the Obama administration screws up, our President says, "The buck stops with me" by way of taking responsibility for the actions of those who work for him? I can relate to this. In my office, I don't do the billing but when there are billing problems that come to … Continue reading Where Does the Buck Stop at GA Shelter?
One Small Step: NC Shelter Becomes More Rescue Friendly
Remember Renee Sisk? She's the Craven Co District 4 Commissioner who tried to intervene to prevent the local shelter from needlessly killing a healthy puppy who had an adopter waiting. Ms. Sisk has "vowed to make county animal shelter reform her top priority until she leaves office at the end of the year". Schweet, huh? … Continue reading One Small Step: NC Shelter Becomes More Rescue Friendly
Marketing Shelter Hounds in VA
Marketing Yay!: Animal shelters around Virginia are making a push this month to promote the adoption of all types of hounds. They're calling it Howl-O-Ween. To that end, the Campbell County ACO showed the local TV news crew some of the cute hounds at his shelter. All good stuff and a great way to engage … Continue reading Marketing Shelter Hounds in VA
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