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Resident at commission meeting accuses San Bernardino Animal Services of inhumane killings and urges accountability
Summary
A public commenter accused the department and commission of cruelty and called for terminations; commissioners later praised Director Chris Watson and no formal disciplinary action was recorded at the meeting.
A member of the public used the Animal Services Commission public-comment period to sharply criticize the department's handling of animals and to call for accountability.
The commenter accused the department and its director of treating animals inhumanely and said animals were "killed... fully conscious, trembling, terrified" rather than euthanized humanely. The speakers described the situation as "barbaric" and…
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