In Dothan, AL, animal control is run by the police department. On the pound's Petfinder page, which has zero animals listed for adoption, it states: Because of the high number of dogs and cats we receive each week, we are forced to euthanize animals regularly. And by forced to euthanize, they apparently mean getting kicks … Continue reading Action Item: Ask Dothan Police Chief to Thoroughly Investigate Abuse at Pound
Category: southern shelters
GA Pound Oops-Kills Owned Dog Because Math
The Whitfield Co pound in GA has some "animal facts" on its webpage that the county likes so much, it printed them twice. They read, in part:Dogs and cats out number humans in this country at a ratio of about 6 to 1. [...]Pet overpopulation is a serious and growing problem in the United States. … Continue reading GA Pound Oops-Kills Owned Dog Because Math
Rowan Co Institutes Mandatory Killing for Cats After 7 Days, Pretends It’s to Prevent Disease
The Rowan Co pound in NC group-houses cats in a dog run. Kittens are in a neighboring dog run. The pound sells all pets for $70 with no discount for rescue groups. There is no foster program listed on the website. Rowan Co killed 1452 cats in 2013 - more than half of all the cats they … Continue reading Rowan Co Institutes Mandatory Killing for Cats After 7 Days, Pretends It’s to Prevent Disease
Mailbag
Reader Tami writes: Good news in cat rescue can be hard to find. The story of Julianne Westberry in SC has been particularly hard to swallow. She was trusted by so many. I worked side by side with her in the Anderson County Humane Society Spay/Neuter Clinic. She seemed to have a stream of foster … Continue reading Mailbag
Louisiana Pound Worker Neglects Dogs to Death, Receives Fine
Cynthia and Royce Johnson's healthy 4 year old dogs were family. Vick and Fancy had their own Christmas stockings and were in the family portraits. But when Vick was found loose in a neighbor's yard in mid-June, the Town of Basile, LA inexplicably took both dogs away, requiring the Johnsons to go to court to … Continue reading Louisiana Pound Worker Neglects Dogs to Death, Receives Fine
Cumberland Co Kills Dog Whom Owners Wanted Back, Calls Family Liars
People tend to think that animal shelters shelter animals and that everyone who works there is an animal lover who would never hurt a pet. Tragically, this is far from the truth in too many shelters. Sometimes people only find this out when their pet ends up at the "safe haven" and is killed there. On … Continue reading Cumberland Co Kills Dog Whom Owners Wanted Back, Calls Family Liars
Coffee Co Pound Director Refuses to Put Free Bed in with Dog Whose Skin is Falling Off
The director of the Coffee Co pound in TN is one of those who refuses to give donated beds to dogs to get them up off the concrete in the indoor/outdoor runs. Even after a Chihuahua apparently froze to death there last winter, director Kevin Brown attributed the death to possible old age, also: mystery! … Continue reading Coffee Co Pound Director Refuses to Put Free Bed in with Dog Whose Skin is Falling Off
Filth and Neglect Found During State Inspection of Rutherford Co Pound
The website for the Rutherford Co pound in NC indicates the facility is closed during the hours most people can visit: The shelter hours are Monday thru Thursday 12:00 P.M. till 4:00 P.M. for adoptions only and Friday 10:00 a.m. til 2:00 p.m. for adoptions only. The shelter is closed on Saturday, Sundays, and major … Continue reading Filth and Neglect Found During State Inspection of Rutherford Co Pound
F-Star-Star-Star Yeah Augusta Chronicle
Although many newspapers feel comfortable endorsing political candidates in the lead up to an election, most do not weigh in on the needless killing of dogs and cats at their local shelter. Of those that do, the editorials tend at best to nudge the shelter director with a kindly worded request for improvement and at worst blame … Continue reading F-Star-Star-Star Yeah Augusta Chronicle
No Kill Advocacy via Media Outreach in Huntsville, AL
Following the recent news that the city of Huntsville, AL is researching the No Kill Equation for possible implementation at the pound, the group No Kill Huntsville is engaging the community by putting up some digital billboards: Aubrie Kavanaugh of No Kill Huntsville writes: No Kill Huntsville continues to push local elected and appointed officials … Continue reading No Kill Advocacy via Media Outreach in Huntsville, AL
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