NEWS/UPDATES: Toronto Humane Society = House of Horrors (3-part series)

[Guest guest]

"At the Toronto Humane Society, veterinarians say animals die suffering unnecessarily in their cages while pleas to euthanize them are dismissed. Dozens of staff, volunteers and veterinarians have quit in protest. Part one of Kate Hammer's three-part investigation."

 

Have you had experience with the shelter? If so, share your stories/photos:

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/toronto/your-stories-and-photos/article1158038/

 

Thank goodness the PRESS DID SOMETHING ABOUT THIS b/c obviously nothing else had been done to help the animals up 'til this point.

 

How could this have been allowed to happen? How could ONE monstrous person, who's been at this since 1982, be allowed to continuously make animals suffer so much without intervention? ISN'T THIS ILLEGAL? THERE IS ALL KINDS OF PROOF, incl. photos and eyewitnesses!

 

This NEWS STORY is of a 3-PART SERIES:

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/toronto/killing-them-with-kindness/article1160810/

 

Part 2: A shelter in crisis; Tim Trow's iron grip on the shelter:

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/toronto/a-leader-with-a-passion-for-animals-loyal-supporters---and-an-iron-grip/article1162134/

 

Photo gallery (fairly graphic):

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/toronto/a-shelter-in-crisis/article1152383/

 

Tim Trow's letter to the editor (he appears to be in 100% denial):

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/the-presidents-response/article1162212/

 

Littany of complaints:

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/toronto/a-humane-society-thats-short-on-shelter/article1164168/

 

June 2 update: So now the OSPCA is going to "investigate" (due to the news series)? Abominable that it took so long!

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/toronto/ospca-to-investigate-ths/article1163147/

 

June 3 update: OSPCA suspends status of shelter (should've been done eons ago):

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/toronto/spca-suspends-status-of-shelter/article1165458/

 

June 4 update: Call for resignation of Tim Trow and Board of Directors:

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/toronto/humane-society-president-should-resign-foes-say/article1167203/

 

Who can step in?

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/toronto/who-can-step-in/article1166013/

---> NOTE: "Given the suspension, the THS can now deal only with care and adoption of animals" and not animal cruelty complaints. HUH??? The shelter can still be run as a house of horrors??

 

Some reader responses to the news series:

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/toronto/your-toronto-humane-society-stories/article1165746/ --> NOTE: "A policy of euthanizing animals with T61 (e.g. injecting into the heart) without prior sedation."

 

THANK YOU to Kate Hammer and The Globe and Mail for this news series and exposing the horrors: globetoronto (@globeandmail.com)