Globally sensational case began with fur farming & commercial crabbing, says sheriff GUEMES ISLAND, Washington––The victims were fur farm foxes, not domestic dogs, who may have died from anal electrocution, gassing with car exhaust, or lethal injections of anything deadly. Since their point of origin is undisclosed, there is no telling whether any law there […]
Fire, crime, shelter management & the wisdom of Warren Cox
“Fire is always a threat” ORLANDO, Florida; FRISCO, Texas––“We were able to save 45 cats and 26 dogs,” the Pet Alliance of Greater Orlando posted to Facebook after a late night fire on September 15, 2021. “We are heartbroken to report that we lost 13 cats and there are four still missing,” the posting […]
The Ripple Effect by Marcy Eckhardt
A Novel Exploring the Challenges and Triumphs of Running an Animal Shelter 268 pages, paperback ($17.99) or e-book ($7.99.) https://www.amazon.com/Ripple-Effect-Exploring-Challenges-Triumphs/dp/0615630154 Reviewed by Merritt Clifton Probably close to 100% of the ANIMALS 24-7 readership have at some point either worked or volunteered in an animal shelter. Thus probably close to 100% will either intensely identify with […]
Who invented no-kill? (It wasn’t Nathan Winograd)
Many pioneers contributed to developing the methods of today The origins of no-kill dog and cat sheltering may be traced back as far as 1858, when Elizabeth Morris and Anne Waln cofounded the first animal shelter in the U.S. on the outskirts of Philadelphia. The Morris/Waln collaboration has two surviving direct descendants, the Women’s Humane Society and […]
Losing in Aurora, pit bull advocates set their dogs on us, Blue Buffalo, & Home 4 the Holidays
34,284 voters, or 35%, favored repealing the pit bull ban; 62,953, or 65%, upheld the ban. AURORA, Colorado; RANCHO SANTA FE, Calif.––What did pit bull advocates do after losing their attempt to repeal the pit bull ban in Aurora, Colorado, by a 30% margin? They figuratively set their dogs on the messenger, ANIMALS 24-7; others […]
Remember Me Thursday 2014
In 2013 more than 100,000 pet lovers from 83 countries participated On Thursday, September 25, 2014, the Helen Woodward Animal Center united with animal lovers and animal welfare organizations worldwide for the 2nd Annual Remember Me Thursday candle-lighting ceremony. The candles, lit simultaneously around the world, honored the millions of pets who lost their […]
Purina vs. Blue Buffalo food fight catches animal shelters in the middle
Lawsuit alleges false advertising ST. LOUIS, Missouri; WILTON, Connecticut; RANCHO SANTA FE, California––Purina, long the leading pet food industry sponsor of animal shelter aid programs, on May 6, 2014 sued Blue Buffalo Company Ltd., sponsor of the Home 4 the Holidays adoption program, over alleged false advertising. Blue Buffalo countersued on May 14, 2014. […]