The Board has officially adopted the new no-kill policy and eliminated all transfer fees for rescue groups. We have succeeded in forcing this administrative change and will now focus on monitoring the facility to ensure full compliance with these new terms.
March 12, 2011
Final supporters
Make sense in Manatee County. Our Manatee County officials and the department of Manatee County Animal Services have taken far too long to create a no kill county. Talks about this began in 2008. The animals in our county deserve better, they deserve a chance, they deserve to live. We are petitioning for change. The policies of this county must be changed in order to be a no kill community right now, not in the future. We need a commitment to spend county funding wisely on adoptions, behavior rehabilitation and veterinary care, saving animal lives. Manatee County Animal Services charges local rescue groups $15 to 'pull' an animal stating that they now vaccinate every animal that enters the facility. When rescue groups take an animal from them, it creates space for another animal to get moved along to adoption. It makes sense that it should be of no charge to rescue groups. In December, 2010 alone, 82 dogs and 58 cats were killed. Those numbers are unacceptable to the animal lovers and citizens of Manatee County. Be compassionate Manatee County. Let's do what is right for the animals. Let's promise to work together for animals to save lives and make Manatee County a place where we take responsibility for and love our animals. This petition will be presented at a county commission meeting.
We, the undersigned, demand that Manatee County become a no-kill animal shelter county. We demand that the animal services department change the policies immediately and cease killing adoptable, treatable animals, young and old. The word 'euthanasia' is not the correct word to use in these instances as it literally means 'good death'. Death for any healthy animal is not good.
This petition is calling for the following:
Establish theManatee County Animal Service'sprimary role as saving the lives of animals.Makeit illegal for a shelter to kill an animal if a rescue group or No Kill shelter is willing to save that animal.
Mandate that animal control be open seven days per week for adoption.
RequireManatee County AnimalServicesto be truthful about how many animals they kill and adopt.
Establish adefinition of No Kill that includes all savable animals including feral cats.
Puppies and kittens unweaned will not be killed and will be kept with their mothers if at all possible to produce healthy animals.
Enlist volunteers to help with staffing of the Animal Services building and any offshoot adoption buildings.
To offer and provide low cost or free spay and neuter services.
To cease immediately charging rescue groups money to pull animals from the facility.
We believe that Manatee County has the ability and the will to change. We can no longer accept using our tax dollars to kill innocent, healthy animals.
Thank you for your concern and efforts for our animals.
Updates
February 22, 2011
The growth of this petition has reached a level that necessitates an immediate formal briefing with the County Commission. I am currently finalizing a report on facility funding and rescue pull fees to present during our upcoming scheduled appearance.
Reached 100 supporters
February 22, 2011
12 Comments
These non for profit animal rescue centers are doing you a favor you have no right to charge them $15 a head when they are donating their service and not making any money in return that's greedy!
Animals are being treated like merchandise ... there's a place for all and if someone wants to try to make a bad situation good, why not let them? Good luck Lisa ... you're an angel!
Unfortunately too many Animal shelters and Rescue organizations have become GREEDY and have lost their purpose. When saving the life of an animal becomes a financial transaction that determines the destiny or quality of life of an animal abandoned, abused, or surrendered the focus is no longer on that animal and the use of threats to kill instead of care become the weapon of choice used to fill the pockets of those who may have at one time had good intentions. THE COMMITMENT MUST BE LARGER THAN THE PROBLEM. lest you become PART OF THE PROBLEM.It should cost more to KILL than it cost to CARE. It's time to end the profiteering and the hypocrisy.
Please make Manatee County a NO KILL COUNTY.....It can be done and there is proof...
Innocent animals, why are we killing them. It's our fault that they are homeless. Have compassion, it's the only way.
PLEASE, listen to the community. WE, members of the society and tax payers refuse to have our money used for such cruel and inhumane practices the MCAS does. The local news showed videos showing how the employees kill dogs in rooms with piled dead bodies and also questioned the method, very cruel and not used anymore by many counties: the heart stick. That is unacceptable for a society from the first world, which should be role model. Please listen to us, our money must be spent in another way, not to pay those irresponsible and unscrupulous employees. Innocent animals are not only mistreated but killed without any need and this has to stop. There are many rescues willing to help but the effort is truncated many times. Please, let's work as a community to become a better place for people and innocent animals.
Live in Anna Maria with 2 rescue dogs and a boxer.
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The Board has officially adopted the new no-kill policy and eliminated all transfer fees for rescue groups. We have succeeded in forcing this administrative change and will now focus on monitoring the facility to ensure full compliance with these new terms.
