Have you been banned from an animal shelter for speaking out about conditions or policy?

This is going to be an in-depth article, but I’ll try to condense it as much as possible. Today I’d like to talk about Section 1983 as it pertains to volunteers, staff, fosters and rescues who attempt to speak out against shelter cruelty, only to lose their job in the process. There is an …

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Florida: City commissioners working with volunteers on TNR

Counties and cities in the USA are gradually working out ways to control cat populations with the objective of humanely reducing numbers of stray and unwanted cats. Marion County, Florida has confinement laws, for example. In Deltona, Volusia County, Florida, USA, the commissioners have worked out a better way, going forward, to solve the …

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Angels & Bitches: the real world of animal rescue as I see it

The angels and bitches of cat rescue

Before writing this article, I contacted webmaster Michael about whether I could actually use the word ‘bitch’ in the title. It’s not meant to offend, but to offer insights into the world of animal rescue (especially cats and dogs), that requires a special ‘bitch mentality’ to get the job done. In other words, a …

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Julianne Westberry saga – seeking closure – identifying cats

Introduction: I confess that I am rather reluctant to publish this article because we have probably have had enough of Julianne Westberry. However, Eliza, has written what will presumable be the final article in this saga. The reason for it is laudable because it seeks closure on the matter of identifying the cats involved. …

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