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“Peak dog” means no homes left––especially not for “behavior dogs”

September 1, 2022 By Merritt Clifton

“Peak dog” also means “Fix the problem before it gets worse.” LOS ANGELES,  AUSTIN,  SAN ANTONIO––City of San Antonio Animal Care Services did not mention “peak dog,”  pit bulls,  nor even spay/neuter in a September 1,  2022 bulletin lamenting that “Just this week,  26 dogs have been humanely euthanized due to our shelter’s capacity restraints.” […]

Filed Under: Animal control, Animal organizations, Cats, Dog attacks, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Bottom, Population control, Population control, Shelters, Spay/neuter, USA Tagged With: Austin Animal Center, Austin Pets Alive, Best Friend Animal Society, Julie Castle, Lina Fisher, Los Angeles Animal Services, Merritt Clifton, Phyllis Daugherty, San Antonio Animal Care Services

Public shelters: refuge for animals or not?

December 30, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

by Wendolyn Aragon,  president,  Pet Assistance Foundation Soon after the COVID-19 pandemic hit the U.S. nearly two years ago,  in 2020,  most U.S. animal shelters adopted some variation of managed admissions,  an approach long promoted by the “no kill” movement,  only admitting animals in need of emergency care. This was concerning, since it was breeding […]

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