DISQUS

Hi Wag,

In #527 you asked if charges were filed on the "Dog Strangler".
Well, no not yet and it doesn't look like they will pursue it. You want to know why?
This "Dog Strangler" was in the process of being fired at the time of the incident, only he didn't know it. His supervisor was well aware of this and wanted him gone. Maybe this was the reason he watched him struggle and did nothing.
Charges should be filed on him because he is the training officer and he is morally obligated to help. Think what you want, but why did the city initally put blame on someone and not follow through on it? It is because he is innocent. His supervisor resigned for unrelated reasons.

You be the judge.

Who is Mr. Lopez?

Wash, dry, fold, kill........Wash, dry, fold, kill.......Wash, dry, fold, kill........

We have a new shelter song people!

One of the best ways to keep your pet safe and healthy is to keep your animal away from that place. SPCA can afford to offer some "waived" fees or free services at this event. After all, they got the $$$$$ even though they probably could get what they need donated.

I googled MB name and the only thing that came up is her involvement with the stupid Britney Spears crap. She is involved in more things than this waste of donations.

MB of the Spca stated here in this article that the stray animals get the same "creature comforts" as the others. You misled the public, the supporters, the contributors and the animals and you are the one that needs to answer to all of this mess. Spca LA is a fraud and will do and say anything to get $$$$$.

In her remarks, SPCA-LA President Madeline Bernstein said:


"It's so important how we treat our animals, and this village, when you go inside, and you see the state of the art material, you see the cottages, you see the residence floors, you see the cat colonies, where the cats are in there playing, it's wonderful to watch. You see separate air systems. You see a philosophy that ever animal deserve respect and food and medical care regardless of why they're here in the first place. You will also see that stray animals that are not yet ready for adoption are given the same creature comforts [as] animals that are in the adoption areas. There are no second class citizens at this facility..."

Here is some information. It looks like SPCA LA blames Long Beach for the killings but they are in charge of the adoptions. Im confused?

LBReport.com

Editorial
Auditing Animal Control, Omitting Animals
(July 6, 2004) -- LB is home to the state of the art P.D. Pitchford Companion Animal Village. One building houses SPCA-LA, which selects some dogs, cats and other animals for adoption in good homes. The rest, given up by their owners for good reason or for no good reason or found stray, are killed by the City of Long Beach in a nearby building.
(Exception: LB Animal Control now lets certain authorized 501 (c)(3) animal rescue organizations adopt animals, a praiseworthy reform; kudos to new management.)
SPCA-LA never promised fewer killings and it doesn't do the killings. SPCA-LA promised an operation that finds good homes for adoptable pets, sparing LB Animal Control the task of handling pet adoptions. As best we can tell, SPCA-LA has delivered what it promised.
It's LB Animal Control that does the killings...and taxpayers ought to know for what they're paying.
Ultimately, the solution is to ensure animals don't wind up in the misnamed government "shelter" system. Once in a "shelter," a truly Orwellian term in the animal context, most dogs and cats don't get out alive. We'll await LB management's figures, but we expect about 80% of the cats and dogs on City Hall's web site will end up being killed.

Does this animal rights group have a contact person or a website?

Not a big Q fan but there are several issues that are way beyond her. Let's wait and see what happens after everything is said and done. Will Long Beach get a slap on the wrist and go ahead with the illegal murder of tons of animals? I have a feeling that once this storm is over, old ways are going to re-surface again. The recommendations from the private investigator will probably be ignored, they have a Vet, so obviously the state does not care if they were without proper medical care for the shelter animals. The SPCA will continue to observe their roomates violating the Hayden Bill. The truth is that Long Beach will remain untouched by authorities as long as the SPCA shelters them. I heard rumors that several people contacted OSHA. The City will pay the fines as usual and go on there merry little way. This is life kids. Maybe the SPCA will wise up and do the animals a favor and break ties with the city. That would be the only solution at this point. It's easier to do nothing and keep killing.

This proves that he is still an employee. The Cty of Long Beach and the Press Telegram are full of shi* . If WM broke his own policy, then call the police. Resigned my as* . Maybe they are not announcing his resignation until he is eligible for full retirement, then you will see his name on the Civil Service agenda. "Retired" Take NC for instance. Her reassignment was not posted untill waaayyyy after a position change. You can't do the job, DON"T get paid for it. By the way, being a shelter health tech is not a light duty job. Long Beach has always made up rules because they can. WHY!!!!! Hello.....

Boy it was sure nice to see WM back at the shelter today. We have been working extra hard because of him. They are not thinking of bringing him back after all this are they? I want some more overtime. You were right #336, looks like he did not "resign" after all. Poor animals!!!!!

Well, I guess he can sit at home on the tax payers expense. Way to go Long Beach.

Who the hell is Edwards? Slime from the SPCA?

