In 2011, PETA killed 96% of the dogs and cats its facility took in. Very few dogs and cats make it out of the PETA pet killing facility alive. Among the few who did last year, PETA claimed it had transferred 41 pets to other VA facilities. FOIA requests were filed with the municipal facilities … Continue reading PETA Transfers Pets to Other Facilities Which Also Kill Animals
Sharing Pitbulls at the Memphis Pound
A reader in CA has pulled every dog with "Pitbull" in the listing off the PetHarbor entries by MAS. The photos are compiled here. Each dog's ID number is the file name. In an effort to help give these pets some exposure, new photo albums will be posted weekly here. Since no one at MAS … Continue reading Sharing Pitbulls at the Memphis Pound
Catching Up on MAS Advisory Board Meetings
MAS has updated its website and added minutes from some recent meetings of the Adversary Board. I'll catch you up. From the October 2011 minutes of the Memphis Animal Shelter Adversary Board Secret Clubhouse Meeting: There are 48 internal cameras tied to the real time crime center which is always monitored. No they aren't. Don … Continue reading Catching Up on MAS Advisory Board Meetings
Open Thread
Post your animal related links, questions, stories, updates and miscellany here. Several people have sent me this photo of an empty shelter in FL after they took all their pets to the mall for an adoption event and came back empty-handed. Schweet.
Seagoville Shelter Volunteer Group Requesting Pet Food Donations
Reader Anne wrote to the Seagoville shelter in TX to thank them for the hard work they do in saving lives. A volunteer responded to her e-mail and added in this request at the end: If it is not to much to ask, could you please spread the word that we are in need of … Continue reading Seagoville Shelter Volunteer Group Requesting Pet Food Donations
Fill in the Blanks
Please contribute your ideas in the comments. A good shelter does _________________________. A good shelter does not _________________________. I'll start: A good shelter does list its complete monthly statistic reports on its website. A good shelter does not kill pets.
MAS – Status Report
A quick check on some of the essential services, progress and transparency indicators at the Memphis pound: Current Statistics: Not posted on city's website for MAS. In fact, all stats previously available on the website have been removed. Link from MAS site to PetHarbor: No Number of pets on PetHarbor: 202 dogs – 195 strays … Continue reading MAS – Status Report
Saving Buster
Donna from Hearts of Gold Pit Rescue sent someone to pull Buster from MAS last night but the person was refused, as they were not on a list of approved couriers for the rescue. So Donna is going herself to bail Buster out this morning when the pound opens. The local news will be there … Continue reading Saving Buster
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