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Public commenter alleges missing pentobarbital; commissioners order review and reassign animal services manager
Summary
A resident accused Nueces County Animal Services of losing or misaccounting for 33.5 milliliters of pentobarbital and failing to follow DEA procedures; commissioners asked staff to investigate and, after an executive session, reassigned the animal care services manager and authorized temporary contract leadership.
A public commenter told the Nueces County Commissioners Court on June 7 that Animal Services could not account for 33.5 milliliters of pentobarbital over a four‑month span and detailed what she called failures in inventory and safety procedures.
"Between October 3rd [and] February 3rd, exactly 4 months, animal services cannot account for 33.5 milliliters of pentobarbital," speaker Liz Miller said during the public‑comment portion of the meeting, asserting the department failed to follow required documentation and raising environmental and public‑safety concerns.
Commissioners responded in real time by…
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