Spay and Neuter Dog Clipart

Dog Photos in clip art for spay and neuter

Cute dog and puppy pictures are placed in these clip art graphics that you can post on your blog, facebook, myspace, or other websites to help promote Spay and Neuter. Spay and Neuter is one of the best ways to help reduce the numbers of pets entering our animal shelters and dieing there.

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Right click on any of the above images to save them to your computer for uploading to your website.

Cute Shelter Puppies

All of the cute dogs and puppies in the photos are shelter pets from my local animal shelter: Tangipahoa Parish Animal Control (TPAC) – http://tangipets.petfinder.com Please check your local animal shelter when you desire a new pet or visit just to help them out.

More Spay and Neuter Clip Art

Dog Hause – Spay and Neuter Graphics (8 pages of clip art graphics) http://snipurl.com/so0z2

Hey, if you know where there are more clip art images for Spay and Neuter or Shelter Pets let me know in the comments below. Thanks!

Tangipahoa Parish Animal Control Pets on Petfinder

TPAC Now Posting Pets on Petfinder.com!

Hammond, Louisiana: The Hammond animal shelter pets can now be view on the petfinder site: Tangipahoa Parish Animal Control – http://tangipets.petfinder.com

Please go check out their pets up for adoption! Why buy when these die – Adopt!

Please consider phoning them (+1-985-543-0215) and thanking them for posting their pets online where more people can view them 24/7! They have taken another step to saving more shelter pets. I see they have about 50 dogs posted right now — this is an amazing accomplishment. They have not posted on petfinder for over a year – so glad to see them back.

Please check over all their pets. They have many Labs and Lab mixes as well as some Rat Terriers, Heelers, Terriers, Chihuahuas, etc…

Check out this adorable TPAC dog:

Dog up for adoption at TPAC

Cuteness Dachshund, Terrier [Mix] Small Adult Male Dog Pet ID: 2507 Adopt a Dachshund: Cuteness: Petfinder http://snipurl.com/rkjlp

They nearly always have little house dogs and young puppies and kittens up for adoption as well as wonderful adult dogs for you to consider. You can find purebreds as well as mix breeds (wonderful mutts). Please adopt your next pet from an animal shelter.

TPAC Contact info:

Tangipahoa Parish Animal Control
Charles “Chip” Fitz – Director
15487 Club Deluxe Road
Hammond, Louisiana 70403
+1-985-543-0215
cfitz @ tangipahoa . org (please remove the spaces)

Tangipahoa Parish Animal Control in Hammond, Louisiana

Tangipahoa Parish Animal Control (TPAC) Info

Contact info for TPAC (Hammond’s Animal Shelter)…

Tangipahoa Parish Animal Control (TPAC) (At this time TPAC is a high kill shelter. They do offer some of the animals up for adoption and work with pet rescues.)

Charles “Chip” Fitz – Director

15487 Club Deluxe Road
Hammond, Louisiana 70403

Phone: 985-543-0215
Fax: 982-230-0337 or 985-543-0215 (found two and not sure which number is the correct one)
Email: cfitz @ tangipahoa . org (please remove the spaces)

Website: http://www.myhammond.com/tpac/ (This website has not been updated in over a year. I have repeated email the Tangipahoa Parish Government and asked them about this, but get no response.)

Other websites:

TPAC pets (9-2009) on petfinder.com at: http://tangipets.petfinder.com New Pet listing links. (Note that home page has not be updated in a long while.)

http://www.animalshelter.org/shelters/Tangipahoa_Parish_Animal_Control_rId2017_rS_pC.html (some info here but not one pet listed for adoption on this site)

TPAC Videos: TPAC Shelter Pets 12 Videos PlayList on youtube (12 videos showing the dogs and puppies at TPAC. The person that took these videos seems to have quit making them as the last one is a month old now.)

