"After years of persistent issues at San Jose's beleaguered animal shelter, a group of welfare advocates finally has had enough. Despite claims of progress made by shelter management and city leaders following a 2024 scathing audit, advocates continued to paint a bleaker picture neglect, negligence and violations of state law leading to the detriment and suffering of animals and have hired a law firm as they threaten litigation to force improvements at the shelter."
"Partners in Animal Care & Compassion founder Kit O'Doherty said they hoped a letter demanding improvements would elicit some form of authenticity or good faith from the shelter in performing its mandatory duties. Instead, she said the city's response last week was underwhelming in its denial of the claims, illustrating a familiar pattern and practice of lacking accountability and setting the stage for future legal action."
San Jose's animal shelter faces persistent problems including neglect, negligence, and violations of state law that have harmed animals. Advocates report that promises of progress by shelter management and city leaders after a 2024 scathing audit have not produced sufficient change. Advocates have hired a law firm and threatened litigation after the city's denial of specific claims. The 2024 audit identified substandard conditions, increased disease risk, outdated or missing protocols, and operations well above capacity. The shelter struggled to move animals to adoption or rescue, prioritized care for sick or injured animals, failed to expand medical care, and received 39 recommendations including updated training and improved community engagement.
Read at www.mercurynews.com
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]