So recently a group that we have tremendous respect for, and work with frequently, contacted us about the Chesterfield, SC shelter. This is the shelter that some time ago was attacked for being one of the cruelest in the nation, (allowing dogs to maul each other, killing dogs that had rescues or homes lined up, not feeding the animals, etc etc). There was also a huge outcry from the public to dismantle their barbaric gas chamber (that went un-inspected for years and basically TORTURED the dogs to death) and to stop the other horrors that went on. Their response to the naysayers and the whistle blowers? They sneered and killed ALL the dogs – EVEN THE ONES THAT HAD RESCUES WAITING FOR THEM.
Well. That sure taught all those naysayers a lesson, didn’t it?
The group we work with stopped helping there after that. They were so sick about this, so deeply sick and wounded that all these dogs died as “retaliation” that they couldn’t go back and help anymore. Did that mean anything to the shelter workers? No. They don’t CARE people. Do you think I’m kidding? Lying? Making this up? Exaggerating? I’m not.
These people are easily capable of taking puppies and young, happy, healthy dogs and murdering them – dogs that in some cases already had HOMES with loving people waiting for them – because they were ticked at some of the rescue groups for objecting to their inhumane treatment of the animals in their “care”. Speaks volumes, doesn’t it? And seriously…come on…what MONSTER KILLS PUPPIES???? WHO THE HELL KILLS PUPPIES?? Who the hell gets up in the morning, goes to work and murders freaking puppies? ESPECIALLY puppies that had rescues waiting to take them in!
OK, so let’s get back to the story, and readers, if you think this is the EXCEPTION to sheltering in this country and this is a RARE case, then I tell you WAKE UP.
PAY ATTENTION.
GET YOUR DAMN HEAD OUT OF THE DAMN SAND.
This is NOT the exception. Crap like this goes on EVERYWHERE and this is one of the MANY reasons we need Oreo’s Law passed – to stop this from happening by people that don’t care about our animals. People that will KILL animals to teach other’s a “lesson” and smirk while they do it. THESE are the people that are running your shelters and they absolutely MUST be stopped. Not tomorrow, not the next generation, NOW.
Passing Oreo’s Law is the single most important
thing you can do for animals in your life time.
Why? Because once NY gets this law – all the other states will follow. If you want to make an impact for animals NOW, in YOUR generation, then help get this passed. If this was in place then those rescue groups could go in there and say “NO, you aren’t murdering this puppy. We are a rescue group and we are taking this puppy to his new home now. Go away you tired little man who murders puppies, you have no power now. The people have spoken and they are stopping you.”
But…alas….that tired little man can do exactly what he wants. It is perfectly legal for him to murder animals while rescue groups stand there with their arms extended and homes waiting. That tired little man (or woman) has ultimate power over life and death to the animals that are down on their luck and have come to them for help. Have wound up in their shelter and have asked for help. They do not get it. They get killed instead.
THAT is what happens in these disgusting shelters and what murderous shelter directors across the nation do every day. You think it is only in the south? Oh no, my dear friends. This has also happened to Pets Alive, with dogs just miles away from us, when we have empty runs and homes waiting. How do we stop it? It will stop when we have a series of Oreo’s Law’s in place in every state and it starts here in New York.
So back to the wretched Chesterfield shelter. Here’s some information I have been gathering from various sources and we are pulling together proof for most of this, although right now it is mostly word of mouth from people I trust very much and have seen it and experienced it with their own eyes.
In Chesterfield:
- They are showing that 70-90 dogs are being killed each month, yet purchase orders for lethal injection show enough for just 10 dogs or less each month. What does that mean? Aren’t you paying attention? Or are you just having trouble really absorbing and believing this? Yes. Truly. I understand. What that means is that the rest are being slaughtered. They aren’t getting a humane lethal injection death.
So just HOW are they being killed?
Keep reading.
(Stop it! You aren’t leaving this page now because the truth is too much for you to stomach. YOU are needed on the front line of this war against our animals. You are needed to look, read, understand and step up to STOP this. Do not turn your back. Keep reading, I will NOT say anything graphic.)
- The sheriff’s department lets the dogs loose in the landfill and then uses them for target practice. That is how they are “euthanizing”.
- Prisoners are in charge of care of the animals and are brought in once a day to see to their care. Prisoners. Yes.
