 | Animal Advocates Protest Recent Events at Memphis Animal Services
Problems at Memphis Animal Services have been well documented for years, but continuing problems prompted a peaceful demonstration Sunday in east Memphis.  Watch Video
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 | Records Show Widespread Problems Persist at Memphis Animal Shelter
It took months for the city to turn over Memphis Animal Shelter records that date back to last fall. After looking at them, it's no surprise there was a delay. Watch Video
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 | Head Vet at Memphis Animal Shelter Cited for Cruelty, Incompetence
There's more trouble at the Memphis Animal Shelter, and this time it involves the lead veterinarian. The woman who is supposed to be in charge of the health and safety of the animals, is now accused of letting a dog suffer in pain without giving it proper medical attention. Watch Video
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 | Charges Dropped against Former MAS Director, Assistant
The state has dropped animal cruelty charges against the former director of the Memphis Animal Shelter.
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 | Former MAS Vet to Move Ahead with Wrongful Termination Lawsuit
Memphis residents, get ready to pay up. This time we're not talking about a tax hike or some new fee, we're talking about paying the former Memphis Animal Shelter veterinarian.
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 | Memphis Animal Shelter Head Blames Data Error for High Kennel Deaths
There's more trouble at the Memphis Animal Shelter, this time it's over dozens and dozens of dogs dying in their kennels. No one at the shelter was even paying attention to the problem until ABC 24 Senior Reporter Jeni Diprizio started asking questions. Watch Video
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 | Abuse Continued Unreported by Memphis Shelter Workers
There's new information about an abuse investigation at the troubled Memphis Animal Shelter. Two shelter workers are under state investigation. They're accused of witnessing animals being choked and killed at the shelter, and not reporting it. Watch Video
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 | More Cruelty Charges Filed against Former Animal Shelter Worker
A former Memphis Animal Shelter employee already facing four counts of animal cruelty is now facing five more. Billy Stewart will now face nine counts when he goes to trial this spring.
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 | Trial Underway for Former Memphis Animals Shelter Vet
Three years after a raid at the Memphis Animal Shelter, the trial of the former veterinarian is finally underway. Watch Video
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 | Memphis Animal Shelter to Practice Euthanasia on Animals
Critics don't like the sound of killing animals for practice, but like it or not, the training is mandated by law. Memphis animal advocates say it's what happens after training that needs to change. Watch Video
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| MAS Workers Didn't Report Animal Abuse, Still on the Job
Two Memphis Animal Shelter employees are still on the job, despite watching animals being tortured and doing nothing. An undercover police officer testified they were in the euthanasia room at the shelter when the abuse was taking place. Watch Video
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 | Memphis Shelter Workers Face Jail Time for Animal Cruelty
Two former Memphis Animal Services worker will serve jail time for hanging and choking dogs in their care. An undercover police operation uncovered the brutality going on at the shelter last year. Watch Video
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 | Former Memphis Animal Shelter Worker Indicted for Cruelty
The former Memphis Animal Shelter worker at the center of the well-publicized case of Kapone the missing pit bull has been indicted by a grand jury on multiple charges, including animal cruelty. Watch Video
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 | Three Memphis Animal Shelter Workers Arrested for Cruelty
Three employees at the Memphis Animal Shelter have been arrested and charged with multiple counts of animal cruelty, Memphis Mayor A C Wharton announced Thursday. Watch Video
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 | TN Task Force To Train Unwanted Dogs At Memphis Shelter
Turning aggressive and unadoptable dogs at the Memphis Animal Shelter into heroes is the goal of the Tennessee Task Force One Urban Search and Rescue team. It's the latest step to try to reduce overcrowding at the shelter and the number of dogs that have to be put down. Watch Video
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| New MAS Head Vows Change at City's Animal Shelter
The new head of the Memphis Animal Shelter is promising change.
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| Memphis Animal Shelter Workers get Training
Memphis Animal Services workers are getting training in animal handling and the law after three employees were charged with aggravated animal cruelty earlier this month.
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 | THE TRUTH: Police Dropped the Ball in Prior MAS Investigation
Three Memphis Animal Shelter employees were busted for animal abuse after an undercover investigation. So why didn't the police go undercover years ago?