Here is a list of blog postings on TPAC…(all of which are on TAAR’s blog)

Blogs about: Tangipahoa Parish Animal Control
Here are some of our blog postings that are tagged for ‘Tangipahoa Parish Animal Control’ and ‘TPAC’

TPAC seems be a participating shelter in some HSUS project…

The Humane Society of the United States – HSUS
Improving the Lives of Gulf Coast Dogs and Cats: Participating Shelters
Tangipahoa Parish Animal Control Hammond, LA is listed as one of HSUS Participating Louisiana Shelters
http://www.hsus.org/hsus_field/hsus_disaster_center/disasters_press_room/archives/2007_disaster_response/gulf_participating_shelters.html or http://snipurl.com/dt0m7

TPAC also seem to be a member of The Louisiana Animal Control Association as I found this info… Tangipahoa Parish Animal Control; 15487 Club Deluxe Rd, Hammond, La 70403; (work) 985-543-0215, (fax) 985-230-0337,
on this web page: ACC Organizations

Found this info about TPAC on an old Kinship Circle web page…

Save A Life: Animals In High-Kill Hammond, LA Shelter

The animal shelter in Hammond receives about 1400 animals a month and only adopts out about 50 each month. Some animals are put to sleep the same day they arrive. Please contact the shelter as soon as possible if you can adopt or foster to SAVE A LIFE. Please forward to anyone able to help. If there is an interest, possibly the animal can be pulled before it is too late. Many more dogs and cats in jeopardy…

Tangipahoa Parish Animal Control
15487 Club Deluxe Rd. • Hammond, LA 70403

Show you care - Spay or Neuter your pet!

SPAY and Neuter you pets and lower the kill numbers at your local animal control!

Spay/Neuter Help! Cat Music Video youtube video

Tangi Pet News

Good news for the Holidays for Tangipahoa people and pets

News article: Animal Control promotes adoptions; By Sylvia Schon; Friday, December 19, 2008 8:24 AM CST

Tangipahoa Parish Animal Control is running a Christmas special with lower adoption costs and free tickets to Extreme Canine at Columbia Theater.

Dogs and puppies can be adopted for $48 instead of the usual $60 and cats and kittens can be adopted for $42 instead of $50, said Director Chip Fitz. The price includes spay/neuter, rabies shot and one vaccination.

“Between now and Jan. 10 two free tickets will be given for every animal adopted to see Extreme Canine at the Columbia Theater on Jan. 17,” Fitz said…

Please go read the rest of the story and leave a comment after it… Animal Control promotes adoptions

It would also be nice if you would contact and thank Tangipahoa Parish Animal Control’s director Mr. Chip Fitz on trying to increase pet adoptions. Phone: 985-543-0215 or Fax: 985-543-0215

Tangipahoa Parish Animal Control (TPAC) and http://www.petfinder.com/shelters/LA32.html

And more great news…

News article: Donors to buy land, build shelter; By Sylvia Schon: Tuesday, December 23, 2008 8:42 AM CST

RESCUE PARTNERS — Lynda and Randy Stegall give 50 hours a week to rescuing and caring for animals at the Tangi Humane Society’s temporary kennels. Photo submitted

The year 2009 is shaping up to be a big year for the Tangi Humane Society.

Three dedicated animal lovers, who insist on remaining anonymous, have stepped forward to buy land and build a “state of the art” humane shelter in Tangipahoa Parish, said President Randy Stegall…

Please read the rest and leave a comment:

P.S. You can donate to Tangi Humane online

Please leave a nice comment after the pet news article so that the paper news that people are interested in animal news.

CONTACT:

Randy Stegall
Tangi Humane Society and http://tangipets.com/
P.O. Box 1743; Ponchatoula, LA 70454 USA
Phone: 985-351-0181 | 225-414-0059
Email: tangihumane @ charter . net (remove spaces)

Tangi Humane Has Great Dogs!

Please click on the audio icon to hear the Christmas Music!

Doxi dog Trudy for Adoption

Wirehaired mini Doxi girl, “Trudy” up for adoption

Click on audio icon to listen to the music with the pet slide show.

Trudy’s foster mom, Cheryl Henkel, says this about Trudy…

Breed: Wirehaired Miniature Dachshund. By the way, did you know that last year at the Westminster dog show the highest-placing Doxie last year was the wire-haired!

Size and Sex:Trudy is female miniature dachshund and 10″ high, 13″ from chest to hindquarters, probably weighs about ten pounds, but needs some weight on her. Her ribs & spine are protuberant.

