I've taken some nastiness in my life for "hating" pit bulls, but nobody does pit bull hate like the people who claim to love them.
Abuelito, Matt, Mac, Willy, Sal, Rug Bug Bunny
April 10, 2026 - a woman posts to a local FB group that there are 14 abandoned pit bulls at a squatter camp. Animal control reluctant to get involved because the shelter is full and there's supposedly someone watching the dogs, who are caged in a building but unfed and uncleaned.
Hi 14 pitbulls deserted on "squatted" land off longview and hwy 138 in pearblossom, starving. Rescues are willing to help but need fosters. Animal control came but did nothing because well they are already euthanizing dogs for space and supposedly someone was watching them but theyre starving and living in their own feces. If anyone knows of any rescues or fosters please share this with them.Starts With One Todayis willing to step in with committed fosters. You can apply to foster through their application.
April 14, 2026 - the dogs are seized by animal control and transported to the LA Animal Care & Control's facility at Palmdale. There, they are described as starved and sweet, and at immediate risk of euthanasia for space.
6 of the dogs are released to a rescue which is later busted for killing their dogs.
Sal shelter ID# A5769584 - adult male pit bull, brindle/white with white chest, no markings on face
Willy shelter ID# A5769586 - adult male brindle/white pit bull with white facial markings, white toes on front paws
Abuelito aka A5769587 adult male grey/white pit bull with white facial markings, white paw markings
Rug Bug Benny A5769588 - adult male pit bull, grey and white with white head
Mac A5769592 adult male pit bull, brown and white, distinctive pink/black markings on nose
Fascinating that AI has picked up on this issue of dangerous rescue dogs. Including the person's name because she's clearly not real - her entire FB is random posts about dozens of dogs with dozens of names, and it's all obviously AI.
The explosion of transport rescue has ended in this - thoughtless, reckless, self-indulgent people sending dogs thousands of miles across the country and across the world with zero accountability or follow-up. And rescuers and networkers viciously resist any suggestion that this is abusive and cruel and has to stop.
There is, of course, a FB page.
The following were comments on a post about the rescue debacle. Town of Hempstead Animal Shelter, a notoriously reckless and tragic no-kill in New York, is high on the list of suppliers for this recue.
1) Milkshake aka Wren - Paws For Life (CA), Pittie Project PNW (WA) and Haven (WA)
2) Zamora aka Sandy - LA Animal Services (CA), Paws For Life (CA), Pittie Project PNW
3) Hansm, Alice, Petunia, Ember, Delilah, Piglet, Gruber, Stewart, Jane, Jessi, Bearcat - Town of Hempstead Animal Shelter (NY) and Pittie Project PNW (WA)
4) Clementine - Norman Animal Welfare (OK), Dog Is My Copilot transport, Pittie Project PNW (WA)
6) G5, Milo, Lil Porky, Pedro, Apple, King, Kourtney, Eve, Scout, Rubi Rose, Joshi, Hazel, Dusty, Butch, Princess Peach, Hobart, Chulo, Gotchya, Bianca, Marshall, Melody, Isabella - Town of Hempstead Animal Shelter (NY) and Pittie Project PNW (WA)
7) Zowie - Dallas (shelter?), PPPNW
8) Daffy - networker
9) Booker, Baxter - Desert Hot Springs shelter
It goes on and on and one and on and on. Sometimes someone corrects the record, saying things like "Jippy didn't go on the flight" or "Adopter reached out and Apricot is accounted for." Most of these adoptions go back 2 or more years.
Ashley Nichole Georgia, Founder. Now charged with 30 counts of animal cruelty.
PPPNW exclusively took dogs from shelters, saying on their website:
Their FB is down, their Insta is gone, their adoption form is empty - but their Donate Now button is fully functional. Of course it is.
Monday, October 5 ,2026 - the Whatcom County Sheriff's Office investigates reports of neglected animals on a property on Russet Avenue. They find nearly 30 dogs there, some emaciated, some with sores and other signs of neglect. One of those signs was lack of access to water, which is typically one of the very few non-negotiables in cruelty cases. You can be found to be chaining 30 pit bulls to trees with buckets of chicken livers as food, but as long as some of those buckets contain rainwater, you pass inspection. Dehydration is not a nice thing.
Oh, look, it's Jordan's Way, applauding this rescue in 2021.
Elizabethton/Carter County Animal Shelter, Tennessee. Shannon Posada, Director.
Acquires a large mixed-breed dog they describe as a Doberman/husky mix in late 2023. By late summer 2024, they have repeatedly reduced his adoption fee to zero and he's been adopted out and failed the adoption twice, and has developed a record of aggression toward other pets. The shelter markets him as great with people, a wonderful dog. A local TV reporter who specializes in promoting rescue dogs does a promo for him and he attacks her, biting her in the face and arm. There's no injury; he bites but releases. The video vanishes.
The video surfaced in Fall 2026 and the reporter hastily blames herself for the bite and tries to spin the video as a teachable moment for stoopid humans like herself to not force good doggies to bite. It took some digging to find this shelter because the reporter, despite her assertion that the dog is totally fine and it was all her own fault, mysteriously does not mention the dog on her rescue-infested FB page, so I basically looked at every shelter she did mention in other contexts until I found Floyd. The posts end in October 2024. I have no idea what happened to Floyd.
November 2023 - the shelter FB introduces Floyd, 1.5yo "Doberman/husky mix" who "loves people" and "does well with some dogs."
January 2024 - the shelter FB posts about Floyd - he's sponsored (ie, free), "absolutely loves people" but "prefers to be the only dog as he is an attention seeker." Also, later in the month, another post "Meet the one and only Floyd! He loves to play ball and spend time with people! Floyd is one handsome boy and so photogenic! Floyd is looking for his forever home!"
June 2024 - FB post from shelter "How has this boy not Been adopted?? 2 yr old neutered Lab/Doberman mix. He is such a playful guy. Would be a great hiking partner or just your best friend. He does not like cats."
August 2024 - Meet Floyd our Dog of the Month! Floyd”s adoption fee has been sponsored! Come meet this sweet boy!
This fun loving fella is FLOYD He's the longest resident and featured DOG OF THE MONTH At theElizabethton/Carter County Animal ShelterHelp find FLOYD a home, this good boy has been at the shelter too long!
September 2024 - volunteer marketing on FB Had a great walk today at Sycamore Shoals with Floyd our longest resident (over 1 year now). Floyd is a large husky mix who is about 3 years old. Floyd was a little anxious in the car but quickly forgot his anxiety when the car door opened. He was so excited to say hello to everyone he passed. He even went in the water to cool off. He enjoyed putting his whole face in the water. Floyd is dog selective, however we passed several dogs on our walk and he just ignored them. He was just so happy to be out of his kennel. Please come meet Floyd and you will fall in love with his playful personality. He absolutely loves his toys! He seems to be good with kids too! No cats for Mr. Floyd!
