I wish all the bleeding hearts on this site would raise as much ruckus over the babies murdered every day as they are these ANIMALS. My God what a screwed up bunch of people.

They probably did this to quickly reduce the number of animals at the shelter. Many, not all of the workers, do not have the animal's best intrest in mind. It's a typical AL story.

This actually works. When i was about 20 I had a puppy that got sick and down in it's hine quarters. I took it to the Vet and he just looked at the puppy and said there is nothing I can do for it because it has Distemper. I remebered as a child that my Stepfather had used the Pine Tar cure for a cat that had Distemper and after 3 or 4 days of treatment it was fine, so I decided to try it on my puppy and sure enough it worked and the puppy had a very long life. I have never lost a Dog or Cat to Distemper.

DISTEMPER CURE 1 can of Pine Tar, Soak Pine Tar on White Cloth, Set Cloth With Pine Tar on Fire for just a Minute and Put Out . It Should Smoke a lot. Hold the animal over the smoke so he has to inhale the black smoke, this apparently kills the virus. Treat two times a day.

I read the previous story that was up about this and could not believe that people who'd previously adopted pets from there were made to bring them back so they could be put down as well. How is it OK when none of the other animals were even tested. This was all done under pure assumption from what I've read. I find it hard to believe that none of the animals could be treated. I guess they didn't want to waste their time on animals noone wanted. Bulls**t!!! How about the shelter workers be put down too since they were exposed? Do any of them have the flu or TB...put them down!!!

I had a cat once who had distemper and this was in the 70s mind you. I hand fed him and the vet gave him the shot and he lived in the same room with his brother who also had the shot and didn't get distemper. This is bogus. This shelter needs to be reported to someone and any animal needs to go to a no kill facility. For a county that values its animals this is appalling.

The second half of this story wasn't addressed in the news. Connie Hudson approved a change in shelter policy, so that now any dog they label as a chow, pit bull, or wolf mix will be put down if over 3 months of age. Previously, the policy allowed rescue organizations to pull these breeds, but now have decided they are too aggressive as a breed to be placed. Alabama has no BSL (Breed Specific Legislation) law in place, and what the MCAS has done is take it upon themselves to make a sweeping judgment based upon fear and ignorance. Are they also going to stop allowing chihuahuas to be saved as well, as they - as a breed - are among the highest in bite incidents? This distemper incident is nothing numbers-wise compared to how many dogs will be euthanized as a result of the new policy. Way to go, clearly saving animals is NOT the priority at the MCAS, which I will personally be going back to calling what it is...an animal pound.

Hear what I'm saying...the test to verify Distemper takes several days. The result won't be known until Thursday. What if it comes back negative? then there were 49 animals put down for no reason. Or did the MCAS just use Distemper as an excuse to clean house. This story bears watching closely and a follow up on the results.