A Feral Dog Is Not A Wild Animal, But It Can Be Dangerous.

Along with many of our friends today, we at Oreo's place watched

" The Great Feral Dog Rescue" The only good that came of it was Shirley and tribe may have injured themselves with all the back patting. I believe if I hear the Starfish story/theme one more time I will rip a paw. I am making a fair guesstimate here using published averages from Memphis Animal Shelter. The average daily Euthanasia rate runs between 50 & 55, that is a tragedy in a very real sense. But what has been done courtesy of the killing meddlers from YB is even more painful. During the stay of 17 days by a dog dubbed "Mari "by the No Kill apologists, over 900 ( nine-hundred ) dogs were euthanized. Lacking the South Carolina insanity, and in particular the mouthpiece for Nathan Winograd known colloquially as "Yes Biscuit" the death toll could have been much lower. How, you may query ?

Simple math, and common sense. A dog known to be part of a feral pack, and captured only through the use of a trap comes into the shelter, so far pretty average, stay tuned for the nightmare. Unbeknownst to the poor canine who is off on it's daily run, it is about to become fodder for the No Kill propaganda machine. The dog is transported to the shelter in it's trap, where it's processed for intake. Enter the South Carolina "to much time on our hands" club. The dog is spotted on a webcam and the rest is history. Not big history, just annoying No Kill history. What should have been perhaps a short fearful period followed by a humane death ( vs. hit by car, or killed by pack ) became 17 days of terror, people ! Seventeen days during which 900 other dogs were euthanized for time and space. Were any of the other dogs more likely to have a chance at a permanent home ? probably; am I so naive as to think they all would have been saved, absolutely not. When the YB hens learned the dog they were fixated on was aggressive, did they consider putting their efforts into helping another dog who had a chance at placement ? Nope, because it was never about the animal, it was about getting their way, and their distorted view of David and Goliath. Their massively warped view of "we must save this dog at any cost", stole innocent animals chance for adoption. The cost of other animals lives was inconsquential, The interuption of animal care at MAS was a small price to pay because the No Kill carpetbaggers would not be paying it.

This blog doesn't feel the feral dog had no value, it just reasons that in a world of homeless animals why not save the ones that have a chance for a decent life ? We lived with the dogs of Gabbs out here, we know that almost 4 years later none of those dogs were ever rehabbed. They never accepted a leash without fear, and they never "smiled" They were shuffled from rescue to rescue to finally die, alone at the end of a needle, feeling only the constant terror they had lived with since their capture/rescue.

If you find a stray, and want to tame it, good luck; but if that comes at the expense of, not only that dog, but others; don't call yourself a " hero". Truly feral dogs should not be a project, what I see most people calling feral are domestic dogs gone stray. You know how some rescues like to wave the banner of " don't breed and buy, while shelter dogs die " Well looking at things from a canine point of view, don't save the sick, and euthanize the healthy ! That friends is against the laws of nature, and unfair to all concerned.

There will always be senior sanctuaries, at least we hope so, but lets not punish a dog just for being healthy. That is the rather morbid way many rescues are moving. We need mentally healthy breed specific rescues and neo-natal rescues, and Poodle rescues, but please never to the exclusion of the healthy dog.

A Shelter Frozen In Time By Fringe Loonie's, Shirleys Inner Reality Has Been Reposted

As we sit here on the "left coast" as some back east think of us, I realize how very much alike we true animal lovers are. All of us out here have joined the caring people of Memphis in the watching of the webcam absurdity.  The reason I reposted the YB article is because it was true and needed to be said, however anymore  comments that are hateful at Shirley will be deleted, as a matter of fact all anon comments will be deleted without being read.  No time for silly games here.

For two and one half hours the Memphis shelter has been brought to a halt at the whim of simple minded people who once again are killing animals. The stray area remains empty, no animals receiving care, owners forced to wait, dogs not evaluated, all for poor crazy little Shirley.  The wire cage standing sentinel in the hall bears testimony to the fact they know little of animal behavior in general, and are without a doubt totally uniformed about handling a feral over 8 pounds. 

I don't like to assume, that is for the No Kill peddlers, but a reasonable suposition might be that the dog has been sedated, however if that were the case, it should have taken effect by now. 