March 12, 2011
Final supporters
Make sense in Manatee County. Our Manatee County officials and the department of Manatee County Animal Services have taken far too long to create a no kill county. Talks about this began in 2008. The animals in our county deserve better, they deserve a chance, they deserve to live. We are petitioning for change. The policies of this county must be changed in order to be a no kill community right now, not in the future. We need a commitment to spend county funding wisely on adoptions, behavior rehabilitation and veterinary care, saving animal lives. Manatee County Animal Services charges local rescue groups $15 to 'pull' an animal stating that they now vaccinate every animal that enters the facility. When rescue groups take an animal from them, it creates space for another animal to get moved along to adoption. It makes sense that it should be of no charge to rescue groups. In December, 2010 alone, 82 dogs and 58 cats were killed. Those numbers are unacceptable to the animal lovers and citizens of Manatee County. Be compassionate Manatee County. Let's do what is right for the animals. Let's promise to work together for animals to save lives and make Manatee County a place where we take responsibility for and love our animals. This petition will be presented at a county commission meeting.
We, the undersigned, demand that Manatee County become a no-kill animal shelter county. We demand that the animal services department change the policies immediately and cease killing adoptable, treatable animals, young and old. The word 'euthanasia' is not the correct word to use in these instances as it literally means 'good death'. Death for any healthy animal is not good.
This petition is calling for the following:
Establish theManatee County Animal Service'sprimary role as saving the lives of animals.Makeit illegal for a shelter to kill an animal if a rescue group or No Kill shelter is willing to save that animal.
Mandate that animal control be open seven days per week for adoption.
RequireManatee County AnimalServicesto be truthful about how many animals they kill and adopt.
Establish adefinition of No Kill that includes all savable animals including feral cats.
Puppies and kittens unweaned will not be killed and will be kept with their mothers if at all possible to produce healthy animals.
Enlist volunteers to help with staffing of the Animal Services building and any offshoot adoption buildings.
To offer and provide low cost or free spay and neuter services.
To cease immediately charging rescue groups money to pull animals from the facility.
We believe that Manatee County has the ability and the will to change. We can no longer accept using our tax dollars to kill innocent, healthy animals.
Thank you for your concern and efforts for our animals.
Updates
February 22, 2011
The growth of this petition has reached a level that necessitates an immediate formal briefing with the County Commission. I am currently finalizing a report on facility funding and rescue pull fees to present during our upcoming scheduled appearance.
Reached 100 supporters
February 22, 2011
12 Comments
I am a foster care giver. I have a foster cat named Savannah. I also had a foster dog named Buddy who passed away recently. He was a gift from God. but he needed to go back to God. I will miss him so. He would have been put down if I did not take him into my home. Please do not have these animals put down unnecessarily give them some love. Let them live.
These non for profit animal rescue centers are doing you a favor you have no right to charge them $15 a head when they are donating their service and not making any money in return that's greedy!
Animals are being treated like merchandise ... there's a place for all and if someone wants to try to make a bad situation good, why not let them? Good luck Lisa ... you're an angel!
Unfortunately too many Animal shelters and Rescue organizations have become GREEDY and have lost their purpose. When saving the life of an animal becomes a financial transaction that determines the destiny or quality of life of an animal abandoned, abused, or surrendered the focus is no longer on that animal and the use of threats to kill instead of care become the weapon of choice used to fill the pockets of those who may have at one time had good intentions. THE COMMITMENT MUST BE LARGER THAN THE PROBLEM. lest you become PART OF THE PROBLEM.It should cost more to KILL than it cost to CARE. It's time to end the profiteering and the hypocrisy.
Please make Manatee County a NO KILL COUNTY.....It can be done and there is proof...
Innocent animals, why are we killing them. It's our fault that they are homeless. Have compassion, it's the only way.
PLEASE, listen to the community. WE, members of the society and tax payers refuse to have our money used for such cruel and inhumane practices the MCAS does. The local news showed videos showing how the employees kill dogs in rooms with piled dead bodies and also questioned the method, very cruel and not used anymore by many counties: the heart stick. That is unacceptable for a society from the first world, which should be role model. Please listen to us, our money must be spent in another way, not to pay those irresponsible and unscrupulous employees. Innocent animals are not only mistreated but killed without any need and this has to stop. There are many rescues willing to help but the effort is truncated many times. Please, let's work as a community to become a better place for people and innocent animals.
Live in Anna Maria with 2 rescue dogs and a boxer.
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I am a foster care giver. I have a foster cat named Savannah. I also had a foster dog named Buddy who passed away recently. He was a gift from God. but he needed to go back to God. I will miss him so. He would have been put down if I did not take him into my home. Please do not have these animals put down unnecessarily give them some love. Let them live.