POSTED ON MY FACEBOOK: As I was leaving Pasadena Humane I saw all these carriers, pet toys, dog food in the trash. I asked if it was trash and they said yes. Most of these carriers are fine, just muddy. I took all the small ones, left the big dog crates. Anyone in LA need some dog crates? Alley behind Pasadena Humane.
UPDATE: 9-4-09 : There are four new crates here, clean with new pet beds inside two of them with tags. There is only tiny bit of mud on bottom, underside of a couple crates. There were no bugs or rust. They were not broken. My friends took the dog crates. The dog crates were also fine but a puppy chewed on the corner of one, still works fine.
UPDATE: 09-05-09 Pasadena Humane just lied and said all of the crates were full of scorpions. They were not. We don't even have scorpions in this area. They just want money instead of supplies.
Here is a long blog post about this incident. This was during the Station fire.
UPDATE: 01/22/2025 Someone asked me for my article on Pasadena Humane's euth rate from September 2009. It was 73% in 2009. I can't find that article. Below are most recent euth rates for wildlife. Nothing has changed. It's now 75% euthanized. They are now calling it "non-live outcome." One year they just called it "released" then never said any died or were euth'd. Another year they only listed wildlife in and not outcome. One year they just didn't mention wildlife at all. Funny books, juggling the books. They take the animals in because they get donations. They had no real facility to rehabilitate wildlife at the shelter. They were only set up for very temporary care. I heard in 2021 they built a new wildlife wing but I haven't seen it.
1438 wildlife in
1083 wildlife euth'd 75%
155 released
180 sent to rehabbers
1552 wildlife in
1179 wildlife euth'd 75%
166 released
205 sent to rehabbers
Just as a reference our euth/death rate is 5%. Clearly 75% of wildlife don't need to be euthanized. Euthanizing is easier, cheaper and has a higher profit margin for Pasadena Humane. They demand a donation for dropping off an animal even wildlife. I got a call in Pasadena once for an injured skunk attacked by dog. Caller said Pasadena wouldn't come and get it and he couldn't deliver it because it was spraying. I picked it up and was going to rehab it but half of its lower jaw was torn off by the dog. It was hanging on by a piece of skin. It also had a broken leg and other injuries. I took it to Pasadena because it was very close asking them to euth it. They demanded $35 drop off fee. I told them I picked it up for them in their jurisdiction. I had to pay but I hoped they could euth faster than I could get it to my vet to euth. I called later and the skunk sat there for many hours before the vet actually arrived. I would have taken it to my vet had I known it wouldn't be euth'd quickly.
Mary Cummins of
Animal Advocates is a
wildlife rehabilitator licensed by the
California Department of Fish and Game and the
USDA.
Mary Cummins is also a licensed real estate appraiser in Los Angeles, California.
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