“Any claim that such clinics are either unnecessary or should be restricted based on my work is categorically false.” MONTGOMERY––Acting as judge during an Alabama State Board of Veterinary Licensing hearing on charges brought against Alabama Spay/Neuter Clinic founder William B. Weber, board member Sam J. Eidt, DVM on April 29, 2014 reportedly cited No Kill […]
Veterinary protectionism rises again in Alabama (update)
Nonprofit clinic suspends operations COLUMBIANA, Alabama––A three-year push by Alabama for-profit veterinarians to close the four nonprofit spay/neuter clinics in the state partially succeeded during the last week of April 2014 when charges brought against William B. Weber, DVM and the nonprofit Alabama Spay/Neuter Clinic in Irondale intimidated Joy Baird, DVM into suspending operations at the […]
Maddie’s Fund scraps model shelter plan
Model shelter is no shelter at all PLEASANTON, California––The long-awaited state-of-the-art Maddie’s Fund teaching and training shelter turns out to be no shelter at all. Whether this reflects a change in the Maddie’s Fund thinking about how best to transition the U.S. to no-kill animal control is unclear, but the decision to scrap the notion […]
New adoption center gives Fresno humane community a point of pride
A rare “good news for animals” event in a city which has had little to celebrate FRESNO, California––Celebrating a rare “good news for animals” event in a city which has had little to celebrate, the Cat House on the Kings and the Petco Foundation on February 15, 2013 together opened a new 1,500-square-foot adoption center […]
Humane community stops Alabama vets from blocking low-cost s/n
Alabama Veterinary Medical Examiners Board denies Alabama Veterinary Practice Owners Association request to deny licenses to nonprofit clinics MONTGOMERY––The Alabama Veterinary Medical Examiners Board on October 10, 2012 unanimously rejected a rule proposed by the Alabama Veterinary Practice Owners Association which could have closed all four nonprofit dog and cat sterilization clinics in the state. […]
Humane success makes market for mixed-breed pups
TACOMA–Why did the Humane Society of Tacoma & Pierce County fire one 15-year employee on May 25, 2006, and suspend another without pay for three days, for mistakenly euthanizing five Labrador-mix puppies? Why did Joseph P. “Jo Jo the Dog Man” O’Neill, 70, die alone of a heart attack on June 22, 2005 aboard a train in Poland, after 40-odd years […]
Pet Overpopulation and the 70% Rule
by W. Marvin Mackie, D.V.M. March 2003 In an October 2002 article about the national Animal Birth Control program in India, entitled “Get 70% or flunk”, ANIMALS 24-7 editor Merritt Clifton mentioned the Fibonacci 70% rule. His writing piqued my interest to the point that I asked him for further clarification, and then conducted some research of […]
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