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Residents urge transparency and reforms at San Bernardino animal shelter after multiple alleged deaths and handling errors
Summary
Multiple residents and volunteers told the council the animal shelter has problems including alleged misidentification, possible electrocution, failure to spay/neuter before adoption and data gaps; volunteers and speakers demanded investigations, better oversight and enforcement of shelter procedures.
A string of public commenters during the Feb. 18 City Council meeting raised repeated, detailed allegations about operations at the San Bernardino animal shelter, including reports of animal deaths, alleged mishandling and requests for greater transparency and accountability.
Speakers included volunteers, pet owners and residents who described cases they said showed systemic problems. A family described their dog, identified in public comment as “Potato,” as wrongly taken to the shelter after an alleged misidentification; commenters said Potato later died while at the shelter. Volunteers and other residents said they have…
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