Unbelievable conditions

Oct 23, 2021 9:20 PM

Mightynineftw2000

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https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.localmemphis.com/amp/article/news/crime/humane-society-delta-director-faces-285-counts-animal-cruelty-helena-west-helena-arkansas/522-4f9da6cb-44d7-4c82-959b-d56d20c9dcb2

Guys, I went down today to help. The dead animals were already removed a couple of days ago. There were still many dead rats around the compound. The stench could be smelled when I turned onto the road.

I think they said something like 350 dogs. Your mind has a hard time conceiving what that looks like. I've seen it and still can't believe what that looks like. It's unreal.

There was a literal warehouse filled with cats. OP is allergic so I can't tell you what the conditions were in there but the smell was horrific.

Random guy named Steve and I spent the whole day putting tarps over all the kennels and tying them off. Now all the dogs have shade and some protection from the rain. A crew of other folks cleaned everything they could get to, fed and watered all those dogs.

Plenty of good folks have donated supplies so they have food for a while.

MV edit. Thanks for creating awareness.

The place is still being treated as an active crime scene so we had to get permission to do most things. This is why they aren't adopting or transferring any of the animals yet. I got the feeling the cops didn't want us there but the mayor was insistent that the suffering had to be mitigated.

The whole place is in shambles. The bathrooms were not fit for humans and we were instructed to go down the road to a visitor center if we needed to use the facilities.

If you want a new pet, adopt. I met lots of good boys and girls today. The only one who bit me was scared to death and I was in his space.

Zoom in and look at the flies in his ears. He was covered.

Id say be kind and only give them 4 months in prison....per count. Its only a measly 128.3 years, we'll even round that down cause we r nice

4 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 1

Holy crap those poor babies...

4 years ago | Likes 13 Dislikes 0

As cruel and heartbreaking as this is, it also looks like a case of severe untreated mental illness.

4 years ago | Likes 10 Dislikes 0

She should face prison.

4 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 1

Loving animals is knowing when you can't have one.

4 years ago | Likes 33 Dislikes 0

But nobody has ever told me no before and I want one /s

4 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 0

Excuse me. I have to go hold my dog now.

4 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

?? what the fuck is wrong with people ?? Damn I sure would like to pay her a visit !!

4 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 1

Story says there was a child also living in similar conditions… was the child also removed?

4 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

Yes but I don't know where they took him or who he is with.

4 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

A person trying to care for 350 dogs. Smdh.

4 years ago | Likes 20 Dislikes 0

In my experience, hoarders are increasingly using the rescue group excuse to legitimise their illness but they mostly can't maintain it.

4 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

4 years ago | Likes 89 Dislikes 0

And @OP, thank you for not blaming the dog that bit you. You are a good person.

4 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

fuckin people i tell ya

4 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Damn. I work with Cathy Bissell and her Pet Foundation. We moved hundreds of pets from that shelter. She did say it was a bad situation. :(

4 years ago | Likes 12 Dislikes 0

Here is a thank you to @op (and those that you worked with) from Cathy <3 https://www.instagram.com/tv/CVgZZlQAP2W/?utm_medium=copy_link

4 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Thank you! Glad to see they are being removed.

4 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Please sterilize your pets.

4 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

She looks like she could be MGT's Mom. It'd be on brand too.

4 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Anything we can do to help, OP?

4 years ago | Likes 8 Dislikes 0

Thank you for sharing. You are amazing.

4 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

This is so sad.. We adopted from here 3 years ago. The 1st dog we applied for died there, and the one we got used to be terrified of women.

4 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

And she looks beautiful.

4 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Give them the same treatment the animals were given. Or you know, just taken out back to be shot.

4 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Second dog pic broke my heart looks like my pitty at home

4 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 3

How do we help if we don't live near? Is there a place to send food or an Amazon wishlist for the animals we can support?

4 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

@OP THANK YOU FOR HELPING

4 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 1

People who treat humans and animals who can’t defend themselves or are dependent on us, deserve to have umbrella shove up their ass, open it

4 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 1

Thank you for being a kind person and helping these poor animals. I can't imagine how anyone can live with themselves

4 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 1

It seems like trying to care for all the animals would do something to your head, like a desire that started off great became something (1/

4 years ago | Likes 10 Dislikes 0

psychologically/emotionally unstoppable. I feel horrible for the animals, but look what she's done to her life.

4 years ago | Likes 10 Dislikes 0

The article implies her house onsite wasn’t better and her kid wasn’t well cared for :(

4 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

How awful. Thank you for the info.

4 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

That woman deserves to be abandoned in a cage.

4 years ago | Likes 14 Dislikes 1

With a few rats for company !! No food or water !

4 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

You saw something and did something about it. Thank you for the kindness to some abandoned innocents.

4 years ago | Likes 911 Dislikes 0

I worked at a humane society here in south Florida. The number of animals we put down is obscene. Conditions weren’t awful like this but it

4 years ago | Likes 24 Dislikes 0

Made me completely reevaluate shelter work and how I felt about my role there

4 years ago | Likes 14 Dislikes 0

Fuuuuuck me. That is so awful. I really wish I could provide the home they all need. Thanks @op for doing everything you did/are doing.

4 years ago | Likes 130 Dislikes 1

Maybe you don't have the right place, or have pets currently, but always something to consider in the future is becoming a dog or cat foster

4 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I’ve got two dogs, two cats all rescues. Just wish there were more space and time for more.

4 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

I know how you feel. The way I look at it is the more I have, the more split my attention will be and that sucks for me and them. Someday -

4 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

- Though I know my house may be empty as they're older now so maybe I will have another puppy, or maybe I will just foster.

4 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Is it blasphemy to say animal shelters are just as likely to be a racket as puppy mills and pet stores?

4 years ago | Likes 11 Dislikes 3

The animal hoarders that spam Imgur asking for money are.

4 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 1

v

4 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

No because without some oversight/attention, one or a handful of people can be pretty scummy. Like there's a shelter near me that has rumors

4 years ago | Likes 14 Dislikes 0

of them being kind of PETA-levels of drama. Stealing back pets they've adopted out, not adopting out because they decide they don't like you

4 years ago | Likes 8 Dislikes 0

& so on. I've been there & tried to adopt. Their cats were all severely obese (like, genuinely super bad for them) because they were left

4 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 0

to free feed with zero supervision. They were nervous and unhappy because their rooms were directly attached to an echoing warehouse full of

4 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 0

mega loud dogs. Now, that's heaven compared to the story OP posted, but the small changes that could've been made if they weren't

4 years ago | Likes 9 Dislikes 0