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Forrest City, Arkansas

This page offers independent information about the Forrest City Animal Shelter in Arkansas.

If you've lost a pet, you'll regrettably need to contact this shelter directly here. We hope for the best for your pet.

Shelter Reform has received very bad reports from rescuers about this shelter, reports that should be verified and placed on this page. Some of this evidence is in the form of undercover videos, which are very graphic and not for those with weak stomachs. We are in touch with the individuals working hard to correct these situations. Stand by as this page develops!

The following information is provided by a private watchdog group that has contacted Shelter Reform seeking help in reforming a notoriously bad shelter which appears to fit an all-too-common pattern: politicians circling the wagon with propaganda campaigns that conflict with the harsh reality inside the shelter. WARNING SOME OF THE VIDEOS BELOW ARE VERY GRAPHIC AND DISTURBING.

Undercover Videos (GRAPHIC CONTENT):

DEATH AND SUFFERING AT THE SHELTER

DOG FIGHT/DEATH AT THE SHELTER ON MEMORIAL DAY 2010

CONDITIONS AT THE SHELTER I

CONDITIONS AT THE SHELTER II

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The numbness factor

Watching these videos is a disturbing experience. That such things would be standard operating procedure for a city animal shelter is nothing short of horrific. We've received many pieces of documentary evidence, photographs, and eyewitness testimonies since Shelter Reform started, but these new videos from Forrest City, Arkansas are among the worst encountered to date. The risk in watching them is in becoming either demoralized in despair, or desensitized by exposure to abuse and cruelty.

The credibility factor

Compare the video footage here to the glowing reports by the leaders of the city. Here again we see a case of the emperor having no clothes. Other cities we've worked with have taken the steps toward reform. This city is struggling to take even baby steps in this direction. The rhetoric soars, but there is no corresponding execution despite the assurances and platitudes.