Someone apparently abandoned a dog on a road in York Co, SC. The dog had on a collar with the words "I need a home. Please take care of me." handwritten on it. A Good Samaritan picked the dog up and took her to a shelter. The Good Sam was angered by the writing on … Continue reading Discussion: Does this make you angry?
Category: strays
Discussion: When rescues and no kill shelters are full
Reader Susan sent me this post from a contact of hers in the Kansas City area. Posted with permission: A cute medium-sized black dog showed up at my brother and sister-in-laws house a few weeks ago. She had been dumped. She loved people and desperately wanted attention from anyone who would give it to her … Continue reading Discussion: When rescues and no kill shelters are full
Do Community Pets Need a Legal Status?
In the American justice system, a person accused of a crime is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. I've been wondering if unowned pets - including those surrendered to or picked up by animal control, those abandoned at or taken to a veterinary clinic, as well as those taken in by … Continue reading Do Community Pets Need a Legal Status?
Open Letter to MAS
This morning, I sent the following e-mail to Matt Pepper, Janet Hooks, Mayor Wharton and the MAS Board: I would like to try and help any friendly dog at MAS from the "stray" area. An owner surrender, an unclaimed stray or any other dog who is not visible to the adopting public would be fine. … Continue reading Open Letter to MAS
Cumberland Co Animal Control Officers Add New Weapon to Arsenal
Cumberland Co Animal Services in NC is offering a new service: shooting stray dogs with crossbows. Veterinarian John Lauby is director of Animal Services and says, although his ACOs haven't used the crossbow on any dogs yet, they might use it in "extreme circumstances". Lauby said pack dogs are wily and can't be caught, trapped … Continue reading Cumberland Co Animal Control Officers Add New Weapon to Arsenal
She’s less yappy in the bed.
Black Friday
Well I certainly hope we are not going to become THAT HOUSE where people take unwanted pets (we don't get any funding from the county, yo) but someone on our street drove up with a little black puppy for us today because she was stray and they didn't want her to get hurt and weren't … Continue reading Black Friday
Scupdate
So I'm asleep in bed this morning and Billy comes in saying "I was petting that dog. She came right up to me. Oh I got some video of her too." Hullo! Billy is the one in this family that has "a way with dogs". I am not so lucky but I am sometimes lucky … Continue reading Scupdate
Update on Abandoned Dog in My Neighborhood
I didn't see the abandoned dog on Tuesday night although the food was gone Wednesday morning. So last night I kept milling about the yard discreetly after putting her food out to make sure she got her dinner and not some other roaming dog or critter. s it happens, I didn't see her come to … Continue reading Update on Abandoned Dog in My Neighborhood
Abandoned Dog in My Neighborhood
So the people who moved into the trailer across the street from me apparently wandered away at some point. And they left behind at least one of the dogs they had kept tied to a tree there. I've seen her around the neighborhood only rarely as she is afraid of people. But lately I've been … Continue reading Abandoned Dog in My Neighborhood
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