October 2024 - FB post Floyd is still waiting for his forever home. Such a fun loving boy. 2-1/2 yr old neutered Doberman/Lab mix.
One huge reason that rescue is in such terrible shape is the slow-motion collapse of the AKC world - aka, historically the other main producer of American pet dogs - into irrelevance. At any other time in US history, the extinction of the friendly, social shelter dog would have meant a mass flocking to AKC reputable breeders. But the modern AKC world has moved far, far away from the public it once served. Now, anyone attempting to buy a breeder puppy is expected to undergo a leisurely, exhausting process - and if the chosen breed isn't one of the top 5 most popular breeds, you'll probably be buying a plane ticket. Most people simply won't or can't do this, and thus, the doodles thrive. And the rage at the doodles is the single thing that unites the AKC and the rescue worlds.
Here, we see chaos in the AKC parent clubs - the national clubs that organize the standards and goings-on of the various AKC breeds. One parent club appears to have abused a lifetime member into making open accusations of indifference to the future of the breed, and another's board is accused of disregarding its members. The Clumber Spaniel debacle is the more astonishing for the fact that the Clumber is in terrible condition genetically - the breed's coefficient of inbreeding (COI) averages to 39.8%. This is a greater degree of relationship than siblings. You'd think their parent club would have more pressing concerns than squabbling with uppity members.
THE DEATH OF BREED PARENT CLUBS: THE PASSION IS STILL HERE. THE PEOPLE ARE HERE. ADAPT OR DISAPPEAR.
I officially resigned from all Clumber Spaniel Club of America volunteer positions—Public Education, Juniors, Technology, Pedigree Database, and Clumber Chronicles Publications—effective last month.
I joined my breed’s parent club at 12 years old. I have volunteered—with and without official titles—since I was at least 16. I am now a breeder of over 50 AKC Champions. I have attended and exhibited at every Clumber Spaniel National since my first in 2011.
I remember meeting people in those early years who would become some of my greatest mentors and hearing them say, “Wow, you really love this breed.” I did then, and I still do. Growing up in Dog4-H and competing in AKC Junior Showmanship, Breed, and performance events, I quickly became a walking billboard for Clumber Spaniels. I wanted everyone to meet one, know one, love one. Ask me today and I’ll still tell you they’re the best breed in the world.
As I grew up, so did my ability to share that love. Social media gave me the opportunity to introduce Clumber Spaniels to an audience this breed had never reached before. What started as a kid enthusiastically telling everyone she met about her favorite breed became a platform capable of sharing Clumbers with people around the world. Along the way, I discovered a second passion—graphic design and marketing—and built a career from skills I first developed while promoting the breed I love.
I wish that had always been viewed as an asset. Instead, somewhere along the way, being visible, successful, effective at promoting the Clumber Spaniel, and building community began to feel like it put a target on my back.
And I have come to the incredibly difficult realization that I may be able to do more good for the Clumber Spaniel by no longer volunteering for its parent club.
I have donated hundreds of hours and thousands of dollars to support the CSCA. I have even fronted thousands of dollars out of my own pocket to help make Club events happen. Yet years of poor treatment from individuals in Club leadership reached a point I was no longer willing to accept.
This is not about one incident. Awards were changed in ways that specifically excluded my eligibility. Younger members were not trusted to run the Club’s social media. Different Board members twice moved to “remove me” from a position or access without a Board vote. Board members discussed how “she’s not a breeder, she’s a brand.” The personal attacks have gone on for far too long.
Most recently, I was accused without evidence of stealing from the Club, harassed for weeks, and then saw a written message from the same Club officer stating:
“I don’t trust Raina. I only see her out for herself. Not the breed or the club.”
While those words and actions do not represent every member of the Board, the silence from others has been disappointing as well. Those in leadership who are not participating in this behavior have a responsibility to stand up for the volunteers experiencing it.
They are not.
And unfortunately, it hasn’t stopped.
That same officer is now pushing standing rules that appear specifically directed at me, but would ultimately affect breeders, owners, and volunteers throughout the breed. Discouraging breeders from identifying themselves or representing their kennels at Club events strips away the identities and connections that help us engage with the public, find future owners and breeders, and carry this breed forward.
Adding restrictions to a breed already struggling to recruit and retain volunteers is entirely counterproductive. We should be asking how we empower the next generation to carry our breeds forward—not creating more reasons for them to walk away.
And if you think this is only happening in my breed, start talking to the younger volunteers in yours.
I am also concerned by the increasing push toward secrecy—frequent closed executive sessions, rumors of Board NDAs, and insistence that Board communications remain extremely confidential. A membership club should not make its members and volunteers feel like they are on the outside looking in—especially while membership itself is declining.
I care deeply about the history of this breed and who will carry it forward. I care about the history of the Club of the breed I love, too.
Even my graphic design work for the Club has been rooted in preserving that history. The Club’s signature font, Baskerville, was specifically chosen because it was created during the same era as the beginning of the Clumber Spaniel’s documented history in the late 1750s. That may seem insignificant to many, but those are exactly the little pieces of history that survive because someone cared enough to remember them.
When you drive away the people who care about those details, eventually no one is left who remembers why they mattered.
I cannot continue giving my time, donations, and energy to an organization where my help is not welcomed and my intentions are viewed with suspicion. I would rather put those things directly toward the Clumber Spaniel—supporting our Regional Clubs, the Clumber Spaniel Health Foundation, my breeding program, and the worldwide Clumber community.
Traveling and spending time with Clumber breeders, owners, and enthusiasts around the world this past year has reminded me of something important:
Our breed is so much bigger than any one club or organization.
I will continue paying my dues to support the parent club’s work on behalf of our breed, but as far as volunteering my time, money, and resources, that is it for now.
To the CSCA members: the 2026 Annual Clumber Chronicle has shipped and should be arriving soon! It is my final project for this Club at this time, one that took many hours and many weeks, and I hope you enjoy it.
And to those in positions of leadership and power in breed clubs:
The passion is still here.
The people are still here.
The next generation is still here.
The problem isn’t that nobody cares about our breeds.
It’s that too many of the organizations entrusted with preserving them are alienating the very people willing to carry them forward. They resist their ideas, their skills, modern outreach, and new ways of connecting with the public—and then wonder why the next generation stops showing up.
Parent clubs must ADAPT OR DISAPPEAR.
What we are experiencing across the country right now is the death of AKC breed parent clubs—and it is not because the “next generation” doesn’t care.
There are laws, there are politics and there is always someone who pops up in these situations saying earnestly "But legally..." Yes, I get it. He was out of business over 3 specific issues, he satisfied them and so he's open. The thing is, that's not the way it's supposed to work. The rescuer who literally dug up this entire scandal is on the right track by asking the state AG to dissolve the rescue. You don't let a suspected serial killer and his passport skip out of jail because he paid his parking ticket.
