A bombshell report released recently showed that at least 277 dogs died in 2024 at an Alabama humane shelter, primarily due to lack of care and neglect by shelter staff.
The report stated that the number of deaths at the shelter could be higher, but poor record-keeping by the shelter staff made the true number of deaths impossible to determine. Likewise, the cause of death of many of the dogs was also unclear.
However, reporting from sources inside the shelter and autopsies on the dogs showed that the most common causes of death were lack of oversight, fighting among the dogs and staff feeding the dogs improperly or allowing improper chemicals to come into contact with the dogs…