On December 4, 2014, the Animal Welfare Section of the NC Department of Agriculture issued a policy statement regarding the use of gas chambers to all licensed euthanasia technicians and registered shelters. The letter can be read in full here. In summary, the letter states that because the last major animal welfare organization still endorsing the … Continue reading NC Ends Routine Gassing of Shelter Animals
Irvine Animal Advocates Detail Concerns Regarding Shelter in Report to City Council
More than 50 pages worth of comments and photos regarding the Irvine Animal Care Center (IACC) in CA were submitted to the Irvine City Council by concerned shelter pet advocates at its public meeting last month. The full report can be read here. (The first 2 pages are not related to the shelter.) I have pulled … Continue reading Irvine Animal Advocates Detail Concerns Regarding Shelter in Report to City Council
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Discussion: After Biting a Child, Mickey Lives in a Jail Cell
Regular readers may remember when a Maricopa Co pound worker taunted animal advocates trying to save a dog named Mickey who had severely bitten a child. The taunting was defended by the pound director as free speech. And also mocking dog killing is absolutely a trait we want in our public pound employees so shut all the … Continue reading Discussion: After Biting a Child, Mickey Lives in a Jail Cell
Treats on the Internets
A pound in Washington is trying to encourage adoptions by cutting prices this month. At the same time they continue to strictly enforce a policy prohibiting anyone from saving a pet to give as a gift. Better dead than gift, I guess. (Thanks Mary Frances for the link.) This sad sack claimed a lost dog from … Continue reading Treats on the Internets
State of NC Issues Failed Inspection for Yadkin Co Pound
The Yadkin Co pound functions primarily as a pet killing facility, killing more than 70% of its dogs and cats in 2013: The NC Department of Agriculture regularly inspects the state's pounds in order to hold them to bare minimum standards which do not in any way include lifesaving. The state has passed Yadkin Co … Continue reading State of NC Issues Failed Inspection for Yadkin Co Pound
Advocates Allege Animals “Barbarically” Killed for Convenience at Irvine Shelter
It has long been the position of this blog that numbers alone do not tell the complete story of any shelter. Individual lives matter. As shelter pet advocates, it is up to us to advocate for the right to live of every healthy/treatable shelter animal - not just the ones who fall within an arbitrary statistical analysis. … Continue reading Advocates Allege Animals “Barbarically” Killed for Convenience at Irvine Shelter
Amarillo Pound Worker Spraying Dogs with Chemicals
A rescuer visiting the Amarillo pound in Texas last week watched as an employee used his hose as a weapon against puppies, spraying them with chemicals to get them to go through a doggie door. "He sprayed the chemicals and was spraying the animals, including the puppies to try and get them to run inside … Continue reading Amarillo Pound Worker Spraying Dogs with Chemicals
Photo Call
Once again this year, I’d like to put together a post for Christmas day celebrating the human-animal bond in pictures. If you would like to submit a photo for inclusion, please keep the following guidelines in mind: Photo should feature at least one pet and one human in keeping with the human-animal bond theme. It … Continue reading Photo Call
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