Cats are not having an easy time in this area. On May 19, we issued a news release about four very young kittens that had been abandoned at a dumpster. The top flaps of the box had been secured so no escape was possible; besides, the kittens were too young to have any hope of [...]

About a week ago, we received a call from a man who said that a woman had been given a little Chihuahua puppy, and she had wrapped it in a blanket and put it in a trash can in her backyard. That sounded odd, and within five minutes we had left the shelter to go [...]

Bobo came to the shelter in 1994 as a four- week-old puppy. Her owner had found homes for all the other puppies. Bobo was covered with fleas and was weak. She was adopted by April, who had just started working as a kennel attendant a few weeks before. She had a tiny puppy body with [...]

A few weeks ago, we went with an animal control officer to a house in response to a call from concerned family members. Due to circumstances of life, a relative was no longer able to take care of her dog, and no one wanted to take responsibility. We were asked to pick the dog up. [...]

Although dogs are generally more high-maintenance than cats, there does seem to be a time when dogs are much easier. That time comes at least once a year for most cats, and more often for others – the dreaded trip to the veterinarian, and then any possible results from that trip (e.g. having to give [...]

It is the time of year that brings back such fond memories of days gone by of Easter baskets, Easter egg hunts, and lots and lots of candy. Now, it also brings back memories of ducks abandoned in parks, rabbits stuffed into boxes at dumpsters, and additional animals received at the shelter. Once again, we [...]