She is a real doll. Picked her out at Tangipahoa Parish Animal Control (TPAC) in Hammond on Saturday, November 22, 2008 (it is amazing what wonderful little dogs need up in this animal shelter). Trudy was turned into the high kill animal shelter because her family “couldn’t keep her”. No specifics given. She is very mild mannered and sweet. I have yet to see anything faze her. She takes everything in stride. Other dogs are okay, cats are okay, everything is okay!

She loves to be close and cuddle. She minds her manners, but will occasionally steal a very soft kiss. She appears to be house trained. She is playful without being rambunctious. She will gently mouth your hand to encourage play.

Health: Trudy seem to be healthy but needs a little weight on her. Will be vet checked and spayed on Wednesday November 26, 2008. Will update this posting after her vet check.

Adopt Trudy the Doxi

IMPORTANT NOTE: All dogs need regular vigorous exercise. They also should be obedience trained and have an owner that knows how to be the pack leader. We will only consider adopting to people willing to give the proper care and leadership that all dogs need.

If you are interested please fill out the application FIRST. There is no obligation. The dog’s foster parent will get in touch with you and will answer any questions that you may have.Thanks!

Reference checks, adoption contract and $225.00 adoption donation required. The Adoption Application

182 killed and no investigation

No outside investigation on mass killing at the Hammond animal shelter

On August 4, 2008 animal control killed 170-204 or so animals (seems no one knows the true number), yet to this date, not a single credible investigation (that I know of) has been conducted. Is this because the Tangipahoa parish residences’ are so insensitive and uncaring that the killing of this large number of companion animals didn’t raise red flags and demand of an independent investigation? Was there no investigation because killing hundreds of animals is too common in animal shelters?

But about 200 people showed up at the following parish council meeting to demand answers and justice for the animals killed. The media also thought that it was worth reporting and produce multiple news reports concerning the August 4th incident.

Yet, the only investigation (1) conducted was by the parish hired parish attorney. Since when are attorneys trained to investigate possible criminal crimes (as many people feel laws were broken)? And since it was the top parish leader, Parish President, Gordon Burgess, himself who gave the final OK for the killings, wouldn’t that be like him investigating himself? Well we are in Louisiana, the state know for corruption, so self investigation may not be that unusual.

Was there no suspicion of wrongdoing? Let’s see…

The why: the parish’s reason for the killings…

The media reports go from naming a mystery air borne viral infection, then maybe it is the corona virus that demands complete destruction of all animals in the shelter. Then finally in the so called, ‘official report‘ by the parish attorney, Glen Galbraith, salmonella is named as one of the possible diseases.

Yet, not one test was taken to diagnose the deadly disease, even with the media quoting Burgess as saying, “This is very serious. It could be affecting your pet at home”, “We’re investigating it“, and that Burgess ordered tests.

How does one “investigate the disease” without taking one single test? And how does one “identify the disease” when all the animals are dumped in a landfill – not one body sent anywhere for testing?

Note that the links above go to a news reports posted on August 6, 2008 – after the killings – did Burgess not get the info from the experts on August 4th about it costing too much and taking too much time to test, as written later in the ‘shelter report‘ by the parish attorney, Glen Galbraith? Come now, doesn’t all this story changing smell a little like a cover up to you? From what I heard people saying at the meeting with HSUS about TPAC I am not the only one doubtful that disease caused the mass killing.

Also take not that not one dog nor cat that made it out of that shelter alive on August 4th came down with any deadly diseases – that the parish would have your believe mandated the destruction of the whole shelter population (2). And if they really believed both animals and humans were in danger, as quoted in the media (3), then why were any animals allowed to leave the facility? I am not the only one asking this question: “Was it necessary to kill everything or at all, including those who just came in? Why were some animals taken out, if they were contagious?” Leavy demands.

The real why? Some people’s guesses…

I don’t know, but I have heard people say that they believe that the parish wanted to get rid of some shelter employees and the mass killing was a way to make them quit. Sounds rather drastic – why not just fire them? But people did quit and they were are the ones that many animal rescuers and shelter volunteers said were the ones that cared the most about the animals. Other people think that the shelter needed some repairs and it would just be easier to do with no animals and the shelter closed – killed for convince.