This is extactly the type of thing that has been going on at the shelter. Instead of taking care of the animals, certain individuals pull crap like this. They like to belittle and humilate people because it makes them feel better. Low life scumballs. You all better watch out because this type of thing will not be tolerated anymore. You can go packing with the other 2 losers. SP was the king of making people feel low so he can get his jollies . Glad his as* is finally gone.

One fish out, two fish gone, red fish waiting to go, blond fish - hit and run.

What about the other side? Get rid of the worthless whiney one. She should not be involved in picking who lives and who dies.

Can gay dogs get married at the shelter before they are killed?

Was he forced to leave or is he running?

Group calls pet deaths cruel
Heart sticks used at shelter painful
By Lynne P. Shackleford
Published: Friday, April 25, 2008 | Updated: 10:02 am
Four days after two former shelter volunteers informed Cherokee County Council that its animal control officers were performing cruel and unlawful euthanizations on shelter animals, it's still unclear how long and why the procedure was ever used.
About 20 people, some affiliated with local animal organizations, attended the county public works committee meeting Thursday afternoon. They wanted to know why animal control officers used intracardial injections, commonly known as heart sticks, to euthanize conscious shelter animals and what guidelines would be imposed to ensure the method isn't used again.
The committee agreed to continue the action council took Monday in contracting with local veterinarians to perform necessary euthanizations in the short-term. Committee chairman Bailey Humphries said that option could be a long-term solution for the county.
Humphries said he was unclear why the intracardial injections were performed on fully conscious animals instead of the preferred method of intravenous injections.
State law prohibits intracardial injections on conscious animals. The legislation states that if the method is used, the animal should be anesthetized and comatose.
Andrea Gilfillan and Libby Swad told council Monday evening that animal control officers, who are licensed and trained in animal euthanasia, were using the method, and they asked for council's assistance to stop the practice.
Department of Health and Environmental Control agents met with animal control officers and a local veterinarian Tuesday morning because neither the shelter nor any of its employees are licensed to have controlled substances in their possession. The county was purchasing the federally regulated substance used to euthanize animals from a local veterinarian, according to county officials.
DHEC spokeswoman Clair Boatwright would not comment on whether an investigation was ongoing or discuss possible penalties.
Dr. Rebecca Laster of the Gaffney Animal Hospital agreed to provide euthanasia services on a contractual basis if the county met certain stipulations. Those included allowing her to review records of the shelter animals and ensuring that animals brought into the shelter have been checked for a microchip, as provided by state law.
Humphries said the county would contact all local veterinarians and likely would contract with those interested on an as-needed basis.
The cost to the county would be substantially more than it has been in the past several years because no anesthetic has been purchased, only the controlled substance used to euthanize the animals.
Sandy Christiansen, director of the Spartanburg Humane Society, described Spartanburg's shelter operations to the committee and said contracting with a veterinarian to provide the service is not comparable to animal control officers performing the procedure in-house, since veterinarians have extensive training and must close their businesses to visit the shelter and perform the euthanizations.
Christiansen contradicted a statement that Interim County Administrator Ben Clary made earlier in the meeting about euthanasia, saying the practice is humane if performed correctly. Clary told committee members that there was no humane way to destroy or kill anything, including dogs, humans and snakes, but that society dictates that the method is necessary.
"There are worse fates an animal can meet than euthanasia, but if it's not done properly, it can be really bad," Christiansen said. "It's sad - no question about that - and it's not desirable to euthanize animals, but many of us are in a position to consider more humane ways of euthanasia than what's being described."
Dr. Bonnie Beaver is the past president of the American Veterinary Medical Association, a professor in the Texas A&M University's College of Veterinary Medicine and considered an euthanasia expert by the AVMA. Beaver said the preferred euthanasia method is an intravenous (IV) injection so the animal only feels a prick.
An intracardial injection on a fully conscious animal is stressful, painful and requires precision because the heart, lungs and the animal are moving during the procedure, Beaver said. It is also difficult to perform with precision, the doctor said. The purpose of euthanasia is to provide the animal with a humane death with minimal stress on the animal, Beaver added.
Christiansen agreed, at Humphries' request, to assist the shelter in making improvements and implementing guidelines, but Christiansen said others at the meeting also were qualified to provide input and have made suggestions in the past.

Manager of Moses Lake/Grant County Humane Society Shelter under Investigation for Animal Cruelty
April 4, 2007 : 12:00 AM
by Ted Brewer, Best Friends staff

Two employees at the Moses Lake/Grant County Humane Society shelter reported to the society’s board of directors and the Moses Lake Police Department that the facility’s new manager, Theresa “Terry” Parker, has cruelly and unnecessarily been euthanizing several puppies and other highly adoptable dogs impounded and born at the shelter. In addition, two animal control officers have filed animal cruelty charges against Parker.