The Humboldt County Planning and Building Department has lifted its suspension of the conditional use permit (CUP) for Miranda’s Rescue in Fortuna, allowing the purported “no-kill rescue, adoption & sanctuary facility” to resume animal intakes and adoptions.
In early August, or thereabouts, the countysuspendedthe organization’s permit over a handful of violations. These included expanding operations to unpermitted parcels, the presence of an unpermitted modular trailer on the premises and a dispute over the legality of euthanizing and burying animals onsite.
In an email sent early this afternoon, Planning and Building Director John Ford said, “Mr. Miranda addressed the three items that resulted in the suspension and the suspension was lifted.”
When the Outpost toured Miranda’s Rescue andinterviewed Mirandaroughly three weeks ago, Miranda said he had stopped using the northern parcel for rescue-related activities. That parcel includes two large barns, one of which was identified by the Sheriff’s Office as the location where dogs had been shot dead. Miranda also indicated that he was working on plans to bring the trailer into compliance.
Reached by phone earlier today, Miranda said the suspension was lifted “a few weeks” ago and confirmed that he has resumed animal intakes and adoptions.
“We’ve found great homes for animals, but I’m not taking in [the volume] I did before because it always backfires,” he said. “When people are desperate, they tell you what they want you to hear. Then when something happens [they say], ‘Oh, it was my favorite pet in the whole wide world.’ Then why did you get rid of it?!”
He did not say how the matter of onsite euthanasia and burial had been resolved. After the permit was suspended, Miranda’s attorney, Allison Jackson,sent a letter to Fordchallenging his assertion that euthanasia and burial are prohibited per the terms of the permit. She argued that the project description’s ban on “euthanasia facilities” in the original permit does not mean that euthanasia is expressly prohibited and wrote, “Burial is permitted on any parcel in this county … and occurs daily.”
When the Outpost tried to get clarification on this dispute earlier this month, Ford didn’t go into specifics, though, in an email sent Sept. 4 he wrote simply, “People can bury their animals on their property.”
An Outpost reader forwarded Ford’s emailed response to her own inquiry about how the permit violations were resolved. The email, which Ford sent around noon yesterday, reads:
There were three violations resulting in the suspension.
Miranda remains at the focus of a multi-agency criminal investigation into allegations of animal abuse, fraud and theft. In June, investigators exhumed the remains of at least 123 dogs from a field on the Fortuna property. The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office estimated that the majority of those dogs had been buried between January and April of this year, though Miranda says the timeline was longer.
In asworn affidavit, Sheriff’s Sergeant Shane Steele said Miranda routinely charged between $450 and $1,000 or more per dog surrendered, and Detective Julian Aguileratestifiedthat he believes Miranda routinely killed dogs to make room for more, thereby earning more money. Mirandadenies those allegations, saying he only euthanized animals that were deemed too dangerous to be adopted.
An Oakland-based nonprofit, Rocket Dog Rescue, has filed a civil suit against Miranda, accusing him of animal cruelty and fraud. Local animal activist Jennifer Raymond — one of the two women who kickstarted the current criminal investigation by trespassing onto Miranda’s property to dig up eight dead dogs — has asked the California Attorney General’s Office to dissolve the nonprofit and appoint a receiver to assume care of the remaining animals onsite.
Miranda has not been charged criminally. Humboldt County Sheriff William Honsal has urged the public to remain patient given the complexity and scope of the case, which is being investigated by local, state and federal agencies including the FBI, the California Department of Justice, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and more.
The PRC SPCA handles animal control sheltering for the area.
July 2026
September 2026
Owner surrender intake was closed in 2025, so I suppose having it open at all now is an improvement.
Note - In a comment to one of her posts about the dog, someone accuses her of misleading about the dog, saying a family member of hers brought the dog into her house. This is not really much different - feckless adults at loose ends frequently dump their inconvenient dogs, mostly pit bulls, off onto female family members and then vanish into prison, a different unfortunate woman's home or just into the wild blue yonder. It's not like having the dog originate with your nitwit little brother, bimbo sister or restless ex is some kind of life sentence to owning said dog. The shelter should be a resource for you too.
Texas - overflowing with dogs but an "advocate" desperately seeks someone to take over an adult male German Shepherd who is "extremely aggressive" when his collar is touched and "will attack other dogs and cats." The advocate persuades the unhappy owner to try again with a trainer.
Editing because I am a nitwit who forgot to include any of the marketing posts that mentioned the dog killing:
January 2026 - a 58lb dog, said to be a Shar-Pei mix, enters the Coachella Valley Animal Campus (CVAC). He is given the number A1897400 and placed into the shelter's Ironwood prison training program. He does well there and eventually adopted out.
Unknown timeframe - Ronald is returned to the CVAC after attacking and killing his adopter's small dog. He is placed in a kennel with another medium/large dog and does playgroup alone. At some point he is transferred to the Western Riverside County/City Animal Shelter. Both shelters are run by operated by Riverside County Department of Animal Services, whose director is Mary Martin.
Late summer 2026 - Ronald is scheduled for euthanasia unless pulled by rescue. The networkers market him aggressively, usually without mention of precisely why he failed his adoption.
September 2, 2026 - two rescue groups, Darbster Rescue and Good Tails Rescue, collaborate to pull Ronald from the Riverside shelter.
September 4, 2026 - Good Tails Rescue posts about the pull, crediting a networker named Ross, a transporter named Daniel and a foster named Kim. And when they say "transport" they mean transport - Ronald is promptly shipped from California to New Hampshire.
September 20, 2026 - Darbster Rescue announces the arrival of Ronald, who's available for adoption now. They describe him as a handsome 2-year-old mixed breed boy who is sweet, playful, and more than ready to find his forever family!... This lovable guy has a fun-loving personality and is always ready for his next adventure.
September 23, 2026 - Darbster Rescue posts a video of Ronald being introduced, through a crate's bars, to a kitten, with the heading "Ronald is a 2 year old boy who who just came to us recently and is very sweet with cats!"
Coachella Valley Animal Campus (CVAC) operated by Riverside County Department of Animal Services, Director is Mary Martin
Western Riverside County/City Animal Shelter operated by Riverside County Department of Animal Control, Director is Mary Martin
Good Tails Rescue - founder Cynthia Jane Kim, founded 2024
Darbster Rescue - Executive Director, Ellen Quinlan, President is Victor Figuerdo
Martin was hired in 2025. The press release at the time read in part:
“Mary has a long professional experience in the field of animal welfare, including a proven track record of reaching a 90% live release rate at large shelters,” said Riverside County Board Chair and Fourth District Supervisor V. Manuel Perez. “She has developed pet support programs to help keep pets with their owners, sought adoption techniques that find pets new homes, and brings a collaborative spirit to working with the community to find solutions to shared issues and concerns. I want to thank Dr.Gary Weitzmanfrom San Diego for participating in this selection.” In her role as RCDAS Director, Martin will lead a department with a $34 million budget that operates four municipal shelters. Last year, the department received more than 40,000 calls for field service, worked with partners to save more than 20,600 animals, and performed more than 14,000 spay and neuter surgeries.
