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The Companion Animal Alliance in Baton Rouge, LA recently banned volunteers and pulled their FB page for the animals.  CAA continues to kill pets at the shelter.

A metro Atlanta no kill shelter had asked the Atlanta Humane Society, which imports animals, about a partnership to help get more local animals adopted.  AHS declined.  (Thank you Leslie for the link.)

The Danville Area Humane Society killed 87% of the animals in its care in 2011.  Now they are giving themselves awards.

WJAR in Rhode Island did an expose on a group pulling animals from southern shelters and selling them to people up north.  The investigation revealed that the group was handing over unvetted, sick dogs and in some cases, failing to deliver the dogs people had paid for at all.

Mandatory pound seizure – the law requiring shelters to turn unclaimed animals over to research facilities upon request – has been repealed in MN. (Thank you Thomas for the link.)

Truth About Pet Food notes that the latest Friday night salmonella recall from Diamond is for a product made at the Missouri plant – not the South Carolina plant where all the previously recalled foods were manufactured.

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Calling all cars!  Dog running around, behaving typically!

Matthew Pepper, infamous for his you-are-not-seeing-what-you-are-seeing explanations for images of abuse on MAS webcams, tells New Mexico TV news:  “You cannot be oblivious to the suffering of an animal around you.”  (Thank you Clarice.)

A Harris Co ACO found a disabled TX woman lacked proper paperwork on her dogs and threatened her with hefty fines if she didn’t surrender some.  The owner says the ACO promised family members would have at least 3 days to pick up the dogs at the pound.  Harris Co killed all three dogs, including one puppy, upon impound.  (Thank you Clarice, again.)

A KY radio station website article indicates that officials in Henderson Co are moving forward with plans to build an impound-only facility for animals.  This would represent a change from the current partnership with the local humane society:

Under the proposed new way to manage Animal Control, strays dogs would be held by law for 5 days, and then euthanized. [...]  There is NO minimum hold for cats.

(Thank you Carla for the link.)

Local news here in SC reports that Diamond Pet Foods has suspended delivery of all foods made at its plant in Gaston.  Therese at Petsit USA has more.

Virbac, manufacturers of Iverhart heartworm medicine has recalled one lot of tablets for not containing sufficient drugs to prevent heartworm.  Again.

Wife of GOP Presidential candidate Mitt Romney is having a birthday party.  Hopefully BBQ DOG will not be on the menu.

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The Great Meddlers of 2011 – The No Kill Advocacy Center honors 5 inspirational pet advocates for their work in helping us become a no kill nation.

The Memphis Flyer picks up the story on the miserable excuse for dog “beds” at MAS.

Dozens of people have applied for the position of director at MAS since the post was vacated in late summer but the city intends to leave the pound to flounder without leadership for at least another couple of months.

In the UK, the RSPCA is launching a campaign called “Bred For Looks, Born To Suffer” in an effort to educate consumers that purebred dogs are not necessarily healthy and sound, simply because they are purebred.

Wayne Pacelle brags to the AP that he is “happy to say that our budget has grown substantially” during the time HSUS has been targeted by Humane Watch for giving such a tiny portion of their millions to animal shelters.

A shelter in Henderson Co, KY has issued a plea to the public for help after they received a dozen Pitbulls from a cruelty case.  They need financial donations, volunteers to walk and socialize dogs, people to help organize adoption events, and supplies.  According to the shelter’s website, as of December 1, the group has killed 41% of the pets in its care for 2011.

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If you are organized enough to have provided explicit legal instructions for the care of your pets after your death, you are way ahead of me.  In the case of one MN pet owner, it still wasn’t enough to save her cat’s life.

Forbes published 15 Key Insights from 2011 and #8 calls Nathan Winograd an “important intellectual” (ooh – uppity!) and talks about the real work of the ASPCA and PETA.

Humane Watch has published an analysis of HSUS TV ads which mislead the public.

Pets Alive tackles two issues:  rescues who get in over their heads and who fail to use their heads when screening applicants

Feeling handy?  A DIY kitteh bed using garage junk.

You know how sometimes other animals use your cat door?  Sometimes they like the place so much, they fall asleep on your couch.

Last call for alcohol – If you have already submitted a photo for the Xmas post, it will be included (contact me if you don’t see yours because that would mean it got et by the aether).  If you still plan to send in a shot, please do so by December 20th.

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The Humane Society of Richmond Co in Rockingham, NC had a kill rate of 74% last year.  The shelter recently announced it had not killed any healthy, adoptable pets in 30 days.

U.S. troops serving in Afghanistan sought comfort in the company of pets.  And they brought the love home with them.

An off-duty Port Authority cop was out walking his dog when a loose dog ran up to him.  He shot the loose dog to death.  NYPD did not charge the officer because “he was concerned for the safety of his own dog when he fired”.

UK singer-songwriter Maria Daines has posted a song for Ace, the Detroit Pitbull who was killed by animal control even though rescue groups wanted to save him.  (Thanks Morgana for the link.)

Eugene fire marshal says dogs are very useful in teaching kids about fire prevention.  She has a Dalmatian for the job.

A guy in South Africa who bragged about keeping a hippo as a pet has been killed by said hippo.

HUGE news for all of us coelacanth-o-philes:  a second, genetically distinct, breeding population has been discovered off the coast of Tanzania.

