Nobody WANTS to Kill Animals – Monongalia County Edition

~ YesBiscuit ~ 8 Comments

Although there are currently only 11 pets, all dogs, listed on the Petfinder page for the Monongalia County Canine Adoption Center in Morgantown, WV, it does state that the facility adopts out both cats and dogs.  In fact, there is an alert that the pound is overflowing with cats: While it's hard to reconcile the idea … Continue reading Nobody WANTS to Kill Animals – Monongalia County Edition

Action Item: Demand Shelter Pets in Charles Co, MD Be Immediately Protected from Further Abuse

~ YesBiscuit ~ 17 Comments

There is a video on Facebook of a dog being physically and emotionally abused by a pound employee in Charles Co, MD.  I'm not posting it here because I want to make sure that no reader views it without reading a warning first.  It's disturbing.  As in, I have had trouble sleeping since I first saw … Continue reading Action Item: Demand Shelter Pets in Charles Co, MD Be Immediately Protected from Further Abuse

Action Item: Ask Dothan Police Chief to Thoroughly Investigate Abuse at Pound

~ YesBiscuit ~ 14 Comments

In Dothan, AL, animal control is run by the police department.  On the pound's Petfinder page, which has zero animals listed for adoption, it states: Because of the high number of dogs and cats we receive each week, we are forced to euthanize animals regularly. And by forced to euthanize, they apparently mean getting kicks … Continue reading Action Item: Ask Dothan Police Chief to Thoroughly Investigate Abuse at Pound

Thuggery

~ YesBiscuit ~ 14 Comments

These things take various forms and get circulated online from time to time.  They're generally rants against the so-called irresponsible public.  This one is too, which is why I didn't bother posting the entire thing.  I'm sure all of you already know the myriad things you're doing wrong which "force" shelter workers to kill animals … Continue reading Thuggery

Dog #267442: Hidden and Illegally Killed by the Memphis Pound

~ YesBiscuit ~ 24 Comments

Records obtained via FOIA request indicate dog #267442 was impounded as a stray by Memphis Animal Services on June 10, 2014. She was housed out of sight of the public, in the room reserved for animals being killed: MAS was obligated to hold her for the mandatory holding period which would have expired on June … Continue reading Dog #267442: Hidden and Illegally Killed by the Memphis Pound

Louisville Metro Animal Services Under Investigation for Cruelty

~ YesBiscuit ~ 10 Comments

Heather Adkins, a former employee at Louisville Metro Animal Services in KY, went public with the tragic story of Sadie, her foster dog from the pound.  In a letter posted last month on a local blog, Ms. Adkins states that Sadie was impounded by LMAS in March 2013 with a dangling front leg.  The owner who reclaimed … Continue reading Louisville Metro Animal Services Under Investigation for Cruelty