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MCABSL Hosting Seminar to Educate Voters on Breed Ban Vote
On August 14th, the citizens of Miami will vote to determine whether the city’s ineffective, antiquated ban against “pit bulls” will be repealed. Unfortunately, there are still a lot of voters who have no idea about this issue – and … Continue reading
Miami-Dade Animal Services Faces Yet Another Distemper Crisis
Many of you will remember last year’s distemper crisis at Miami-Dade Animal Services (MDAS). Then Director Sara Pizano, decided to shut down the shelter, and was ready to kill all animals inside, until the community stepped up of their own accord … Continue reading
Free Pets for Vets at Miami-Dade Animal Services
As we enter National Animal Shelter Reform week, it’s time to direct our focus towards driving real, lasting change in our nation’s shelters. Shelter reform legislation has been introduced in Florida and Minnesota, and will soon be re-introduced in New … Continue reading
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Miami Cats in Urgent Need of Rescue
Recently, Miami-Dade Animal Services faced an outbreak of the deadly panleukopenia (feline distemper) virus. This disease leads to a painful and horrific death for cats who contract it, and sadly, MDAS was forced to euthanize a large number of cats … Continue reading
Why No Kill Can Happen in Miami-Dade
Despite the proven effectiveness of the No Kill Equation at creating communities of all shapes & sizes with 90%+ save rates, the No Kill naysayers continue to produce the same time-worn excuses for why such a thing isn’t possible in … Continue reading
What’s Ahead for Miami Dade Animal Services?
Yesterday, amidst a media firestorm, the much maligned Dr. Sara Pizano resigned as Director of Miami Dade Animal Services. In her place, the mayor has appointed Alex Munoz,who has worked within the county since 1992, most recently as Deputy Director … Continue reading
Why ‘Hateful Criticism’ is Every Responsible Citizen’s Civic Duty
I believe in criticism – especially when it comes to our government bodies. After all, democracy was designed so the populous would be forced to keep a watchful eye on their elected & appointed officials, and remove/replace them as necessary. … Continue reading
Don’t Believe Everything You Read in a Press Release
Miami Dade County published a press release the other day, entitled, “Chairman Joe A. Martinez commends Animal Services for addressing distemper outbreak at shelter.” Let’s address some of the main points of this recent release, shall we? “After a canine … Continue reading
