This link goes to a lengthy page of excerpts from the book The Lost History of the Canine Race by Mary Elizabeth Thurston. It's so lengthy, that only the dog-food-wonkiest among you are likely to read it from beginning to end but I wanted to share it and see if anyone has comments, disputes, or … Continue reading Dog Food Wonkery: A History of the Market
Mental Health Break: Video
Did these puppies suffer on the Memphis ACO trucks?
Many of the photos posted on PetHarbor by MAS show the animals still on the ACO trucks. Despite the obvious facts that this is hardly the setting or the time to get a quality photo of a pet, there appear to be more serious issues involved. This puppy, listed as 2 months old by MAS, … Continue reading Did these puppies suffer on the Memphis ACO trucks?
Shelter Pets of the Day
Submitted by Peter who writes: This is Georgie (brown) & Milkshake (black/brown), two female Shepard mixes about 3 years old. Milkshake & Georgie came to the Allegany County Animal Shelter with several other dogs from their family. Milkshake & Georgie are both very friendly and lovable, have an extremely close bond. Milkshake can be adopted … Continue reading Shelter Pets of the Day
It’s on!
In less than 24 hours, our goal has been reached on the Memphis FOIA fee for security camera footage. Thank you to everyone who donated. After the Paypal fees, we collected $807.30. I will send the extra dollars to Memphis to help pay for shipping the discs. I'll update this post with additional info on … Continue reading It’s on!
Organized Slime
Thank you to all who voiced their opinions on the $800 FOIA fee being charged by Memphis for the MAS security camera footage. Good points were made both for and against paying the fee. The consensus seems to be that we should go ahead with collecting funds. As such, a ChipIn has been set up. … Continue reading Organized Slime
Shakedown
After the city of Memphis blew off our previous FOIA request for security camera footage from the pound, the request was amended. I should explain that the previous request was for 3 days worth of footage but only from 10 specific cameras so, had it been fulfilled as required by law, it would have amounted … Continue reading Shakedown
Updated: Alms
Update: Halt! No more contributions needed. I have ended the ChipIn. Thanks very much! *** It's that time of year again. WordPress charges a $60 annual fee for the privilege of including videos on the blog. I've set up a ChipIn and any money received will be put towards that fee. If I don't reach … Continue reading Updated: Alms
Discussion: Can a New Campaign Make Los Angeles No Kill?
NKLA is "a coalition of animal rescue organizations, city shelters and passionate individuals" working to end the killing of healthy/treatable animals in Los Angeles. The plan, according to a piece in the L.A. Times, is to combine a major ad campaign to increase public awareness, adoption incentive grants to rescues and neuter assistance to pet … Continue reading Discussion: Can a New Campaign Make Los Angeles No Kill?
12 Minutes of Hell
Whose job is it to inspect facilities calling themselves animal shelters in Uvalde Co, TX? That person (or persons) needs to be fired. Because while they were sleeping, animals were suffering at the Uvalde Animal Shelter. An anonymous whistleblower posted 2 clips to YouTube - the first one is about 9 minutes long and shows … Continue reading 12 Minutes of Hell
YesBiscuit! 