Forty-five seconds after the carbon monoxide gas is turned on, the animals fall into a deep sleep. They never wake. This is the fate of most dogs and cats brought to the Wilkes County Animal Shelter. Of the estimated 6,000 animals brought to the shelter last year, about 5,200 were euthanized. That’s an eight-to-one kill ratio. Animal Control Supervisor Junior Simmons calls euthanizing animals the most dreaded part of his staff’s duties. “No one here enjoys it,” Simmons said. “But there’s no way around it.” Animal control officers pick up around 12 to 15 animals each day. The shelter has 24 cat cages and 34 dog kennels. Unadoptable animals are sometimes “put down” after 72 hours, Simmons said. Simmons and his department has been the target of recent criticism. Linda Gorich, a member of the Humane Society of Wilkes County, calls the shelter “a death camp.” She says animals could be kept longer than they are. “People may call it whatever they wish,” Simmons said. “We do care about the animals, but we care about public safety, too.”
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Animal shelter called ‘death camp’
A member of the Humane Society of Wilkes calls the county animal shelter a “death camp.” Linda Gorich, who is also a member of the society’s adoption committee, said some animals are being “destroyed indiscriminately at the end of a two-week stay even if the shelter isn’t full.” The criticism has Wilkes Animal Control Supervisor Junior Simmons wondering about his department’s future relationship with the Humane Society. “We appreciate all they have done and all they have been doing,” Simmons said. “But,
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Alleghany County and surrounding areas to be aware of the appalling and depressing situation at the local animal shelter.
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This week I had the first case in history of raisin toxicity ever seen at MedVet. My patient was a 56-pound, 5 yr old male neutered lab mix who ate half a canister of raisins sometime between 7:30 AM and 4:30 PM on Tuesday. He started with vomiting, diarrhea and shaking about 1AM on Wednesday but the owner didn't call my emergency service until 7AM. I had heard somewhere about raisins AND grapes causing acute Renal failure but hadn't seen any formal paper on the subject. Wehad her bring the dog in immediately.
In the meantime, I called the ER service at MedVet,and the doctor there was like me - had heard something about it, but....Anyway, we contacted the ASPCA National AnimalPoison Control Center and they said to give I V fluids at 1 ½ times maintenance and watch the kidney values for the next 48-72 hours. The dog's BUN (blood urea nitrogen level) was already at 32 (normal less than 27) and creatinine over 5 (1.9 is the high end of normal). Both are monitors of kidney function in the bloodstream. We placed an IV
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Sampson will be available to adopt as soon as the open boo-boo on his back leg has healed. Save-a-Pet Foundation will help finance the surgery on his front leg, if needed, to the adopter. Someone please give this lovely dog a second chance he so badly deserves.
Sampson was found as a stray that had been hit by a car. He has a big boo-boo on his back leg that is healing very niceley and has damage to one of his front legs. He now limps due to the front leg injury, but he gets along without any hindrance.
If Sampson tugs at your heartstrings, please call us to make a donation to fund the surgery needed to fix his front leg at 336-363-9187 or send a check to
"Save-a-Pet Foundation, PO Box 187, Roaring Gap, NC 28668".
Sampson is about a 1 year old mountain dog mix. He has a big blocky face like a bernese mtn. dog.
Sampson has a heart of gold and is just a wonderful big lovebug. He shows signs of obvious prior abuse (he'll piddle when you leash him) but is willing to give people another shot. In the past few days he's grown used to the kennel workers and now gives them kisses and knows to beg for cookies.
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SaCBS/AP) The Food and Drug Administration has taken action against wheat gluten from Xuzhou Anying Biologic Technology Development Co. in Wangdien, China, after the recall of more than 100 brands of pet food made with the chemically contaminated ingredient.
The pet food, tainted with the chemical melamine, apparently has resulted in kidney failure in an unknown number of animals across the country. A complete list of the recalled products along with product codes, descriptions and production dates is available here. Here are answers to consumer questions regarding the recall.