 I would suggest that the maker of the unreasonable demands be charged for the full complement of staff and resources they have made unavailable to the public.  After all if they want a private shelter, they should pay for it.  The city staff who authorized the release should be held accountable as well, it was a bad call for a bad reason.  You cannot appease a terrorist, the city should have learned that from Pepper's untimely resignation.  It has been 40 minutes since the little blankie appeared atop the crate, those annoying little people should be required to stand there and watch the kennel, same as the staff being paid by the taxpayers.  How many staff are being held hostage on this fools errand ? Most assuredly if the dog is not taken they could be sued for misrepresentation of intent.  They have cost the city 17 days of boarding, placed tremedous burden on staff and caused the death of many animals by keeping people from coming to MAS. 

I do feel Meows and Bow Wows, no matter who is causing them to do the deed, should be held responsible. 

In Christ's love,

The Chap

Mr. Winograd Loses Again...

He has a conference  in beautiful Downtown Stockton home to 33 animal lovers so far. He is currently flailing away at Dallas and points to Austin as success, which had absolutely nothing to to do with him,  He rattles off a few inane " places over there" He tries to claim 20 pathetic shelters as No Kill winners and while 20 is a sad number, that is a lie as well.  I hope  the New Mexico Pets Alive people won' t be to sad to not have Mitch help  achieve their gilded dreams Mr. Schnieder will not be speaking as the director of WCRAS  March 2012, he has been given the boot.  We are told he is moving downward, we hope it's out, period.  Mitch has been a naughty boy, when his bosses said we don't want no kill, and we don't want you to keep changing the rules without our approval,  Mitch just kept right on.
 Checked YB today, she is after some poor shelter about closing the drop boxes.............everything the nut jobs hate is being done in Reno............limited hours over crowded, no vet on staff, Reno doesn't do pre-sets............Come to Reno and see the ugly face of a Winograd,s failure.

For Our Memphis And Reno Friends Update Added

I heard this while at a prison group this evening.  It's a men's group of repeat offenders up for parole, of course they all love me when they are locked up.  The leader of the group said " Just because you got the monkey off your back, doesn't mean the circus has left town "  Hope you all get the real monkey off your back soon, prayer til then and take the cameras down.
Chap

http://nokillnowaynottomorrownottoday.blogspot.com/2010/09/this-came-as-comment-but-wouldt-fit-in.html
Link to update of older post with new information.

Our Common Goal...

Miss Priss is still getting comments from the Memphis post, and I think she is trying to say something...

Our common bond is not our foe, but our common goal.

The bickering in the animal wars has gone on forever, only in the past 10 years has it taken a serious detrimental direction. Trash & Bash, Data Dumping, and numbers skewing flakes, have inserted themselves into what was formerly a civil difference of opinion.

Who sets what is an acceptable level of euthanasia, how does one define what is " acceptable" and to whom it must be so ? We feed Eukanuba, but who am I to mandate what you feed ?

Shelter services are a reflection of the finances and demographics served. The ripple effect of No Kill is sending animals requiring euthanasia, to shelters who are staying true to the mission of serving both animals and public safety. We all know that No Kill is not feasible or humane, so why do some groups feel the need to negotiate with a nutjob ? It's the same mentality that causes one to stand mute when a person cuts in line before you. We want to be civil, but bullies are not at all concerned with civility...they only want their way. The animal marketers scream the animals are "living , sentinent beings; having emotions and feelings, they have needs", and yet they market them like stuffed toys. Two for one, Name that Price, Free to Veterans ( or anybody who knows one ) Senior to Senior, give a sick old person a sick old dog; that is sheer genius..

Shelters need to drop the numbers game, turn their back on percentages and set up workable programs for locale and population. Create outreach based programs based in reality. Manage shelter population with the most adoptable getting to the front. Throwing every animal into the adoptable list is how Washoe County ended up with the high rate in 2006 that Winograd is so fond of tossing out. It's true, the NHS director before Bonney Brown was not No Kill, but she did try one of the ideas in No Kill which was to give every dog it's 15 minutes of fame. The bloodbath was awful and made Washoe ripe for Winograds lies. He pranced in and said " ooooooooh look at the dead animals" and the NHS board of directors said "ooooooh they are dead, save us " and promptly tried to clean up the mess with an expansion of the philosophy that caused it. Not every animal is is savable, deal with it. Our rescues are full, the fosters are full, the shelter is exploding with cats, and internally we are dying. Every animal coming into that shelter suffers for people like Winograd and Yes Biscuit. Evil people, who care only about the money and fame from the animals imprisionment.

