tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35360204372950016182024-03-14T02:29:39.433-04:00YesBiscuit!Shining a light on the plight of pets in Southern shelters, advocating for no-kill, pitbulls, home prepared pet food; exposing the terrible truth about PETA and other pet slaughterhouses; taking on the false and dangerous claims made by the pet food industry; generally standing up and jumping around in the Status Quo boat.YesBiscuit!http://www.blogger.com/profile/13827466504671715047noreply@blogger.comBlogger682125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3536020437295001618.post-85366847455481920552010-03-21T09:44:00.007-04:002010-03-21T09:53:52.362-04:00New Blog LocationThis blog has moved.Please visit us athttp://yesbiscuit.wordpress.com/YesBiscuit!http://www.blogger.com/profile/13827466504671715047noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3536020437295001618.post-17377853546187815272010-03-19T17:08:00.002-04:002010-03-19T17:14:01.898-04:00Is This a Fair Evaluation?Reminder: This blog is now living at yesbiscuit.wordpress.com*** How would you expect a dog who looked like this to score in a shelter evaluation? To find out how this dog actually scored and what will happen to her as a result, click here. Every shelter dog deserves a fair evaluation.YesBiscuit!http://www.blogger.com/profile/13827466504671715047noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3536020437295001618.post-35506504215473667722010-03-18T18:24:00.000-04:002010-03-18T18:25:14.304-04:00Whose Side is Matthew Pepper on?Reminder: This blog is now living at yesbiscuit.wordpress.com***The Memphis Animal Shelter killed around 13,000 pets in 2009. In 2010, they hired Matthew Pepper to take over the helm. I was thinking he was going to work toward reducing the killing at the shelter. Now I'm not so sure. This week, the community gathered at a city council meeting to discuss a proposal regarding mandatory spay YesBiscuit!http://www.blogger.com/profile/13827466504671715047noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3536020437295001618.post-3881948714519565852010-03-18T12:01:00.000-04:002010-03-18T12:02:00.056-04:00Pitbull Burned in NC Fire Available for AdoptionReminder: This blog is now living at yesbiscuit.wordpress.com***A Mother in NC left 4 kids home alone 2 weeks ago with a Pitbull puppy in a crate. The house caught fire and firefighters were able to save a 4 year old and a 7 year old but were sadly too late to save the two babies in the home. A neighbor mentioned there was a dog inside and firefighters rescued her from the flames: The YesBiscuit!http://www.blogger.com/profile/13827466504671715047noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3536020437295001618.post-24444982529940066852010-03-18T09:31:00.001-04:002010-03-18T09:32:45.894-04:00Treats on the InternetsReminder: This blog is now living at yesbiscuit.wordpress.com***This sounds like a pretty good dogWe all use stamps, even if we use them less frequently than we did in the before time - why not buy these?Rescuers in Houston would like to take a dog at BARC to a veterinary specialist to see if her sight can be saved but BARC is refusing to release herAustin is encouraging the community to get YesBiscuit!http://www.blogger.com/profile/13827466504671715047noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3536020437295001618.post-21076915025889045772010-03-16T16:26:00.004-04:002010-03-17T09:03:30.421-04:00I breakded it.Update, 3-17: The new blog address is http://yesbiscuit.wordpress.com/It's working (knock on wood).***I'm not an overly skilled computer geek but I can generally get around ok. Today, not so much apparently. In trying to address some problems I was having at the new blog, I seem to have kerplunk/kerplooey'd the whole damn thing. Unless some sort of blogmiracle befalls me, Ima hafta start overYesBiscuit!http://www.blogger.com/profile/13827466504671715047noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3536020437295001618.post-82249217321575421262010-03-15T18:44:00.003-04:002010-03-15T18:55:45.177-04:00KY: Dog Warden Charged with Animal CrueltyThis video depicts a dog in obvious need of veterinary care (long overdue). It was allegedly shot inside the Webster County dog pound in KY. The conditions the surrounding dogs are living in are evident in the clip. After seeing the video and some photographs, the local TV station went to the pound with the KY state police. The dog warden, John Dunn, did not want the camera crew inside the YesBiscuit!http://www.blogger.com/profile/13827466504671715047noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3536020437295001618.post-36641303109801078082010-03-15T14:52:00.003-04:002010-03-17T09:05:37.544-04:00Blog MovingUpdate: 9am, 3-17-10: The new blog is up: http://yesbiscuit.wordpress.com/***Added: 4pm, 3-16-10: The new blog is currently down. My bad. Will update this post as soon as I figure the bugger out.