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| THE TRUTH: 'Nola' Killed, Memphis Animal Shelter Manager Fired
We now know what happened to the latest dog that disappeared from the Memphis Animal Shelter. Nola is dead. Also, a manager at the shelter has been fired. Watch Video
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| Animal Control Officer Walks Away from Starving Dogs
There are big questions about why a Memphis Animal Control officer left two starving dogs in the yard of a house in Highland Heights. Three days later one dog was so hungry it ate one of its pups. It's just one more example of ongoing problems at the Memphis Animal Shelter. Watch Video
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| THE TRUTH: MAS Workers Charged with Cruelty Still Getting Paid
You're paying for three Memphis Animal Shelter employees facing criminal charges to sit at home and do nothing. Watch Video
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| Former Memphis Shelter Workers Plead Guilty to Animal Cruelty
Two former Memphis Animal Shelter employees admitted in court Wednesday they choked, hung and killed dogs in their care in the most inhumane ways. Watch Video
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| THE TRUTH: More Video Surfaces of MAS Abuse
There's more trouble at the Memphis Animal Shelter and again, it was caught on tape. Advocates say footage from security cameras show workers mistreating the animals. Watch Video
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| THE TRUTH: Cover-up Suspected with Dog Missing from Memphis Shelter
Memphis police are now investigating how another dog vanished from the Memphis Animal Shelter. Just a year ago it was a pit bull named Kapone, now it's a lab mix named Nola. Watch Video
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 | A Love Story: Marine and Dog Save Each Other
Here’s a love story with a twist. An injured Mid-South Marine with a new best friend; their connection gave each a new lease on life. Watch Video
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 | THE TRUTH: Another Family Pet Lost By Memphis Animal Shelter
Another dog vanishes from the Memphis Animal Shelter. Just a year ago it was a pit bill named Kapone, now it's a lab mix named Nola. Watch Video
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| Dog Owner Upset after Pet Killed, MAS Accepts Blame
A family pet was killed at the Memphis Animal Shelter, and now the head of the shelter admits mistakes were made. The tragedy has now cost a high-level manager at the shelter his job. Watch Video
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| Announcement: Memphis Animal Services Logo Contest Extended
Memphis Animal Services has extended the deadline for entries in its logo contest to September 15, 2012.
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 | Questions Still Remain in Kapone's Homecoming
More questions keep surfacing about the Mid-South's most famous missing dog. Watch Video
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| Mayor Wharton Unveils Plans for the Memphis Animal Shelter
The troubled Memphis Animal Shelter came up in Mayor A C Wharton's annual State of the City Address, when he said the shelter will have a new director soon. Watch Video
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| Kapone Comes Home For Christmas
It would be impossible to make up a holiday story like this. Watch Video
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 | No News isn't Good News at Memphis Animal Shelter
The new developments at the Memphis Animal Shelter are there are no new developments. Mayor A C Wharton was hoping that a private company would take over the day to day operations, or at least help the city change things. Requests were sent out all over the country and the city hasn't received a single response. Watch Video
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 | Council Demands Answers from Explosive Animal Shelter Report
The Memphis Director of Public Services, Janet Hooks, says the Rotary Club report on the Memphis Animal Shelter is full of inaccuracies. Watch Video
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| Mayor Wharton Names Interim Administrator at Memphis Animal Shelter
Memphis Mayor A C Wharton named an Interim Administrator for the city's embattled animal shelter on Wednesday. Watch Video
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| Will Heads Roll after MAS Review?
Memphis Mayor A C Wharton wouldn't speculate regarding possible firings at the Memphis Animal Shelter. Watch Video
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| City of Memphis Looks to Privatizing Animal Shelter
The long troubled Memphis animal shelter is accepting bids for privatization.
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 | Former MAS Worker Hogan Has Her Day in Court
Demetria Hogan had a few of her charges reduced, but she's not out of trouble just yet. Watch Video
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 | Kapone the Dog Found after Missing 6 Months
The family dog 'Kapone', which was reportedly in the custody of a Memphis Animal Shelter employee before he went missing, was found alive in Mississippi and returned to his owners. Watch Video
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 | Memphis Animal Shelter Two Years After Raid
On the two year anniversary of the Memphis Animal Shelter raid, animal rights activists say the shelter still needs improvement.
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| THE TRUTH: Former Volunteer Speaks Out on MAS Conditions
A former volunteer is breaking the code of silence at the Memphis Animal Shelter. ABC 24 News uncovered claims the animals are being neglected and starved, and that the brand new building already has issues. ABC 24's Jeni DiPrizio asked shelter boss Janet Hooks for the truth. Watch Video
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 | No Group Stepping Forward to Run Memphis Animal Shelter
There have been no takers to Memphis' offer to privatize the city animal shelter.
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 | Audit Ties Memphis Shelter Workers To Dog-Fighting Rings |
 | Memphis Animal Shelter Working To Save Sick Dogs
If you adopted your dog from the Memphis Animal Shelter, it could have a deadly virus. Watch Video
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 | Protesters Call for Changes at Memphis Animal Shelter
After allegations of starving animals surfaced, protesters hit the streets calling for major changes at the Memphis Animal Shelter. Watch Video
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| Questions Surround Kapone's Return Home
At this point the big question is, how did the dog get to Senatobia? And, where has it been for the last six months? Senatobia and Memphis Police are working on finding those answers. Watch Video
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