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Residents urge investigation into Lake City Humane Society; council schedules workshop on animal-control contract
Summary
Multiple current and former employees and animal-welfare professionals told the council April 6 that the Lake City Humane Society has mismanaged funds, neglected animals and created a hostile workplace; city staff and the police chief said they will seek financial reports and pursue contract changes and scheduled a council workshop to review the animal-control contract.
Dozens of residents and former employees pressed the Lake City City Council on April 6 to investigate management and spending at the Lake City Humane Society, saying animals and staff have suffered and urging the city to use its contract oversight to force improvements.
"We have plenty of proof of the things that are going on there. We are just requesting that somebody look into it," said Kim Jackson during the public-comment portion of the meeting, telling the council a petition of nearly 1,000 signatures seeks a legal inquiry into alleged ordinance violations, early euthanasia and misused donations.
Former kennel lead Caitlyn Davenport described working seven days a week at just-above-minimum wage and recounted heat, unsafe kennels and staff bullying. "This…
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