How Shelter Pets are Brokered for Experimentation Understanding Pound Seizure

by Phillips, Allie

• ISBN13: 9781442202115
• ISBN10: 1442202114
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-09-16
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Summary

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.

Table of Contents

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