Quest for low-euthanasia rates led to charges of criminal neglect, cruelty
For years, the Toronto Humane Society bragged of its low euthanasia rate — only 6 percent, compared with other big-city shelters that put down 50 percent or more of the animals they accept.
But that impressive statistic was hiding a dark secret, according to criminal charges laid against its top officials. The "model" animal shelter was actually what one investigator called a "house of horrors" — a place where infections ran rampant, animals lived in filthy conditions, food was scarce and a no-euthanasia policy led to sick animals suffering and dying without adequate medical care.
"It's a pretty good donor grab if you say we only euthanize 6 percent of our animals. The sad part is the amount of animals that died in their cages — long, painful, horrible deaths — to obtain those numbers," said Marcie Laking, who worked for the humane society for five years as a volunteer and a paid employee. "The Toronto Humane Society took euthanasia statistics to very inhumane levels."
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2 comments:
shut them down and lock them all up for life in a cage with hardly any food or drink and let them see what it feels like. how can you be so fn sick to do that????? this world sucks anymore!
When will states start adopting laws limiting the breeding of dogs and cats ?
If we can enforce laws limiting the hunting of wild animals and protecting and regulating their numbers, why can't we do the same for domestic pets ?
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