- Prisoners are routinely left ALONE with the dogs while the ACO’s go to do animal pick ups.
- There is no budget for the animal shelter. It is run solely on donations and if there is no food donated, the animals are not fed. Yet the budget allows for the animal control officers to all drive brand new SUV’s. There are four of them purchased within the last two years, all brand new…but no money to feed the dogs. Please read this one again. The ACO’s drive brand new, souped up SUV’s with all the bells and whistles, but there is no money to feed the dogs.
- There are local rescue groups working and getting the dogs out but multiple times in the past year if they spoke against the shelter, the shelter euthanized ALL the dogs – EVEN THOUGH ALL THE DOGS HAD RESCUE. They were killed as retaliation for the groups speaking out against the horrid conditions and inhumane treatment.
- The sheriff”s department are the ones slaughtering the dogs, yet the sheriff’s department is the group that is “investigating this”
Hmm.
Interesting.
So let me get this straight.
I’m a county sheriff.
I am killing dogs by using them for target practice and shooting them in the landfill.
Someone complains.
OK, I’m going to open up a case, assign it to myself and investigate it.
BRILLIANT.
I’m gonna go ahead and give this a couple of days until the “animal whackoos” calm down and then I’m gonna mark this “INVESTIGATED” and no charges pending. Yawn. Where’s my beer?
So what can we do? What can YOU do? Most of you have already gathered up your licensed firearms and licensed grenades and are in the car heading down to Chesterfield to shoot yourself some “dogs”. The HUMAN kind of dogs, of course, but stop! I say “nay-nay!”. Get thee back to thy chair.
We are “peaceable demonstrators”. Our power is not in violence (although I’ll ride shot gun with anyone that wants to go and spit in their driveway), but in the power of numbers. Thousands will read this blog. Thousands will pass it on. THAT is where your power is. We need you to bombard this sleepy little town, and this no-account sheriffs department, and this lazy mayor, with your words.
Call them. EVERY day. A few times a day. Tell them that the world is watching and this is unacceptable. Send them emails. Flood their email with your protests. Tell them that this is not the “old boys club” and that this will not be tolerated in OUR nation. That OUR nation loves our animals and OUR nation will see an end to these murders and that while we support no kill, that if they will not go no kill then they must be accountable for humane euthanasia. Not 10% of the time. But 100% of the time. That the murdering of animals that come to them desperate and in need of help, will not be allowed in OUR nation. That their old boys club is closed, and a new regime of caring animal lovers is in place. That any animal that has a place to go, should be given that opportunity at life.
So use those talking points and email the mayor and the council.
1. Demand the mayor have a separate group investigate the allegations.
2. Demand the mayor provide a budget for the shelter.
3. Demand the mayor investigate the prisoners left unattended with the animals.
4. Demand routine inspections and reports by an unbiased individual or group, each week, going forward.
5. Demand an accounting of how every animal is euthanized and WHY every animal is euthanized if there is another option.
6. Demand rescue access – allowing rescues to whisk those animals away to safety.
You can contact them here:
The town is run by the town council though, so be SURE to cc them as well: cftmclerk@shtc.net and ccgov@shtc.net.
Council members: http://www.chesterfieldcountysc.com/secondary.aspx?pageID=129
Also contact the governor:
Governor Nicky Haley
grassroots@nikkihaley.com
Then contact the Attorney General’s office and demand that the sheriff’s own office not be able to investigate themselves and that a higher authority do so.
The Honorable Alan Wilson
P.O. Box 11549
Columbia, S.C. 29211
803-734-3970
http://www.scattorneygeneral.org/ag/contact.html
The Sheriff? Here ya go!
Phone: 843-623-2101
Fax: 843-623-3534
Email: admin@chesterfieldsheriff.org
Animal Control
Brian Burch – Supervisor
Joe Campbell – Animal Control Officer
467 Goodale Road
Chesterfield SC 29709
Phone: 843-623-3585
Fax: 843-623-9223
Senator Lindsey Grahm
http://lgraham.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.LandingPage
Senator Jim DeMint
Phone: 843-727-4525
Fax: 843-793-6839
Rep. Mick Mulvaney
803-327-1114
FAX: 803-327-4330
Email Address: https://mulvaney.house.gov/Contact/default.aspx
WWW Homepage: http://mulvaney.house.gov/
Twitter: @RepMickMulvaney
You can also read these news articles about the mass massacre of these dogs, used for target practice. Warning, the second one has GRAPHIC images of some of the dead dogs. I suggest you avoid that one. I wish I had.
