Adam Garrett, IACC representative, June 24, 2011.
"This Memorial Day (IACC is) unveiling our Memory Garden to remember all the animals who have lost their lives here at the shelter. Hopefully it will serve as a reminder to those who are wishing to surrender their pets and help them think twice before they leave them here. "
This statement underscores the instruction in the
Rescue Rally Resource Directory pg 9: "Do NOT take the animal to Animal Care and Control. There is a high likelihood that it will be killed to make room for incoming animals or become infected with a shelter-borne disease and die before it is re-homed."
"Marty Gallagher is an amazing person with many talents. One of her very special gifts is the ability to save the lives of very young kittens and puppies that would have no chance of survival without her. She has more energy and enthusiasm than any ten humans should have and puts it all to good use. Her hours of love and dedication to these tiny helpless animals are appreciated by many in our animal welfare community. Many thanks to Marty for everything she has done and continues to do."
"Jo O'Keefe is an absolute magician with her rescue dogs and is worthy of a 'thumbs up.' She frequents ACC and rescues and fosters MANY dogs and fosters. Nobody really knows how many she may have at any given time. She is a great person, very humble and has a huge heart. Her foster dogs adore her."
Sandra Sigmund, a multi-organization volunteer, has been described as a "highly intelligent, high energy, rescue machine." "Indefatigable" says a close associate." Sandra calls attention to, and helps transfer at anytime, as many animals as possible from IACC to rescue organizations.
Julie works at IACC and saves lives by notifying rescue contacts about dogs that no one else notices. "She calls to update me on dogs she knows I am worried about. She lets me know about (my favorite) breeds. She also knows I have a thing for older dogs and lets me know about them."
Erin works at IACC, "She will drop everything to help save a dog. Most people are so busy you
hate to ask. Erin literally offers. She sends emails with pictures of dogs and will stop what she is doing to help heartworm test a dog. She always does it with a smile, saying "No Problem." . Her heart is in the right place and she takes suggestions well." "Erin has also shown good judgement in making foster and rescue placements"
Hosts Patty Spitler (with Louie) and Paul Poteet profile individuals, organizations and animals who are part of the central Indiana animal welfare landscape. Patti and Paul bring attention to the challenging conditions companion animals often face and the good outcomes they have because of people who care. As in animal welfare there are organizations and individuals behind the scenes who go unrecognized: photographer/show-owner Ramon Carrera and executive producer Jason Heath make this show happen. Watch Pet Pals TV on Saturdays, 10:30 AM WNDY-TV 23. Even better, to support this show
visit the website and sign up to become a member!
HSI has recently added a proactive component to one of the essential programs of the No Kill Equation, "Pet Retention," by offering free training classes with every new adoption.
Southside Animal Shelter and local advocate Diane Richards, who tirelessly lobbies to shut down puppy mills nationwide, are reaching out to puppy mill dogs to end their imprisonment in a profiteering commercial industry that perpetuates a lifetime of pain and suffering. If you are looking to help a local animal shelter that goes the "extra mile,"
Southside Animal Shelter can use your help.
Read more about this undertaking. To learn more about the Indiana puppy mill campaign,
visit here.
Representative Lawson has lobbied for stronger legislation to combat animal cruelty and ban puppy mills. In August, she volunteered to drive Indiana dogs to the east coast as a part of the
CanINE Express transport project. Read more
here.
Shannon has been capturing the inherent beauty of each of the animals at IACC with her camera since March of this year. In addition to the on-site photography at IACC, Shannon commits hours at home editing, writing, uploading, and managing the listings on Petfinders throughout the week. Her interest in doing this? "A labor of love."
IACC continues to be understaffed, animals are provided with less than adequate veterinary care in a building with an antiquated HVAC system that does not meet federal standards while the Public Safety Director reportedly enjoys remodeling of his office space and the hiring of assistants and transfers from IMPD with pay raises for his own "Indianapolis Homeland Security" division.
IMPD with the assistance of IACC made the largest dog-fighting raid in Indianapolis history on Friday, August 6, in the 3000 block of West 60th Street. Twenty-three people were arrested. According to police, nine pit bulls, some of them scarred, scratched and bloodied, were removed from inside and outside the home, along with drugs, more than $10,000 cash, guns and fighting equipment. These people often get off with a slap on the wrist. What can you do? Make your voice heard by
taking action.
Ms. Adams oversees enrichment for the long term resident dogs at IACC including those dogs held for investigation.
Nick has exhibited ongoing and broad support of animal welfare organizations in Indianapolis. As a businessman he understands the value to his enterprise of reaching out to local animal groups. This business model has put
Pets Supplies Plus ahead of its competition.
This team has generously provided tenant space for reTails neighborhood pet adoptions events that provide a life-saving avenue for shelter dogs and cats. This has allowed reTails to get off to a great start in its first year at Washington Square, Hamilton Town Center and Clay Terrace.
What do you get when you add an arrest for running a dog fighting ring to a recently completed 18-month prison term? If you’re infamous quarterback, and monster animal abuser and killer, Michael Vick, you get a deal for an eight-part television series on BET. Animal abuse should never be rewarded and corporations who expect to profit by endorsing this show can be held accountable by boycotting their products or business.
Read more here.
The city has yet to see what direction the new safety director has for Indianapolis Animal Care and Control; a division that continues to be challenged with underfunding, performance and reporting issues and where staff and animals are confined within a building with a HVAC system that reportedly fails federal standards.
FACE Low-Cost Spay/Neuter Clinic has spayed and neutered more than 13,000 animals in a recent 12 month period.
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John Aleshire for being quoted in the "Community Animal Allies of Niagra" that promotes the NO KILL PHILOSOPHY.
Read the article
"Ring the Bells."
The city (and private shelters) spokespeople continue to use the word “euthanize” to sanitize to the public the death of animals (800 animals/month at IACC in 2009) at the tax-payers’ and donors expense. Per Webster: Euthanasia is: "the act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy." Using the term for any other reason (population control, not enough space or unavailable medical care) is misleading and an incorrect use of the word. An estimated and fair assessment is that 90% of these 800 animals (720) were not irremediably suffering medically or behaviorally. "Ethics and honesty demand avoiding euphemisms." - Merritt Clifton, Editor, Animal People (1997).
After IACC board chair David Horth barred Channel 16 from covering the board meetings, Chris Cotteril stated on behalf of the Mayor, that he'd bring a video camera to the meetings himself, if that is what it took to re-open them to the viewing public. Note: An ethics complaint has been filed against Horth for voluntarily excusing himself and thus forcing the cancellation of the Sept IACC board meeting. A request to Mayor Ballard has been made on behalf of mtA and FBI (Feral Bureau of Indiana) for Horth’s removal from the board for behavior that indicates a disturbing pattern of concealment. Ethics complaint is
here.
SNSI is applying for pet-friendly license plate with the intention that the proceeds will go into a state-wide spay/neuter assistance fund that will work like SNSI's current Spay/Neuter Assistance Program (SNAP), which subsidizes spay/neuter surgeries for low-income Indiana residents.
Indianapolis Animal Care and Control is unable to care for all the animals who come to its doorstep. Area rescue groups and partners contribute a precious life-saving safety net that would otherwise not be available to these animals. If you are thinking about where an animal will be the recipient of 100% of your donation, please consider donating to a rescue group or IACC partner. (Please check 501c3 status for tax deduction). A list can be found
here. MtA will be spot-lighting some of these organizations and others in the future.
