Received this fabulous update on Sarah the endearing black cat recently featured telling off the "Pets with Santa" photographer. This is from the email the Cortland SPCA sends to volunteers every week. Shared with permission: Sarah - you might remember Sarah’s Santa photo last week. I made a deal with Kitty, our Board President (who … Continue reading Update on a Recent Shelter Pet of the Day
New Zipper in the Family
We love him.
Downey Pound Says These Kittens Took Up Too Much Space
A reader sent me the link to this photo last month and I filed a FOIA request for the records of these kittens. There were 6 of them and all of their record notes are identical. Every note in each kitten's record appears to have been copied and pasted from one to the next. All … Continue reading Downey Pound Says These Kittens Took Up Too Much Space
Quote of the Damn Year
Chosen not for its uniqueness but rather for its ubiquity in the world of pet killing facilities. Prior to the media's arrival at the Kanawha-Charleston Humane Association on Wednesday, the shelter reportedly killed a number of cats but as far as I know, refuses to disclose how many. After public outcry apparently caused KCHA to cancel … Continue reading Quote of the Damn Year
Open Thread
Post anything animal related in the comments. And: A reminder that the deadline for submitting photos for the Christmas post is tomorrow. Details here.
Updated: WV Shelter Threatens to Kill Pets Amidst Disease Outbreak
The Kanawha Charleston Humane Association in WV posted on its Facebook page yesterday that 2 dogs had tested positive for distemper. Although initial reports from the shelter indicated a plan to kill every pet in the building (there is reportedly a simultaneous outbreak of panleukopenia with the cats), later statements were modified. As of this … Continue reading Updated: WV Shelter Threatens to Kill Pets Amidst Disease Outbreak
Treats on the Internets
In TN, the group Cleveland for a No Kill City says it has reached its 5 year goal of saving at least 90% of the shelter's pets, 4 years early. (Thanks Clarice, as always.) A pregnant woman in Charlotte says a Char-Meck police officer shot one of her dogs to death while a bullet grazed … Continue reading Treats on the Internets
Are there body parts from research primates in your pet’s food?
I was reading an article on the KTBS website about a hand and foot - originally suspected as being human but later found to belong to a primate - which turned up at a Louisiana rendering plant. Rendering plants, for those who don't know, take animal remains - sometimes whole, sometimes parts - and grind/boil/obliterate … Continue reading Are there body parts from research primates in your pet’s food?
KY Shelter Soars to 95% Save Rate
Josh Cromer has been the director of the Humane Society of Henderson County for a little over a year and, while he does not claim to be no kill, the shelter's save rate has improved immensely under his leadership: 2010: 731 animals or 40 percent of all animals that left the shelter that year through … Continue reading KY Shelter Soars to 95% Save Rate
Pet Ownership InfoGraphic
Click for an interesting snapshot of pet ownership stats as compiled from multiple sources in The Week. Via The Week Any of the figures in the infographic surprise you?
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