Accidental killings in US animal shelters are often not accidents

Accident or careless management?

Intro: There are many thousands (over 4,000) of excellent animal shelters in the US saving the lives of hundreds of thousands of animals each year but there are some who are failing through sloppy management. The presence of animal shelters in the US is a wonderful thing when you think about it. They indicate …

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Animal shelter recorded live outcomes but sent animals to vet school for testing and euthanasia

Dog at shelter destined for a vet school and ultimately euthanasia

We don’t have the name of the animal shelter except that it is a “humane group” in the state of Louisiana. It appears that they were sending live animals to the LSU Veterinary School for testing and ultimately euthanasia but on their books they were recording these animals as “live outcomes”. In other words …

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Companion Animal Protection Act needs your help to pass next step in Florida vote

While this HB is only for residents of Florida to contact their representatives, The Companion Animal Protection Act would help save the lives of cats across the United States. The Florida House will reconvene on March 29 and should HB515 bill pass, it will become effective on July 1, 2017. It passed the first …

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