A NJ woman brought a homeless mama cat and kittens to a shelter but after the mama cat tested positive for FIV, the shelter decided to kill all of them.  The lady said she'd take the family back but the shelter refused.  She then contacted Pets Alive in NY for help.  They also offered to … Continue reading Treats on the Internets

From KC Dog Blog:  "Does Pay as You Wish Pricing Have a Place for Animal Shelters?" NC shelter in Guilford Co can't afford an exam table, computers or even a full staff - and they're low on kibble. Berks Co Humane Society in PA has set up a hotline so people who see dogs left … Continue reading Treats on the Internets

Sad story and photos of a Brittany dumped in a field near the shelter in Belchertown, MA: She has almost no hair, large tumors on her mammary glands, and hardly any teeth.  There was puss seeping out of the gaping holes in her mouth. [...] Turns out Brit had another ailment, too, a heart murmur.  … Continue reading Treats on the Internets

Nathan Winograd writes about NYC Animal Care and Control: New York City is killing healthy animals, turning away rescue groups, running out of food to feed the animals, refusing to give pain medications to injured animals, and is doing construction during the height of the busy summer season, causing them to kill even more. Horse … Continue reading Treats on the Internets

How's this for a lead-in? The Saint Louis City animal shelter is a disgrace. It looks like a dungeon, and many of the cages are too small and would fit in nicely at a puppy mill. Excellent article debunking the myths surrounding free pet adoptions local SPCA in WV does not want to kill a … Continue reading Treats on the Internets

Details of alleged abuse by an ACO in Indiana NY bill A10715 requires shelters which receive state funding to prepare an annual report on the disposition of pets in their care and make it available to the public NC failed "puppy mill bill" language inserted into spay-neuter bill results in the bill being pulled (again) … Continue reading Treats on the Internets

Pricey "shelter evaluation" by HSUS receives a less than glowing review in WI *** What difference can one company make with regard to a charitable donation directly to a shelter?  Ask House of Mews in Memphis. *** CA:  Butte County grand jury recommends the Butte Humane Society's "appalling" facility be replaced.  Speaking of appalling: [Shelter … Continue reading Treats on the Internets

A Yorkie arrived at the Manhattan NYC Animal Care and Control shelter in very bad shape.  Shelter workers sent out an e-mail plea for someone to rescue him.  Mercifully someone did.  If he had not been rescued, would he simply have been left to suffer at the shelter?  Wasn't he "rescued" when he was brought … Continue reading Treats on the Internets

Allegations of abuse against IN animal control officer Is it too much to ask that they check for critters before burning pools of oil in the Gulf? Pet Connection has a great post on the lack of feeding trials in pet foods, a follow-up post on what an ideal feeding trial might look like and, … Continue reading Treats on the Internets

From Saving Pets:  The astounding power of free pet adoption events Smartdogs checks up on a Humane Watch vs. HSUS story that ran in her local paper Slideshow of pets suffering at Robeson County Animal Shelter in NC (warning - dead kitten photo) Terrierman connects the falling-down-on-the-job federal puppy mill inspectors to the AVMA via … Continue reading Treats on the Internets