Miss Priss is trying to make her point...

More On Shirley The Hate Monger, Or Yes Biscuit In The Raw

I have waded through more comments than I thought possible on any post.  The only one tempting, was a suggestion that Shirley come to Memphis to read her latest poem.  I think the title was " I loved you so much I left my arm on your awning"
The running thread in all of the comments was outrage at having been subjected to slander and malice for several months by dumb butts. Some were employees probably, but most seemed like citizens and animal lovers.    Checking in on Biscuit is a nightly ritual here, it's a barometer for how far is to far.  She is pushing not just the people of Memphis into a critical area, she is tampering with the  mental well being of her followers.  I'm thinking in particular of one lady who was throwing around how the workers at MAS had lost their souls.  These individuals are all in someway tied to their keyboards, so whatever reality Shirley gives them in a screen grab is what they take to bed.  If  " The Mistress" says those puppies were going to the " kill room" then by the Lord, they were.  She puts her deluded followers in danger because they never get to see the end of the book.  They are held is a state of suspended unending torture. Forever frozen in their minds eye, the soon to die puppies they are helpless to save.
Between her and Winograd, the chance of another deranged mass suicide involving all the failed animal lovers is in the works.  How much hate and suffering can one helpless animal lover take before they snap ?   Not much more, that's for sure.  What the screen grabs do show are animals in transistion in a shelter environment.  There is a Euthanasia room at the end of the hall and a clinic, what is wrong with Yes Bisuit that she sees only death ?  Is it depression, her poetry reflected a dark side, but how dark ?  What will she do or say when one of un "unguide missiles" takes their own life or another.  Threats are a part of the culture of No Kill, and sooner or later Shirley or Brent , likely Winograd will push some poor soul over the edge. 
May the Lord protect those trusting her from harm.
Chap

No I Didn't Have Another Heart Attack.

One post had over 200 comments in holding, many of them anonymous.  I simply pulled the piece.  The quoted poem was vulgar to many; and the comments were primarily personal attacks on the poems author. Deserved perhaps, but that is not who we are here. If we come down to YB's level the animals are doomed. By the way some of the suggestions for where she could put her biscuit were not physically possible.
In Christ's love
Chap.

The Antidote To Shirley Thistlewaite's Stale Biscuits.

Reprinted with permission.  this was submitted as a comment from a reader of the Commercial Appeal, the moniker is PrissedOff.   I felt it needed more space

There have been several suggestions offered by activists outside the city of Memphis regarding how we manage our animal shelter. A vocal minority have made attempts to sway the city into a No Kill format.  We don't want to be ruled by the loudest voices in the room.  Most people living in Memphis are hardworking citizens who frankly don't spend a great deal of time  trying to tell their elected leaders how to do their job. We elect you to make decisions, and you have a mandate to speak for us. Please do that, however;  I would like to offer some input.
We need a shelter director who is very experienced in large intake shelter operations.  Mr. Pepper was an excellent choice, but even the best directors can't turn a shelter around overnight.  Memphis has a huge stray and owner surrender  reality. That is not going to go away quickly we need to focus on our mission of Animal Care and Control.   We should have humane initatives, and provide compassionate care during the stay the animal has in our facility.
Part of our mandate is protecting the animals in our custody, that means an animal is not handled by non-employees during the stray period.  Memphis is a temporary holding facility, any attempts to turn it into an adoption center will undermine the mission of Animal Serices.
  It should be up to the new directer to carfully vet rescues and fosters.  Volunteering is a privilege not a right.  The final decison of what animal is and isn't suitable for adoption shouldn';t be up for the debate.  Let the director, with experience in animal control, define the protocol. 
When the city tried  to appease a terrorist Yes Biscuit, we lost a  good director, please don't do that again. 
Those of us who think with our head, and ask our hearts to understand, have a voice too.  We thought it time you heard it. We love animals, some  own a pet, some don't, but animal services is there to serve the needs of both.  It is for the good of the community as a whole. I respect the animal rightists may have a dream, but it should not be paid for by the taxpayers.  Animals have a right to be protected from dangerous humans, but humans have a right to be protected from dangerous and free roaming animals.
Sincerely Prissed Off

Former Southerner

Who Is Yes Biscuit, And Why Is She Killing Shelter Animals ?

