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North Carolina ends gassing

March 9, 2015 By Merritt Clifton

Once the most common fate of  pound animals,  carbon monoxide gassing is now nearly history          RALEIGH, North Carolina––The last dogs and cats in North Carolina to be killed in animal shelter gas chambers died as anonymously toward the end of February 2015 as most of the 21 million or thereabouts before them. Gassing dogs […]

Filed Under: Activism, Advocacy, Animal control, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Beliefs, Culture & Animals, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Bottom, Feral cats, Humane history, Laws & politics, Population control, Population control, Rabies, Religion & philosophy, Shelters, USA Tagged With: AVMA panel on euthanasia, carbon monoxide, decompression, Doug Fakkema, euthanasia, gassing, Raymond Naramore

Adoption transport, Crazy Cat Ladies, & pyramid schemes

March 4, 2015 By Merritt Clifton

21st century versions of taking unwanted animals to Crazy Cat Lady HOUSTON, DENVER––Are adoption transport and feral cat translocation truly intelligent free-market approaches to reducing shelter killing, or just the 21st century versions of taking unwanted animals to Crazy Cat Lady? In India, cities without federally subsidized Animal Birth Control programs often covertly hire truckers […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal control, Animal organizations, Cats, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Editorials, Feature Home Bottom, Feral cats, Opinions & Letters, Population control, Population control, Shelters, Street dogs, USA Tagged With: adoption transport, Babette Lewyt, Bette Sundermeyer, Bob Rohde, Denver Dumb Friends League, Laura Carlock, North Shore Animal League, Sean Hawkins

Casualties of the “save rate”: 40,000 animals at failed no-kill shelters & rescues

February 26, 2015 By Merritt Clifton

25,000 dogs and 15,000 cats At least 25,000 dogs and 15,000 cats found at failed no-kill shelters and rescues from 2005 through 2014 might be politely described as casualties of the “save rate,” also known as the “live release rate.” The numbers of dogs and cats impounded by law enforcement from failed shelters and rescues dropped […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal control, Animal organizations, Cats, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Editorials, Feature Home Bottom, Feral cats, Opinions & Letters, Population control, Population control, Sanctuaries, Shelters, USA Tagged With: Merritt Clifton, Napier's Log Cabin, No-kill, Richard Avanzino, Spindletop

ASPCA and the Humane Alliance move toward merger

February 20, 2015 By Merritt Clifton

“While nothing is final at this point, we intend to merge with Humane Alliance” ASHEVILLE, N.C.;  NEW YORK, N.Y.––The American SPCA, the oldest animal advocacy organization in the U.S., and the Humane Alliance, the largest facilitator of nonprofit spay/neuter surgery, are exploring the possibility of a merger. “While nothing is final at this point, we […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal control, Animal organizations, Cats, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Middle Right, Population control, Population control, Shelters, USA Tagged With: ASPCA, Humane Alliance, Matthew Bershadker, Merritt Clifton, Quita Mazzina

Multnomah County animal control director Mike Oswald to retire after 37 years

February 13, 2015 By Merritt Clifton

“Whenever I needed to know what was going on across the country, I could always contact you.” I am writing to let you know that I have announced my intention to retire from Multnomah County. My last day of work will be April 30, 2015. It has been a pleasure to have worked with you […]

Filed Under: Animal control, Animal organizations, Cats, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Top, Population control, Population control, Shelters, USA Tagged With: Dave Flagler, Doug Fakkema, Gary Hendel, Hank Miggins, Mike Burgwin, Mike Oswald, Multnomah County, Portland

Former Pennsylvania SPCA executive director Erik Hendricks, 71, pushed breed-specific legislation to end pit bull overpopulation

February 10, 2015 By Merritt Clifton

Erik Hendricks, 71, for 27 years executive director of the Pennsylvania SPCA, died on January 30, 2015 of leukemia at Bryn Mawr Hospital, near Philadelphia. “Born in Rochester, New York,” recalled the Pennsylvania SPCA web site, “Hendricks was a longtime resident of Haverford. After graduating from the University of Pennsylvania in 1966, he worked on […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal control, Animal organizations, Captive animals, Cats, Dog attacks, Dogfighting, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Top, Hunting & trapping, Hunting practices, Laws & politics, Obits & Memorials, Obituaries (human), Population control, Population control, Shelters, USA, Uses of dogs, Wildlife Tagged With: Erik Hendricks, Hegins, Merritt Clifton, Pennsylvania SPCA, pit bull

Former New York City animal control chief Julie Bank takes the reins in Oklahoma City

February 4, 2015 By Merritt Clifton

Bank is expected to help Oklahoma City achieve further dramatic drops in shelter killing OKLAHOMA CITY––Former New York City Animal Care & Control chief Julie Bank on January 16, 2015 assumed direction of the Oklahoma City Animal Shelter and Animal Welfare Division. Succeeding acting director John Gary, who had replaced 14-year executive director Catherine English, […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal control, Animal organizations, Cats, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Middle Right, Population control, Population control, Shelters, USA Tagged With: Julie Bank, Nathan Winograd, Pat Claerbout, Phillip Zimmerman

Bali governor Made Mangku Pastika invites public to kill dogs

February 3, 2015 By Merritt Clifton

“If you see a free-roaming feral dog just kill it” DENPASAR, Bali, Indonesia––Raged Bali governor Made Mangku Pastika on January 31, 2015, seven years into the most badly bungled rabies control program of the 21st century, “There’s so much rabies. Our money has been depleted just to purchase rabies vaccine. Please help. If you see […]

Filed Under: Asia/Pacific, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Bottom, Indonesia, Population control, Rabies, Southeast Asia, Street dogs Tagged With: Bali Animal Welfare Association, BAWA, Janice Giraridi, Made Magku Pastika

Taiwan adopts plan to become no-kill nation by 2017

January 25, 2015 By Merritt Clifton

Bans killing impounded dogs TAIPEI, Taiwan––The Taiwanese legislature, the Legislative Yuan, on January 24, 2015 adopted 25 revisions to the 1998 national Animal Protection Act that are intended to make Taiwan a no-kill nation. The revisions includes a ban on killing impounded dogs, to take effect in 2017. The ban resembles laws in effect in […]

Filed Under: Asia/Pacific, Asian religions, Buddhism, Cats, Culture & Animals, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Bottom, Pacific rim, Population control, Population control, Religion & philosophy, Taiwan Tagged With: Merritt Clifton, Sean McCormack, Wu Hung

Should animal shelters re-open night drop-off kennels?

January 19, 2015 By Merritt Clifton

Opened in mid-2013, the state-of-the-art Whatcom Humane Society shelter may be the newest in the U.S. to include a night drop-off facility BELLINGHAM, KENAI––How far apart are the Whatcom Humane Society, of Bellingham, Washington, and the Kenai Animal Shelter, of Kenai, Alaska? Both are just five or ten minutes from airports. Measured in flight time […]

Filed Under: Animal control, Animal organizations, Cats, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Bottom, Population control, Population control, Shelters, USA Tagged With: Kenai Animal Shelter, Laura Clark, Merritt Clifton, Whatcom Humane Society

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