The owners and friends of Bella, the Pitbull shot to death by a lazy ACO in Cabarrus Co, NC, originally organized in an effort to seek justice for the dog. Now, they want justice for all dogs in Cabarrus County's animal control shelters: "What we found out was very disturbing," Jeff Daniels [Bella's owner] told … Continue reading La Bella Vita
Category: southern shelters
Gulf Coast Pets
Randi Kaye of CNN did some excellent reporting on Anderson Cooper's show last week on pets surrendered to Gulf Coast shelters due to the BP oil spill. She was on site (at the LA SPCA), he was not, but they both held critters during the piece and I remember Randi snuggling hers and Anderson kissing … Continue reading Gulf Coast Pets
NC Shelter Works the Media
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2009, the animal shelter in Craven Co, NC killed 5300 pets. Total intake was 6267: 2546 dogs and 3721 cats. That would be an 85% kill rate. The article notes that the shelter takes in "dead and diseased animals, unsocialized animals, and animals brought in by other shelters … Continue reading NC Shelter Works the Media
Owner Wishes Dog Would Have Been Hit by Car Rather than Picked Up by AC
Did you know that brachycephalic dogs - those flat-faced dogs who sound like they have trouble breathing - have trouble breathing? And that it's made worse in the summer heat? And that Kentucky is in the south, where we get more than our share of heat every summer? Maybe you did and maybe you didn't. … Continue reading Owner Wishes Dog Would Have Been Hit by Car Rather than Picked Up by AC
No Room at the Inn – Except Over Here, and There…
A Tennessee TV news reporter discovers the hideous truth about local shelters: More than five thousand five hundred animals are put down every year in Bradley County. It's a problem that animal control says can't be avoided. Animal Control Director Gene Smith says there's simply not enough room for the dogs and cats like these … Continue reading No Room at the Inn – Except Over Here, and There…
No Kill Shelter Struggling in NC
The state of North Carolina says they've been working with The Haven, a no kill shelter on 140 acres, for years on compliance issues: For years, the state has encouraged [shelter director Linden Spear] to bring the facilities up to code by building more kennels and laying concrete and gravel - impermeable surfaces considered more … Continue reading No Kill Shelter Struggling in NC
Good on You Forrest City Animal Shelter
How do you approach the difficult problem of abuse at an animal shelter such as the case at the Forrest City shelter in Arkansas? If you're Desiree Bender of HSUS, you barge in and attempt to drive a wedge between the staff allegedly responsible for the abuse and the pesky volunteers who just won't shut … Continue reading Good on You Forrest City Animal Shelter
GA Shelter to Increase Some Redemption Fees
The Henry Co Animal Control Shelter in GA is revamping its fees. Starting July 1, adopters will be getting more for less. That is, shelter pets will come with a microchip and a rabies vaccine voucher for an adoption fee of $65 - down from $85. That's good news. Owners whose pets are repeatedly picked … Continue reading GA Shelter to Increase Some Redemption Fees
Robeson Co Shelter Manager Out
Jeff Bass, the manager of the Robeson Co Animal Shelter in NC, is transferring to a new position within the county. The transfer is apparently unrelated to any performance issues at the shelter or the pending lawsuit against the shelter in which Mr. Bass is named: Bill Smith, the director of the county Health Department, … Continue reading Robeson Co Shelter Manager Out
Arkansas “Shelter” Turns into House of Horrors
Warning - some of the images at the video link are extremely graphic. ccording to a video posted on YouTube, animal control officers left 14 dogs together in an outside area of the Forrest City Animal Shelter, unsupervised and without water, over the Memorial Day weekend. There were males and females - two of which … Continue reading Arkansas “Shelter” Turns into House of Horrors
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