Category Archives: Animal Shelter
If we pay for a building do we get to keep it?
More animal control weirdness. The Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) agreed to use $1.5 million of taxpayer money to pay for a new animal shelter in Stock Island, but it doesn’t sound like this facility is going to belong to … Continue reading
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Moving Past the Odious Sylvia Murphy and Resolving the High Kill Rate
Update: Comm. Carruthers has claimed that constituents from other districts will find her door open if their own commissioner disagrees with them on a particular issue. Therefore, I went ahead and contacted her about the high kill rate. Can’t wait to … Continue reading
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Neugent Facing Sanctions for Ethics Violations
Wow! Incredible news from the Blue Paper. The Florida Commission on Ethics (Commission) found county commissioner, George Neugent, violated ethics laws. It’s not incredible to me that Neugent would violate ethics laws. It’s incredible that he actually might face consequences for … Continue reading
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More Cat Debate
There’s another good letter on KeysNet.com about the feral and/or free-roaming cat issue. Trap-Neuter-Release Works by John Donnelly. There is evidence to believe that it can. I found this site, which takes an in-depth look at TNR. It is critical of … Continue reading
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Upper Keys Animal Control – Seeking Clarity
My letter to the editor was published on KeysNet.com. There’s another one about “cat hoarding”. My letter is about the county’s mishandling of the issue – specifically by inflating the number of animals handled at the Lower Keys shelter and the … Continue reading
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More About Feral Cats
My letter to the editor about the high kill rate at the Upper Keys animal shelter has been published in the Free Press and the Blue Paper. It basically calls out the county for lying about animal control in the … Continue reading
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Feral Cats and Marsh Rabbits
Another perspective on the feral cat issue can be found at http://www.bigpinekey.com. There’s an interesting article about endangered marsh rabbits. It’s another chapter in the feral cat debate. Do feral cats play a role in the decline of the marsh … Continue reading
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Animal Control – Public Pressure is the Key
It’s nice to know I’m not alone in being disgusted by the high kill rate in the Upper Keys. Maybe if enough people speak up, things will improve. There’s no doubt that in the short-term any solution will have to come … Continue reading
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Animal Control – County Response Part 2
The saga continues! I’ve been attempting to fact check claims made in the 2015 State of the County report regarding the animal shelters. On page 37, the county claims that the Upper Keys animal shelter handled 736 animals, the Middle … Continue reading
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Animal Control – County Responds
Monroe County partially responded to my request for information. Three things seem to be very helpful in eliciting a response. Publish the request on the blog. Use the phrase “please consider this a formal public records request”. Copy the county … Continue reading
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The Real Poop 