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Search results for "pet adoption" ...
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No-Kill Shelter?
Fox 8 WGHP investigates an animal rescue shelter's claim that it takes care of pets until they are adopted. The reporters unveil an ugly scheme: While the public donates $50 per pet to have it offered for adoption, the kennel sends the majority of the animals straight to the county shelter for euthanasia. The investigation exposes wrongdoing by Ann Banks, director of the Banks Animal Rescue Kennel and former sheriff's employee. After the broadcast Banks was arrested on animal cruelty charges.
Tags: TAPE; TRANSCRIPT; FOI; BARK; cats; dogs; undercover investigations; hidden camera
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Destined to Die
An Indianapolis Star investigation into the city animal care reveals a stunning picture: thousands of animals are being killed every year, stray cats and dogs do not receive adequate veterinary care, and while the euthanasia rates are dropping in other communities, they are rising in Indianapolis. The city and the Humane society officials resist proposals that could save animals. "While the killing continues, the Humane Society sits on a huge pot of money that makes the charity one of the wealthiest of its size in the country," the Star reports.
Tags: pet adoption; charity; shelters; spay-neuter clinics; animal welfare; CAR; FOI requests; FOIA; euthanasia; sterilization
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News 12 investigates how the North Shore Animal League imported 30,000 puppies from the rural South to promote itself as the world's largest pet adoption agency while ignoring the homeless pets in the area.
Tags: Lagerkvist A doggone shame Contest entry Animal attacks 32 pgs. TAPE