Aurora Animal Shelter Refuses Offer of Hospice Care for Cat

When animal advocate Joan Ogner saw a Petfinder photo of a senior female cat at the Aurora Animal Shelter in CO this week, she felt moved and wanted to help get the pet transferred to a rescue group.  While working on that, she learned the cat has some serious medical issues. Specifically, the cat is partially paralyzed, … Continue reading Aurora Animal Shelter Refuses Offer of Hospice Care for Cat

Discussion: How Have Pets Helped Make Your Community Better?

A recently published study in Australia found that pets help connect people within communities: "We found that people who had a pet were more likely, than those who didn't own a pet, to get to know people in their neighbourhood that they didn't know before," says [Associate Professor Lisa Wood from the University of Western … Continue reading Discussion: How Have Pets Helped Make Your Community Better?

I Don’t Know But I’m Guessing It’s Not Based on Merit

Last week a Memphis city council committee voted to accept a proposed 10.6% pay raise for employees at the city pound. The proposal includes an incentive for killing animals by paying workers who kill a higher wage than those who don't. MAS already had this financial incentive in place but the union representing the employees … Continue reading I Don’t Know But I’m Guessing It’s Not Based on Merit