A couple of weeks ago, No Kill advocates picked up on and shared a video of a dog being "trained" at Animal Ark. When we say "trained" we mean "pinned, choked and held to the ground on his back while he kicks and vocalizes in distress." That original report included some other damning information about Animal Ark under its new leadership, like the fact that in order to get and hold control of the organization, the new Board canceled Lifetime Memberships (Animal Ark's best don

Gomer, the dog being choked and pinned in the images above was simply over-stimulated after being neglected in a kennel for more than a year. Rather than providing him exercise and needed socialization the "leadership" at the shelter decided that Gomer was "aggressive" and needed "training." For years, Animal Ark in Hastings was considered an industry leader in the world of animal sheltering. They not only focused their attention on saving the animals that were most at-risk,