I'm not a fan of catchpoles - mainly because they seem to be misused so often - but I love that the Pinellas Co sheriff's office in FL sent their staff for training in how to properly use the tool and then issued a press release about their first successful use! Additional successes on November … Continue reading How Cute is This?
Investigation Update: McCracken Co Humane Society
You may recall the euthanasia technician who was charged in connection with violating KY law with regard to sedation before heartsticking at the McCracken Co HS. Now a second employee at the pound has been charged. Dalena Hall was served by sheriff's deputies with a criminal summons last night charging her with "ten counts of … Continue reading Investigation Update: McCracken Co Humane Society
Chesterfield Co Sheriff’s Office Leaves Dogs to Suffer
Regular readers will remember Sheriff Sam Parker in Chesterfield Co, SC on whose watch the ACOs were reportedly shooting dogs to death in the landfill, hitting cats in the head with pipes and using up euthanasia drugs by some means other than pet euthanasia. This week a tip lead the sheriff's office to investigate a … Continue reading Chesterfield Co Sheriff’s Office Leaves Dogs to Suffer
Beagles Rescued from Laboratory Walk on Grass
Lots of people have been sharing this. It's a good one. Lab Beagles put their paws on grass for the first time.
But is it a “pleasant experience” for the dogs in the stray area?
A piece in the Memphis Daily News provides details of the new building housing the misery that is Memphis Animal Services. Jeanne Chancellor, one of the "Friends" of MAS, is quoted, in part: “The noise level is so much better, and the dogs are more spread out so you don’t walk into a room with … Continue reading But is it a “pleasant experience” for the dogs in the stray area?
The Terrorists Win
Remember when ASPCA published documents calling no kill advocates "extremists" and specifically named the group in Austin as one of the threats to the status quo of the catch and kill shelter model, even going so far as to reportedly refer to them as "a terrorist organization" at the SAWA conference? Good times. But that … Continue reading The Terrorists Win
Open Thread
If you have pet-related links, stories or questions to share, this is the place. I'll start. The Beagle mama we are getting from TN reportedly still has a pudgy belly. This made me think of calling her Weeble. I loved Weebles when I was a kid. So last night, I brought up the subject of … Continue reading Open Thread
Bringing Up from the Comments
In response to a letter from reader Denise concerning the MAS records of killings during the transition period, LaSonya Hall, a former executive assistant to the chief administrative officer who was promoted to the newly created position of deputy director of the executive division by former Memphis Mayor Herenton, sent the following: Good Afternoon Ms. … Continue reading Bringing Up from the Comments
One Visitor’s Experience at the “New” MAS
Reader Annie Hannigan attended the opening of the new MAS facility on Saturday, November 26, 2011 - the first weekend day the new building was open to the public. She writes: On Saturday I went to visit the new MAS facility around 3 pm with my 5 year old daughter. There was a friendly volunteer … Continue reading One Visitor’s Experience at the “New” MAS
Mental Health Break: Video
Here is a link to a couple of coelacanth videos. I find them mesmerizing to watch - excellent for de-stressing:
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