Atlanta Animal Welfare Examiner

In addition to this blog, I am writing for the Examiner, as the Atlanta Animal Welfare Examiner. I will be covering animal welfare issues in the Atlanta metro area and Georgia in general from a No Kill perspective. I will also announce local animal welfare-related events and feature one or more adoptable pet per week. Have a story idea, event or pet you'd like to see featured? Send me an email. Check out my articles at:

http://www.examiner.com/x-35783-Atlanta-Animal-Welfare-Examiner

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Known Gas Chambers in Georgia

The following list was compiled by the Georgia Voters for Animal Welfare. There are 11 gas chambers known to be used in taxpayer-funded shelters in the state of Georgia. Due to the difficulties in compiling a complete data set, there may be some not on this list. If you know of any, please send an email or post a comment below. The gas chamber is a cruel and outmoded means of killing shelter pets. Grace's Law would close the loopholes which allow these shelters to continue to use these shameful devices.


1. Ashburn, City of (In Turner County; no county facility; chamber housed in city.)
2. Butts County Animal Control
3. Cobb County Animal Control
4. Cordele, City of (Crisp County)
5. Cuthbert, City of (In Randolph County; no county facility; chamber housed in city.)
6. Haralson County Animal Shelter
7. Hawkinsville, City of (In Pulaski County; no county facility; chamber housed in city.)
8. Henry County Animal Control
9. Lakeland, City of (In Lanier County; no county facility; chamber housed in city.)
10. Mitchell County Animal Control
11. Vienna, City of Animal Shelter (In Dooly County; no county facility; chamber housed in city.)

If you live in one of these municipalities, let your representatives and city and county officials know that this is unacceptable.

No Kill Conference July 31- August 1 2010

The second No Kill Conference will take place in Washington, D.C. July 31-August 1, 2010. For more information and to register, go to http://www.nokillconference.org/home.html