PE: Questions are raised about the Humane Society’s longtime practice of euthanizing hundreds of animals a month
Administrator: I got blasted when I wrote about this a while back including from one of the blog’s biggest supporters. I was assured it wasn’t true. It’s sounding a heck of a lot more true as more people go public.
10:46 PM PST on Sunday, February 7, 2010 By MARK MUCKENFUSS
The Press-Enterprise
Volunteers and donors to the Humane Society of San Bernardino Valley said they were surprised to learn that the organization had been euthanizing close to 10,000 animals per year.
Most of the euthanasias were performed after hours by a small group of people.
Former employees said even some who worked at the Humane Society were unaware of the activity, which has gone on for years.
Those contacted for this story said that if they questioned the practice, they were told not to worry about it. If they persisted, they said, they were fired.
A letter by a former veterinarian for the agency complained of “truckloads” of healthy animals being euthanized. Read more…
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