In November, Memphis Animal Services continued its downward trend with a live release rate (adoptions, returns to owner, transfers to rescue) of just 22%. MAS killed 76% of the pets in its care in November, despite promises from city officials that the only pets who would be killed during the transition period (from the old … Continue reading Nothing New at MAS Except a Building
Santa Baby
This is one of Surrey's puppies at an adoption event with Meows and BowWows over the weekend. If you are interested in adopting one (or five or nine) of Surrey's pups, please contact Meows and BowWows in Memphis. They have some great adult dogs and of course some pretteh kittehs too. P.S. I love my … Continue reading Santa Baby
Pups Sit in Filth at MAS
With the opening of the new $7.2 million dollar building, Memphis Animal Services has reduced the hours the public can access the facility. Instead of opening at 10am, MAS now opens at 11am, citing the need for additional cleaning time due to a larger building. A reader visited MAS last week and took this photo … Continue reading Pups Sit in Filth at MAS
The Beagle Has Landed
A Tipton Co, TN pound threatened to put pregnant Surrey in a dumpster in October. Thanks to caring shelter volunteers, rescuers, fosters and transporters, her pups got to be born and are attending an adoption event today with Meows and BowWows. And Surrey got to come home.
Beagle Run: On the Road Again
Surrey has hit the highway once again. Next stop: South Carolina! Thank you again to everyone who pitched in to save Surrey: the shelter volunteers, the rescuers, the fosters, the drivers... All the pieces add up to one barky life saved - plus 9 little barkers who got to be born and will now be … Continue reading Beagle Run: On the Road Again
Rat, The Benevolent
Some humans in the animal sheltering world could stand to learn a thing or two from our friend the rat. A new study published in the journal Science reveals that rats are empathetic creatures. In a series of experiments, researchers placed a rat inside a tube, trapping him there temporarily, and placed the tube back … Continue reading Rat, The Benevolent
Dog Beds at MAS
A reader sent me this photo of the kennel deck inside the dog cages at the new Memphis Animal Services facility. It appears that the coating on it is already peeling away. I hope the coating is not toxic to the dogs if ingested. It's nice that dogs have a raised platform in their cages … Continue reading Dog Beds at MAS
How Patient Are You?
This wonderful photo was taken by Shingo Uchiyama and is titled "be patient". Click here to see what an artist who was very patient did with the photo.
Alabama Mayor’s Animal Cruelty Case to Go to Trial
The buck's got to stop somewhere. And in the case of a taxpayer funded shelter in New Brockton, AL, a grand jury decided somewhere was at the feet of the town's mayor. The Coffee Co sheriff's department received a complaint about how the city was caring for the dogs at the shelter in May. Upon … Continue reading Alabama Mayor’s Animal Cruelty Case to Go to Trial
Open Thread
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