The bold is mine - Weitzman is the $500k head of San Diego Humane Society who became infamous in 2023 when his organization sent 300 small pets (guinea pigs, rabbits, rats and hamsters) to the Humane Society of Southern Arizona for rehoming and the animals ended up sent to a reptile farm as food. An investigation in 2024 lead to a most unflattering characterization as recounted in the Animal Politics substack:
A 2024-25 San Diego County Grand Jury report, released just weeks ago, found that SDHS routinely failed to meet its contractual obligations for animal control, including maintaining the minimum number of patrol officers required to cover more than 300 square miles, 70 miles of coastline, and 400 parks.
The Grand Jury documented a 90% drop in citations for leash-law violations and slow, inconsistent response times to service calls—sometimes stretching as long as 30 hours. The report concluded that SDHS’ reliance on education over enforcement, coupled with poor record-keeping and oversight, left public safety and contract compliance in question.
Darbster Rescue is a $2 million rescue.
THE DARBSTER FOUNDATION IS A 501(C) 3 ORGANIZATION THAT CONCENTRATES ITS RESOURCES ON ANIMAL WELFARE, ON A COMMUNITY LEVEL. OUR PRIMARY GOAL IS TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF ANIMALS EUTHANIZED IN SOUTH FLORIDA THROUGH TRANSPORT PROGRAMS TO OUR FACILITIES AND PARTNER RESCUES IN THE NEW ENGLAND AREA (PRIMARILY NH).
Quinlan's personal, rescue-centric Insta page features this recent post
Her rescue, founded around 2009, initially focused on spay/neuter. It expanded out to adoption and transport from her own Florida region up to New England and now, apparently, California.
This one is a little convoluted but funny. Rescues do these acquisition of euth list behavior dogs out of animal control shelters, flipping them directly into fosters without a nanosecond of the rehab promised. Depending on what happens next, the rescue either claims the dog was adopted immediately (dog did something naughty and foster tries to return it, worst case scenario the foster and another party drags the rescue into a lawsuit) or (dog is okay, foster wants to adopt) claims the dog is their shining gold property and the foster must pay the big fee to become Bane's legal owner.
In this case, the foster likes the dog, wants to keep him, but sees no reason why the rescue that put zero time, effort or money into the dog should get a nickel from her. And I have a hard time disagreeing with her. It's noticeable that the rescue's furious laying out of the facts of the case never includes any mention of spending any money on the dog or ever even meeting him. Really, why should they get any money for this 'adoption'?
the revenue matching the expenses is some kind of something
Donna Darrell, founder
Frosting Tex aka Milo, in shelter
Frosting Tex #244361 at Animal Care Centers of New York (NYACC) - 45lb adult male pit bull. Intake as stray. Made "rescue only" by the shelter due to behavior. Their assessment concluded:
Frosting Tex in the care center has shown a significant amount of fearfulness with certain staff that unfamiliar, hard barking, baring teeth and growling at the kennel front. Frosting Tex warms up quickly with staff, but has now began to leash bite intensely at times difficult to refocus, making it difficult to walk him safely at times.
This pet is available only through ACC New Hope partners.
Frosting Tex would benefit from a New Hope rescue experienced with dogs who struggle with kennel-related arousal, leash sensitivity, and impulse control, and who can provide structured handling, clear routines, and continued work on calm behaviors during transitions.
December 26, 2025 - intake. Observed "sweet" and "loose" outside kennel, very nervous and growling in kennel. Prescribed Trazodone
Observed Behavior - Very sweet and friendly, loose and wiggly outside of kennel. Very nervous, low growls in kennel. Exam and handling are well tolerated.
Trazodone 100 - 1 tab PO BID
December 27, 2025 - exposed to parvo, enters isolation. Behavior observation:
12/27/25: Frosting Tex is siting at the front of his kennel with a loose and wiggly body as handler approaches. He then retreats to the back with a tense body as the handler slowly presents their leash. He begins growling and would hard bark, lunge and snap at the leash. On the third attempt to leash him, he was able to be leashed and he comes out of kennel with no issues. He is then taken to the behavior room. In the room, he has a loose and wiggly body as he explores around. He is able to be collared with a drag leash attached. He would approach the handler with a loose and wiggly body to receive pets and belly rubs. He was comfortable playing with tennis balls and squeaky toys and took treats on the couch. He is able to return back to his kennel with no issues.
01/10/26: ACS Staff report that Frosting Tex is leash biting repeatedly, but responds when they use treats.
1/8/26:Tex was barking and jumping around in the kennel. He tried to get out of the kennel. Handler had trouble leashing him. Handler was able to leash him the second attempt. He attempted to jump on the handler several times and was trying to bite the leash.
1/4/26Frosting Tex was jumping around in kennel excitedly barking. He tried to push his way out of the kennel but was able to be leashed. He attempted to jump on handler several times but eventually was able to be calmed down. He solicited pets and affection and likes to play with toys
January 15, 2026 -1/15/26: Frosting Tex is barking and jumping at his kennel door as handler approaches. He continues to jump and bark as the handler unlocks the door and is able to be quickly clipped to his harness. He pulls hard out of kennel and begins to bite and tug at the leash along the way to the behavior room. He is able to drop the leash when treats are tossed, but then begins to bite and tug at the leash again. Once in the room, he is able to be leashed on a slip and he engages in a snuffle mat, a few toys, and licking cheese off the couch. He pulls on the way back to his kennel and is able to enter when treats are tossed inside.
January 16, 2026 - diagnosed with CIRDC aka kennel cough.
1/16/26: Frosting Tex is barking at the front of his kennel as handler approaches. He begins jumping and barking at the door as the handler unlocks it. He is able to be quickly leashed and pulls hard on the way to the behavior room. In the room, he engages in a cheese lick mat, a snuffle mat and a few toys. He is comfortable approaching the handler and would sit for treats. He would try to jump up to bite at the leash but is able to be redirected when treats are tossed on the ground. He pulls on the way back to his kennel and enters with no issues.
1/19/26: Frosting Tex is standing at the front of his kennel with a loose and wiggly body as handler approaches. He begins jumping at the door with a loose and wiggly body and is able to be leashed with treats. He then pulls on the way to the behavior room. In the room, he has a loose and wiggly body as he would jump on the couch and engaged in toys and eating treats off the ground. He engaged in a cheese lick mat and would constantly jump up on the handler to receive pets. He would run around the room and grab the drag leash to hold in his mouth. He is able to easily drop the leash when treats are tossed. He is able to return back to his kennel with no issues.
January 22, 2026 - neutered.
