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Residents demand outside probe, oversight of city-contracted animal shelter after alleged mistreatment
Summary
Multiple Clear Lake residents urged the city to commission an independent investigation and oversight of the Clear Lake animal shelter (contracted via North Bay Animal Services), alleging witness-betrayal, delayed medical care claims, and retaliation against volunteers.
Several Clear Lake residents urged the Clearlake City Council on July 6 to open an independent investigation and create oversight for the city-contracted animal shelter after they said an internal inquiry failed to protect witnesses and animals.
"Whoever made that decision to betray these witnesses is not fit for public office," said Kay Lopez during the public-comment period, accusing the city of publishing witness names after promising confidentiality and of prioritizing the shelter contract over animal welfare. Jean Janich, who said she was speaking as follow-up to a June 1 agenda item,…
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