tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211747217875691594.post3118924245483668143..comments2023-07-13T04:13:09.442-06:00Comments on Animal Sheltering ... then and NOW: Small steps forward for our communityMichel Meunierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01396398586094293550noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211747217875691594.post-64088421375030625932009-12-14T21:40:31.935-07:002009-12-14T21:40:31.935-07:00It must be hard to understand, but I assure you I ...It must be hard to understand, but I assure you I do not "hate" the shelter or its staff. Love and hate are emotions that have a place in this world, but not when it comes to this subject matter.<br /><br />To me, being constructively critical is beneficial. Someone has to push our leaders and community toward change. Change does not come easy, and it certainly does not come from resting on our laurels and doing things as we have always done them.<br /><br />If you study no kill success stories, the mavericks that have paved the way to change have the same challenges our shelter faces, yet they find a way to galvanize the entire community in to action and into implementing ALL the programs and services needed to turn their kill rates around.<br /><br />That's what we, no kill advocates, are asking for. It has nothing to do with personal hate.Michel Meunierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01396398586094293550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211747217875691594.post-18694793538270038212009-12-14T06:44:44.140-07:002009-12-14T06:44:44.140-07:00I myself, as well as others in the community will ...I myself, as well as others in the community will never use the pound facilities to spay our pets. Why? Both the quality of work done and the exposure of disease to our pets. Plus, as a govt agency that imposes fees for the ownership of animals, why in the world would I take them so they can further extort money from people. This is why their spay programs have always failed. We The People are not that stupid.Alexandernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211747217875691594.post-41441607575999918242009-12-14T05:37:35.630-07:002009-12-14T05:37:35.630-07:00why do you hate the shelter so much
you are always...why do you hate the shelter so much<br />you are always so neggative towards it<br />if you think you can do better, get your own building and start accepting animal control take insAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211747217875691594.post-6891810823281020922009-12-13T21:46:19.187-07:002009-12-13T21:46:19.187-07:00The shelter has the largest burden because they, u...The shelter has the largest burden because they, unlike the other organizations in town, do not pick and choose who they help. They have their hands full, and they are doing the best they can with what they have.<br /><br />I have been to the shelter many times (and adopted from them, and will do so again in the future) and have found the staff to be very helpful, professional, and caring. They are faced with life and death decisions every day because of the community's irresponsibility regarding pet ownership, yet they get berated for having to euthanize. That is something that has got to be exhausting and frustrating. It is not their fault.<br /><br />I have noticed many brochures when I have visited the shelter, and asked once if I could take some to give to family and friends (mainly the ones regarding microchipping). The staff said I could take whatever I wanted. You say that you would welcome all the materials you can get. I'm sure if you asked them, they would let you take them. <br /><br />There should be more support for the shelter. Ridiculing doesn't change anything or inspire anyone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211747217875691594.post-51696965679429988752009-12-13T21:04:02.657-07:002009-12-13T21:04:02.657-07:00In response to the Anonymous comment above, I do k...In response to the Anonymous comment above, I do know that the animal shelter is once again providing spay/neuter services to the public. This was a service that had been provided before and was stopped for some time, so it is good to see it back. No one can argue that a higher volume of spay/neuter is what we need the most. <br /><br />However, looking at all the services and programs that need to be in place to save more lives, I still contend we have a long way to go, starting with our animal shelter. Dabbling in some areas of the No Kill Equation is not enough; the level at which a shelter works on all areas is most important.<br /><br />As for outreach information reaching the public, everyone has a long way to go there. I try my best to keep this personal no kill advocacy blog separate from my work with APA; however, there is no doubt that the new-guard animal welfare philosophy plays a role in all my work.<br /><br />APA's tabling materials come from everyone. We get spay/neuter materials from SNAP, general infomation from APNM, and we get ASCMV and SHAS brochures directly from these organizations. We have not gotten any other materials from our animal shelter other than one stack of brochures. That said, we welcome all the materials we can get.<br /><br />I also forgot to mention in this blog posting that both the ASCMV and SHAS donate food and other items to APA's pet food bank. They are thanked for this support as well.<br /><br />That's why I say that more than ever before, despite personal and professional differences and/or philosophical differences in the area of animal welfare, it is nice to see that this is being put aside more and more for the good of animals. We need to keep up that good work and progress as a community.Michel Meunierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01396398586094293550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211747217875691594.post-67297594224224300402009-12-13T09:02:20.260-07:002009-12-13T09:02:20.260-07:00You mention the partnership between County ACOs an...You mention the partnership between County ACOs and SNAP, please also report the many many numbers of spays and neuters the shelter has performed in partnership with SNAP.<br /><br />Also, you mention the amount of handouts the APA has been able to make, please mention how much of that comes from the shelter.<br /><br />Please also mention the vast number of animals transfered out of the shelter to reputable rescue goups, including the monthly transfer to the Dumb Friends Legue in close partnership with the Albuquerque shelter.<br /><br />Please also mention the "Operation: Alter Dona Ana County One Class Room at A Time" program the shelter has been conducting for the past several months, which includes in-class humane education; and low-cost spay and neuters, including pick-up and transportation of the animals to and from from the schools and the shelter's public sterilization suite.<br /><br />And please do not assume you know how much or how little the shleter is doing in the community. The information is available, just ask.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com