Comments on: Suit Filed To Stop City’s Plan To Move Austin’s Animal Shelter

By: Nora and Rufus

Nora and Rufus — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 14:26:11 +0000

Yes, from what I know…if correct, the Shelter keeps the animals for three days and if no one claims them or a Rescue Group doesn’t respond for pure breeds and some mixes, then the animal is euthanized. If this is true, it is the end of the trail for many a good dog and cat and so sad it just makes me want to sob. My best friend for over 35 years does rescue and foster for the German Shepherd Rescue in Austin, Tx. They do all they can…….

By: MaryP

MaryP — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 18:40:23 +0000

Go to FixAustin’s website, http://www.fixaustin.org

Sign the petition to stop the move to a poorly accessible location and add your comments to help refurbish Austin’s existing shelter, or rebuild a new shelter in a location selected by the animal advocates community in Austin.

By: Denise

Denise — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 15:40:27 +0000

why don’t the good citizens of Austin VOTE THESE scumbags out of office.

By: nora

nora — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 13:10:52 +0000

I AM JUMPING FOR JOY! This nasty little email being exposed shows how low the local Austin Tx. people who are in charge of such things really are and cannot be trusted and should be FIRED. We can only imagine how many other underhanded and lowdown shenanigans “BABETTE ELLIS and BETTY DUNKERLY have been involved in, in the past. These two witches are not suitable to make any future descions for the city of Austin! ALL HAIL NATHAN WINOGRAD! He is the innocent animals savior! And THANKYOU Ryan Clinton for your diligence and hard work. I have great love for you.

By: Sharon

Sharon — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 12:44:04 +0000

When the council made the decision to move it to the East side of town it was when that part of town was poor and black. I’m surprised they haven’t changed their mind since gentrification of the East side has almost driven all the poor people and black people away. At the time they did it there was both race and class involved in their decision which tells you exactly what they think about animals.

By: Sharon

Sharon — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 12:36:34 +0000

The local government in Austin does everything in secret. City government around here is a joke. I wish there was a way to impeach every member of the City Council and City Manager Toby Futrell. The mayor isn’t much better. He has done more for Katrina refugees than the people of Austin. All the Town Lake Animal Shelter does now is euthanize a ridiculously high number of animals every year without any improvement in services.

By: catmom5

catmom5 — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 12:35:50 +0000

Sure, the downtown site could probably be sold to some developer to make tons of money. A 50% + kill rate is nothing to brag about, so to move the shelter to where fewer animals would be adopted is INSANE!!! And the powers that be know that because they tried to push it through in secret. I hope that the “good guys” prevail in this situation!

By: Lynne

Lynne — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 11:24:05 +0000

I’m SO TIRED of government (on local and federal levels) trying to operate in secret. This is antithetical to a true democracy.