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\nSPCA of Niagara Report; “Childish Behavior”, Lack of Oversight<\/a>,<\/p>\n
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\nIn part of her report, Carr writes, “It’s clear that the NCSPCA is
\ndysfunctional in many ways. Without standard operating procedures,
\nwithout careful record keeping and record retrieval, without trust
\nof one another, without a clear chain or command, with any
\nstrategies to improve, this organization will continue to disappoint
\nand enrage the community,”<\/p>\n\nShe continues, “there is an overwhelming culture of distrust at the
\nshelter. Some staff distrust the Executive Director, the Executive
\nDirector distrusts many of the board members, many board members
\ndistrust the Executive Director and some staff and volunteers
\ndistrust some staff and staff distrusts some volunteers. Everyone
\nseems to distrust someone associated with the SPCA. They gossip,
\npass on written complaints about each other to one another, try to
\nget each other fired, go behind backs of one another to people in
\nauthority and make complaints. The evaluation team has witnessed
\nthis rather childish behavior at all levels of the organization, by
\nboard members, the Executive Director, staff members, and
\nvolunteers.”\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n