January 23, 2026 - Shelter prescribes gabapentin 300 mg along with regular dosage of trazodone and clonidine, to facilitate transport to rescue group Pound Hounds ResQ. The rescue renames the dog Milo; he's transported directly from the shelter to their foster.
To facilitate transport this morning, give gabapentin 300 mg in addition to regular doses of trazodone and clonidine.
Clonidine is another psych drug meant to reduce the dog's arousal and address the usual 2026 shelter dog diagnosis of Fear, Anxiety and Stress (FAS).
February 11, 2026 - the foster announces that Tex aka Milo is ready for adoption. Yes, that is 2 weeks later.
late February 2026 - the wheels come off the foster/rescue relationship. The story appears to be that the foster says she wants to adopt but refuses to pay the $400 adoption fee. She will offer $200, saying she's paid the dog's food, toys, done training, paid vet bill, etc. herself. Rescue explodes that such is the expected behavior of a foster and they're already comping her $100 because their usual adoption fee is $500.
In the words of the rescue:
These are the facts.
- I pulled this dog Frosting Tex 244361 for her on January 21
- he was aged about 5-6 months old
- he was rescue only so she had to go through a New Hope Rescue.
- when someone is approved they get the Fostering Handbook and a vetting guide which explains our vetting process.
- she received the dog the end of January. The shelter delivered the dog to her. He was UTD on vaxx, MC and neutered.
- I checked in with her the first few days. She was kind of cocky because I reacted when I saw the dog on the bed. She said she knows everything this isn't her first rodeo.
- because of her attitude, I just let her do her thing.
At the end of February, I contacted her saying we want to start advertising the dog. She said she wanted to adopt. I told her the adoption fee is $400. It's really $500 but I was giving her a discount. She said "I'm not paying you $400. I will give you $200. I told her that wasn't good enough and I can come and collect the dog, and she told me you are not allowed on my property and "are you really going to rip the dog out of my daughter's arms'.
I told her I'm not ripping the dog out of her arms, you are not paying the fee.
So while we were doing arbitration, she said she was a vet tech and the dog needed vetting and she couldn't get a hold of me. LIES LIES LIES. She was downplaying my role in her getting the dog saying "she didn't even have the dog, she didn't even get the dog, she just sent him to us. Not seeing the dog, not meeting the dog doesn't mean we do not own the dog. Our name is on the paperwork.
It ends up in Small Claims Court.
So there is no judge. There is a stand in. There is this guy who determines your case. So when you are called, you first go to an arbitrator... So while we were doing arbitration, she said she was a vet tech and the dog needed vetting and she couldn't get a hold of me. LIES LIES LIES. She was downplaying my role in her getting the dog saying "she didn't even have the dog, she didn't even get the dog, she just sent him to us. Not seeing the dog, not meeting the dog doesn't mean we do not own the dog. Our name is on the paperwork... So in arbitration, we couldn't come to an agreement so we had to go in front of the NON Judge.
I'm at the podium and I explain who I am, how we work and our role. Basically he made us equal to a Broker, so to make things easier I said yes.
I told my story as above and when she went to go speak, she said how she got the dog and how he needed medical and how I wasn't responsive. He asks her when she brought him to the vet....IT WAS JUNE. So much after her agreeing to adopt the dog.
I have to say to describe her is she is sly. She is trying not to pay. Her character is so sad, that she has this entitlement air about her.
I told the Non Judge, that I am ALWAYS available and when dogs go to the vet, I'm on speakerphone so I understand what is going on and then I pay.
This woman actually said she was a vet tech. She was also again, downplaying my role.
Then the Non Judge wanted to see my Foster Contract and was kind of slapping me on the hands as to why there is no adoption amount in my contract and I had to explain to him that it is a FOSTER CONTRACT. If people want to adopt, that is the next step.
He then goes to Ms. Entitlement saying you have a dog, you didn't pay for the dog so what is your defense. She said "I offered to pay $200". So this guy was so hung up on the $400 adoption fee and I kept on saying it's $500 but he didn't want to hear that.
So this is going on for 20-30 minutes and there are other cases this guy has to hear. So then the Non Judge asks the idiot how much was the vet bill so he would deduct that from the $400. WTFFFFFFF. Which means that the bill I think was $135 which was unnecessary, minus the $400 which would bet $265. NOT WHAT I WAS ASKING FOR but still she wouldn't agree to this. It's $65 over what she wanted to pay initially. THIS IS HOW STUPID SHE IS.
Now I'm livid. I'm like that vet visit was so late. WAIT.....She went to the vet because of allergies (I am the queen of allergies) and for a hanging scrotum sac. I told her when I was talking to her that that hangs for a bit and will lift up in time. AND ALLERGIES??? If she was a vet tech she WOULD KNOW ABOUT THE SCROTUM SAC AND ALLERGIES.
The people in the audience were getting restless and one guy screamed out 'I WILL GIVE YOU THE $200".
So the Non Judge kind of finished up and guess what Ms. Entitlement started to do.....CRY. She was crying.
An animal rescue and a vet both think it's fine to keep a dog-aggressive gamebred pit bull a) alive and b) inside a vet hospital. This is like housing a sex offender in a nursing home. It's crazy.
comment written by Nicholas Pet Haven, writing as Marcus, their fighting pit bull
September 9, 2024 - Smith County Animal Control officers investigate reports of wounded dogs and find 59 pit bulls, 6 critically injured, on a 9-acre property. Michael and Kerry Jones are arrested on animal cruelty and dogfighting charges. The 6 injured dogs are taken to Spence and White Veterinary Hospital. The influx of nearly 60 dogs overcrowds the small shelter, which begins pleading for adopters and rescuers to save the dogs they've otherwise have to euthanize to make space.
By the end of the month, the brothers agree to release ownership of all the dogs to Smith County. The injured dogs are released to rescue group Nicholas Pet Haven.
Shelter Supervisor Amber Greene reaches out to the Humane Society of the United States to find a behavior specialist to assess the dogs. 2 had already bitten shelter employees.
October 18-19, 2024 - Morgan Rivera flies into Texas from Florida, all paid by HSUS, to assess 38 of the dogs. She finds that 11 of the dogs are too aggressive and potentially dangerous to be placed in a home setting. The remaining 27 dogs she deems appropriate to be rehabbed by rescue groups.
March 2025 - a county judge writes a long post on FB about the outcomes for the seized dogs, many of which were euthanized when no rescues were found that were willing to take them on. He says he writes the post due to harassment received by county employees about the euthanasia.
October 2025 - the dogfighting charges have been dropped. Michael Jones pleads guilty to possession of marijuana and receives an 11-month sentence. Kerry Jones pleads guilty to cruelty to non-livestock animals and receives a 10-year sentence. They had previously been known locally for running a BBQ shop.
So another day, another prolonged, expensive, nightmarish dogfighting ring bust. The wrinkle is the 6 dogs the evaluator didn't see because they were a) already owned by a rescue and b) in the vet hospital.