When you pit the public against a shelter, you keep people away from shelters, animals die.
As a man of the cloth, I try to refrain from angry words.  They seldom improve the situation.  In this post I will be as informative as I can without brutality, however sometimes the truth is just to ugly to frame with pretty words.

For several months now I have watched from a distance as other shelters are torn limb from  limb by the No Kill zealots. New Mexico, Memphis, Austin, Reno, East Baton Rouge, Rockwall Texas, Florida.  The list is endless as the march for fame and fortune continues. The animals be damned ! Below is an excerpted insight into Yes Biscuit. If you want further understanding you will need to go directly to her poetry blog which is linked to Yes Biscuit.

"You lean in to kiss me and with precise
subtle movements
pin my arms behind my back.
I am lost in your kiss that keeps promising more
and I don't mind
when you rip my left arm clean off
tossing it onto the hotel awning
I think someone is screaming
as you tear off my right arm
and hurl it onto a parked car
Under normal circumstances
I would be concerned
as a small crowd gathers.
But my head has no room
for thoughts like that right now.
You can feel the blood draining
from my face, growing cold
and you ask if there is anything I want to say.
I press my lips to your ear and whisper,
"As usual, you read my mind."

I am not criticizing the writing, or the author's need for violence in her private life.  Those are personal choices, but they are a far cry from the person walking happily through the woods with her dogs.

This is not the person I would want deciding who should run a public shelter, or having a say in public policy.  As a matter of opinion I wouldn't care to have her living on my block.  It does clarify why she thinks dogs on chains with green water are acceptable.

My experience with NHS after Ms. Browns arrival was not inspiring, and the latest numbers leaked are scary.  An employee who recently quit  updated me with the 800 cats and 300 dogs population in a building designed for 1/3 of that capacity.  In Sacramento we may need to euthanize animals, but we don't need to torture them with overcrowding and disease.  Let us pray that Memphis recovers from the recent assault, and New Mexico gives this bunch a wide berth as well.

In Christ's love,

Chap.

Saving A Life, Or Getting A Companion Animal ?

This pet will die !!!! The new, and often damaging marketing strategies for shelter animals.... There is a long held tradition in some Asian cultures, that if you save someone's life you are responsible for them. That has not carried over well into the " saving" of homeless animals. Therefore we need to rethink our language and how aggressively we market helpless animals. Too often we are targeting people who don't really want a pet, but do feel good about " saving an animal" there is something about the 12 or 13 year commitment that is getting overlooked. The return rates at shelters using this style of promotion are far to high and the damage to the animals is horrific. I don't know why they won't tell the public that......
Nobody wants to see an animal die; that's why we sometimes run into traffic waving whatever treat we can get our hands on, trying to catch Fido and get him to safety. There is a camaraderie among motorists as we all try to get the animal to safety, it's the American way to root for the good Samaritan.
Lets examine, for just a moment the actual thought process after the mission is accomplished. Once the pet is safe in hand , the next thought is " now what" That person did not head out to work that morning looking for a pet..........it was a life-saving action, nothing more. Perhaps there are pets in the home already, maybe the person doesn't have a lifestyle that works for pets. The person wanted to save a life, but was not looking for a double digit commitment. Time to call Animal Control.
Shelters and rescues are manipulating this altruistic human trait to push animals off on a public, who in all probability, aren't looking for a pet but "wants to save a life "
This "compassion abuse" needs to stop, it's a glorified impulse adoption followed by ordinary "buyers remorse"
The result is the same over and over, the pet is returned to the shelter or pawned off on a friend or family member who then takes it perhaps to a different shelter. The "return to shelter" rate from this type of marketing is the elephant in the living room that No Kill doesn't want to talk about and is currently trying to foist off on public shelters. One former employee of NHS told this blog that of the 25 animals per day being brought to NHS for surrender, the reality is over half of them are returns that were adopted at off site adoptions. Often, several adoptions for the same animal. That keeps the intake numbers high while covering the failed adoption rate by listing the animal as a surrender vs. a return.
If we really want a permanent home, lets take the drama out of adoptions and quit playing the " death card" just sayin"
Pictured are Oreo, Burley Dog, Oz Miller and Miss Priss (belly up :) on the day she was re-homed to us.