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Wythe County resident asks board to pause dog adoption after dispute with shelter staff
Summary
At the Nov. 25 Board of Supervisors meeting, resident Cheryl Shaver described what she says were inconsistent instructions and lack of transparency from the Wythe County Dog Shelter after she applied to adopt a boxer; she asked the board to pause the transfer pending disclosure of records and rescue identity.
Cheryl Shaver told the Wythe County Board of Supervisors on Nov. 25 that she had applied to adopt a boxer from the county-run dog shelter but later learned the dog was transferred to a rescue despite being told she was first on the list.
Shaver gave a detailed timeline of communications: she said the shelter posted the dog on Nov. 17 (email timestamped 1:29 a.m.), contacted the shelter that day and was told she was first in line; she and her daughter…
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