Catawba Co has completed its killing of all 220 pets in the shelter, purportedly due to a mystery illness. They are now closed for cleaning and scheduled to reopen next week. Jay Blatche, the shelter director, defends the mass killing: Blatche and some county officials say they have received calls and e-mails from some people … Continue reading Still No Answers After Catawba Co Kills All Their Pets
Updated: Rutherford Co Shelter to Kill All Its Pets Friday
North Carolina - When I read this: Time is running out for animals at the Rutherford County Animal Shelter. The shelter will close temporarily for repairs and any animals not adopted before Friday will be euthanized. I immediately went to the shelter's website to see what kind of promotions they were running to get these … Continue reading Updated: Rutherford Co Shelter to Kill All Its Pets Friday
Treats on the Internets
A cat owner in Cabarrus Co NC went to AC to look for her escaped 18 year old pet called Snowflake. AC refused to allow her to look at the animals (Who is paying whose salary again?). Turns out, her neighbor had brought the cat in to AC, stating he was the owner and wanted … Continue reading Treats on the Internets
Bad Ideas at Clayton Co Animal Control
For the past two years, Clayton County has killed more shelter pets than anywhere else in Georgia. The animal control unit is run by the police department. Their kill rate is roughly 80%. Capt. Mark Thompson has been the director of animal control for two years. In that time, he said he has seen the … Continue reading Bad Ideas at Clayton Co Animal Control
Annie’s Adoptive Owner Does the Right Thing
Chuck Hoage and his Australian Shepherd Annie are together again. Annie has been spayed and microchipped. She's also wearing a collar with an ID tag on it. Hoage said Tuesday he harbors no hard feelings toward Annie’s adoptive owner. “She took care of my dog,” he said. Not only that, she saved a dog in … Continue reading Annie’s Adoptive Owner Does the Right Thing
Matthew Pepper: Dream Boss for the Willfully Lazy
You know how the irresponsible public in Memphis is the suck, right? They refuse to neuter their pets, forcing the shelter to kill thousands upon thousands of pets every year. As punishment, the city is considering a pet killing bill called mandatory spay-neuter. Furthermore, those ignorant residents don't know enough to keep their pets from … Continue reading Matthew Pepper: Dream Boss for the Willfully Lazy
Robeson Co Animal Shelter: “Mostly Positive”
Robeson Co Animal Shelter in NC recently failed two state inspections due to multiple issues including failing to maintain the shelter in accordance with standard disease control practices and failure to provide veterinary care for sick pets. The shelter manager explained the inspection failures as being due to overcrowding. She further described the arbitrary killing … Continue reading Robeson Co Animal Shelter: “Mostly Positive”
Dallas City Official: “The conditions at the shelter are good.”
There are additional allegations of abuse and substandard practices at the troubled Dallas Animal Shelter. Among the new complaints: Kennels are coated in grime. Air conditioning vents are filthy and there dirty litter boxes with pooper scoopers in the sink feeding area. Photos of the conditions were provided to FOX 4 by a shelter employee … Continue reading Dallas City Official: “The conditions at the shelter are good.”
KY: Follow Ups on Bugsy and Copper
I recently mentioned this story: Williamsburg, KY residents wanted to help a friendly dog who was roaming. They called animal control thinking the dog, called Bugsy, would be rescued, given a bath, cared for and adopted out. Instead AC responded to the call and shot the dog to death. Follow up: On Monday of last … Continue reading KY: Follow Ups on Bugsy and Copper
Scout: Not a Retriever
Whatever Scout's lineage may be, she acts like a herding dog. That is to say, not only does she like to herd things, she also plays with our other dogs in a lot of the same ways that a Collie puppy we had for several months did. Outside of the Collie, I'm not very experienced … Continue reading Scout: Not a Retriever
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