Comments on: Dog Euthanized Within an Hour of Arrival at Jasper Shelter

By: Susan Gaskell

Susan Gaskell — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 04:12:34 +0000

I hope this director is not still in charge at the Jasper facility and I hope that the NATIONAL Humane Society has taken some actions to restructure their branch operations so that they are truly a humane organization.

By: isak

isak — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 17:40:08 +0000

I applaud Mr. Campbell’s goal to turn this tragedy into a reformed Humane Society. There seem to be so many such facilities that have managed to hide their problems, but the current economic stress is bringing these problems to the surface as more and more pets are being turned in.

As for suggestions: I don’t know how many shelters you have and how they are set-up, etc., but…

1. Perhaps as part of the submission process to a shelter, the info could be entered into a central database including a photo of the animal. This would be a requirement. This database could be searched via area shelters’ websites. Access for entering info into this database would be available to all the shelters in your area, county, state or however you want to deem access. It might take a little longer than the current submission process, but the time spent at this point would likely be made up further down the road. A lost pet would be reunited with its owner sooner resulting in less shelter time and fewer killings (no sense hiding the real word for it).

2. Perhaps establish a program among several of the shelters where adoptable animals could be traded between the shelters maximizing their exposure to potential new homes.

3. Include ID tags on all animals adopted from the facilities. There is a new product on the market — PawTags — that bridges the gap between rabies tags, name tags and microchips. Maybe broker a deal with them. They offer a live operator 27/7, options for finding a place to “hold” the pet, etc. You can read more on the post about PawTags.

By: Cindy Wadsworth

Cindy Wadsworth — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 04:26:28 +0000

First, let me thank you for posting concerning our situation. Next I wanted to shed some light on some of your points. Yes, Boost’s owner has learned a very valuable lesson in regards to tags. Still no excuse for the Humane Society. Also, the director stated that he was brought in on a capture pole, although in another article in our local paper, the elderly couple who brought Boost in has said that is not true at all. That Boost was put on a leash, came out of the carrier easy and went it just as happy as you please. Also, this couple were “neighbors” but not right next door. They did not know who the owner was and felt like the Humane Society would be the safest place for this obvious pet to stay until the owner could find him. If they had only known….. they were never told this would be the outcome. One more thing… at first the body was not available… two days later it shows up after being drug out of the incinerator and a small percent of the charred carcass was offered to Mr. Campbell. That offer was declined. We are working torwards a positive change here in Walker County and any input will be appreciated. Anyone that would like to contact us in regards to this tragedy can do so through the facebook group linked on this blog. Thanks again for your post!!

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