- http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41920049
- http://www.friendburst.com/blog/20803/chesterfield-sc-animal-shelter-killed-dogs-shelter-target-practice22-dogs-puppies/
- http://www.examiner.com/dogs-in-national/allegations-of-dogs-slaughtered-by-shelter-employees-south-carolina
- http://yesbiscuit.wordpress.com/2011/03/04/breaking-allegation-of-mass-shooting-of-shelter-dogs-in-sc/
- http://www.wsoctv.com/news/27093350/detail.html
- http://www.wcnc.com/news/local/Many-angered-over-allegation-of-dogs-killed-at-shelter-117472104.html
- GRAPHIC picture of four dogs in landfill – DO NOT LOOK AT THIS unless you are one of the non-believers
Please be the voice for those that have none, and have been so unfairly abused.
To have done nothing wrong in their short, sweet lives but be born, and wind up in the wrong territory.
Don’t look away.
Don’t move on.
Take two seconds of your time and make a difference.
BE the difference that you want to see in the world.
THEY are counting on you.
YOU ARE ALL THEY HAVE.
Sassyblonde -maybe you should consider reading the other comments, before commenting – we already addressed and replied to this. Twice. 🙂 And I’d sure LOVE to have you point out where anyone said prisoners would abuse the animals? Please cut and paste the part where we said that?
sorry i just read your part in the post about not saying prisoners abused them…. but posting all over the world on your little website the letter saying LEFT THEM ALONE WITH PRISONERS… is going to get you letters just like mine till you take that part out people.. it sounds like your saying it was inhumane… to leave them alone with prisoners.
and kerry .. i was not being nasty.. so you can LOVE what ever you want.. your class is now showing.
@Kerry – That’s the same conclusion I reached when reading her responds. What a shitty Senator!
I believe in “the cause” and the story itself is a good one but your whole blog is sensationalized and it is hard to distinguish fact from big-fish story. You would be better off to cite reliable news sources with traceability than other blogs and the examiner.
This is awful and uncalled for. It’s truly sickening and I hope they are severely prosecuted. Thanks for posting it.
Kerry I understand your fired up on a mission …. please don’t let it make you bitter. If someone slaps you in the face in a crowd of people and you shake reach out to shake their hand… who do you think the people who see it are going to remember the person slapping your face or you?
Wow, arguing amongst ourselves is so not helpful. The point is that we don’t think prisoners were given firearms. It was paid employees who committed this act. While anyone may or may not think that leaving prisoners unsupervised with animals is the right thing to do, that is a discussion for another day and forum. The focus needs to be on the responses some of us are getting. While the Mayor wants to distance himself, he will not say the crime did not occur in his town. He will not take responsibility for contracting (or having it mandated) that his town uses the services of this shelter. You have a SENATOR that is comparing this event to Rowe v. Wade…. There’s plenty of fodder here without looking to each other.
Smith – what about MSNBC? That isn’t good enough for you either? Then probably nothing will be including the photo I posted? Did you look at that? I’d be very happy to send you many more photos. Feel free to email me and I will forward them on.
Sassy, you are using this as a forum to discuss your son being in prison. Seriously…the prisoner issue in this is so freaking minor as to be negligible. Focus on the issue here at hand. The people in town SHOT AND KILLED the shelter animals as MOVING TARGETS. Are you with me here? Stop obfuscating the issue here. It isn’t about prisons, or your son, or prisoners. Or me, or if I’m politically correct or if I shake hands or any other ridiculous stuff meant to detract from the issue. Stay focused.
THE SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT SHOT AND KILLED – MURDERED DOGS AND USED THEM AS LIVE TARGETS.
That is what you need to focus on.
Really.
The rest is water under the bridge and not relevant after that.
Write your letters. get that stopped, then you can come to my house and we can sit on the porch and debate any other issue you want. For now though stay focused on the issue we need addressed and don’t distract people from it.
