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Category Archives: shelter contracts

Should people with certain illnesses or backgrounds be prevented from adopting shelter cats?

PoC avatarPosted on December 16, 2021 by Elisa Black-TaylorDecember 16, 2021

This is a discussion on whether certain human diseases, health conditions or backgrounds should determine whether a cat should be adopted out to that person. As we get older, most of us suffer from one condition or another. Some are … continue reading…

Posted in shelter contracts | Tagged The Articles of Elisa Black-Taylor | 21 Replies
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Austin Animal Shelter tried to gag rescuers

PoC avatarPosted on August 14, 2021 by Michael BroadAugust 14, 2021

The No Kill Advocacy Center reported on their Facebook page that Austen’s animal shelter had enacted a new rescue policy which banned rescuers making public statements about the shelter management which they deemed were inappropriate, negative or offensive. To me … continue reading…

Posted in shelter contracts | Tagged animal shelter, Cat News, cat rescuer, cat rescues, shelter contracts | Leave a reply
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Animal shelter inadvertently gave me a pregnant cat then demanded that I abort and spay her

PoC avatarPosted on March 20, 2019 by Michael BroadMarch 20, 2019

By Tracey Wilson – Readers’ Forum Our local SPCA adopted a cat to us. I noticed after a week that she seemed to be getting quite fat. I put it down to eating well but she just kept getting bigger. … continue reading…

Posted in shelter contracts | Tagged abortion, adoption, animal shelter, animal shelter mistake, articles from readers, cat spaying, pregnant cat, shelter contracts | 3 Replies
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Are staff at animal shelters compensated adequately?

PoC avatarPosted on September 25, 2018 by Michael BroadSeptember 25, 2018

Why is the suicide rate among animal shelter staff relatively high? Is it because of the kind of person working at shelters or the work they do, or both? Are they paid enough? One of the pages on this website … continue reading…

Posted in shelter contracts | Tagged animal rescue, animal rescue statistics | Leave a reply
Shelter Director Fired Because She Euthanised 14 Cats Exposed to Ringworm

Shelter Director Fired Because She Euthanised 14 Cats Exposed to Ringworm

PoC avatarPosted on June 1, 2017 by Michael BroadJune 4, 2017

Kerrin Conklin was the Executive Director for the Central New York SPCA. She was fired summarily (without notice for what must have been gross misconduct) after five months in the job because she decided to authorise the euthanasia of 14 … continue reading…

Posted in shelter contracts | Tagged animal shelter, cat euthanasia, Cat News, New York, spca | 20 Replies

What does it mean when a rescue is asked to sign an Animal Welfare Agreement?

PoC avatarPosted on April 8, 2017 by Elisa Black-TaylorApril 8, 2017

What does it mean when a rescue is asked to sign an Animal Welfare Agreement between their rescue and an animal shelter they “pull” (save cats and dogs) from? This question has come up since Greenville County Animal Care Services … continue reading…

Posted in shelter contracts | Tagged animal welfare, Greenville County Animal Care, The Articles of Elisa Black-Taylor | 31 Replies
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Woman sues cat shelter for compensation after cat adopted from them bites her badly

PoC avatarPosted on September 15, 2016 by Michael BroadSeptember 15, 2016

This is another slice of human madness. It is the season for it. A woman adapted a cat from a shelter which is part of Albuquerque’s Animal Welfare Department and soon afterwards she sues the shelter. The shelter staff say … continue reading…

Posted in shelter contracts | Tagged cat bite, cat rescue, cat rescue adoptions, cat shelters, defensive cat aggression, law, shelter contracts | 14 Replies

British animal rescue organisation insists that adopted cats are free to roam outside

PoC avatarPosted on January 16, 2015 by Michael BroadJanuary 16, 2015

A British animal rescue organisation, which I can’t name today, insists that cats adopted from them are allowed to roam outside entirely freely. On what I have heard first hand, it makes no difference if you live in London or … continue reading…

Posted in Animal Rescue, Cat shelters, shelter contracts | Tagged animal rescue, animal rescue UK, cat adoption, cat adoptions, cat foster care, Cat News | 15 Replies

Management Shenanigans at Rancho Cucamonga Animal Shelter

PoC avatarPosted on November 22, 2014 by Michael BroadNovember 22, 2014

What appears to be a hidden agenda to bar certain volunteers for the wrong reasons (speaking out?) is exposed in this video. This is an example of what is happening at some shelters as stated by Elisa Black-Taylor in her … continue reading…

Posted in Animal Rescue, shelter contracts | Tagged America, animal shelters, no-kill, volunteers | 5 Replies

Animal Shelters: When I Spoke Out I was Thrown Out!

PoC avatarPosted on November 18, 2014 by Michael BroadNovember 18, 2014

By Marjorie Intro (from admin): these are the personal experiences of one volunteer/staffer (thank you). They highlight the culture amongst some animal shelters of actively rejecting and shunning the opinions of volunteers and employees who seek to improve animal welfare. … continue reading…

Posted in Animal Rescue, Cat shelters, shelter contracts | Tagged animal shelters, animal shelters usa, shelter contracts, volunteers | 2 Replies

Questions to ask when adopting a cat from a shelter

PoC avatarPosted on October 12, 2014 by Michael BroadOctober 12, 2014

I need your help on this. When you adopt from a cat rescue centre you are asked questions because the best rescue centers examine you forensically to make sure you are suitable. It sounds a bit intimidating but its shouldn’t … continue reading…

Posted in Animal Rescue, Cat shelters, shelter contracts | Tagged animal shelters, cat shelters, shelter contracts | 6 Replies

Cat Shelter Forcibly Repossesses Cat Adopted From Them Seven Years Ago

PoC avatarPosted on August 23, 2014 by Elisa Black-TaylorSeptember 24, 2016

St. Francis Animal Rescue (SFAR) is a no-kill animal rescue shelter founded in 1992 by a group of women caring for a feral colony who decided the need was there to help abandoned, stray and homeless cat located in their … continue reading…

Posted in Animal Rescue, Cat shelters, shelter contracts | Tagged Animal Rescue USA, cat rescue adoptions, cat shelters, cat shelters usa, shelter contracts, veterinarians | 65 Replies
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