Rescue dog saved from being put down is punched to death by its new owner just FOUR days after adoption NEW PORT RICHEY, FL – A rescue dog saved from being put down was punched to death by its new…
The ASPCA has been rocked by a series of high-profile board resignations, including Yankees president Randy Levine, after internal disagreements over the direction of the historic humane society. Directors of American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, founded…
SOUTH CAROLINA – A battle between private practice veterinarians and animal shelter/rescue groups boiled to the surface this spring over a contentious bill working its way through the state Legislature. While the House Agriculture Committee decided last week to put…
PALM CITY, FL — In 2012, 800 organizations joined forces around the country to end the killing in animal shelters. Shelters concentrated on adoptions and rallies were held. The result was approximately 9,000 lives saved. The Treasure Coast area animal…
COLUMBIA, MS – More than 120 animals, many in urgent need of veterinary attention, were rescued from a Columbia, Miss., property after authorities discovered them living in filth and suffering from a variety of untreated medical conditions and a lack…
CLINTON, NC – Three citizens were recently notified they are not welcome at the Sampson County Animal Shelter without at least a week’s notice and preapproval by the shelter director, following allegations of verbal abuse of county employees, charges one…
Being a RESCUE person in a SHELTER world has been an amazing balancing act for me. It has tested me in keeping a balance that I never thought I could do. I thought I was at my mental and physical…
Not long ago, someone said to me in response to time spent on a dog’s training, “I’m not like you, I have a life.” At first I found it very insulting that my work as a rescue should be so…
People have some funny ideas sometimes but this one has to beat all in my books. Despite knowing that Black Dog (Cat) Syndrome does exist, it is still very hard to believe that silly superstitions or simply discrimination could mean…
You would think that the most important criteria for one applying for work at your local animal shelter would be “must like animals” followed by “must know how to properly handle animals”. But apparently neither of these factors is considered…
So okay I KNOW there are some over-the-top rescuers and you know who they are too. They must be the ones mentioned here in this article which is, I think, very wisely written. But you must read the ENTIRE article…
Spring is around the corner. Wonderful, isn’t it? Well, maybe not so much if you are involved in animal rescue. It means heat season and litters after litters of homeless pets dumped at kill shelters. It means countless babies that…
Introduction Shelters receive an exemption from taxes because they are charities. So why do ALL shelters act as businesses? Can you imagine asking a family to pay for their groceries at a food shelf? Or passing the hat down the…
Let’s quickly review what we’ve covered so far: Communal Housing Shelter animals need to be housed “socially” while they await adoption. To do otherwise is to fight nature. Imprisoning cats and dogs in individual cages creates behaviors which add to…
In this new Adoption Center Model dogs and cats ready for adoption are showcased on the adoption floor in groups of 10-20 in each room. As we covered in the last post dogs and cats not ready for this communal…
In the last post we emphasized the importance of communal housing. Now it’s time to emphasize the importance of training fosters to deal with behavior issues. Shelters today are not set up to handle animals with behavior problems. In fact,…
I just had to take this last opportunity to really highlight how much we need to move away from caged sheltering. Today Nathan Winograd, No Kill Advocacy Center, published an article listing 10 steps to improving a shelter’s adoption efforts. …
Before diving into the operational details of this new model, let’s take a moment to really emphasize an important point: this new model uses communal living quarters instead of individual cages. Gone is the prison-like environment. No cages, no kennel…
