Robeson Co Animal Shelter has significantly lowered its kill rate due mainly to aggressive marketing of its pets on Facebook. This is good. But it's not sustainable. Robeson Co rejects the no kill philosophy and instead keeps rescuers in crisis mode. The reason Robeson Co is killing fewer animals is because they are continually pummeling … Continue reading Robeson Co Animal Shelter: Still Failing
Impulse Cat Adoption Saves Adopter’s Life
Amy Jung went to the Door County Humane Society in WI earlier this month so she and her son could hang with the cats. On an impulse, she ended up deciding to take 2 cats, Pudding and his buddy Wimsy, home. That night, Ms. Jung went to bed and suffered a diabetic seizure. Twenty-one pound … Continue reading Impulse Cat Adoption Saves Adopter’s Life
MAS – Status Report
A quick check on some of the essential services, progress and transparency indicators at the Memphis pound: January 2012 statistics: Not posted Link from MAS site to PetHarbor: No Number of pets on PetHarbor: 15 dogs - a few each from August - November 2011 and 3 cats - one each from August, September and … Continue reading MAS – Status Report
MAS has a new director – try not to go postal
Mayor Wharton has appointed James Rogers as "Interim Administrator" at MAS. A native of Memphis and graduate of LeMoyne-Owen College, James Rogers has senior manager experience in operations, logistics, and administration. Recently, Rogers was Senior Manager for Customer Service Operations at the U.S. Post Office in Memphis. It's possible a cat may have walked past … Continue reading MAS has a new director – try not to go postal
Name That Animal
The only rule is: no researching. Just post a guess if you don't know. Make it very ha, if possible. Answer will be posted in the comments later today.
TX Animal Control Unit Violating State Laws
The city of Krum, Texas has a population of 4200 and the police department runs AC. The Denton Record-Chronicle recently ran an article outlining a host of legal and ethical violations at AC. Krum employs one ACO and he is apparently not certified which is a violation of state law. AC only takes in about … Continue reading TX Animal Control Unit Violating State Laws
GA Mayor to Pet Advocates: Go Bother Some Other Mayor Whose Pound Sucks Worse Than Mine!
Mayor Teresa Tomlinson has answers for why Columbus, GA isn't no kill. Boy howdy, does she. First off, she wants the haters to step off because her pound, which kills approximately 50% of its pets, is "the most progressive animal care and control center in the state of Georgia". This is per Mayor Tomlinson and … Continue reading GA Mayor to Pet Advocates: Go Bother Some Other Mayor Whose Pound Sucks Worse Than Mine!
Video Appears to Show Animal Abuse by ACO in Stark Co, OH
This disturbing video appeared on YouTube last week. It appears to show an ACO dragging a compromised dog (drugged and/or injured?) from the truck on a chokepole to a cage, spraying him with a hose, then dragging him back out on to the wet floor. Another person comes out and interacts with the dog and … Continue reading Video Appears to Show Animal Abuse by ACO in Stark Co, OH
Open Thread
Post your pet-related links, stories, questions, comments and sundry.
Jeanne, You Ignorant Slut!
I know you are probably thinking, "Shouldn't that be JANE, you ignorant slut?" But here's the thing, Jeanne Chancellor, head of the "Friends of MAS" volunteer group, has used so many aliases while commenting on this blog, I can't be sure if "Jane" was one of them. A little background: Yesterday someone commenting under the … Continue reading Jeanne, You Ignorant Slut!
YesBiscuit! 