Comments on: The Humane Society of East Texas http://www.tylerites.com/humane-society-east-texas/ Tyler, TX Blog Sun, 05 Feb 2012 02:58:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: AMB http://www.tylerites.com/humane-society-east-texas/comment-page-1/#comment-1911 AMB Mon, 13 Sep 2010 15:30:24 +0000 http://www.tylerites.com/?p=330#comment-1911 Yes ask yourself what happens to all the animals that the HSOET refuses. I can tell you they take them to or call Tyler Animal Control. TAC in return takes them to Klein Shelter in Jacksonville, which is a very nice and clean shelter, friendly staff, and not only that but all the kennels on the inside are climate controlled. They have built some new runs outside but they are still very nice and big and roomy. Unlike the HSOET who houses animals in dirt kennels outside. Tell me how do you sterlize dirt? If a dog gets sick thats in one of those outsied kennels at the HSOET what happens to the next dog that is put in there. He gets sick too. You can't sterlize dirt. If the HSOET is so intent on saving animals why haven't they done away with the dirt kennels yet. They say they are adopting out alot of animals thats bunk. Guess again the HSOET is just another name for a Hoarding facility. Yes ask yourself what happens to all the animals that the HSOET refuses. I can tell you they take them to or call Tyler Animal Control. TAC in return takes them to Klein Shelter in Jacksonville, which is a very nice and clean shelter, friendly staff, and not only that but all the kennels on the inside are climate controlled. They have built some new runs outside but they are still very nice and big and roomy. Unlike the HSOET who houses animals in dirt kennels outside. Tell me how do you sterlize dirt? If a dog gets sick thats in one of those outsied kennels at the HSOET what happens to the next dog that is put in there. He gets sick too. You can’t sterlize dirt. If the HSOET is so intent on saving animals why haven’t they done away with the dirt kennels yet. They say they are adopting out alot of animals thats bunk. Guess again the HSOET is just another name for a Hoarding facility.

]]> By: Cindy http://www.tylerites.com/humane-society-east-texas/comment-page-1/#comment-1431 Cindy Wed, 11 Aug 2010 01:00:31 +0000 http://www.tylerites.com/?p=330#comment-1431 The HSOET takes in huge donations and pats itself on the back a lot for being "no kill", but ask yourself- where do all the animals go that they will not take? Their surrender fee is 80oo- if a good samariton finds a stray animal, how many people could afford to bring in a stray, especially a senior or low income citizen. They refuse many more animals than they take in- letting the other area shelters do the dirty work. If you want to save a life, then go to one of the other area shelters. There will be all the animals that the HSOET turned their backs on. The HSOET takes in huge donations and pats itself on the back a lot for being “no kill”, but ask yourself- where do all the animals go that they will not take? Their surrender fee is 80oo- if a good samariton finds a stray animal, how many people could afford to bring in a stray, especially a senior or low income citizen. They refuse many more animals than they take in- letting the other area shelters do the dirty work. If you want to save a life, then go to one of the other area shelters. There will be all the animals that the HSOET turned their backs on.

]]> By: Holly http://www.tylerites.com/humane-society-east-texas/comment-page-1/#comment-1152 Holly Wed, 14 Jul 2010 23:23:42 +0000 http://www.tylerites.com/?p=330#comment-1152 Well, MY account was much different than the person before me did. I had adopted a cat from there a couple of years ago, and sadly lost him to feline leukemia last year, there was nothing I could do to save him. I went back there to get another cat last year and when we told them why we were there, they gave a BIG discount to us because they were so sad to hear about what had happened. They were very nice and friendly and I hope others have good experiences they can share. What they are doing is a thankless job and should be cut some slack. you don't bring an animal there for health and safety purposes, that's just common sense. The SPCA wouldn't let you do it either. ARF is a great place as well, but the HSOET is a great place to adopt. Well, MY account was much different than the person before me did. I had adopted a cat from there a couple of years ago, and sadly lost him to feline leukemia last year, there was nothing I could do to save him. I went back there to get another cat last year and when we told them why we were there, they gave a BIG discount to us because they were so sad to hear about what had happened.

They were very nice and friendly and I hope others have good experiences they can share. What they are doing is a thankless job and should be cut some slack. you don’t bring an animal there for health and safety purposes, that’s just common sense. The SPCA wouldn’t let you do it either. ARF is a great place as well, but the HSOET is a great place to adopt.

]]> By: Ash http://www.tylerites.com/humane-society-east-texas/comment-page-1/#comment-238 Ash Mon, 15 Feb 2010 04:28:47 +0000 http://www.tylerites.com/?p=330#comment-238 I would like to say that my experiences with the HSOET have been quite different than the one you described. Although I am an animal lover and support rescues, especially no-kill ones, I would like to NEVER deal with their staff again. Here is my story: I went to the shelter looking for a companion for my Pembroke Welsh Corgi. I came across a female Red Heeler mix that seemed very sweet. Her info sheet claimed that she was "good with dogs, good with cats, unsure if housebroken". I asked if I could bring my dog in to meet with her before putting her through the stress of relocating, and even offered to bring in his vaccination records. They flat-out refused and insisted that I take her home and give it a try there. I took her home and started the process of introducing a new dog to my very sweet, gentle, Corgi. Through the course of the day I discovered that she was, indeed, housebroken. She also seemed to get along well with my dog, and I thought things were going well. That is, until she ran across the room and viciously attacked my dog, biting his face and head until he screamed. Mind you, this was completely unprovoked. I decided I couldn't risk his life again, so the decision was made to return her to the shelter. Not only was the staff rude, angry, and vulgar, but they insisted that it was MY dog who was the aggressor, because "she would never do that". When asked that they please change her info sheet to say that she was not good with other dogs but was housebroken, they refused. Their only response was "just go pick out another one". Instead, the adoption fee was left as a donation and I vowed never to return there. Instead, I HIGHLY recommend Animal Rescue Fund. They are kind, understanding, and never pushy. The animals at HSOET need homes too, but they should re-think their staffing decisions and attitudes. I would like to say that my experiences with the HSOET have been quite different than the one you described. Although I am an animal lover and support rescues, especially no-kill ones, I would like to NEVER deal with their staff again. Here is my story: I went to the shelter looking for a companion for my Pembroke Welsh Corgi. I came across a female Red Heeler mix that seemed very sweet. Her info sheet claimed that she was “good with dogs, good with cats, unsure if housebroken”. I asked if I could bring my dog in to meet with her before putting her through the stress of relocating, and even offered to bring in his vaccination records. They flat-out refused and insisted that I take her home and give it a try there. I took her home and started the process of introducing a new dog to my very sweet, gentle, Corgi. Through the course of the day I discovered that she was, indeed, housebroken. She also seemed to get along well with my dog, and I thought things were going well. That is, until she ran across the room and viciously attacked my dog, biting his face and head until he screamed. Mind you, this was completely unprovoked. I decided I couldn’t risk his life again, so the decision was made to return her to the shelter. Not only was the staff rude, angry, and vulgar, but they insisted that it was MY dog who was the aggressor, because “she would never do that”. When asked that they please change her info sheet to say that she was not good with other dogs but was housebroken, they refused. Their only response was “just go pick out another one”. Instead, the adoption fee was left as a donation and I vowed never to return there. Instead, I HIGHLY recommend Animal Rescue Fund. They are kind, understanding, and never pushy. The animals at HSOET need homes too, but they should re-think their staffing decisions and attitudes.

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