There are 32 article(s) tagged Memphis Animal Services:
According to his personnel file, Ty Coleman was fired from a Texas animal shelter for inappropriate behavior, including “sexual acts occurring at the work-site.” Although suspended, he still receives his Memphis Animal Services pay of $120,000.
Memphis Animal Services director Ty Coleman was first suspended in June.
The Best Friends Animal Society report comes on the heels of city interim COO telling Memphis City Council that MAS Director Ty Coleman, who was placed on leave, is facing “serious allegations.”
Memphis Mayor Paul Young made the appointment announcement at a Thursday night meeting of his administration with more than 35 animal advocates from across the area.
One Memphis couple adopting a dog from Memphis Animal Services couldn’t take him home at first because the facility didn’t have the staff to sign off on the pet’s microchipping.
City spokesperson Arlenia Cole confirmed that Ty Coleman, who was previously fired from an animal shelter in Texas, has been placed on administrative leave after the death of a dog left outside in the heat.
Birds rescued from a suspected chicken fighting operation are putting a strain on Memphis Animal Services’ already overfilled capacity.
Dogs will romp on the same Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium turf that University of Memphis football players put blood, sweat and tears on, Coach Ryan Silverfield said.
The unusually long committee discussion comes with six ordinance proposals that would reform police policies and begins with what are expected to be lots of questions for Memphis Police Chief Cerelyn “C.J.” Davis.
Amendments to animal welfare laws could include mandatory microchipping for pets, and modification to policies about dogs “running at large,” which animal welfare organizations see as key to stopping overpopulation and neglect.
The council approved the changes in the first of three votes on the ordinance Tuesday, Jan. 10. The changes are part of a larger group of animal ordinance amendments.
The Memphis City Council session involves Klondike and Sheraton tax votes, as well as a look at the Dream Hotel next to Peabody Place and the city’s animal ordinance.
Memphis animal control officer Lawrence Higginbottom has won a national award for his daily efforts in the field to reunite pets with their owners.
Using an approach called “community-centered sheltering,” Memphis Animal Services has developed a pet-resource center to help owners with everything from behavioral training to veterinary bills.
In the past six years, Alexis Pugh has led Memphis Animal Services through what some have called a miraculous transformation. However, some controversial changes lead others to disagree with her approach.
In addition to helping Vitalant reduce the Memphis area’s shortage of blood and platelet donors, football players also pitched in to assist some pups from Memphis Animal Services get a field trip.
“What happens when there is a shortage of truly pet-inclusive housing in a community? Animals get surrendered to the shelter in great numbers, increasing the burden on the taxpayers and potentially increasing shelter euthanasia.”
The city’s animal shelter is hiring a “pet reunification specialist” with a $50,000 grant from a national animal welfare nonprofit.
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A man was arrested at an East Memphis area home and charged in a suspected cockfighting operation. Police and animal services seized more than 200 roosters and hens.
Someone has been dumping dead horses, cows and deer on county land not far from a public trail along the Wolf River near Shelby Farms. Investigators can’t figure out who.
Memphis coach Ryan Silverfield added a transfer this week with excellent quickness and a low center of gravity. Happily, it’s a dog.
Countywide coalition of animal welfare agencies has set up a food pantry to help feed pets in times of COVID-19.
Working at home with pets can be a blessing or a curse. Just remember, whatever you think, they might just think the same thing.
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