Hey Smith, how about this one…proof enough?
http://www.wcnc.com/news/local/Many-angered-over-allegation-of-dogs-killed-at-shelter-117472104.html
This video shows the bones and a bag of puppies in the landfill.
Also here is a url with some photos…
http://petsalive.com/photos/
Shows blood all over the ground of the target practice area and a bunch of the dead dogs. Proof enough yet? Whaddya need?
I am right there with you up to the point of having issues with the prisoners taking care of the dogs…if a prisoner is not in jail or prison for abuse/cruelty/molestation/sexual misconduct to/with children or animals then there is no reason they can not make good caretakers for the animals. There are quite a few programs where service dogs are trained BY prisoners and there is NO problems whatsoever.
Also, as an aside, the ASPCA has attached and changed quite a number of things on Oreo’s law. Where the law was written to prevent animals from being killed unless gravely ill or extremely aggressive the ASPCA has changed it to “if 2 or more shelter workers are in agreement and feel an animal is in psychological pain the animal maybe euthanized”. ASPCA have changed it so the shelters do NOT have to work with rescues outside of their respective counties. ASPCA have made changes saying if the Rescues are deemed hostile to the shelter the shelter does NOT have to work with them. There are also quite a few other changes they have made that basically negate the positive effects that Oreo’s Law would have for animal rights. Yes, do the letter writing and calling but EVERY animal right’s person needs to join NO KILL NATION and then we will all be on the same page doing the same thing. Good job on everything you said!
“The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. I hold that, the more helpless a creature, the more entitled it is to protection by man from the cruelty of man.” ~Mahatma Gandhi
Goodbye America.
DISGUSTING!!!! I have a shelter dog and I adore him! I am reposting this and WILL be emailing and calling!
This is frightening to me. I live in SC and this state is so pet oriented. To the point that our downtown uppity King Street, Charleston vendors place dog water bowls out for people walking their pets on a warm day. We have events for pets ALL THE TIME HERE. I just cant believe our officials are allowing this to happen. Wait I speak for MADD and the laws here are lax if not ridiculous so maybe I should believe it. I have posted this on my FB as I volunteer at a shelter that is NOT county funded. We survive strictly on donations from people who bring in items for us. I also foster animals who are sick or too little to be adopted for our shelter and several others. We have a County funded shelter. It is pristine in Charleston. Maybe this bad shelter needs to visit them and see how to utilize the money the right way…for the animals. We are a kill shelter but I will tell you that it only occurs when the animals are too aggressive (and cant be rehabilitated) or sick. And they are humanely euthanized. I dont like it either but it is a fact of life when it comes to doing everything you can to save them and it comes down to making that decision. We all cry trust me. Our staff does everything they can and I can tell you there are thousands of rescue groups in this state that we use and other states that will take on dogs or cats. There is NO reason to come to this decision that they are doing or allowing the animals to die such miserable deaths. God I wish I was there to make them stop. 20/20 did a special on the nasty conditions at a chicken farm, seriously cant someone do something about this!! Animals are animals they all deserve a fair chance and to me if this is a County run facility what the hell are they doing with the money. Bring those animals to Charleston County and WE will make sure they are given good homes and a good life. These morons in the bad shelter obviously dont know how to run a shelter. SHUT THEM DOWN!!!!!
The Mayor, John Douglas, has E-mailed me about six times today. If you are going to E-mail him, please E-mail him with information about how he can break his town away from the county run facility without raising taxes (by SC mandate) and provide his town with alternatives to killing. I’m going out on a limb here but he has convinced me that he is serious about alternatives. Unlike Senator Fair (see my post above) – I’m still reeling over his comments!
FYI –
I would suggest contacting the state legislators (Senate and House) instead of the the Federal legislators. State legislators and the State AG focus on state and local matters to a much greater degree than those who sit in DC.
Senator Graham is a male. Probably helps your cause if you bash the correct gender 🙂 It is my experience that most Federal Senators and House Reps only deal with their state’s residents so Senator Graham’s automated response is typical.
PS I don’t work for Senator Graham. Like you, I appreciate accurate facts from the parties that have those facts.
