WEST OCEAN CITY — Less than two months after stepping down amid some controversy after 37 years, former Worcester County Humane Society Director Kenille Davies is back in the game with Kenille’s Kupboard, a grassroots, non-profit organization aimed at providing for the needs of animals in the community.
With the assistance of longtime Humane Society employee Carolyn Miller and her legion of supporters, Davies is now operating the fledgling operation known as Kenille’s Kupboard.
The organization is collecting needed food and other supplies for pet owners who are faced with challenges of providing for their animals. It’s a labor of love, according to Davies.
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Bless you and your constant efforts!
We donated and plan on doing so on a monthly basis! This is a wonderful idea.
she loves animals like nobody else! I got a lab rescue from her, he had a skin condition and she had him for 2 years until I took him : )
Way to go Kenille! The lady with the true passion for the animals!!!!
I think this is a better option than the Worcester County Humane Society to give to because I was reading on their FB and the shelter seems very unprofessional.
One instance involved a dog up for adoption who someone thought may have been their long lost dog. Instead of trying to get to the bottom with some suggestions such as the person coming to see the dog or even someone bringing the dog to her, they allowed the person to be slapped down by some comments.
Plus there's an article in the other OC paper and it's nothing but the blame game which clearly indicates that unprofessionalism is the norm. I think the intelligent thing would have been for the WCHS to have announced the financial burden they were in to the community instead of this big shakeup which only served to alienate a lot of donors who will follow Davies. Whomever is advising them isn't too smart.
According to those in the know the WCHS isn't going to survive. The visions of grandeur don't work with these small community shelters. Just ask Safe Haven that used to be in Georgetown DE. They think they are going to get grants. Well they aren't. They just don't exist for local shelters. But in case like this where Know Nothings think they are Know it Alls experience is the best teacher.
I agree the money problem should have been dealt with by a community effort before any actions were taken because it's true all they have done is to alienate now former shelter supporters and give people the impression that its about human personality and not the animals.
I saw the post on their FB about the dog possibly belonging to someone who had lost a dog. While the dog is not a pit/chow mix it is without a doubt, not a boxer/lab mix as they claim. The ears do not support this and are indicative of some other breed, most likely one of the pit bull types. This is concerning because if there is any doubt it must be assumed that the dog has some type of pit in them for the good of the dog. This is irresponsible and something a lot of poorly run shelters do, so as to adopt out hard to place dogs.
The person questioning should have had the opportunity to see the dog in person, before he was adopted if for nothing else than that's a shelter standard for most places. It cannot be assumed that the person themselves actually know what breed the dog is either.
I attended a bankruptcy seminar not so long ago and it touched on the topic of breed identifying and it's inaccuracy especially how it relates to rescue and shelter dogs. While a person/persons having to declare bankruptcy due to a dog attack used to be rare, it is becoming more common.
The solution lies in disclosing to your homeowners insurance company that you've acquired a dog. Home insurance will typically cover dog bites as long as the disclosure is made to them. Certain breeds of course raise red flags and there may be a premium increase. If you are not 100% sure of the dog's breed do not guess because if the dog does attack, the insurance company will have a DNA test done. DNA isn't 100% accurate in determining a dog's breed but it's more reliable than a visual determination. If it's found the breed to be different from what you told the insurance company this is akin to deception/misleading and they are off the hook for liability.
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