Shelter euthanasia is taking a mental toll: Animal rescuer sounds off in Facebook viral video

Heather Skow

This video comes from Zach Skow and is one that every animal lover should see. Zach gave the intro back in April on his Facebook page as his wife Heather gives us an idea of the torment shelter staff, volunteers and those in rescue face on a daily basis. It’s been viewed more than …

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Animal shelter managers charged with two counts of third-degree animal cruelty

Former Hamilton shelter director Todd Bencivengo, left, and Hamilton Health Officer Jeffrey Plunkett. Photo: NJ.com

Two senior managers of the Hamilton Township Animal Shelter, Todd Bencivengo, 56, the former director and Jeffrey Plunkett, 62, the health officer, have been charged with two counts of third-degree animal cruelty and one count of second-degree official misconduct. They’ve been accused of euthanizing 236 cats and 93 dogs before they’d been held for …

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Humane Society shelter executive director fired after disagreements with her boss

Deborah Bell

It’s been reported online that the Carthage Humane Society board fired their shelter director, Deborah Bell, and closed the shelter. They voted on Wednesday last and the vote went 6-3. It appears that she had done good work and the reason for the firing was a series of disagreementa with the president of the …

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Sister and brother rescue cats separated by shelter cried for each other incessantly

Sibling cats separated at shelter and they cried for each other

This long-winded video demonstrates that shelters should keep close siblings together whenever appropriate. This is an example of separation anxiety not of a cat missing his human caretaker but of one cat missing another. Although the video is teased out in length and overly long, the point made is clear and important. When there …

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Animal shelter sent live animals to vet school for euthanasia and dissection

CAA animal shelter at Baton Rouge embroiled in scandalous accusations

“This is a huge issue… They’re not trash, they’re pets.” – Desiree Bender. Accusations of scandalous behavior have been made against an animal shelter in East Baton Rouge Parish causing turmoil. A spokeswoman, Ginger Guttner, for the Louisiana State University School of Veterinary Medicine (LSU) said that the school has received about 25 animal …

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Rare surrendering of cat and dog ‘couple’ at shelter

Cat and dog 'couple' surrendered at same time at Boston animal shelter

“They love each other. They feel calm and supported when they’re near each other…” This is another first for me: a story about a ‘couple’ – a cat and a little dog – who were surrendered together in the same carrier to a shelter because their ‘owners’ were unable to find a home for …

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