I am sorry to tell you that this type of treatment of animals is rampant in the south. They dont hardly spay/neuter either and keep problem going. 15 years ago the county (about 1-1/2 hours to the north) I lived in the “shelter” was located at the landfill. The even had a handy “drop box” so people could dump animal (dogs and cats) in a run while the animal control officer was out picking up animals. Target practice for the AC officer was common especially if the shelter was getting crowded and it wasnt yet time for the scheduled vet to come and euthanize. The week before the 4th of July the number of animals killed was amazing. People needed to get rid of the “extra” animals so they could go on vacation. Thankful a group of citizen including one of the local vets formed a group that got a new, real shelter away from the landfill (they raised over half the funds). This group of citizen made it where animals actually get adopted now, there is a spay/neuter program and a real animal control officer. So to answer the question what happened to compassion, the problem is in someplaces there never was compassion in the first place and in needs to be taught NOW!
I also sent this link to ABC, NBC and CBS nightly news. I did email them as well.
How about we use those sheriffs for target practice instead
Cruel Mother F**kers I hope you all get your day and it’s so not nice :/
Intriguing J
How about an international prepost petition???
I for one am appalled that this is going on and in my state no less! I love animals and would do more if I can. I already have 2 dogs (one was a stray that I brought home, the other is a shelter dog). I first heard about the Chesterfield MURDER of these helpless animals today. My wish would be that these prisoners who are able and willing to do this kind of thing were the ones to be “let loose in the landfill and shot,” as well as any officers or government officials who are allowing this to happen or those that just don’t care.
I will support you all the way. I will start sending communications. Bless you all.
**WE ARE MAKING A CHANGE IN OUR COMMUNITY!**
EVERYONE GET INVOLVED AND LETS CHANGE THIS TODAY!!
This is a non-profit organization that will be starting this year.
Due to the mass demand for a organization like this in our community we have decided that this is time to change!
We will be setting up a new building that will have a NO KILL policy and be focused on the adoption and rescuing of the many stray and abandoned pets in our area!
At this point any advice/ideas to get this project under way as soon as possible is greatly appreciated!
We will keep everyone up to date with the new website/details through this page!
Get everyone involved!
go to http://www.facebook.com/pages/Chesterfield-Animal-Sanctuary/199481706737248
We want ro help make changes. This is horrific. Our family is pulling together for these innocent animals. We WILL do whatever we can, whatever it takes, to make these changes. We are committed – we would like to open a new facility – stop what’s happening at the current location! Anything. Open to ideas, suggestions, WE WANT TO MAKE A CHANGE!
Chesterfield Animal Sanctuary
This is a non-profit organization that will be starting this year.
We will be focused on the adoption and rescuing of the many stray and abandoned pets in our area!
**At this point any advice/ideas to get this project under way as soon as possible is greatly appreciated!**
Get everyone involved!
LETS MAKE A CHANGE!
I live in SC, but not in Chesterfield County. A few corrections: it is Chesterfield COUNTY that funds the Sheriff Dept, not the TOWN. The chair of County Council is J. Matthew Rivers, ChairmanDistrict 7Term Expires: December 31, 2012
P.O. Box 1418Cheraw SC , 29520Phone: 843-537-2751 (office); 843-537-1448 (home). The Solicitor who would prosecute is the 4th Judicial Circuit Solicitor, Will Rivers, 301 W Main StP O Box 868Dillon, SC 29536Phone: (843)774-1448
Fax: (843)774-4448. Paws & Claws has already verbally requested a SLED (SC Law Enforcement) investigation, as the Sheriff obviously cannot investigate himself. I am ASSUMING they will make a formal request Monday AM. It is an excellent idea to lobby these folks (above) as well as the Governor, and State AG (Solicitor). GO FOR IT!!
BE POLITE. BE FIRM.
Chesterfield Shelter Supervisor Brian Burch’s previous arrest for manufacturing and distributing drugs! How does this guy get hired to oversee a shelter and carry a gun??!!!
http://publicindex.sccourts.org/lancaster/publicindex/PICaseDetails.aspx?County=29+&Casenum=1996GS2900819&CourtType=G&CaseType=Criminal&CourtAgency=29001&LastName=Burch&FirstName=Brian
Link to FB page of rescue org. that exposed this atrocity & trying to get remaining animals out. They need your help!