The current board of directors at the Moses Lake/Grant County Human Society has, of yet, refused to relieve Parker of her position, and has in fact supported her continued employment.

The two employees claim that, even though there was plenty of space available at the shelter for the dogs, Parker euthanized them anyway, allowing them a period of only two to three days for them to be adopted before ending their lives. In one instance, Parker euthanized an entire litter of eight born at the shelter, as well as its mother.

“In truth,” employee Stacey Hill wrote in a letter to the board and sent to the Moses Lake Police Department, “[the shelter] has become a death row prison for animals.”

Hill’s letter claims Parker admitted that her certification as a euthanasia technician had expired, but nonetheless insisted on injecting the dogs herself. It also claims that on numerous occasions Parker was unable to find a vein in which to inject the poison, and instead injected it into either the dog’s abdominal cavity or heart.

The shelter uses a poison called FatalPlus to euthanize the dogs. A sodium pentobarbital, FatalPlus causes severe pain if not injected directly into the blood stream. Hill reported seeing previously healthy dogs “running around the room and screaming in pain,” as well as “slamming their heads against the wall,” before collapsing and dying.

“It’s not due to a lack of space, health issues, or behavior problems,” the second employee, Connie Sanders, wrote in an email requesting help from animal assistance organizations. “Simply fewer dogs mean less work for the staff.”

Sanders and Hill both also stated that Parker was extremely liable to euthanize any dog that barked or snapped, and that she refused to keep more than three puppies at the shelter at any given time. The rest were euthanized.

According to Sanders and Hill, Parker severely limits the amount of food given to the dogs, allowing each dog only a cup or two of dry food per day, even though the shelter has, according to Sanders, “plenty of food” on hand. The dogs have therefore lost a considerable amount of weight and are susceptible to diseases.

The first employee to contact the board of directors with her concerns about Parker was Sanders. She was fired by the board for doing so, though she was responsible for raising the number of adoptions from 50 per month (at the time she was hired) to between 100 and 150.

The president of the board, Harmony L.A. White, resigned out of protest for keeping Parker on duty, as did three other members.

The Moses Lake/Grant County Humane Society is a privately-owned, non-profit corporation, but receives funds from both the city and the county.

White and a group of concerned citizens, including Sanders, are now demanding that Parker be removed from her position immediately and that conditions at the shelter improve. They have brought their case to the mayor of Moses Lake, the Grant County Commission, and are scheduled to testify before the Moses Lake City Council on April 10.

The group is spearheaded by Peny Archer, who at first worried that any news of Parker’s practices would prevent people from donating badly needed funds to the shelter, but now sees no alternative but to go public with the news.

“We’ve been hesitant about airing dirty laundry,” Archer said, “but we’re getting stonewalled now.”

Referring to the current board members who refuse to fire Parker, Archer said, “these are people who have been in control since day one, and they don’t want to give it up. It’s their way or the highway.”

Though Parker has, for now, been barred from euthanizing any more dogs, Archer still worries about the welfare, hygiene, and overall health of the dogs at the shelter, and about how Parker might be treating them.

Archer is requesting help from anyone who might have advice or suggestions for how to end the abuse at her local animal shelter.

Dick Maier, DVM
(this is the vet currently handling the euthanasia)

#151- Hostile

You are the main reason why this happened in the first place. Obvious that you are one of the hostile ones.

ACO for life
United States


ps I am ron

I administered the drug and the dog was put the dog in the holding cage


Learn to read

ACO for life


my real name is tonya now what do you have to say

sam wrote:

LB Health Tech....was not doing her job. You will face the music if you return. You did say some truth. Wes was the scapegoat..The the officer that is suspended is partly because of you..YOU the person in charge of the euthanasia room and does what is necessary for the safety of staff and humane treatment of the animals. Christine face it..you failed...Christine you are the one that should have re-instructed
MUCHO OFFicer "V" to do the what was told to The impounding officer pointed that out on the card...sedate this dog. Owners were afraid of this dog and the dog was sedated to be transported to the shelter... There is no place for Mucho Man at the shelter...or mucho attitudes. Learn form this mistake...and take some of the responsibility for these mistakes..
Long Beach Animal Control is one of the best shelters to work for. Lets not lose sight of what shelters have to cope with on a daily basis.
Lets write letters to increase all staffs pay and increase staffing.....
Again with the fake name. Obviously you were misinformed. I sedated the dog after it came to the shelter. The owners did not. I sedated it before euthanasia. Read the report. As for mistakes happen, I agree. Staffing and payscales will increase after this "Sam". For your info- the Veterinarian is in charge of the euthanasia room and now they will be because of this. If is it my fault "sam", why didnt I get suspended and put on unpaid leave like "V".???? Get the facts and identify yourself.

hope not