Humane killings? How?

170-204 or so animals, at the shelter on August 4th were examined and diagnosed by not one but two different veterinarians, parish officials were contacted, and two more experts consulted for their opinion, at which time the all the animals in the shelter were ordered to be killed. Only one veterinarian, Doctor Thomas L. Hulsey, working with one vet assistant killed all the animals. The total time span from start to finish: 3-4 hours; which equals to about a minute to a minute and a half per animal!

Ask any doctor, veterinarian, nurse, or anyone else that has ever given a shot or taken a blood sample if they can picture themselves moving this fast, through this large a number (in the high heat of August), and do what has to be done humanely. The ones that would answer us (though not publicly) said that it could not be humanely done at this speed.

Some other questions that come to my mind (and others) are… How did Doctor Hulsey know to bring with him enough of the chemical solution to kill the whole shelter population before he even examined the first animal? Why did Hulsey use his chemical solution and not the shelter’s? And doesn’t seem wrong to have the same vet that profits from each animal killed (the more the bigger his pay check) to make the diagnose? Isn’t that a conflict of interest?

Missing Records

The parish broke the law when they didn’t did not release all the public records on TPAC that were requested. We were also told by the parish that some records that TPAC is required to keep were thrown out on or after August 4th. The Advocate had requested veterinary records, including medical tests. Galbraith said there are no such records. No media has reported the parish braking the public records law. Do the innocent go out their way to lose/dump/destroy records?

Yet No Outside Investigation – Why not?

Not by the local sheriff’s department, not by the local humane society or the state humane society (who promised a investigation), not by the state’s veterinarian association, not by the United States Humane Society – HSUS (they are doing an evaluation, not a investigation), or by any other group, society, or association.

Anyone else outraged?

Does anyone else find this strange and outrageous. If it was children killed that day instead of animals I’m sure the story would be completely different. Even the some of the media found the findings of the official report mysterious. So how many animals deaths does it take, under how many questionable circumstances, before someone is willing to investigate? Don’t the people of Tangi deserve better than a mysterious parish report?

Some people are saying, “move on, you cannot bring back dead animals”. But if we do nothing about what happened on August 4th what is to prevent it from happening again? I know that TPAC has a new director and I do hope he is a good one and will make positive changes. But I and others want something in place to give us conference that another mass killing can never take place at this shelter no matter who is running it.

Media References:

(1)…parish is now conducting their own investigation…

http://www.wwltv.com/local/northshore/stories/wwl080508mldogs.1b665c77.html

http://snipurl.com/3bje9

(2)…veterinarian checked out the nine dogs [the ones saved/adopted on August 4th} on Tuesday evening, and was told all were free from serious illness…

http://www.wwltv.com/local/northshore/stories/wwl080508mldogs.1b665c77.html

http://snipurl.com/3bje9

(3)…”Due to a disease outbreak in the animal population at the shelter, it has become necessary to quarantine and totally decontaminate the entire premises to further insure the welfare of the animals and their handlers,” was the statement issued by parish government Monday afternoon… …Employees are encouraged to wear clean uniforms in addition to gloves and masks….

http://www.hammondstar.com/articles/2008/08/05/community/health/9510.txt

http://snipurl.com/3b7wu

Tangipahoa Parish Shelter report

Other blog postings on the mass killing of Aug. 4th…
Tangipahoa Parish Animal Shelter News
Investion to open on the mass shelter killing

HSUS evaluating TPAC

My report on HSUS’s Public Meeting about TPAC on November 18th 2008

No justice yet for be 172-184 animals killed on August 4, 2008

Last night’s HSUS/TPAC meeting was with three members of The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), no one from TPAC or the parish’s leaders attended. Which is what the HSUS evaluators said that they asked for. I personally would have liked the new director, Charles “Chip” Fitz, of TPAC to have been there to answer questions and give us an idea of this plans for improving TPAC and preventing any recurrence of the mass killing of August 4th.