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Where-Hope-Lives-Paws-n-Claws/106151102797986
No one goes from this world without paying their debts!
the good ole boys in the deep south don,t care who or what they hurt,they will hurt anything that gets in their way.that is how the good ole boy network works.i surmise that judy is correct in her observations.glad i don,t live in the deep south.i wouldn,t either!!!!!!!!!!!! i,m hoping that SLED other wise known as the
SOUTH CAROLINA LAW ENFORCEMENT DIVISION will investigate this atrocity at the hands of the good ole boys,and that the good ole boys will be taken down and will be arrested and get them out of society where they can never hurt another person or animal again,and maybe the good ole boys will spend an eternity in prison.
Stop calling it a shelter! Its a slaughter house…..period.
I wih there was a petition to sign, for ME that would be best…..
I would love to get these sorry SOB’s in a room and do the same damn thing to them all!!!! I am a pretty good shot to and believe me I would make them so suffer, just like they do these animals and I would let them know what real suffering would feel like, for I would hang them upside down by there kahunas and let them feel the pain…..I wonder if they treat there children grand children or family like this….proven fact that if they feel this heartless then I feel sorry for there so called loved ones..and it is scary to think that they are to protect and serve there community. They don’t deserve to breath or even take up space on this earth!!!!!! I don’t believe in violence but when it comes to innocent animals and children who don’t have a voice..I become that voice!!!!!!
Beth, if we can help in any way…contact us.
We are Angry, we ARE Mobilize and the word is getting out. I do believe change will come to this shelter as we fight to make it happen BUT Please Remember they will need help.
The volunteers are a small group who do a lot.
The need people from the community to step forward and stay after the news cameras go away.
There is something everyone can do to help. Of course they are going to need help on site but
Even if you can’t go to the shelter you can still help.
Donate, help with transports, spread the word to help adoptions, foster, write for grants, rally for changes in the laws, help get spay neuter laws implemented, help with education. So many people in this rural area do not know the true costs of their intact roaming dogs.
Keep writing letters to the editor of the newspapers. The pet over population is a huge problem all over the country and world. We have to change the current status quo where 4 – 6 millions animals are killed each and every year, year after year in the US.
We have to put an end to puppy mill and backyard breeders and demand better laws that are enforced. With a little hard work we can get to the root of the problem and put a stop to this horrible life cycle that has been going on for way too many years. Bring too many into the world then kill the surplus instead of stopping it at the root. It basically amounts to “Killing for Convenience”. How is it acceptable to kill so many animals year after year and never make changes??
Well, if everyone who is outraged by what happened in Chesterfield SC will turn that anger into action we can make those long over due changes NOW. Please don’t give up the fight the animals are depending on all of us.
I thank the moderator for removing my contact information – not that I mind responding to all who have contacted. Just think it is important for those concerned to voice their concerns to those with the actual responsibility for the shelter. I would suggest that all wording suggesting folks contact the Mayor and Town Council be changed to the County Council Chairperson and County Council and that the correct contact information be given. The County’s contact information can be found at http://www.chesterfieldcountysc.com. Again, the animal shelter is a function of County government, not Town government. I thank all for their concerns and for your cooperation in steering folks to the appropriate officials.
Sincerely,
John Douglas
Mayor, TOWN of Chesterfield, SC
Most of the animals at Chesterfield have found homes or rescues this past weekend. What about next week, next month? More animals will be filling the shelter! NOW is a great time to raise funds for a Spay and Neuter Program. Education is the key!
lets get Ellen Degeneris involved she will get it the attention it deserves!
Interesting reply from SC Senator Michael Fair who can’t get “overwrought” about animal cruelty “when abortion on demand of humans is legal.” So, he turns a blind eye to barbaric treatment of helpless animals because he objects to Roe v. Wade. Scary.
I received the same reply from Mayor Douglas as others have published here. The following is the reply I received from Betty Lynn Watson, Town of Chesterfield Municipal Clerk:
This is not under the town’s jurisdiction. This is operated by Chesterfield County Sheriff’s Department.
Concerns maybe be addressed to 843-623-2101- Sheriff’s Office or the County Administrator 843-623-2535.
Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
You say: I can’t manage.
God says: I will supply all your needs!
