As a follow-on to The Fable of Dogtown, I wanted to write more on rescue - specifically, which shelter animals rescues are pulling and why in some cases, it's not helpful to those animals or the ones left at the shelter. When you hear the word rescue in reference to animal shelters, what comes to … Continue reading Rescue: To Save from Danger
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Shelter Pet Transport: Yea, Nay or Grey?
(Stock photo via Pexels) Transporting shelter animals to other states has become a common practice. There are benefits, if it's done right, but there are negatives to consider as well. Moving animals from an over capacity shelter frees up immediate space. Getting those animals to an area with low shelter populations can get them adopted … Continue reading Shelter Pet Transport: Yea, Nay or Grey?
CT Pet Importers Charged for Violating State Law
The shelter manager and the executive director of the Little Guild of St. Francis animal shelter in CT were each charged with eight counts of failure to maintain examination records and eight counts of importing pets without health certificates. The women reportedly traveled regularly to out of state shelters to obtain animals. The charges stem … Continue reading CT Pet Importers Charged for Violating State Law
Houston Has Shipped Thousands of Shelter Dogs to Colorado
This week, the Houston Press took an in-depth look at the issue of transporting dogs from the city's BARC shelter to CO. A well funded group called Rescued Pets Movement (RPM) pulled more than 4300 dogs from the Houston city pound in 2013 and shipped them to rescues in CO. What happened to the dogs later … Continue reading Houston Has Shipped Thousands of Shelter Dogs to Colorado
Rhode Island Pound Closed, ACOs Suspended Amidst Police Investigation
The Woonsocket, Rhode Island police department is in charge of supervising the local pound. On Tuesday the pound was closed indefinitely and its two ACOs suspended without pay pending a police investigation: City solicitor Michael Marcello told NBC 10 an anonymous tip in November prompted Woonsocket police to launch an investigation into allegations that food and other … Continue reading Rhode Island Pound Closed, ACOs Suspended Amidst Police Investigation
PA Pet Store Chain Importing Shelter Animals from the South
Philly.com recently ran an article on a PA pet store chain that, like some others around the country, is switching from selling puppies and kittens obtained from commercial breeders to selling pets obtained from shelters. Since shelter pets are being needlessly killed by directors who won't do their jobs, any chance at avoiding the kill room sounds great. Nonetheless, I … Continue reading PA Pet Store Chain Importing Shelter Animals from the South
Helmetta Pound Mired in Failure, Director Appears Oblivious
After receiving a number of complaints regarding the Helmetta Regional Animal Shelter in NJ, the Middlesex County Health Department inspected the pound on September 26 and September 30. The South Brunswick Post reports that the first inspection report indicated multiple problems including the importation of dogs from the south without proper health certificates, housing healthy cats in … Continue reading Helmetta Pound Mired in Failure, Director Appears Oblivious
Assistant Dog Warden Under Investigation in Ohio
The Petfinder page for the Gallia Co Animal Shelter in Ohio describes the facility as a "HIGH kill shelter". There are 4 pets listed as available for adoption at the time of this post. On February 14, a group called Friends of Gallia County's Animals posted on its Facebook page that "11 dogs were euthanized … Continue reading Assistant Dog Warden Under Investigation in Ohio
The Tuh Files: There is a Shortage of Dogs in Michigan
In August, Bloomberg ran a piece claiming there were 50,000 stray dogs in Detroit, MI - a claim widely disputed by various animal advocates. (We talked about it on the blog at the time.) Michigan Humane Society, which doesn't hold an animal control contract but functions primarily as a pet killing facility anyway, was not … Continue reading The Tuh Files: There is a Shortage of Dogs in Michigan
An Estimated 1000 Pets Have Been Taken to L.A. Pound by BFAS
I have an update to the Best Friends post from Monday but decided to post it on its own in the interest of transparency, in order to make it as visible as possible to anyone interested. Jon Dunn from BFAS answered the questions I had previously sent to 3 different BFAS e-mail addresses on 2 … Continue reading An Estimated 1000 Pets Have Been Taken to L.A. Pound by BFAS