Lynn Co Animal Services in Texas recently announced plans to start killing dogs after 72 hours. The director killsplained that the public is irresponsible, nobody wants to kill animals, blah cetera. After the local news ran the story, so many stupid irresponsible public jerks called wanting to adopt, Lynn Co had to refer the unwashed … Continue reading Treats on the Internets
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Texas ACO Drags Suffering Dog Across Gravel
On April 30, pet owner Tara Garcia found a dog in her driveway in Alice, Texas. The mixed breed dog had been shot three times but was very friendly as Ms. Garcia and her stepfather petted and offered water to the dog. Ms. Garcia called 911 and waited on an ACO to come help the … Continue reading Texas ACO Drags Suffering Dog Across Gravel
Florida ACO Under Investigation After Details of Disturbing Bird Killings Emerge
So this happened. On February 27, 2016, Hillsborough Co deputies raided a cockfight in progress. A dozen men ran off, abandoning "numerous dead and live caged chickens", and no arrests were made. ACOs from the county pound were called in to kill the roosters. Yay, we're saved. *Four seconds later* Oh FML. Hillsborough Co pound … Continue reading Florida ACO Under Investigation After Details of Disturbing Bird Killings Emerge
Police Facilitate Business for CA Dog Flippers
NBC Los Angeles described a story run on May 9 this way: A man was reunited with his lost dog but was questioning why he was put up for adoption during his disappearance. After reading the story, my take is uh, rather different. A woman was caught on surveillance video stealing a purebred Havanese puppy … Continue reading Police Facilitate Business for CA Dog Flippers
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OH Shelter Clings to Its Terrible Behavioral Assessments and Its Fatal Plus
That asinine plastic hand is waving more shelter dogs into the kill room - this time at the Franklin Co Dog Shelter in Ohio. Just how many dogs are being killed because they don't wag their tails and exclaim, "Thank you sir, may I have another?" when someone jabs them in the face with a … Continue reading OH Shelter Clings to Its Terrible Behavioral Assessments and Its Fatal Plus
Nobody Wants These Animals: NYC Edition
What would you be willing to do in order to avoid killing a shelter pet? And let me be clear - in this hypothetical, you are getting paid to do whatever it is your answer is going to be. So set aside all those obstacles that sometimes hinder us in life when we are trying … Continue reading Nobody Wants These Animals: NYC Edition
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