Received 28 June 2011. -jsq

John,

I am so sorry you had to see these offenses, it should have been
investigated/viewed by the Sheriffs Dept. or GBI, these are crimes not violations like the GDA says!

I will not give up on this; crimes should
be punished as such. I have written many citiznes of lowndes county
citations and they have been charged with these crimes by a court of
law. No one is above the law including Linda Patelski, but the GDA
recognizes these crimes as violations, not crimes or they would have
been handled as such. No person should be covered under the umbrella of
GDA. After statements have been lost by them (GDA) and then resubmitted
it just seems like these crimes are no more important then losing a
receipt for gas.

I find that



Joe Prichard involving my character in this matter
irrelevant and my convictions in court cases involving
animal cruelty inhumane treatment and other ordinance violations
and state laws speak of my character, over 400 cases brought before
magistrate court, municipal court and state court out weigh his
personal opinion(s) and one case lose in five years of employment as
animal control officer for Lowndes County and I was told to write that
citation by my director Linda Patelski for nuisance dog. I have not
discredited any employee who works for Lowndes County in these
matters… I have told the truth and

have documentation to back what I say.

Because I said I have no respect for Joe Prichard in my statement

to the Department of Agriculture means after I have told everything
still he does nothing, I would not discredit him but I do not have to
have respect after he disregarded these matters. The chain of
command… it must be none the shelter chain of command has two weak
links, our director and Lowndes County, that’s why we went to GDA with
these issues, That is not disrespectful it is fact. In the memo from
Linda is states we are not able to go to outside entities GDA, GBI and
the FBI… and we will not be retaliated against, does that mean we
will if we go to those entities with crimes?

These are crimes… not
internal issues although there are those too. It is against the law and
against policy to harass; but employees have been threatened by our own
employer Lowndes County. Racial statements and harassment are a few of
the other problems incorporated in my statement. Laws not just internal
issues! There is an African American man Eric Sharp who is an animal
control officer, who has had the lights flickered on an off on him then
employee Ryan Curtis and former employee Jacob Fox (now in the
military) would say “Where’s Eric, indicating you could only see his
teeth in the dark”! Racial harassment, On another occasion Ryan Curtis
told Officer Eric Sharp to “SHUT YOUR MOUTH BLACK MAN!” and these
matters are not being dealt with either! It is a hostile work
environment to say the least! Cruelty, inhumane treatment, falsifying
records, destroying records, racial harassment with employees and the
public to name a few… tell me were does it all end!

Thank you so much for your involvement in these matters…

Susan Leavens