We have received an interesting guest blog. We have no knowledge of the situations enumerated here; we happily publish comments and rebuttals:
Guest Blog:
I volunteered for a short time at the Animal Shelter back when HASRA was still running the place. The reason for my short service:
- Employee’s never seemed to do any work. Volunteer’s cleaned, exercised, feed animals, cleaned/maintained facilities indoor and outdoor pens. Rarely did employee’s have contact with animals other then the occasional strays they picked up (majority of animals dropped off in outside pens after hours, which should be illegal).
- Volunteer’s controlled what happened to animals, there was no interest in reuniting “desirable” strays with owners, or, letting “desirable” animals be adopted. All “desirable” dogs were sent immediately to foster homes and transported out of state ASAP to various dog brokers (aka highest bidder, Badass Dogs in Brooklyn pays up to $300.00 depending on breed, and they adopt them out for $450.00). On two separate occasions, I tried adopting dogs when they were brought into the shelter, but both times told they had already been promised to Badass Dogs.
- Donated food, crates, medicine, and supplies obtained for the shelter animals by the volunteers, were routinely taken home (stolen) by shelter employees.
I could go on and on, but I wrote you this email to find out if you know why, Florence Animal Shelter truck stays parked in Killen at, Vinnie Grosso’ business Arx Mortis? I’m not talking about hours shelter is closed, but during the week and hours of shelters operation.
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Shoalanda