The meeting started off with someone questioning why such a short notice was giving for a public meeting. Someone else stated that if the notice had been less last minute that many more people would have been able to make arrangements to attend. I didn’t hear a good reason for the short notice given.

I received an email about the meeting on the evening of Saturday November 15 and did an Internet search for the notice and found nothing. On November 17th I found this news online by the Advocate – Humane Society seeks comments; Published: Nov 16, 2008. I have as yet to find any notice of the meeting online by the Hammond Star.

HSUS requested input from the public attending about their experience when dealing with TPAC. They received quite an earful from several people about TPAC’s shortcomings and accounts of their ineffectiveness at handling animal abuse complaints. When HSUS asked for a time frame of when people experienced these troubles several people spoke up saying from the very beginning and even before TPAC opened.

At times HSUS which many people hoped would be the the knight riding in on a white horse felt more like the trojan horse echoing more of the same that we heard from the parish leaders — excuses for animal control and placing the blame on parish residence. I heard too many words like – be patient, wait and see, give them time, implementation takes time, needs to be educated, and gradual.

For those of you that may had hoped that HSUS meant justice for the 172-184 animals killed on August 4 th, last night’s meeting only showed that justice will have to come from another avenue.

From what I gathered at the meeting HSUS (the nation’s largest animal protection organization) has no intention (and I guess never has) and no power to investigate or correct any past misdoing or possible crimes committed by TPAC. They stated that they are only interested at looking at practices and procedures in place right now and to give recommendations on best practices for animal control.

HSUS has no power to mandate that their recommendations be put in place or followed. They have no power even to demand that their report be made public, they can only request that the parish do so. They did state that the public has the legal right to request the report as a public record.

Note that the parish has already broken this law when they would not give us some of the public records we requested after August 4th. So forgave us if we have doubts about receiving this public record. And HSUS Guidelines For Animal Shelter Policies have been posted online for quite a while now. Could it be that the parish leaders have been hiring people (from the get go) to run the animal shelter that cannot read? And it is not like there hasn’t been serious complaints concerning TPAC for years or calls from the public for reform. Does anyone remember The Animal Control Advisory Board? Will this upcoming HSUS report end up stored on the same shelf the NACA report from 2000 with minimum implementation of the recommendations? Yet, we are told to have patience and wait.

HSUS said that their report would be forthcoming within 60 to 90 days (more waiting) and that they would request that the parish make it public within two weeks of receiving it. They also stated that the implementation of the recommended changes would require time and that some of the changes would have to be put into place gradually.

What I learned…

Investigate and evaluate are two different things altogether, but it seems even the media did not note this distinction including HSUS’s own press release…

WDSU: Tangi Council OKs Humane Society Investigation; August 12, 2008 AMITE, La. — The Tangipahoa Parish Council has unanimously voted to accept an offer from the Humane Society of the United States to evaluate its animal control operations.

The HSUS Responds to Mass Euthanasia at Louisiana Shelter; August 8, 2008 …The Humane Society of the United States has offered to assist Parish officials with their investigation and resolution of the situation…. http://www.hsus.org/press_and_publications/press_releases/hsus_responds_to_louisiana_shelter_euthanasia_080808.html or http://snipurl.com/3dhtx

Where now? Wait and wait some more?

Do I believe that this parish has the ability to reduce the numbers of unwanted pets, therefore the numbers of animals going into the shelter, and killed in the shelter — yes, BUT only if the leaders embrace the programs that have proven records of working effectively at reducing shelter intake and kill numbers.

Since Hammond Star posted, Experienced leader for animal control I do hope that Chip Fitz is up to a hard job of running TPAC and proves them right. But for so many soured on the past efforts of TPAC directors (is it now up to the number five?) it will take more than some nice sounding words and halfhearted attempts at improving TPAC to convince them.

Do I believed that Chip has the ability to turn around TPAC and save more animal lives? Why yes, we are all capable of unbelievable accomplishments and it only takes one leader (not a parish puppet) with desire and perseverance to create positive change of incredible magnitude. And sorry, HSUS, but this doesn’t have to take an extended time frame.

