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I think that addresses the issues —Joe Pritchard

In David Rodock’s
VDT story on the animal shelter tour
Joe Pritchard made the case for cameras:



“It’s no longer a case of an individual making a claim, as it will
be evident by the physical evidence provided by the security cameras,”
said Pritchard. “The standard operating procedures such as frequency
of inspection of the animals and how often an animal will be reviewed
or examined, along with the veterinarian care, have been revised to the
general procedures set by guidelines of the Department of Agriculture
and the animal control ordinance we adopted several years ago.”

“You take that policy, coupled with the updated standard operating
procedures, added to the technical verification and I think that addresses
the issues,” said Pritchard. “My purpose is to eliminate any problem
or potential problem.”



Sounds to me like he’s saying the issues are resolved.
Remember,

“resolved” is the word Chairman Paulk used a few hours before.

If anyone is interested in watching the watchers,
the
animal control ordinance
is online.

-jsq

VDT incorporates video into animal shelter tour report

Guess they thought a good time to start in-line YouTube video
was when they could show

kitties and puppies.
Hey, if that gets the VDT doing video, I’m for it!

David Rodock wrote 26 May 2011,

Tour of the Lowndes County Animal Shelter



As promised at Tuesday’s Lowndes County Board of Commissioners
meeting, the Lowndes County Animal Shelter (LCAS) allowed the public
the opportunity Wednesday afternoon to get a behind-the-scenes look at
the facility that has recently come under fire.

Employees, both past and present, have accused several shelter employees
of inhumane treatment of animals, the mishandling of tranquilizers and
illegal operating procedures.



At least two of the speakers at the commission earlier in the day
took the tour:

Jessica Bryan Hughes
and

Judy Havercamp.

One of the visitors summed it up:

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County Animal Shelter Issues —Joe Pritchard @ LCC Work Session 23 May 2011

In his County Manager’s report at the work session this morning,

Joe Pritchard reported on:



Issues that I think you’ve heard about… animal shelter.

Presumably the issues reported by David Rodock in the 15 May 2011
Valdosta Daily Times
Animal shelter probed
Use of drugs investigated; employees speak out
and
by Gabrielle Sarann for WCTV on 19 May 2011

Lowndes County Animal Shelter Probed:
The Georgia Department of Agriculture is keeping an eye on an area animal shelter and has cited it for several violations

“I’ve seen a lot of the animals come in the shelter and not got vet care
and sometimes that comes in the form of euthanasia,” says Susan Leavens,
an animal control officer for Lowndes County.

This led several Lowndes County Animal Shelter employees to file a
complaint with the Georgia Department of Agriculture.

It launched an investigation citing the facility for not providing
humane care.

Joe Pritchard continued in his report:

August of 2010 the Department of Agriculture called me and asked
for a meeting about issues of concern.
They expressed those issues centered around
maintenance of records …
what was classified as humane treatment.



Mr. Pritchard referred to “specific castration of a pot-bellied pig”.
He didn’t say whether he considered that inhumane treatment;
he merely discussed it after referring to things “classified as humane treatment”.

He continued:

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