Shelter Issues
Dangerous Dog Adoptions Back in the News
By Patti Strand | Published: 03/11/2020The dangerous—sometimes deadly—practice of shelters adopting known dangerous dogs to the public is in the news again…
More regulations needed for animal shelters and rescues
By | Published: 07/23/2017Dog lovers, especially parents hoping to give their children a lesson in compassion, find it nearly impossible to resist the heart-wrenching television ads and graphic photos on social media urging them to save a shelter dog’s…
Dog Days in Sacramento
By Patti Strand | Published: 04/18/2017With AB 485, California would outsource the supply of dogs available to consumers to the least regulated and poorest selection of dogs available.
Florida SB 674: Signed!
By Patti Strand | Published: 04/26/2013Great progress in Florida for responsible rescues and pet owners!
Consider the source when choosing your next best friend
By Patti Strand | Published: 11/30/2012Progress always carries with it the potential for unintended consequences. In this case, efforts at reducing dog overpopulation have been so successful that in parts of the country there are not enough dogs to meet local demand.…
SAVE OUR STRAYS: A COMPREHENSIVE LOOK AT THE DOG AND CAT POPULATION DILEMMAS
By Norma Bennett Woolf | Published: 01/29/2012For the past decade and more, national and local animal organizations have blamed puppy producers for euthanasias in shelters and promoted sterilization as the only way to decrease shelter deaths.
LIFE’S UNPLEASANT JOBS
By Patti Strand | Published: 01/16/2012In Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird Gem Finch asked why his defense attorney father must take on a controversial court case. Gem was told, “There are some men in this world who were born to do our unpleasant jobs.”
SIMPLE ACTS OF KINDNESS SAVE HUMAN AND ANIMAL LIVES
By Patti Strand | Published: 01/16/2012Hoarding is a phenomenon that most animal control agencies eventually encounter. It’s the situation where scores or even hundreds of neglected, sick and sometimes dying animals are found living in squalid conditions under the…
HELD FOR RANSOM: THE PLIGHT OF “HIGH SPEED FLIGHT”
By Patti Strand | Published: 01/16/2012In early April, High Speed Flight disappeared from her stable in Monterey County, California. In early May, after reporting the horse stolen and conducting an exhaustive search, her owner found the mare at Redwings Horse Sanctuary…
HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE PIKES PEAK REGION RECEIVES TOP AWARD FROM NATIONAL ANIMAL CONTROL ASSOCIATION
By Patti Strand | Published: 01/16/2012So many organizations and agencies in this country, peopled by the caring and the extraordinary, work hard every day to serve animals in need.
SHELTER WORKERS SUE PETA
By Patti Strand | Published: 01/16/2012Two shelter workers in Virginia have sued People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals for $1.5 million each. The lawsuits allege that the animal rights group damaged their reputations by conducting an undercover investigation at…
LOS ANGELES DOG AND CAT BREEDERS BATTLE $300 FEES
By Norma Bennett Woolf | Published: 01/12/2012The City of Los Angeles is holding hearings on a proposal that is intended to end the euthanasia of unwanted dogs and cats in shelters and the dumping of pets on the streets but actually targets the responsible breeding of healthy…
AKC’S CAR BRINGS DOGS HOME AGAIN
By Norma Bennett Woolf | Published: 01/12/2012Dogs escape, lose their collars or tags, and often travel far from home on their own or with help, so owners often have no clue where to look.
It Took Six Years, But Ohio Humane Agents Now Need Animal Husbandry Training To Do Their Jobs
By Norma Bennett Woolf | Published: 01/9/2012After a six-year struggle, the Ohio State Legislature approved an animal cruelty law that requires training for humane agents and due process for owners accused of cruelty or neglect.
Humane Societies Defeat Replacement Bill that Includes Standards for Shelters
By Norma Bennett Woolf | Published: 01/9/2012The Minnesota Council of Dog Clubs and the American Dog Owners Association joined forces to fight the state’s cruelty to animals law as unconstitutionally ambiguous and vague, and Hennepin County District Court Judge Thomas…
MAR/APR 99: DOG AND CAT OWNERS OPPOSE SAME OLD OHIO CRUELTY BILL
By Norma Bennett Woolf | Published: 01/9/2012In 1998, Ohio HB 437, an anti-cruelty bill supported by the Humane Society of the US, was referred to the House Agriculture Committee after a floor fight over provisions denying due process to animal owners, and there it died when…
THE ADOPT SHELTER DOG ASSESSMENT REPRESENTS THE BEST PRACTICES IN ANIMAL SHELTERS
By Mary R. Burch, PhD | Published: 01/8/2012Editor’s note: Dr. Meloche is listed as an author on this paper because he was the director of the shelter at the time the work was done. Dr. Mary Burch and many other volunteers left the TLCASC when they became extremely…
AGENCIES ASK NAIA TO HELP FASHION ANIMAL CONTROL POLICIES
By Patti Strand | Published: 01/8/2012Over the course of the last decade, members of NAIA’s board and staff have served on national, state and local task force bodies, on blue ribbon panels, and on animal welfare and fish and wildlife committees aimed at improving…
Major Advances in Regulating Animal Relocation and Importation into US Shelters
By Patti Strand | Published: 09/8/2005The practice known as humane relocation started innocently enough. Animal shelters in areas where shelter populations have plummeted as the national shelter census steadily declines started to take animals from shelters that had…
Humane or Insane?
By Patti Strand | Published: 01/30/2003If you don’t know what’s happening at your local animal shelter, or what local pet rescue groups are up to, it’s time to find out! Dangerous practices are developing that threaten public health, sustain ‘pet…
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