http://houblog.com/wp/index.php/2006/232 Random rants from a civil servant in Houston, TX Fri, 18 May 2012 03:05:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 http://houblog.com/wp/index.php/2006/232#comment-1446 Houblog » Blog Archive » Friday Morning Roundup Fri, 07 Jul 2006 15:13:09 +0000 http://houblog.com/wp/index.php/2006/232#comment-1446 [...] Where’s the SPCA when you need it? Last March, I reported on problems with the city pound that were brought before council. The city was spending money on artwork for the pound’s lobby while animals were being lost down drains and going without needed medical treatment. Well, guess what? Nothing’s changed. But here’s what the city does have money for — new cement sculptures in the lobby and contemporary pet artwork worth nearly $2,000. The city says the money comes from another account. The goal: to make the pound seem friendlier for those who want to adopt. [...] [...] Where’s the SPCA when you need it? Last March, I reported on problems with the city pound that were brought before council. The city was spending money on artwork for the pound’s lobby while animals were being lost down drains and going without needed medical treatment. Well, guess what? Nothing’s changed. But here’s what the city does have money for — new cement sculptures in the lobby and contemporary pet artwork worth nearly $2,000. The city says the money comes from another account. The goal: to make the pound seem friendlier for those who want to adopt. [...]

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