All of the Detroit Animal Control (DAC) (Detroit, Michigan) animals are slated for euthanasia on Dec. 17, unless area rescue groups can pull them. The devastating news came today from DAC employee Patrice Reed. As you may have heard in recent media reports, in an attempt to save money, the city is cutting "non-essential" city services for certain blocks of time. Guess what folks? Animal control in the city is considered a "non-essential" city service. Detroit Animal Control will completely close down for the last two weeks of December, starting Dec. 17. DAC has beautiful cats, dogs, kittens and puppies. If you or anyone you know is in a position to pull animals from the facility, please do so. This is beyond an urgent situation! If you have any questions, please contact me at: (248) 545-5055. Thank you, Amy Wettlaufer Network Manager Michigan Animal Adoption Network PO Box 20523 Ferndale, MI 48220 Office: 248.545.5055 E-mail: [email protected] (@mi-aan.org) http://www.petfinder.org/shelters/MI196.html
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Animals to be PTS in Detroit..DESPERATE help is needed
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This has been around many message boards...please read the following:
Detroit Animal Control puts rumor to rest
December 9, 2005
Email this Print this By MARISOL BELLO
FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER
For more than two weeks, rumors have spread among animal lovers that the city of Detroits Animal Control and Care Center was going to euthanize all the animals in its shelter before shuting down for two weeks around the Christmas holidays.
On Friday, the city finally laid the rumors to rest when it issued a press release that said while the city will scale back the centers activities during the last two weeks of December, the animals in its care will not be euthanized.
During those two weeks it will be business as usual, the release said. There will be no mass euthanasia of animals. Detroit Animal Control and Care never euthanizes animals because of holidays or any reason other than our standard protocol for such activity.
The shelter will be open to the public during the week of Dec. 19, although it will operate with a reduced staff. Animal Control vehicles will continue to pick up animals and animal adoptions will be available from 8 a.m. to 3 pm.
During the week of Dec. 26, the shelter will not be open to the public, although it will continue to take in and care for animals. The shelter also will hold animals for a longer period of time to allow owners to look for their pets after the holidays.
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/a...EWS11/51209007
Detroit Animal Control Says It Won't Kill Dogs, Cats
E-Mail False, According To Statement From Official
POSTED: 7:41 pm EST December 8, 2005
Detroit's Animal Control Center wants to clear up some miscommunication and set the record straight on a e-mail that's even jammed ClickOnDetroit.com's mailboxes.
The e-mail that's circulating states that the city's Animal Control Center will close for the holidays and will euthanize the animals in the shelter because of the closure.
The shelter told Local 4 Thursday that the e-mail is false. A spokesperson said the shelter will not shut down during the holidays and will definitely not euthanize animals for any reason, other than its standard protocol.
The ACC issued a statement saying that the city of Detroit "did indeed issue a directive to scale down activities during the holidays." This directive, according to the statement, involved what the ACC calls essential and non-essential services.
Some services will be reduced Dec. 27, 28 and 29, but the ACC says animals will be cared for on those days.
"The ACC never euthanizes animals because of holidays or any reason other than our standard protocol for such activity. The ACC is dedicated to reducing euthanasia as much as possible," said Dr. Vincent R. Nathan, deputy director of the Department of Health and Wellness Promotion for the city of Detroit.
The ACC does have adoption animals available and will be open from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. most days during the holidays, the statement said. Read more about ACC adoption here.
The ACC will stop accepting animals to the center for a short time due to budget cuts for the year, but no animals will be destroyed, according to officials.
Copyright 2005 by ClickOnDetroit.com. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
http://www.clickondetroit.com/family...97/detail.html
Katie
Detroit Animal Control puts rumor to rest
December 9, 2005
Email this Print this By MARISOL BELLO
FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER
For more than two weeks, rumors have spread among animal lovers that the city of Detroits Animal Control and Care Center was going to euthanize all the animals in its shelter before shuting down for two weeks around the Christmas holidays.
On Friday, the city finally laid the rumors to rest when it issued a press release that said while the city will scale back the centers activities during the last two weeks of December, the animals in its care will not be euthanized.
During those two weeks it will be business as usual, the release said. There will be no mass euthanasia of animals. Detroit Animal Control and Care never euthanizes animals because of holidays or any reason other than our standard protocol for such activity.
The shelter will be open to the public during the week of Dec. 19, although it will operate with a reduced staff. Animal Control vehicles will continue to pick up animals and animal adoptions will be available from 8 a.m. to 3 pm.
During the week of Dec. 26, the shelter will not be open to the public, although it will continue to take in and care for animals. The shelter also will hold animals for a longer period of time to allow owners to look for their pets after the holidays.
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/a...EWS11/51209007
Detroit Animal Control Says It Won't Kill Dogs, Cats
E-Mail False, According To Statement From Official
POSTED: 7:41 pm EST December 8, 2005
Detroit's Animal Control Center wants to clear up some miscommunication and set the record straight on a e-mail that's even jammed ClickOnDetroit.com's mailboxes.
The e-mail that's circulating states that the city's Animal Control Center will close for the holidays and will euthanize the animals in the shelter because of the closure.
The shelter told Local 4 Thursday that the e-mail is false. A spokesperson said the shelter will not shut down during the holidays and will definitely not euthanize animals for any reason, other than its standard protocol.
The ACC issued a statement saying that the city of Detroit "did indeed issue a directive to scale down activities during the holidays." This directive, according to the statement, involved what the ACC calls essential and non-essential services.
Some services will be reduced Dec. 27, 28 and 29, but the ACC says animals will be cared for on those days.
"The ACC never euthanizes animals because of holidays or any reason other than our standard protocol for such activity. The ACC is dedicated to reducing euthanasia as much as possible," said Dr. Vincent R. Nathan, deputy director of the Department of Health and Wellness Promotion for the city of Detroit.
The ACC does have adoption animals available and will be open from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. most days during the holidays, the statement said. Read more about ACC adoption here.
The ACC will stop accepting animals to the center for a short time due to budget cuts for the year, but no animals will be destroyed, according to officials.
Copyright 2005 by ClickOnDetroit.com. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
http://www.clickondetroit.com/family...97/detail.html
Katie
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good...i'm relieved to hear this. i saw this post in another forum and was unaware of the new developement...but hey...maybe as a result of this some/all the animals will be rescued/adopted? news like this can get on your nerves !! thanks for the post.
Well hopefully this is true that they will continue basic services, at the
least. I think it would be good though that the rescue groups in Michigan
get involved with pulling the animals from the Detroit
shelter on a regular basis. There are many more animals turned into
city shelters than other regions and there is a real need for rescues
and volunteers. There are several groups who do this at the Baltimore
city shelter and the management is very grateful to the groups for
helping, and taking in the dogs and cats . This program started after
several news stories reported about the bad conditions that the animals
were being kept in at this shelter, and the rescues became involved.
http://furryfriendsrescue.bravehost.com/
least. I think it would be good though that the rescue groups in Michigan
get involved with pulling the animals from the Detroit
shelter on a regular basis. There are many more animals turned into
city shelters than other regions and there is a real need for rescues
and volunteers. There are several groups who do this at the Baltimore
city shelter and the management is very grateful to the groups for
helping, and taking in the dogs and cats . This program started after
several news stories reported about the bad conditions that the animals
were being kept in at this shelter, and the rescues became involved.
http://furryfriendsrescue.bravehost.com/
I'm hoping for the same thing! I already had 5 cats, and just rescued another kitten yesterday - wasn't planning on that at all, but I guess I do have the room and the resources after all. And another cat does keep the bed warmer - think of all the electricity I save by being able to turn down the number on my electric blanket
