Comments on: Did I just get stung by the Wenatchee Valley Humane Society?

By: Tiffany Lynn Rowland

Tiffany Lynn Rowland — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 02:58:31 +0000

It’s another way to make money!
The people that work at the “humane” society that aren’t volenteering make a wage, and for Wenatchee it’s pretty decent. With large amount of food and other donations, Petco constantly collecting donation, and oh yeah! 150 dollar “special” adoption fees….. they don’t need the cash.
They are simply not willing to consider every life they euthanize as just impotant and individual as a person, THEY ARE NOT HUMANE!
May I ask? Have you ever seen the white board in the Humane Society where they write the number of animals adopted during discounted adoption days??? The numbers are almost always above 50 …..IN ONE DAY! Think 50+ animals with homes. So I ask with the cost of euthanasia (even if bought in bulk) why cant they drop the prices on the animals before they kill them? Why must it cost 150 dollars or the animal dies…thats a little messed up for such a beautiful town.

What Wenatchee needs is everybody to get together and support the right thing A NO KILL SHELTER where the people employed there are willing to make minimum wage for something other than flipping hambugers. Ane guess what….. PEOPLE WOULD VOLENTEER, I know at least 30 people that live local that would volenteer if there day there didnt consist of becoming attached to animals that might be killed.
***** COME ON WENATCHEE we have to be more humane than this!…Right? *****

By: Margaret

Margaret — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 15:21:34 +0000

My family has also been harrased by them we got are two dogs at the end of December. We have now spent about one thousnd dollars since then, most of that going to the Humane Society. Aparantly my dogs can escape from there kennel, make it passed the hidden fence and climb a six foot fence. I too wander if someone is letting them out. i have also seen a mysterious person in the neighborhood with a sound coming from there jeep that makes all the dog in the neighborhood bark, howl and go crazy.

By: TC

TC — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 23:06:42 +0000

I have also been harassed by the humane society. I was charged more for being “reunited” with my pets then if I would have just adopted 2 new ones. How is that justice? I have had officers walking on my property to look over my fence to see what animals are living in my backyard. Is that not trespassing on private property? I am not even sure they are not the ones that let my animals out of the gate just so they could pick them up and “reunite” them with me. The humane society then had the audacity to say I was a irresponsible pet owner. My pets are spayed, neutered and current on all shots.

By: terri

terri — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 06:56:25 +0000

i have been bombarded by the humane society and i live in chelan. Yes they do go out looking for anything they can site people on. as far as Officer White, that woman will lie threw her teeth to get you to think she is supporting that what they do is correct. wheather it is or not. i would agree with the trespassing point. there are a few officers that will go out of there way to make there qouta for the day or month. And trust me, once they start harrassing you for what ever reason… they wont stop…
fairwarning from someone that dealt with them for over a year. i have several complaints to the city and commissioners about them. in the run of doing that i found out several things they do, that they arent legally sopose to do..
terri

By: Angela

Angela — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 23:52:18 +0000

Wow Travis.. sure am glad your furry critters were not caught by the humane society!! Thats a huge cost to “reunite” pick them up from the pound. I understand that it covers their cost but I feel it’s a bit expensive. I believe she could have been trespassing on to your property. They were in your home not wandering or causing any damage. A neighbor didn’t call to report anything. I think the Humane Society needs to go down by Fred Meyer where that small grassy park is and catch all those cats who are reproducing like crazy. They are not licensed!!

By: VV

VV — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 18:39:39 +0000

I would hope that part of her daily routine would be to canvas tha Riverfront Park. Lots of unleashed dogs there,some even have owners with them.
VV

By: MJ

MJ — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 14:01:57 +0000

Do they have nothing better to do than canvas for unlicensed pets.
What’s next, Wenatchee PD, excuse me sir we were driving by and saw the car in your driveway,do you have a license to drive it?

By: Joanne Saliby

Joanne Saliby — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 03:08:58 +0000

Well, Travis! We support the Humane Society and assist ath their summer fund raiser. We love cats…and dogs. Somehow, I get this creepy feeling that the ‘nice woman’ went a little too far in the “execution of her duty”, as they say on TV.

Hmmm. This makes me uncomfortable.