Will Chip turn animal control around? Sorry Chip, but I have seriously doubts that much positive change will happen, but please prove me wrong – PLEASE – the animals lives depend on it.

How to help?

Prevention Spay and Neuter

Prevention – Spay and Neuter PDF Print it out, sign it, then give to TPAC.

The people of this parish must consistently impressed upon its leaders their firm demand for progressive and compassionate animal control. And the most effective animal control is based on prevention.

HSUS info I found online (the good and the bad)…

7 Things You Didn’t Know About HSUS http://www.consumerfreedom.com/article_detail.cfm/article/184 or http://snipurl.com/5xsgh (don’t know if it is all true or not or who posted it, but makes you want to learn more about The Humane Society of the United States [HSUS] doesn’t?)

Whatever you are looking for is just a click away – HSUS Resource Library includes Animal Sheltering magazine articles, HSUS publications, training opportunities, policies, guidelines, advice, and other resources to help you in your work on behalf of animals. http://www.animalsheltering.org/resource_library/ or http://snipurl.com/5yzp8

Good Job HSUS! – http://nathanwinograd.blogspot.com/2008/10/good-job-hsus.html

Did Wayne (HSUS) Say No Kill?

http://nathanwinograd.blogspot.com/2008/11/sheltering-news-from-around-country.html

We Are The Ones We Have Been Waiting For…when public outcry erupted over a decision by a Louisiana HSUS-partner shelter to needlessly kill virtually every animal in its facility, HSUS did not condemn the action or come to the defense of activists working to end such practices; Pacelle and HSUS defended the shelter, arguing that the killing was legitimate and proper… http://nathanwinograd.blogspot.com/2008/11/we-are-ones-we-have-been-waiting-for.html or http://snipurl.com/5zc9m

UPDATE: Oops, I forgot to put my name, Joni Solis, as the person writing this article. I am a volunteer of Tangi Adopt A Rescue and this is article is from my point of view.

Here are the news reports I found online about this HSUS/TPAC meeting…

One before the meeting…

Humane Society seeks comments; By JO-ANNA K. BURNETT;Special to The Advocate;Published: Nov 16, 2008 – UPDATED: 12:05 a.m. ; http://www.2theadvocate.com/news/suburban/34529644.html or http://snipurl.com/5nrdm

And two after the meeting…

Humane Society reports Tangipahoa president to meet team;By JACQUELINE COCHRAN;Special to The Advocate;Published: Nov 20, 2008 – Page: 4B – UPDATED: 12:05 a.m.; http://www.2theadvocate.com/news/34790949.html or http://snipurl.com/6278x

Animal control ideas shared, By Don Ellzey; Thursday, November 20, 2008 8:53 AM CST; http://hammondstar.com/articles/2008/11/20/community/health/9457.txt or http://snipurl.com/6dv7m

If you attended the HSUS/TPAC meeting please leave a comment below with are thoughts.

Kentwood to close dog pound

Kentwood’s animal control maybe handled by TPAC, the Hammond Shelter

WDSU New Report: Inspection Leads To Closure Of Kentwood Animal Shelter
KENTWOOD, La. — The town of Kentwood has decided to shut down its animal shelter after an inspection by the Humane Society of Louisiana found dirty and unsafe conditions there, the group said in a news release… http://www.wdsu.com/news/17958072/detail.html or http://snipurl.com/5e40r

WWL News: Group wants Kentwood shelter closed due to filth, waste; 12:44 PM CST on Tuesday, November 11, 2008; Chad Bower / Eyewitness News

The Town of Kentwood animal shelter is under fire from The Humane Society of Louisiana after the group found no sewerage system, a pile of waste that had built up for years and several dogs that were too weak to stand.