Philippians 4:19
Betty Lynn Watson
Municipal Clerk
Town of Chesterfield
843-623-9104
cftmclerk@shtc.net
chesterfield-sc.com
Contacting the local government is useless, it’s too easy too to pass the buck and hit the delete button. This requires national and worldwide media attention if you want to see results. Forward this link to every local, national, and international news media until you get their attention. They will bring it up with the appropriate government authorities in their investigation and put them on the spot in front of the world. Only then will you see change.
I thank the moderator for removing my contact information – not that I mind responding to all who have contacted. Just think it is important for those concerned to voice their concerns to those with the actual responsibility for the shelter. I would suggest that all wording suggesting folks contact the Mayor and Town Council be changed to the County Council Chairperson and County Council and that the correct contact information be given. The County’s contact information can be found at http://www.chesterfieldcountysc.com. Again, the animal shelter is a function of County government, not Town government. I thank all for their concerns and for your cooperation in steering folks to the appropriate officials.
Please people of south Carolina who have resources. Contact all media outletsin the area. As well as film maker Michael Moore. He fights for all such as this.
chesterfield county newspaper put pressure on these people!!!
phone:Main Office – (843)537-5261
Fax – (843)537-4518
email- cherawnews@thecherawchronicle.com
Please make this happen!!!
wric- local news network
804-330-8000
I live in Chesterfiled County, wish I knew about this before because I took a dog there, wishing now that I didn’t I can’t stop crying because of knowing what actually happen to that dog makes me sick to my stomach. I will be emailing to all of the above email addresses. Well the mayor better stop and think about this real hard because the people voted his sorry butt in office and they can vote him right back out. It makes my heart ache knowing that I sent a very loving dog to his death. I hope all will get the justice they deserve and the sherriffs office gets the paid back that they deserve and need. Maybe we should put them in the landfill and put a target on their butt or back to play target practice with them bet there would be alot of hell raisen for their concern and safety that they don’t deserve.
one of the radio stations said that they want the south carolina law enforcement divison to investigete. this is the link for complaints by citizens. everyone give it a shot.
http://www.sled.sc.gov/ComplaintProcess.aspx?MenuID=GeneralInformation
I called the sheriffs department and they said that a press conference was being held by the end of the week and I asked her how they could investigate what they themselves were doing and she had no comment. Ugh! I just want to get on a plane and fly down there myself.
Donna,
I see that you live in Chesterfield County so obviously you are aware that the Animal Shelter is a COUNTY facility and not operated by any of the eight towns in the county. As Mayor, I have no legal authority over the County’s facility. I gladly welcome the opportunity to speak personally with you – please call.
Sincerely,
John Douglas,
Mayor, TOWN of Chesterfield
I posted this blog and a couple of the photos on CNN’s iReport. They took it down. I’m hoping this means they are in the process of vetting the story to place on air. Keep your fingers crossed!
Mayor John Douglas,
If this shelter is located in your town, whether you have authority or not, you have an obligation to pursue any wrongful activities that take place there. Rather than passing blame, why don’t you get on the phone with the county and ask them what the hell are they doing to these poor animals in YOUR town? Stop making excuses and do something about it. Act on behalf on humanity instead of politics.
I went on the Chesterfield County site that was listed below, (went to the Sheriff’s Office site) and found it to be ironic that they claim that “their primary mission of the Chesterfield County Sheriff’s Office is the protection of life and property of Chesterfield County citizens…..”….. Guess that does not include dogs and cats.
What about what else they have to say: “Officers and staff demand the highest standards of honesty and integrity and recognize the importance of investing in the future of their community’s children”. What would the community’s children think of their “honesty and integrity” if they saw photographs of puppies and adult dogs shot in the head?
No matter who is in charge…………someone needs to step up to the plate and take control to put a stop to animal abuse in these shelters …..it HAS TO STOP!!! It is truly ashame that animals have to suffer at the hands of evil people.
Off topic….but also needs to be said: Animal vets need to stop being greedy! How can folks on fixed incomes afford to take their pets to these money hungry vets that charge an arm and a leg just to walk through the doors, not to mention the extra charges of exam, meds, etc.
It’s all going to end one day and those that have abused, used, and were greedy will answer to God. This is one of many reasons HE is coming back one day….and needless to say with a vengence!!! I can’t wait, for I will be behind Him!!!
Am I mad? Oh yes I am!!!
I will be writing to every address posted on this site. Thank you for your devotion and love for the animals!