How shelter pets are brokered for experimentation : understanding pound seizure

Title:

Title:

How shelter pets are brokered for experimentation : understanding pound seizure

Personal Author:

Phillips, Allie, 1966-

Publication Information:

Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c2010.

ISBN:

9781442202115 (cloth : alk. paper)

OCLC#:

ocn630470670

Language:

English

Subjects:

Animal welfare -- Moral and ethical aspects.

Animal shelters.

Laboratory animals.

Contents:

What is pound seizure? -- Laws and legislation on pound seizure -- Betrayal of trust -- Exposing dealers who violate the law -- Experiments conducted on shelter cats and dogs -- Alternatives to animals in research and education -- The victims and survivors of pound seizure and pet theft -- The voices of the research and educational communities on random source cats and dogs -- Shelters and pound seizure -- Voices of the advocates to stop pound seizure -- Lawsuits, threats, and intimidation -- Effective advocacy techniques -- Conclusion.

Summary:

Back in the 1940s, the practice referred to as pound seizures became a common practice in taxpayer-funded animal shelters across the country. Whether for cosmetic testing, human or animal drug testing, medical technique and tool testing, or biochemical testing, these once-family pets are subjected to experimentation that often ends in death. While many states fail to keep accurate data, the number of pets that become victims of pound seizure easily reaches the thousands and though most citizens are unaware of the practice, it may very well be happening at their local animal shelter--Publisher description.

Format:

Book

Length:

x, 238 p. ;

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Back in the 1940s, the practice referred to as Opound seizureO became a common practice in taxpayer-funded animal shelters across the country. Whether for cosmetic testing, human or animal drug testing, medical technique and tool testing, or biochemical testing, these once-family pets are subjected to experimentation that often ends in death. While many states fail to keep accurate data, the number of pets that become victims of pound seizure easily reaches the thousands and though most citizens are unaware of the practice, it may very well be happening at their local animal shelter. Pound seizure remains a dirty little secret in American society, but the practice is moving toward extinction with the help of local citizens advocating for change at their shelter, as well as animal rescue and welfare organizations providing assistance and advocacy. Learning more about the practice, as well as alternatives, will help give readers a fuller picture of whatOs happening in American animal shelters and what they can do to stem the tide of dealers and brokers sweeping off animals to their almost-certain demise.

Author Notes

Allie Phillips is an author, attorney and advocate for the protection of animals and vulnerable victims. She is a former prosecuting attorney who has worked for the National District Attorneys Association where she launched the National Center for Prosecution of Animal Abuse. She was previously employed with American Humane Association as the Vice President of Public Policy and Vice President of Human-Animal Strategic Initiatives. Allie is a nationally-recognized expert on issues involving animal protection and advocacy. She is a volunteer with King Street Cats (Alexandria, VA) and Vice President of No Paws Left Behind. She co-founded Michiganders for Shelter Pets, is a council member of the Michigan State Bar Animal Law Section, on the steering committee of the National Link Coalition, and a Practitioner Member of the Shelter Animal Reiki Association. To learn more, please visit www.alliephillips.com .

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When Phillips, who had once worked as a volunteer at an animal shelter, learned of the practice of pound seizure, she turned a "betrayal of trust" into action. As vice president of No Paws Left Behind and director of public policy at the American Humane Association, the former prosecutor has made it her mission to expose and fight the practice of shelter's giving or selling cats and dogs to research facilities, universities, or Class B Dealers (animal brokers licensed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture). Extensive research and expert opinion result is a thorough history of a little known practice "often intertwined with the legitimacy of medical research." Phillips outlines some of the ways in which seized animals can be used for research, including "the testing of medical techniques (surgical techniques or medical tools), pharmaceutical testing (human and animal drugs), blood banking for other animals, cosmetic, industrial, and biochemical." Though many organizations are phasing out the use of such testing, these sections are still disturbing. Taking readers methodically through the facts of the issue, Phillips hopes to not only create awareness but also advocacy, and provides a bounty of practical resources for anyone who wants to take action. (Aug.) Copyright 2010 Reed Business Information.

Dedication	p. v
Acknowledgments	p. ix
Part I Discovering the Secret
1 Introduction	p. 3
2 What Is Pound Seizure?	p. 11
3 Laws and Legislation on Pound Seizure	p. 21
4 Betrayal of Trust	p. 39
Part II The Faces of Pound Seizure
5 Exposing Dealers Who Violate the Law	p. 59
6 Experiments Conducted on Shelter Cats and Dogs	p. 69
7 Alternatives to Animals in Research and Education	p. 91
8 The Victims and Survivors of Pound Seizure and Pet Theft	p. 99
9 The Voices of the Research and Educational Communities on Random Source Cats and Dogs	p. 111
10 Shelters and Pound Seizure	p. 125
11 Voices of the Advocates to Stop Pound Seizure	p. 135
Part III Taking Action
12 Lawsuits, Threats, and Intimidation	p. 165
13 Effective Advocacy Techniques	p. 173
14 Conclusion	p. 185
Appendixes
Appendix A Laws	p. 189
Appendix B Federal and Michigan Pound Seizure Bills	p. 193
Appendix C PCRM Medical School Charts	p. 201
Notes	p. 213
Bibliography	p. 225
Index	p. 231
About the Author	p. 237

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