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Laws need to change to better reflect the value of animals as living beings and not just objects or property. Animals (all animals) deserve the same rights as humans. The only difference between us and them is that they don't have a voice.
Darlene, supported: NO KILL TEXAS. Stop Euthanasia of Healthy Adoptable Animals in TexasWe need to put an end to animal cruelty. This starts with high kill shelters. A shelter is supposed to be a safe place for a dog not a place where a dog is put on a timeline for execution. These kill shelters are inhumane cruel. They are killing dogs merely for space, they are killing babies, pregnant dogs, senior dogs, and healthy, beautiful dogs. California, Texas and Arizona shelters all need to be charged with animal cruelty. Dogs and cats provide us with unconditional love, they trust us and we need to be the voices that save their lives. I do not know what our society has come to people are heartless and cruel. My heart aches every day knowing that so many innocent dogs are being killed.How is this legal?
Monique, supported: NO KILL TEXAS. Stop Euthanasia of Healthy Adoptable Animals in TexasThis matters because 1,000s of healthy animals are put down each day to make room for others even if they are not healthy enough to be adopted and they should have shelters to help the healthy and the sick
End Wolf/Fox Hunts, supported: NO KILL TEXAS. Stop Euthanasia of Healthy Adoptable Animals in TexasStop with the euthanasia of dogs. We all deserve to live!!
If I have to pledge to donate adoption fees for one dog per week just to save him or her I will do it!
Texas is killing mothers and puppies, we need this to stop immediately.
Help them please stop the kill shelters!!!
Laurie, supported: NO KILL TEXAS. Stop Euthanasia of Healthy Adoptable Animals in TexasAs a former Animal Care Attendant at the San Jose shelter, I saw more in three months than anyone should. I witnessed neglect, mismanagement, and preventable suffering. These were not isolated incidents, but evidence of deep systemic failure.
Leadership had countless chances to correct course. They didn’t.
Lola's death was the breaking point for me. She died unattended, left with an IV and a slip lead, while management was nowhere to be found. The public was misled, and internally, there was no accountability, just silence.
Unanswered questions, unsafe conditions, and retaliation against those who speak up.
My two closest coworkers who were both very competent were recently fired.
I personally endured bullying, retaliation, and even a mishandled sexual harassment report. I was punished for raising safety concerns like unlabelled cleaning sprays, no emergency plan, and a lack of written training documents. Unqualified staff were assigned tasks like dog feeding and one staff member who was supposed to be training me I watched feed each dog exactly 1/2 bowl of food, despite their size or medical needs.
Basic animal care protocols were inconsistently followed or completely disregarded. No vet care on weekends or holidays led to animals suffering being prolonged.
The workplace culture is toxic. There's no formal training, no clear pathways for advancement, and minimal support. Part-time staff are burned out, turnover is constant, and morale is at rock bottom.
Despite an increased budget, live release rates have dropped and critical positions like another vet, 2 animal control officers and 2 of the 3 PM coordinator positions remain unfilled. Why?
Shelter management make 6 figure salaries meanwhile part-time care attendants like myself make <$30k/year and receive no health insurance despite working with animals like feral cats.
Multiple coworkers attempted to file incident reports at work following injuries and were discouraged from doing so. A coworker who was not rabies vaccinated was asked to euthanize a bat. Myself and others were scheduled to come in at later times than tasks assigned to us on the board, making it impossible for animals to be fed or cleaned at the time posted.
This is not a personal grievance. It’s a demand for change. For transparency. For competent, ethical leadership. The recent audit only confirmed what many of us already knew. Yet nothing changed.
Remaining silent would be complicity. We need to continue advocating for the animals who rely on us and for the frontline workers who try to protect them in spite of it all.
We need accountability. For the animals. For the low level staff. For the community. The time for change is now.
Courtney, supported: Petition to Save San Jose’s Shelter: Demand Emergency Leadership NowThe vast majority of these dogs are sweet and adoptable and are in this predicament through no fault of their own. We need reduced or free spay and neuter and legislation to stop puppy mills. This is so tragic to make these sweet pets suffer like this because of humans. We need a code red list to work off to get the most urgent pets the help they deserve!
Amy, supported: Reinstate "Code RED" list to give dogs a better chance to surviveYou’re not alone — a community of supporters is ready to back you.
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