Compassion is what drives most people involved in animal welfare. But at SPCA Tampa Bay, a lack of compassion contradicts...
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Pet owner, or pet parent?
Words matter. This blog has held several discussions about using euphemisms like “euthanasia” to mask the fact of animals being...
Lipstick on a… well, you know
On July 17, Tampa Bay Times staff writer Anne Lindberg covered the opening of SPCA Tampa Bay’s new low-cost animal...
Just what SPCA Tampa Bay needs – more administrators
A major outcry over animal deaths and empty kennels hasn’t gotten their attention, but apparently a drop in legacy donors...
Mega Adoption Event, No Kill hurdles, and why we still need to watch our language
We were excited to witness the “Mega Adoption” event this past weekend, which reportedly resulted in 732 animals from central...
HSI CEO John Aleshire candid about Martha Boden’s performance at HSI
Credit deserved where credit due. HSI CEO John Aleshire didn’t hold back when speaking with WFLA’s investigative reporter Gayle Guyardo...
Animal Shelter Director Found Guilty of Diverting Funds
A shelter director in Georgia was recently convicted on 60 felony counts related to her mismanagement of shelter funds and...
Mark Martukovich; Remove
Mark Martukovich, CPA, is an associate partner with the accounting firm of Fox and Associates. He also serves as a...
WFLA Channel 8 stays on the trail
After WFLA Channel 8’s Gayle Guyardo aired her first investigative report on the problems at SPCA Tampa Bay, CEO Martha...
The Empress Wears No Clothes
In the famous fable, the emperor had his subjects so completely cowed that everyone went along with his fantasy. Only...