 

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The Animal Welfare League of Arlingtonis the latest open admission shelter in VA to sustain a live release rate of 90+%.

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Humane Watch breaks down HSUS’ shelter spending by state for 2010.  SC shelters received .0004% of HSUS’ millions – which is better than some states fared.

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A man in Putnam Co FL lost his job and was evicted from his home.  He was unable to take his 6 Chihuahuas with him so he left them in cages inside the home and called AC to pick them up.  Despite repeated calls from the owner, the AC officer never went into the home and all 6 dogs died in their cages.  The AC officer who failed to respond to the multiple calls was asked to resign, which she did.

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No 10 Downing Street wants to keep Larry, the kitteh brought in for mouse patrol duty, even though the place still appears to have mice:

Asked whether Larry should resign, the PM’s spokesman said: “Larry brings a lot of pleasure to a lot of people.”

Note the story on Larry is filed in “politics” by the BBC.

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As domesticated dogs evolved, their genetic code differentiated from wild canids.  Researchers believe the genetic differences are linked to spontaneously occurring cancers in dogs.

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Beer for dogs:  non-alcoholic malt barley (no hops) and chicken or beef broth

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In order to get 19 black rhinos away from poachers in South Africa, rescuers tied them to helicopter ropes by their ankles and flew them to safety.

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Looking at baby animal pictures makes me happy.  Here is a tapir recently born in a UK animal park.

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SC’s Pawmetto Lifeline says that an 82% kill rate in Columbia area shelters is not the fault of those doing the killing – it’s the damn irresponsible public that’s to blame.  The group also wants to encourage the uncaring, unwashed masses to step up and foster.

A 73 year old CT woman told authorities she was taking a litter of kittens to a shelter – by which she meant, slowing at intersections and throwing them out the car into the street.  She has been charged with animal cruelty.

A PA woman tied her dog outside in full sun this past summer without access to water or shade.  A neighbor heard the dog suffering and called police.  When officers arrived, they found the dog dead.  The owner said the dog had only been outside for a few minutes, had been perfectly healthy and she suggested foul play.  A judge found the owner guilty of animal cruelty last week and she was fined $300.

An 18 year old who grew up in foster care in NC runs her own dog rescue.  (Thanks Lisa for the links.)

Urgent Death Row Dogs tries to save dogs from being killed by the Mayor’s Alliance in NYC.  Which is why this photo is the funny.  (Thank you Karen for the links.)

Petition asking OH governor to ban the sale and ownership of wild animals in the state

Barbara J. King, a biological anthropologist at the College of William and Mary in Virginia, believes that non-human animals grieve.  (Thanks Valerie for the link.)

This orangutan and coonhound have apparently been featured on many daytime talk shows and have their own book and website.  New to me.

Trenchcoat Cat comes with backstory.

Orcas reportedly use tonic immobility against sharks they plan to kill.

Three orcas – a juvenile, a pregnant female and another adult female – who swam far up a river in Alaska have died.

A very brief science lesson on turtle anatomy.

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FL:  The Manatee Co commission voted unanimously to pass a no kill resolution.  Extra crispy awesome.

The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds points to the lack of scientific evidence regarding the issue of cats impacting bird populations in the UK.

A NC dog owner left his keys and his Chihuahua inside his truck while he went into the drugstore – they had been stolen by the time he came back.

A 30 year old woman in NY left her 18 month old Pitbull to starve to death and was sentenced to 20 days of community service.

North Dakota cows are being flown in large numbers to Kazakhstan in order to replenish the country’s supply of cattle.

Government officials in Namibia give control over wildlife to area farmers in an effort to save animals’ lives.

Paleontologist makes a case for releasing the kraken from myth, moving it to science.

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Animal Ark looks at an ordinance in Minneapolis which allows the city to kill “dangerous” or “potentially dangerous” dogs

If YOU don’t adopt this pet, he will DIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and other tales of woe by Christie Keith

Toronto pet stores can now only sell shelter/rescue pets  (Thank you Beverly for the link.)

Never mind macho men and their little dogs, here are some rappers with cats

An update on the li’l buttons at the Henry Co shelter:  The last 3 were placed with a rescue group last week!

If you like pop art, you may be interested in these pieces on etsy  (Note:  I don’t know the artist or stand to benefit if any of these paintings are sold.  I just surfed into the shop and thought some might enjoy looking.)

Not pet-related but interesting nonetheless:  Slideshow of map monsters

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heh, Gothamist:  Pack of Stray Dogs Apparently Adds To Mets’ Fans Sadness

Also in NYC, but not so ha:  Our friend John Sibley breaks down the broke down piece of legislation being pushed by the ASPCA.

Sheriff Sam Parker has been running the notorious pound in Chesterfield Co, SC but now he’s taking his ball and going home.

Regular readers will remember the pound in Lincoln Co, NC as the place where HSUS dropped off some of the Alabama 44 to be gassed to death.  A worker at the pound recently tied a couple of dogs to an outside fence where they died of heatstroke and asphyxiation.  The worker has been fired, no word on criminal charges.

KC Dog Blog shares some of the interesting data from a study on removing puppies from their litters too soon.

Goodbye, good blog:  Pet Connection is dust in the wind.  The writers there had a helluva run and you can keep up with them in future as they share their individual works on this page.