Not content to steal animals this Memorial Day weekend, Austin police decide to dispense with the formalities and go about shooting them in parks instead.
In front of families with children.
At Emma Long Park in Northwest Austin, this Memorial Day was one to be remembered for sure. Not for the shrieks of delight along the waters [...]
Unfortunately, not one stolen by animal control, but I guess it is a step in the right direction.
In February, the mayor of Alice, Texas, agreed to take care of the neighbor’s dog in their absence. Upon their return she lied to them and told them the dog was dead and she had buried it, [...]
April 27, 2008 – 10:38 pm
The following article caused our heads to explode all over the wall, pardon us while we clean up.
Animal cruelty case sparks increase in pitt (sic) bull rescue efforts
Apparently a pit bull was found walking down the road in Travis County with his head and mouth duct taped closed and shot in the shoulder.
Amazingly, while Austin [...]
So, Monday this was posed to Austin Rescue (with permission to crosspost):
PERMISSION TO CROSS POST
Last Friday Bev Gainer (GSD Rescue of Central Texas) and I took an
emaciated young female Cattle Dog mix and her 6 nursing pups (about 4 weeks
old) from a woman who was unable to care for them. Bobbi, the mother dog,
had lived [...]
February 15, 2008 – 10:57 pm
Here is the famous expose John Stossel did on the SPCA in Texas. The SPCA (and other animal control agencies) steal people’s animals and sell them. Sounds unbelievable, right? It did to us too - until it happened to us.
The pattern is that the agency (animal control, police, etc) do the raid on a holiday [...]