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Public commenter tells Greene County commissioners the animal shelter is in crisis, calls for more funding and oversight
Summary
During public comment, Martha Worthington urged Greene County officials to increase government and community support, pass stronger animal-welfare laws, and questioned the shelter director’s approach to animal care and outreach.
Martha Worthington, a public commenter identified by meeting staff, told Greene County commissioners that the county’s animal shelter is in crisis and urged more government and community support.
"We need more government support. We need more funding. We need more community support, and we need the people within the shelter to be able to provide better care for the animals," Worthington said during the public-comment period. She said surrounding counties also face high animal intakes and that the shelter needs better laws and plans to care for animals.
Worthington sharply criticized the shelter director’s approach, saying he does not do outreach to get animals adopted and instead focuses on euthanasia. "He's not doing outreach to try and get the animal out of the shelter...celebrating more than the number of animals that he can exterminate," she said.
No shelter staff or animal-welfare organization responded on the record during the meeting. Chair acknowledged Worthington’s remarks and the public comment period closed without additional public speakers.
What’s next: Worthington asked the board to consider stronger laws and more funding; the transcript does not include any on-the-record county response or a staff plan to follow up on the specific shelter-management concerns.
