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”
Month: August 2010
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
Could Dogs and Cats Be Ingredients in Your Pet’s Food?
I am not aware of any pet food companies who have admitted using dead dogs and cats as an ingredient in pet food. However, to my knowledge, dead dogs and cats are not prohibited as an ingredient in pet food by any state or federal agency, nor by AAFCO (the group which defines pet food … Continue reading Could Dogs and Cats Be Ingredients in Your Pet’s Food?
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Friday Debate
A family moved out of their foreclosed home in Los Angeles leaving a dog in the house and another in the garage. Neighbors heard them crying and called AC for help. AC refused to enter the home: "Possibility the people could come back and then they could turn this around and sue the city," explained … Continue reading Friday Debate
Out of the Mouths of Babes
We were hanging around the lobby of our local pound last weekend trying to get a neuter voucher for Scout (we weren't successful). A family was there adopting a puppy. I was sitting in front of a corkboard in the lobby where people had put up lost pet notices. The little girl from the puppy … Continue reading Out of the Mouths of Babes
Nightmares at Catawba Co Animal Shelter
Catawba Co Animal Shelter in NC has had a terrible virus infecting their shelter pets for the past month. They've tried to find out what it is by having tests done at animal virus labs but haven't had any luck. The illness is "very difficult to treat": “It's a mystery,” Jay Blatche, the shelter’s animal … Continue reading Nightmares at Catawba Co Animal Shelter
First, Do No Harm
If you've ever worked at a facility that boards pets, you are probably familiar with owners who never pick up their pets. In my experience, this is a rare occurrence but it is sad when it happens. The pet spends week after week in the facility while the bill runs up, attempts are made to … Continue reading First, Do No Harm