Marcus is another of the vet dogs, a badly disfigured male pit bull.
One of which is Sally, a black female pit bull with extensive facial scarring and, as it develops later, extremely high aggression toward other dogs.
Suncoast Humane Society - nonprofit private no-kill led by CEO Maureen O'Nell. Founded 1971. Opened a $17 million new facility in 2025. Still paying for that, so you can still contribute to their campaign.
April 8, 2026 - a woman brings her two children to the Suncoast Humane Society to adopt a dog. They are taken into a "meet" with one dog. The dog attacks one of the children, a 9yo girl, biting her severely in the leg and face. The child's injuries are severe enough to require airlifting to the hospital for surgery. Animal control is notified and the dog is quarantined. Suncoast Humane Society declined to identify the dog or its breed to the media, and refuses to provide any information about the circumstances surrounding the attack.
June 16, 2026 - the woman files a civil lawsuit against the shelter. Judging by the SHS's financials for 2024, they're well-placed to pay for their mistake of allowing a dangerous dog in contact with members of the public - but as it's an open case, apparently the shelter is balking. Consequences? But if we have to pay for the effects of our violent dog, then we can't carry on saving violent dogs!
Media update on the child's condition
A 9-year-old girl is recovering after being bitten in the face and leg by a dog at the Suncoast Humane Society in Englewood, as Charlotte County Animal Control investigates the incident and determines the animal's fate.
Theincidentoccurred Wednesday afternoon while the child was visiting the shelter with her family, according to the Englewood Fire Department, which responded to the emergency call.
Captain Joshua Jacobs said crews initially had little information about the severity of the situation.
“We heard the call go out, and at first, you don’t know exactly what the call is until you get there,” Jacobs said.
When first responders arrived, they encountered a chaotic scene, with family members and bystanders visibly distressed.
“There was a lot of people outside crying and screaming. The child herself was obviously distraught,” Jacobs said.
The girl suffered bites to her face and leg. First responders worked quickly to stabilize her and calm the scene, including assisting her mother, who was trying to remain composed while caring for her children.
The child was airlifted to Tampa General Hospital, where she is recovering.
Officials with Charlotte County Animal Control said the dog involved in the attack is currently quarantined at the humane society while an investigation is underway.
In a statement to Gulf Coast News on Friday, animal control said, “Our team is currently in the process of completing a thorough report and investigation. As with similar investigations, the process involves gathering statements, reviewing documentation, and building a complete case, which can take time. Therefore, there is limited information available to share at this stage.” "The dog has been placed under a mandatory 10-day quarantine at the Suncoast Humane Society, which began on the day of the incident."
Once the investigation is complete, Animal Control will make a recommendation regarding the outcome for the animal. “In some cases, that recommendation may include euthanasia. If the owner does not agree with the recommended outcome, the case may proceed through the dangerous dog classification process in accordance with Florida law,” the statement said.
The girl’s family has asked for privacy as she continues to recover.
Jacobs, who prayed with the family at the scene, expressed optimism about the child’s condition.
“I do believe that she’s going to make a wonderful and full recovery,” he said.
The majority of the comments basically support ACCT, which is typical - their very lenient release policies mean most rescue groups are fans. The outlier groups want 100% release, which the mainstream groups appear to recognize would be to risk the whole game.
Boerboel owner and pit bull breeder advocate cut/pasted below, the heart of his "question" is -
I’ve seen claims in multiple forums that ACCT Philly sometimes refuses to transfer dogs to other shelters or rescues that are willing and equipped to work with them—particularly dogs with behavioral challenges, including Pit Bull-type dogs. The specific claim I’m hearing is that some transfers may be denied because certain rescues use training tools such as electronic collars, and that ACCT would rather retain the animal and potentially euthanize it than allow another organization to attempt rehabilitation using methods ACCT does not support.
Red flags - "pit bull-type dogs" is doublespeak intended to assert that pit bulls don't exist and are unable to be visually identified, "behavioral challenges" is more doublespeak that in this context means high aggressive behaviors and histories, "methods ACCT does not support" is the placing of an electric-shock collar around a dog's throat and electrocuting him into temporary submission. This man ends his post with the hash tag #stopanimalcruelty.
Gone Rogue Girls Rescue comment offers insight into the pull requirements
An employee/volunteer offers a history of ACCT avoiding handing off cats to a bad rescue
A Florida shelter person says shock collar trainers tried to use her facility to dump the dogs they couldn't fix with ecollars.
The poor owner gets a crash course in the reality of dog ownership today - the pet dog who would be dealt with strictly to code if he was running loose and chasing cats, is torn apart by someone's violent dog and the same officer who'd easily write that citation is instead sucking back and looking for any way to escape a dangerous dog investigation and seizure of the attackers. Many places have dog laws that would allow for seizure of attacking dogs, but attacking dogs are rarely seized.
There is usually a deep reluctance in animal control and police to apply any existing dangerous dog laws.
And as this owner says, it doesn't make sense. Dogs that pull off these sort of hyper-violent attacks are not safe dogs. They're not safe for other dogs and they're not safe with people. At the very least, they need to be secured until the situation is resolved and the owners are properly warned of their responsibility to keep them caged.
And the saddest part is how the "cruelty" side of animal control also refuses to seize the dogs or get involved. They also apply their responsibility narrowly - despite the obvious abuse inflicted upon Gizmo by a violent dog and a careless owner, they focus only on the fact that the violent dog's owner is no threat to that dog.
A dog's death is agonizing for the owners, so I'm sorry for the adopters. And they're in no position to make good decisions for their giant dog who bites readily when stressed. VCAS did the right thing.
And the always useful Nathan Winograd weighs in
Bruce is dead.
On August 12, Ventura County Animal Services (VCAS) ended his life — just as his rescuers and legal team were actively seeking emergency relief from the United States Supreme Court. Only a day earlier, after a federal court lifted its protective order and the Ninth Circuit denied an appeal, VCAS informed counsel of its intent to proceed with Bruce’s execution.
let's skip ahead, as Winograd is a bloviater of the first water.
While VCAS relied on those bites to classify him as dangerous — arguing that “the physical and emotional impacts of those incidents” should not be “lost in the public discussion” — SPARC did not ask the government to ignore Bruce’s history. Instead, they offered a practical solution designed to address it: transferring Bruce to a sanctuary. VCAS, however, rejected it out of hand.
In doing so, government officials appeared to lose sight of the critical distinction between public safety as the objective and killing as the means. In other words, public safety is not an excuse to reject less destructive ways of achieving it. A dog can have a dangerous past and still live safely within a facility built to manage that past. Acknowledging this doesn't require pretending Bruce was harmless. But VCAS officials cannot pretend that a secure sanctuary option didn't fundamentally alter the equation.
