Two things: 1. Tax refund has arrived! 2. Guess where Surrey and Mulder are today?
Memphis – Does the city’s explanation actually reaffirm the allegations?
The city of Memphis posted a document containing intake and current photos of court case dogs in response to charges that the dogs were being neglected and starved at MAS. The photos appeared dark to me so I lightened a couple of them and have posted both the originals and the lightened versions below: These … Continue reading Memphis – Does the city’s explanation actually reaffirm the allegations?
Name That Animal
It's totally time for Name That Animal. The only rule is: No researching. If you don't know the answer just post a guess in the comments and make it LOL-ish if you can. Answer will be posted in the comments later today.
Action Alert: Contact Memphis Mayor Regarding Neglect at the Pound
In 2009, on Mayor Wharton's first day in office, sheriff's deputies raided the Memphis pound and the subsequent investigation determined that MAS was starving dogs to death. In response to the public outcry, Mayor Wharton promised reform and transparency at the pound, installing live streaming webcams accessible by the public. Mayor Wharton broke his promises. … Continue reading Action Alert: Contact Memphis Mayor Regarding Neglect at the Pound
City Leader in Memphis on Shelter Pitbulls: Kill ’em All
What do you do if your city shelter employees have been caught on video beating Pitbulls, you've got one ACO charged with cruelty in connection with "disappearing" a Pitbull and the local rotary club reports that your shelter staff has ties to Pitbull dogfighting rings and regularly sells Pitbulls out the back door? If you … Continue reading City Leader in Memphis on Shelter Pitbulls: Kill ’em All
Bringing Up from the Comments
Reader Daniela spoke with an aide in NYS assemblywoman Amy Paulin's office this morning regarding the Quick Kill bill. Here is Daniela's summary of the conversation. Interesting to note that Amy Paulin's aide has never heard of Best Friends: The bill has been passed in the committee and is moving on to the next stage. … Continue reading Bringing Up from the Comments
Two Readers Visit MAS
A couple of readers visited the Memphis pound on a recent Saturday about one hour after the place opened. They sent me some observations as well as some photos. Reader #1 wrote: Probably 95% of the kennels were dirty - poop/ diarrhea in those kennels. Some of the [metal] beds were broken and many had … Continue reading Two Readers Visit MAS
11th Hour Social Media Blitz to Fight for Shelter Pets’ Lives
On Wednesday February 15, Assembly Bill A05449A will be introduced in the NY state Ag Committee. This quick kill bill is expected to pass and we need to make our voices heard tonight to keep that from happening. This quick kill bill is of immediate concern to NYers because it affects their community pets but … Continue reading 11th Hour Social Media Blitz to Fight for Shelter Pets’ Lives
Memphis SNAFU
Golly this is a wacky coincidence but we got word from the city of Memphis a little while ago that the footage we requested has been taped over. Oops. See they thought it was there and they thought it only taped over every 30 days and they said they were taking steps to protect the … Continue reading Memphis SNAFU
UPDATED: Raising Funds for a Memphis FOIA Request
HALT! No more donations needed. We have reached our goal. Thank you everyone. I will keep everyone posted, as always. I had initially thought we had exceeded the goal because ChipIn sent me the "goal reached" notification before I received notification of the final donation. I guess ChipIn puts a stop to the collecting after … Continue reading UPDATED: Raising Funds for a Memphis FOIA Request
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