Memphis Animal Services Continues to Starve Dogs

  • by: Sheryl Bass
  • recipient: Mayor Wharton ac.wharton@memphistn.gov

  • Starving dogs to the point of leading them to cannibalism.
  • The killing of pets who are not medically hopeless and suffering nor have they been declared a danger to society by a qualified party.
  • The killing of pets when there are empty cages at the shelter.
  • The killing of pets who have never been made available to the public for adoption, rescue or foster.
  • The killing of pets due to disease outbreak without ever making a public plea for help with quarantine to save lives.
  • Failure of the shelter to vaccinate all pets prior to or immediately upon impound as per standard disease prevention protocol.
  • Failure of the shelter to allow anyone outside of the small “Friends” group to walk dogs.
  • Failure of the shelter to fully utilize its Chameleon software to interface with PetHarbor so that every pet is viewable online by the public.
  • Failure of the shelter to properly train and/or enforce humane handling of pets by the staff.
  • Failure of the shelter to implement a TNR program so that the number of feral cats in the community can be reduced over time.
  • Failure of the shelter to keep cats separated from the sight, sound and smell of dogs in order to reduce stress and make the population less susceptible to disease.
  • Failure of the shelter to provide daily aerobic exercise for dogs for social stimulation and in order to reduce stress and make the population less susceptible to disease.
  • The removal of the webcams from MAS which were installed – and are still needed – for the protection of the pets being abused and killed at the facility.
  • The killing of pets who are not medically hopeless and suffering nor have they been declared a danger to society by a qualified party.
  • The killing of pets when there are empty cages at the shelter.
  • The killing of pets who have never been made available to the public for adoption, rescue or foster.
  • The killing of pets due to disease outbreak without ever making a public plea for help with quarantine to save lives.
  • Failure of the shelter to vaccinate all pets prior to or immediately upon impound as per standard disease prevention protocol.
  • Failure of the shelter to allow anyone outside of the small “Friends” group to walk dogs.
  • Failure of the shelter to fully utilize its Chameleon software to interface with PetHarbor so that every pet is viewable online by the public.
  • Failure of the shelter to properly train and/or enforce humane handling of pets by the staff.
  • Failure of the shelter to implement a TNR program so that the number of feral cats in the community can be reduced over time.
  • Failure of the shelter to keep cats separated from the sight, sound and smell of dogs in order to reduce stress and make the population less susceptible to disease.
  • Failure of the shelter to provide daily aerobic exercise for dogs for social stimulation and in order to reduce stress and make the population less susceptible to disease.
  • The removal of the webcams from MAS which were installed – and are still needed – for the protection of the pets being abused and killed at the facility.

 



    • Starving puppies to the point of leading them to cannibalism.

    • The killing of pets who are not medically hopeless and suffering nor have they been declared a danger to society by a qualified party.

    • The killing of pets when there are empty cages at the shelter.

    • The killing of pets who have never been made available to the public for adoption, rescue or foster.

    • The killing of pets due to disease outbreak without ever making a public plea for help with quarantine to save lives.

    • Failure of the shelter to vaccinate all pets prior to or immediately upon impound as per standard disease prevention protocol.

    • Failure of the shelter to allow anyone outside of the small “Friends” group to walk dogs.

    • Failure of the shelter to fully utilize its Chameleon software to interface with PetHarbor so that every pet is viewable online by the public.

    • Failure of the shelter to properly train and/or enforce humane handling of pets by the staff.

    • Failure of the shelter to implement a TNR program so that the number of feral cats in the community can be reduced over time.

    • Failure of the shelter to keep cats separated from the sight, sound and smell of dogs in order to reduce stress and make the population less susceptible to disease.

    • Failure of the shelter to provide daily aerobic exercise for dogs for social stimulation and in order to reduce stress and make the population less susceptible to disease.

    • The removal of the webcams from MAS which were installed – and are still needed – for the protection of the pets being abused and killed at the facility.



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