The Humane Society detailed all of that in a report that also called for the parish to close the shelter or take it over. They are seeking to sign an agreement with Tangipahoa Parish Animal Control to take over services… http://www.wwltv.com/topstories/stories/wwl111108cbshelter.1a13c59ab.htm or http://snipurl.com/5c54s
(Please leave a comment under this news report to show that you care about the animals of Tangi Parish)
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News Release: For immediate use
Contacts: Jeff Dorson, Executive Director (901-268-4432), Dawn Taylor-Church, Shelter Inspector (435-899-0985)

TOWN OF KENTWOOD PREPARED TO CLOSE ANIMAL SHELTER INSPECTION REVEALS SERIOUS PROBLEMS AND VIOLATIONS

(NEW ORLEANS) — The Humane Society of Louisiana recently conducted an inspection of the Town of Kentwood Dog Shelter as part of its comprehensive review of all animal sheltering facilities throughout the state and found multiple violations of city and state laws that govern animal shelters. The society also found the facility to be in general non-compliance with national shelter standards. The shelter report, which was submitted to Kentwood Mayor Harold Smith late last week, was discussed at the most recent town council meeting and led, it can be assumed, to the decision to suspend operations at the shelter. The administration is seeking to sign an agreement with the parish animal control department to take over services.

The inspection report detailed serious structural problems with the small cinderblock building that has housed stray dogs for many decades. The shelter was never designed to house animals. The city never installed a drainage system nor a septic tank, so waste has simply accumulated for years, heaped off to one side of the kennel runs. Since there is no way to adequately remove the waste, the building has been a fertile breeding ground for harmful bacteria, disease, and parasites. The building is poorly ventilated, damp, and poorly lighted, providing the dogs will little fresh air or light. “These conditions combine to make for a ‘perfect storm’ to spread disease and infection,” says Jeff Dorson, Executive Director of the group. “There is no way to humanely house animals under these primitive conditions,” adds Dorson.
The report also revealed non-compliance with the state adoption law, which requires adopting agencies to only release animals under a contractual basis. Under the state pet adoption law, which was passed almost a decade ago, every animal must be sterilized within 30 days from the date of its adoption. This law was never applied in Kentwood, and no adequate adoption process was ever developed. Dogs were simply given away or passed around to family and acquaintances of the Shelter Manager, Mr. David Sellers, according to his own statements. Mayor Harold Smith maintained that the city was required to accept a payment of $75 per dog, of which $50 was refunded when proof of a rabies certificate was presented. This arrangement, whenever it was enforced, however, also failed to satisfy the state adoption law.

Two puppies that were rescued on October 30th from the Kentwood were barely alive when shelter inspectors revisited the facility and gained custody of them. The Catahoula puppies were too weak to stand and were full of parasites and mites and were suffering from acute malnutrition. The puppies were not given proper puppy food and were ravenous by the time they were given a proper diet. “We suspect that these puppies would have died over the weekend at this shelter, and we are delighted that they were brought out, given medical care, a proper diet, and are now thriving. We hope that they will be the last dogs to be impounded at the Kentwood shelter,” Dorson concludes.
The group has been monitoring and inspecting private and public animal sheltering facilities since its inception in 1988. However, in light of the problems that have surfaced at the Jefferson Parish Shelter in 2007, when more than a dozen dogs were accidentally poisoned, and the Tangipahoa Shelter, the site of mass euthanasia of animals two months ago, the group has accelerated its inspection process and is conducting many more inspections. Just recently, the group has inspected shelters at Mamou, Jennings, Oberlin, Napoleonville, and Lake Arthur. Copies of these inspection reports are also available for review. Media representatives may also contact the group’s principle shelter inspector, Ms. Dawn Taylor-Church, by calling 435-899-0985. A copy of the shelter inspection report, photos taken at the shelter, and Mr. Dorson’s letter to Mayor Smith are attached.

The Humane Society of Louisiana is one of the largest animal protection and advocacy organizations in the state with more than 10,000 members. For more information, please visit their website at www.humanela.org

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Dog Pound Photos

Kentwood Dog Pound side view

Dog in Kentwod Pound

Kentwood Pound

Dogs and their waste

PDF files…
Humane Society letter to Kentwood Mayor
Humane Society report

or you can read the letter to the Kentwood Mayor online here: Starving Dogs found in Kentwood pound again

Hammond Animal Shelter to open Saturdays

Tangipahoa Parish Animal Control now open on Saturday

Great news for the homeless pets of TPAC, Mr. Fitz, the new shelter director will open the animal shelter from 10 am to 2 pm on Saturdays when more people have time to visit and adopt a pet. This animal shelter like most in the south receives a great variety of dogs, puppies, cats, and kittens that one can choose from. All age ranges as well as all shapes and sizes from huge to tiny and from fuzzy to smooth coated. Please visit and check them all out!

