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Volunteers and residents press Clermont County commissioners over animal shelter conditions
Summary
Multiple volunteers and residents urged Clermont County commissioners to address alleged mismanagement at the county animal shelter, citing poor animal care, staffing problems and reports of volunteers being excluded; speakers pressed commissioners for meetings and concrete fixes.
Dozens of residents and volunteers told the Clermont County Board of Commissioners on Dec. 2 that the county-run animal shelter is failing animals and volunteers and urged immediate action.
Speakers recounted incidents they said demonstrate operational breakdowns at the shelter. Jody "Jo" Wilson, an advisor for an advocacy group identifying itself as SOS, criticized a Thanksgiving meal prepared by shelter staff as inappropriate for dogs and said volunteers could have provided a better, healthier meal. "You had to throw something together to save your face," she said, adding that volunteers had previously been sidelined.
Nikki Potts of Loveland described medical…
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