***I'm doing that annoying thing bloggers sometimes do - moving my blog. I'll leave this one up as an archive source (although I have moved some of the posts to the new blog). To allow everyone timeYesBiscuit!http://www.blogger.com/profile/13827466504671715047noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3536020437295001618.post-50713681925998327732010-03-15T14:48:00.001-04:002010-03-15T14:50:25.129-04:00More on Robeson Co Animal ShelterThere is another article in the local paper regarding allegations of cruelty at the Robeson Co Animal Shelter (RCAS). It's basically a he said/she said type deal with the shelter manager countering one eyewitness report with this handy retort: “She did not witness anything. What she thinks she saw was not the truth.” Beyond the back and forth, there are a couple of noteworthy items: Robeson Co YesBiscuit!http://www.blogger.com/profile/13827466504671715047noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3536020437295001618.post-38229023221830839572010-03-15T08:27:00.003-04:002010-03-15T08:37:43.974-04:00Stolen Puppy for Sale?Border Wars has a post about someone claiming to have stolen a mixed breed puppy and advertised her on Craigslist for $125. Although I have no way of verifying the story, I do hope police will look into the matter. If it is true that the pup was stolen, let's hope she is returned to her rightful owners and that police take the crime seriously. If it turns out to be a hoax, dude - not funny.YesBiscuit!http://www.blogger.com/profile/13827466504671715047noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3536020437295001618.post-65220787038860656582010-03-14T11:21:00.000-04:002010-03-14T11:21:55.166-04:00PETA Continues Slaughtering Pets in 2009PETA has roughly 187 employees in addition to interns and volunteers. The group has 2 million supporters. If we make the assumption that PETA is like most organizations who kill pets, we can assume that employees, interns, volunteers and supporters will, on occasion, save a pet from being killed by adopting that pet themselves. This is common practice and easily understandable - people who YesBiscuit!http://www.blogger.com/profile/13827466504671715047noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3536020437295001618.post-77849045628066206732010-03-13T20:34:00.000-05:002010-03-13T20:35:18.635-05:00The Audacity of The HopeFrom the home page of The Hope Sanctuary's website:We are about to be evicted from our premises. We need to fundraise and FAST. We desperately need $1 million US to buy the Sanctuary before March 31st. If not and heaven forbid, we may have to put down all the dogs and cats we shelter. That's over 100 dogs and 25+ cats. Please pass this on to anyone and everyone - local and overseas. YesBiscuit!http://www.blogger.com/profile/13827466504671715047noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3536020437295001618.post-7303209921554380192010-03-13T19:52:00.002-05:002010-03-13T19:54:40.203-05:00Update on Spork CaseThe owners of a Dachshund who bit a CO veterinary technician have been granted a 6 month deferred prosecution by a judge. So long as Spork doesn't bite anyone during the next 6 months, the charges will be dropped.One of the many things I've learned from Cesar Millan would potentially be applicable in Spork's case: Hand little dogs off backwards. That is, when Person A is holding a little dog YesBiscuit!http://www.blogger.com/profile/13827466504671715047noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3536020437295001618.post-44616630834001180812010-03-13T12:40:00.000-05:002010-03-13T12:40:34.197-05:00Memphis Animal Shelter News BitsMatthew Pepper, the new director of the Memphis Animal Shelter (MAS), met with the Animal Services Advisory Board this week to discuss his plans for turning the shelter around. He will meet with them again next week:Pepper plans to join the Animal Services Advisory Board for a public discussion next Tuesday on the issue of spaying and neutering. The meeting is scheduled for March 16th at 4pm at YesBiscuit!http://www.blogger.com/profile/13827466504671715047noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3536020437295001618.post-9298546896068906942010-03-12T17:30:00.000-05:002010-03-12T17:30:41.699-05:00Robeson Co Animal Shelter InspectionsThe following info is snipped from state inspections of the Robeson Co Animal Shelter over the past two years. These snippets are summaries - not direct quotes. You can click the links to view the original reports (pdfs). My notes are in parentheses.April 16, 2008 inspection: 108 enclosures with 54 dogs and 4 cats in the shelter. Cross contamination issues.April 22, 2008 inspection: 108 YesBiscuit!http://www.blogger.com/profile/13827466504671715047noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3536020437295001618.post-77803753522422987212010-03-12T10:09:00.000-05:002010-03-12T10:09:16.679-05:00WANTED: Common Sense in Emmetsburg, IAThe city codes in Emmetsburg, Iowa deem Pitbulls to be dangerous dogs. City residents Andrea and Jeremy Bowman have a dog in Emmetsburg who may be part Pitbull (the dog is a mixed breed and those breeds are in dispute). I want to make clear at this point there is no mention of allegations of biting or even growling at any person or animal by the dog. The Bowmans, along with one of their YesBiscuit!http://www.blogger.com/profile/13827466504671715047noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3536020437295001618.post-6146349735292728152010-03-11T12:51:00.001-05:002010-03-11T12:52:30.603-05:00Treats on the InternetsCity Council voted this morning to make Austin a no kill city!NC Governor's Facebook