Boy was I pleased to see the Commercial Appeal editorial entitled "An undeserved bludgeoning" coming down hard on the mayor's office for proudly promoting with a press release the security camera footage of dogs being beaten by a worker at MAS. Indeed, the doomed dogs did not deserve to be killed by the people paid … Continue reading Memphis Paper’s Spine on the Back of a Milk Carton
Memphis Animal Services Adopts Out 11% of its Pets in First Half of 2011
Below is a review of the stats for MAS for the first six months of 2011. I have rounded the percentages. MAS Stats for January - April 2011: Jan 2011/Feb 2011/Mar 2011/Apr 2011 Intake 1270/1033/1357/1233=4893 Adopt 130/183/168/107=588 Died 23/10/12/16=61 Euth 999/754/1150/612=3515 Foster/relocate/permit 2/2/2/5=11 Missing 40/?/?/? (not reported for Feb/Mar/Apr) RTO 82/57/78/63=280 Transfer 28/24/47/154=253 MAS Stats … Continue reading Memphis Animal Services Adopts Out 11% of its Pets in First Half of 2011
Leadership Changes at MAS
Matt Pepper tells the Fox affiliate in Memphis that he will be leaving MAS the first week of September and talks about his replacement: He said at least in the interim, Chelton Beamon, the shelter's operations manager will take over. These webcam grabs appear to show Mr. Beamon out of uniform in the stray area … Continue reading Leadership Changes at MAS
Will the Stray Area at MAS Be Re-Opened?
This dog was out loose at Memphis Animal Services the other night (perhaps scrounging for food?) and appears to have come from the cage with the open door. This is the stray area at MAS where adopters haven't been allowed since Matt Pepper instituted that policy in 2010. I hope now that Mr. Pepper has … Continue reading Will the Stray Area at MAS Be Re-Opened?
Bringing Up from the Comments
Memphis Animal Services - Readers have made several offers to help the pets at MAS and I am highlighting them in this post so that they don't get missed. Please tell us whether you'd like to accept any of these offers and who to contact. scarlett Says: I will offer to build a comprehensive website … Continue reading Bringing Up from the Comments
An Open Letter to the People of Memphis
The head of your city's pet killing facility is leaving. Change is upon you. What are your expectations and goals? And more importantly, what is your plan to get there? I am asking you to tell us because, as we have demonstrated these many months, we are able and willing to mobilize to support your … Continue reading An Open Letter to the People of Memphis
A Fork in the Road
Matt Pepper, the director of Memphis Animal Services for the past year and a half, has quit. He leaves in his wake a city pound in turmoil, with one ACO facing criminal charges on multiple counts of animal cruelty, daily webcam images which appear to show needless killing and abuse, and locks on the doors … Continue reading A Fork in the Road
Lipstick on a Pig
This was apparently the response sent out by Bobby White from Mayor Wharton's office to people who e-mailed concerns about the "dogfight" photo: From: Bobby.White@memphistn.gov Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2011 6:45 PM Subject: Re: *** FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE *** MAS EMPLOYEES NOT DOGFIGHTING I am hopeful that everyone included in this email will have the … Continue reading Lipstick on a Pig
Updated: Thoughts on the “Dogfighting” Webcam Shot from MAS
As I have already stated, I don't know for certain what was going on in the apparent "dogfighting" photo. It could POSSIBLY be several different things - one of which, in my opinion, is testing gameness on a dogfighting prospect. But I don't know that for a fact and I'm not qualified to draw a … Continue reading Updated: Thoughts on the “Dogfighting” Webcam Shot from MAS
I feel sick.
Readers have sent in several grabs from the MAS webcams this morning. One of the MAS workers seen in the apparent dogfighting shot is visible in some of the grabs. Warning: Ain't none of it pretty. *** Damn MAS - When I asked "What next?" in my last post, I meant it rhetorically. You can … Continue reading I feel sick.
YesBiscuit! 