Before the hangar fire, the OC animal shelter was overcrowded and understaffed – a ticking time bomb. It was an unsafe working environment for kennel staff and volunteers and an unsafe living environment for the animals. With the emergency over, the county should fix the shelter’s broken policies to avoid another crisis.
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Mavrovouniotis: The OC Animal Shelter Lied About Its Safety Record. It Needed an Excuse to Keep the Kennels Off-Limits and Ditch Its Strategic Plan.
The county misinformed the public and the Grand Jury. It understated the number of bites that occurred at the animal shelter. In reality, shelter policies resulted in no safety improvements. False statistics served as a smokescreen for disregarding the Strategic Plan, blocking public access, and lowering animal care standards.