What also appeared lost in the rush to kill Bruce — before all appeals were exhausted and non-lethal alternatives were considered at the highest levels of government — was his behavior during his six months in custody. VCAS’s own records described Bruce as a “model citizen.” He bonded with kennel staff, adapted well to a stable environment, ate treats from handlers’ hands, and recorded “no documented bite, attempted bite, charge, lunge, snap, or aggressive handling incident.”
That evidence did not erase what had happened before. It did, however, provide information about what was possible under controlled conditions. The issue, therefore, is not merely that a dog with a troubled history died; tragic and heartbreaking though that is. It is that the government was handed a viable alternative that protected human safety while preserving Bruce’s life, and chose to ignore it.
It goes on, but this is the gist of it. It never fails to amaze me that Winograd always carries on as if the past 20 years of shelter/rescue history have not happened. He's perennially in 1999, looking brightly toward a future where all animals can live out their natural lives in good surroundings regardless of their behavior. It's been tried, Nate, and the disaster surrounds us. Most of the ones who paid for that effort were animals. It seems like a real animal lover would notice that.
More bad artwork to lament the death of a violent dog - shades of that UK pit bull shooting a few years ago
While I'm very happy that legit search dogs exist, there is a population of less-than-legit people drawn to search dog work. Can I really assess this rescuer and this trainer? No, I have no idea how legit they are. But the fact they were both marketing a dog without knowing a crucial bit of info about him, without (apparently) even meeting him, is a really bad sign. And the commenter is correct, they were marketing him as a search dog.
September 7, 2026, 12pm - a trainer posts this marketing for a dog on FB.
September 7, 2026 - the founder of rescue group Throwaway Dogs Projects post this marketing for the same dog on FB
Finn
September 7, 2026 - a comment on the rescue founder's FB post comes out very strong against marketing the dog as a search dog, saying he failed a search team for aggression toward people. The rescue asks the trainer about it, trainer says he spoke with the commenter and with the owners again, and oops, he's going to do an assessment tomorrow.
A retired teacher takes a 1-week trip out of town, leaving her 16yo cat in her home with her husband and son. The cat, bonded to owner, typically hides in misery when the owner is away, so the men don't realize that the cat, this time, has slipped outside. The indoor-only cat falls off a wall into a neighbor's yard and can't jump back. Neighbor doesn't realize the (again, indoor-only) cat belongs to a house nearby and takes her to the shelter.
Shelter assesses the elderly, skinny and dehydrated strayed housecat as a neglected and abandoned 7yo stray and flips her to a rescue group. Owner is told no we can't tell you which rescue group. Owner points out she has photos of the cat dating back years, with her family, as proof the cat is hers. Shelter and networkers point out that *a rescue* has the cat now and ya know, she could have been euthanized if the rescue hadn't stepped up so maybe a little appreciation here? Owner bafflingly continues to persist in wanting her cat back.
The cat is skinny and her kidneys are messed up. The possible reasons:
- she's 16 so skinny might be age-related muscle loss
- she's 16 so weight loss and kidney function issues could be some underlying disorder
- both of which could be exacerbated by being lost in late summer California in the heat
- and all of which could be exacerbated by being an indoor-only cat overwhelmed by being outdoors and unable to catch her own food.
- or the owners were neglectful beasts who never noticed their kitty getting skinny and never took her to the vet and never fed her
A rescue sends an experienced rescuer onto a reservation to pick up puppies. She goes to the home, nobody's there, the homeowner's loose dogs attack and kill her.
The rescue community is making the entire story about the problem of overpopulation on the reservations. Which is, of course, an issue. A few more special people are making it about colonization and the murder of the land's indigenous canines and replacement with Western dogs at some point in history, so that's helpful. What nobody seems to have noticed is the familiar but insane habit rescue has of sending their people - virtually always women - alone into potentially deadly situations to save animals.
AN autopsy has confirmed an animal rescue volunteer died of a dog attack on Sandy Bay Ojibway First Nation earlier this month, the Manitoba First Nations Police Service says.
Amanda Nobiss, a 37-year-old woman from Winnipeg, was found dead in Sandy Bay on July 17 after police were contacted by a friend trying to locate her.
She often visited the community 180 kilometres northwest of Winnipeg to save animals.
The police service said Tuesday that an autopsy confirmed her "injuries were consistent with a dog attack."
"We extend our condolences to Amanda's family and loved ones," the police service said in a statement.
Nobiss had been in Sandy Bay to pick up several puppies from a local resident on behalf of K9 Advocacy Manitoba on the day before she was found, police said.
They believe she went to the home alone when the resident was not there and came across the resident's "protective and aggressive" dogs.
Her friend then called police at about 1 a.m. and officers searched the area where her cellphone's location last pinged.
A community maintenance worker found Nobiss's remains later that morning outside the resident's home.
Band leadership and the police service arranged to put down two male dogs. The rescue group took in a female dog and several puppies.
K9 Advocacy Manitoba, along with the Winnipeg Humane Society and more than a dozen other animal rescues and organizations, issued a plea Tuesday calling on all levels of government to provide funding to address animal overpopulation, community safety and a "severe lack" of accessible veterinary care in First Nations.
"While our hearts break for Amanda's family, friends and the communities she's impacted, our grief is matched by deep frustration," reads the statement from the organizations, calling the issue a provincial public-health crisis.
The groups are asking for an "immediate roundtable meeting" with the participation of the federal and provincial governments, Manitoba rescue groups and First Nations leadership, ahead of creating an advisory committee consisting of communities and First Nations governments, veterinary experts and rescue organizations.
The organizations say communities should be supported with more access to veterinary care, spay and neuter services, pet food, education and other resources, but that lasting solutions will be led and developed by the communities and First Nations leaders.
Long story short, a shelter employee makes a FB post about a euthanasia-bound dog. She admits the dog is unfriendly to new people, is stiff all the time around people and other dogs, would need a childless home that is prepared to own a powerful dog that has strict "boundaries."
The dog does not get adopted, and is euthanized.
A networker posts an encyclopedia blaming the employee for the post.
The comments divide between saying okay but you can't lie to people and saying that the shelter employee is a self-important monster who killed the poor dog.
The gluttony of both rescuers and owners who already have one or more highly desirable dogs, whenever some hapless soul advertises that they need to rehome a nice, young, healthy pet.
A networker arrives in a hurry claiming to already have a "wonderful family looking to adopt a bernedoodle" - why would such a family be going to a rescue group? Who knows!
A horse rescue prez gallops up to breathlessly urge the dog owner to go with the networker
To be clear, I think both dogs needed to be euthanized. But while I'm sure every pit bull fan would look at this different outcome and say it was anti-pit bias, I think the issue here is the end product of decades of blaming and discrediting owners for every problem dog. The rescuers simply discount every single thing an owner says. So Moose, reported to repeatedly attack people under the same situation - the person walking away, not a scenario you'd think someone would invent if they were simply misleading the shelter staff - is flipped to whatever rescue was crazy/vapid/soulless enough to want him, while Goblin, who repeatedly displays aggression in the shelter, is euthanized fairly rapidly.
