It is mind boggling to me that MAS is closed every Sunday, leaving only one weekend day - the busiest time for adoptions - for the public to access the pound. Yesterday (Saturday), the gates at MAS were locked. No signs were visible explaining the closure. No advance announcements had been made to the public. … Continue reading Memphis News Roundup
Evidence of Abuse at McCracken Co Pound
Warning - The video linked below may be too disturbing for sensitive viewers. It shows both dead dogs and cats, as well as living cats, in a filthy kill room at the McCracken Co Humane Society. There are no images of pets actually being killed. This week, we learned of allegations of abuse at the … Continue reading Evidence of Abuse at McCracken Co Pound
Pet Abuse and Killing Trickles Down in Memphis
The Memphis Rotary Club's audit of Memphis Animal Services ends its summary findings as follows: The last point is one that is not a problem within the Shelter, but one that impacts it directly, and will continue to cause major obstacles. This is the overriding, community wide issue of Pit Bulls, Dog Fighting, and the … Continue reading Pet Abuse and Killing Trickles Down in Memphis
Radio Alert
On Sunday, November 20, I will be on Animal Wise Radio starting at 2:20pm Eastern for about a half-hour. Tune in if you can! Animal Wise Radio can be heard live in the Mpls/St. Paul metro area on KYCR (AM1570), and KDWA (AM 1460) also streaming at www.KYCR.com.) Animal Wise Radio is also available nationally and internationally, … Continue reading Radio Alert
Who is the cutest Beagle mama in the world?
The foster owner sent me this picture of the Beag today.
Name That Animal
No researching, just have a guess if you don't know.
Seeking Justice for 4000 Shelter Pets in KY
Kentucky state law requires sedation prior to heartsticking animals. The McCracken Co sheriff's department received a complaint that Beau Anderson, a state certified euthanasia technician and employee of the McCracken County Humane Society, was killing shelter pets in violation of this law: The sheriff's department said their investigation revealed Anderson routinely violated the law by … Continue reading Seeking Justice for 4000 Shelter Pets in KY
Shelter Pet of the Day
If you are as old as me young at heart, you might remember the animated feature from Captain Kangaroo called Simon in the Land of Chalk Drawings. To this day, I hear the name Simon and I start singing that theme song (badly). I've been singing it all day, looking at this beautiful kitteh named … Continue reading Shelter Pet of the Day
MAS Webcams Were a Serious Problem
One of the things that struck me most from the Rotary Club's report on MAS was the universal call for the killing of the webcams by management. The club members went to interview city leaders individually and ask them about serious ethical and legal violations such as MAS staff's involvement in dogfighting and the selling … Continue reading MAS Webcams Were a Serious Problem
Memphis Rotary Club Reports Dogfighting and Theft at MAS
The Memphis Rotary Club's evaluation of Memphis Animal Services is available online. Read it and weep. The interviews with various members of management were conducted in August, while Matt Pepper was still director and the webcams were still in place. I'm providing a summary in my own words below but please read the original document … Continue reading Memphis Rotary Club Reports Dogfighting and Theft at MAS
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