Just found this news today: Saturday opening set for Tangipahoa shelter 2TheAdvocate – Baton Rouge,LA,USA
By DEBRA LEMOINE; Oct 28, 2008.

TPAC animal shelter SAT flyer

TPAC open SAT flyer; PDF file for printing.

Please download, print out, and post around the above flyer so that more animals in Hammond will be adopted from the animal shelter! With more convenient weekend hours maybe more families and their children will consider the adoption option instead of purchasing a new pet.

Animal Shelter info:

Tangipahoa Parish Animal Control
Chip Fitz, Director
15487 Club Deluxe Road
Hammond, Louisiana 70403
Hours of Operation: Monday – Friday 12 noon to 4:30pm; Saturday 10am to 2pm
Phone: 985-543-0215 Fax: 985-543-0215

New Animal Control Director for Tangipahoa

Tangipahoa picks shelter director

2TheAdvocate – Baton Rouge,LA,USA By DEBRA LEMOINE

HAMMOND — A former chief deputy for the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office will become the new director for the parish government’s animal … …Fitz will be paid $56,000 a year, which is more than previous directors, McKneely said…
http://www.2theadvocate.com/news/30668674.html or http://snipurl.com/47kmg

Fitz appointed Tangipahoa Parish Animal Control Director
Action News posted on October 08, 2008 22:18

http://snipurl.com/5jmsz

Fitz gets animal control job By Sylvia Schon; Thursday, October 9, 2008 9:50 AM CDT
AMITE — Charles “Chip” Fitz is the new director of Tangipahoa Parish Animal Control.
Parish President Gordon Burgess announced his hiring Wednesday. …”I want to work with them (animal rescuers) and do everything we can while keeping in mind it’s animal control,” Fitz said, emphasizing the last word… http://www.hammondstar.com/articles/2008/10/09/community/community_news/0160.txt or http://snipurl.com/48sn8

Experienced leader for animal control; Friday, October 10, 2008 10:40 AM CDT; Tangipahoa Parish President Gordon Burgess was true to his word when he said the parish had an opportunity to hire an excellent director of animal control. http://hammondstar.com/articles/2008/10/10/opinion/editorials/9253.txt or http://snipurl.com/499z0

Stop the killing - Spay and Neuter

The Good Old Boys – hits again!

What can you expect in Louisiana where it seems most parish leaders treat their people nearly as bad as they treat the animals at the local dog pounds. Is CORRUPTION to be the name of the game forever?

$56 Thousand dollars a year to kill animals! If the parish spent that amount of money a year on spay and neuter they wouldn’t have any animals to kill in short order! Is wasting tax payers money part of the game too?

When will the people of this parish demand better of their parish leaders? Or vote in better leaders? Is mass animal killings OK with you?

Fix them or Kill Them – Your choice

Show you care - Spay or Neuter your pet!

When you have a leaky pipe do you just keep buying bigger mops and buckets? Or do you call in a good plumper to get at the cause of your troubles?

Think about it – parish wide free or low cost spay and neuter is part of the long term solution and is proven to save money on animal control. Or is spending more and more money on killing animals in a bigger and better kill shelter what you really want for your parish?

Make the no-kill choice. Learn more about No-Kill animal control

Learn how to end the killing of animals in your community shelters http://www.nokilladvocacycenter.org/reforming-animal-control.html

No Kill Advocacy Center http://www.nokilladvocacycenter.org

No Kill Now! http://www.nokillnow.com

Best Friends Animal Society – No-Kill Resources http://www.bestfriends.org/nomorehomelesspets/resourcelibrary/nokillindex.cfm or http://snipurl.com/47uks

No Kill Declaration http://www.nokilldeclaration.org/ or http://snipurl.com/47u9p

Maddie’s Fund – No-Kill Movement http://www.maddiesfund.org/nokill/index.html or http://snipurl.com/47ud5