page has received thousands of complaints regarding the Robeson Co Animal Shelter. Her office posted an intention to look into the complaints.The Baltimore dog groomer who police had depicted as a "nurse" to dogs used in fights has had animal cruelty charges against her dropped. (H/T to Heather who predicted YesBiscuit!http://www.blogger.com/profile/13827466504671715047noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3536020437295001618.post-31839355858616195452010-03-11T10:49:00.001-05:002010-03-11T10:51:10.418-05:00Justifying Shelter KillingWhy do we kill pets in shelters? I no longer believe in the"too many pets, not enough homes" reasoning because the math does not add up. But I understand this is a point of contention for many who cling to the old thinking. I'm guilty of clinging sometimes myself so I understand. So let's say, for the sake of argument, it's true that we have too many pets and not enough homes. Don't ask me YesBiscuit!http://www.blogger.com/profile/13827466504671715047noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3536020437295001618.post-74841948589825624892010-03-10T14:51:00.001-05:002010-03-10T15:00:20.125-05:00Action Alert for Austin Pet LoversYou are invited:When: 10am Thursday, March 11, 2010Where: City Hall in the Council Chambers (301 W. Second St in downtown Austin)What: The city council will vote on adopting a plan to make Austin a no kill city.Why: The city shelter currently kills pets even when they have space for them. Sometimes they kill them just because they're young. The community does not want this happening in YesBiscuit!http://www.blogger.com/profile/13827466504671715047noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3536020437295001618.post-13434373693796506802010-03-10T09:37:00.003-05:002010-03-12T17:34:15.668-05:00What's Going on at the Robeson Co Animal Shelter in NC?An online search turns up countless stories of neglect, cruelty and killings alleged to have taken place at Robeson County Animal Shelter in NC. As with all things posted on the net, you have to judge for yourself what seems credible to you. Stories include:1997 video of pets being cruelly killed by shelter workers (Warning - graphic)After the lawsuit which followed the video, the shelter YesBiscuit!http://www.blogger.com/profile/13827466504671715047noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3536020437295001618.post-23208070343053928142010-03-09T10:29:00.003-05:002010-03-09T10:49:47.846-05:00Two Pitbulls Rescued in ArkansasI just love these nutjobs who are all anti-government until they want clean drinking water or a road to drive on or a way to get across a river besides swimming. And who do they call when their barn goes up in flames? The government, of course:[William] Stewart's criminal activities were first discovered by White County authorities when they responded to a fire at a barn on his property YesBiscuit!http://www.blogger.com/profile/13827466504671715047noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3536020437295001618.post-86856755246413322182010-03-08T16:01:00.000-05:002010-03-08T16:01:57.847-05:00Must See TVI can announce after watching this video that it is indeed possible to tear up while tapping your toes to a Monkees tune and smiling at pictures of happy pets.YesBiscuit!http://www.blogger.com/profile/13827466504671715047noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3536020437295001618.post-91336416385223391282010-03-08T15:14:00.004-05:002010-03-08T15:23:52.412-05:00Case Update: Walker Co Humane Society in ALBrett Wadsworth, the attorney representing Boost's owner against the Walker County Humane Society (you might remember that the shelter killed Boost immediately upon admission and then lied about it), says that last week, the shelter made the owner an offer of $2000. They are refusing the offer and pursuing their lawsuit.Good on them. You can read all the posts on this case here.YesBiscuit!http://www.blogger.com/profile/13827466504671715047noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3536020437295001618.post-65876818913431758232010-03-08T12:41:00.002-05:002010-03-08T12:50:20.826-05:00"I know what the caged bird feels"In this terrible economy, I'm inclined to feel sympathy for anyone who gets evicted from his home and has to move to another city. He's obviously not moving by choice and who knows why he was evicted - maybe he just fell on hard times financially. In the case of someone who has 7 Pitbulls (a male, a female and a litter of 5 pups), that's going to be a tough situation. I can't think of many YesBiscuit!http://www.blogger.com/profile/13827466504671715047noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3536020437295001618.post-37830441367731396112010-03-08T10:03:00.004-05:002010-03-08T10:11:57.829-05:00Cause of Death in Lee Co, SC Dog AttackA follow up on the 65 year old woman in SC who died during a dog attack last week:Lee County Coroner Alford Elmore told The Item of Sumter that an autopsy Friday showed that Ethel Horton had an enlarged heart and died before the dog did much damage to her.The woman died of a heart attack. The husband, who was attacked first, remains in the hospital. The dog was killed following the attack.YesBiscuit!http://www.blogger.com/profile/13827466504671715047noreply@blogger.com0