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Mission council votes to terminate Rio Grande Valley Humane Society contract after residents allege animal mistreatment
Summary
After multiple public commenters alleged poor conditions, abuse and mismanagement at the Rio Grande Valley Humane Society shelter, Mission City Council voted unanimously to give 60 days' notice to terminate the city's contract and to direct staff to ensure a smooth transition.
Mission City Council voted unanimously Jan. 27 to terminate the city's contract with the Rio Grande Valley Humane Society (RGVHS), giving the organization 60 days' notice after several residents and animal-welfare advocates described alleged inhumane shelter conditions and management problems.
Residents and a local rescue group presented photographs, medical letters and testimony alleging unsanitary conditions, weight loss, open wounds and other mistreatment of animals kept at the RGVHS facility. Dandy Abayee, executive director of the nonprofit Paws for Help, told the council her organization has documented months of what she described as “inhumane treatment,” fraudulent reporting and shelter hygiene problems…
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