Moose A1880095
Shelter Notes: Special Notes: At risk! Needs rescue by 8/26/26!
Behavior History: Veterinary Staff: 8/17/26 behavior: attentive, easily muzzled, no response to injection.
Shelter Staff: 08/17/26 12:17 Intake Note: Intake dog was owner surrendered due to it having a history of unprovoked bites. Owner states that most bites happened when anyone would give their backs to him. On 01/30/26, owner states that the dog was on the couch when the husband walked by and the dog lunged and bit his wrist resulting in bruising and puncture wounds. On 04/22/26, the neighbor was walking by the dog in their home and turned around and the dog lunged and bit his calf. On 05/28/26, the owner was walking the dog and she said that he randomly turned around and bit her forearm, resulting in a laceration and bruising. On 07/14/26, owner states that her cousin came to meet the dog and that when she got up to wash her hands, the dog lunged and bit her side resulting in a skin break through material. Owner said that her cousins wounds were bruising and puncture wounds. The most recent bite occurred on 08/15/26 when her brother came over to meet the dog. Owner states that her brother walked by and turned around and the dog but his leg, resulting in puncture wounds. RP has had the dog for 3 years and states that the dog has bitten over 12 people that she can think of. Retrieving the dog, owner walked the dog into a transit cage and removed the muzzle and collar it was wearing.
08/17/26 12:15 Wagging tail at intake, opened kennel door, was a little hesitant when leashing. Walked out nicely. Knows sit, sat on scale. When approached by clinic gave wary eye, nervous, frozen, stared. Muzzled, was good for vaccines then got nervous and started thrashing after vaccines were given. Walked to B1, no issues putting in kennel and was able to take leash off. Put Quarantine signs in front and back of kennel.
08/21/26 08:03 Dog presents as curious/affiliative in kennel. Takes treats nicely. Due to amount of unprovoked bites and behavioral history, unsafe to remove from kennel.
BEHAVIOR SUMMARY Moose was owner surrendered with an extensive and concerning bite history, with his previous owner reporting bites to more than 12 people over the course of 3 years. Multiple incidents were described as occurring with little to no provocation, including people walking past him, turning around near him, or getting up after interacting with him. Reported injuries have included puncture wounds, skin break through clothing, lacerations, and bruising. While Moose has displayed affiliative behaviors in kennel, these observations do not negate the severity or unpredictability of his behavior history. Due to concerns for staff and public safety, we are recommending placement with rescue.
Goblin A1917472
Special Notes: at risk! Needs rescue by 6/5/25!
Circumstances of impound: Stray brought to shelter, no owner information available.
Behavior History:
Veterinary Staff: 5/20/24 Behavior: Initially happy, tail wagging. Did not do well wish leash muzzle - thrashing around. However, eventually calmed down.
Shelter Staff: 05/20/25 12:21 Intake Note: RP found the dog at the Walmart's parking lot near Harbor and McFadden. RP was able to handle the dog without issues. Per RP the dog was fine around her 9 year old daughter. Retrieving the dog from RP, the dog allowed handling without issues.
05/24/25 16:26 Went to move to bldg 5. Walked to visiting yard. As volunteer walked by bldg 3 with a dog on leash, G fixated and sprinted toward the gate, slamming into it and barking/growling, even though the dog was at least 15+ feet away from the visiting yard. Called out to him and walked towards him to have him disengage and attempt to redirect attention with treats/toy. Turned towards me and ran at me full speed, then jumped and kept paws on me and stared directly at me, pupils dilated. Did not react or engage with him. He soon dropped and sniffed around yard. Highly fixated on balls in the yard as well. When I would attempt to pet him, he would stop wagging tail. After petting, he would begin wagging again. Introduced to Sgt. on the way back to bldg 1. Did not engage, then when he called him over he walked over and pressed his side against Sgt, leaning against him and stepping on feet. Dog seemed to have difficulty breathing even though we had only been out for less than 10 minutes. Took to clinic, then placed back in bldg 1 and he began jumping on the kennel door. HIGHLY dog reactive. Will tug and lunge at dogs that are far away from him, fixates.
05/24/25 16:33 Overheats easily. Short walks only per clinic.
05/28/25 08:14 Took out, easy to leash. Walked to visiting yard due to previous clinic notes. Unleashed in yard. Immediately jumped up on me in a forward/playful way, then play bowed on top of my feet. Stared at my feet. Threw a treat to redirect attention to other movement. G dashed towards treat then began dashing towards other toys in the yard. Breathing hard after doing so--5 minutes elapsed since taking him out. Jumped again towards leash, I allowed it to drop to the ground. G hovered over it and snapped towards my hand when attempting to retrieve it. Redirected with a treat, able to grab leash but G quickly ran back and jumped up towards my leash. Able to place leash back on. G began fixating on leash and leash climbing, ran towards me but able to stiff arm and hold back as he made contact with only the leash. Placed back in kennel, no issues. Recommend rescue placement due to arousal issues and possible resource guarding.
5/28/25 He has a lot of triggers and he is sensitive to those. When trigger is absorbed, Goblin displays over-threshold behaviors including redirected bites, dilated eyes, and erect body language. Once overstimulated, he does not have the ability to go back under his threshold for reaction and will take his arousal out on closest thing (handler, leash, arms, legs). The time between stimulus and reaction is minimal and he's not displaying bite inhibition with his redirected attempts. He can go out for walks, but introducing to strangers / adopters will be risky given his bite attempts (even if spawned from arousal v. offensive aggression).
5/29/25 Walked smaller bulldog mix by his kennel. He showed interest in the other dog but when in the kennel was not reactive, but got a little excited. Tester dog did not want to go all the way to the kennel door.
The poor tester dog.
Their live release rate for adult dogs in 2025 was 94%
I like the "just" there. Sure, "just" acquire a live trap, set it, check it twice a day for however long it takes to capture the whole cat tribe, then haul them to the shelter. And be told to pound sand because it's kitten season. Just that easy!
I am so angry and i am searching for advice 3 months ago i went to the humane society and git my sister who lives in assisted living a cat . Turns out the cat is feral . The cat has not warmed up to her and has pooped and urinated all over her apartment . With the help from the director at her assisted living place the cat was trapped and my sister snd i took the cat to the Humane Society . They would not take the cat without an appointment AND would not hive me an appointment in person they wanted me to call them instead . What really pisses me off is that they knowingly sold a feral cat to a 77 year old woman without telling her and now the poor thing has been in a cage for nearly 24 hours and there is no possibility of taking her anywhere till 12:00 am Monday morning a d then CatS 12:00 am Monday morning and it will have to stay in a cage for that long then CatSbap said they would take her . There is no phone number or email addressed
