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Search results for "adoption of animals" ...
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Death by the Pound
The rate at which the San Antonio city pound kills cats and dogs is high as compared to other larger cities. In spite of this the city has not being doing anything to increase the rate of adoption. While reporting about this story, Lisa Sandburg also found that the pound staffers were keeping and killing the animals in an inhumane manner.
Tags: dogs and cats; euthanasia of animals; San Antonio city pound; adoption of animals; inhumane killing of animals
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House of Horrors
This story investigates an animal shelter which was rampantly killing dogs and cats in their care. The director of the shelter was the main cause of these killings. The reporter found that the shelter had a low adoption record and killed nearly 80 percent of the animals that were kept there. County officials though on the other hand maintain that these allegations against the shelter were baseless.
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No-Kill Shelter?
Fox 8 WGHP investigates an animal rescue shelter's claim that it takes care of pets until they are adopted. The reporters unveil an ugly scheme: While the public donates $50 per pet to have it offered for adoption, the kennel sends the majority of the animals straight to the county shelter for euthanasia. The investigation exposes wrongdoing by Ann Banks, director of the Banks Animal Rescue Kennel and former sheriff's employee. After the broadcast Banks was arrested on animal cruelty charges.
Tags: TAPE; TRANSCRIPT; FOI; BARK; cats; dogs; undercover investigations; hidden camera
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Destined to Die
An Indianapolis Star investigation into the city animal care reveals a stunning picture: thousands of animals are being killed every year, stray cats and dogs do not receive adequate veterinary care, and while the euthanasia rates are dropping in other communities, they are rising in Indianapolis. The city and the Humane society officials resist proposals that could save animals. "While the killing continues, the Humane Society sits on a huge pot of money that makes the charity one of the wealthiest of its size in the country," the Star reports.
Tags: pet adoption; charity; shelters; spay-neuter clinics; animal welfare; CAR; FOI requests; FOIA; euthanasia; sterilization
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The Paris News investigates Lamar County Humane Association and the battle for control over the animal adoption shelter. According to the article, LCHA is charged with financial mismanagement, tax evasion, and conflict of interest in allowing too much control of a non-profit by private business. The shelter may also lose $250,000 in monies donated from the estate of a wealthy benefactor. (June 9-13, 1996)
Tags: Alvarez Altenbaumer Tribble Being Humane Conflict of interest 7 pgs.