{"id":1974,"date":"2011-05-27T14:08:25","date_gmt":"2011-05-27T18:08:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2011\/05\/the-vdt-was-kind-in-their-reporting-jessica-bryant-hughes.html"},"modified":"2011-05-27T14:08:25","modified_gmt":"2011-05-27T18:08:25","slug":"the-vdt-was-kind-in-their-reporting-jessica-bryant-hughes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2011\/05\/the-vdt-was-kind-in-their-reporting-jessica-bryant-hughes.html","title":{"rendered":"The VDT was kind in their reporting &mdash;Jessica Bryan Hughes"},"content":{"rendered":"<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2ZxieSV6Yz8\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none;\"   src=\"http:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/2ZxieSV6Yz8\/default.jpg\"><\/a>\nThis speaker talked about when her mother took her to volunteer at\nthe old shelter, and how bad it was,\nthen about how the current shelter started.\n<blockquote>\nWhen I moved back to Valdosta five years ago,\nI couldn&#8217;t believe the change.\nA real shelter and animal control officers\nthat had compassion.\nI personally know some current and former animal control officers.\nThey are caring compassionate people with a deep love of their jobs.\n<p>\nWhen I read about the cruelty and neglect allegations in the paper,\nI couldn&#8217;t believe we had reverted back 25 years.\n<\/blockquote>\nSo she looked into it, requesting the files from the Dept. of Agriculture.\n<blockquote>\nWhat I received was a slap in the face.\nThe Valdosta Daily Times was kind in their reporting&#8230;.\n<\/blockquote>\nYou can listen to her yourself.\n\n<!--more-->\n<p>\nHere&#8217;s\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2ZxieSV6Yz8\">\nthe video:<\/a>\n<p align=\"center\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"480\" height=\"390\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2ZxieSV6Yz8\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<br>\n<small>\nThe Valdosta Daily Times was kind in their reporting &mdash;Jessica Bryant Hughes\n<br>\nRegular Session, Lowndes County Commission (LCC),\n<br>\nValdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia, 24 May 2011.\n<br>\nVideos by Johh S. 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