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I am not sure where you have been getting your information. 

The Attorney General was contact about two issues, one was the theft of donated items that appeared on the Kent Swap and Trade site, and drugs that were missing from the SPCA, all documented but never investigated by any law agency.  The second Attorney General item was the failure of the Board of Trustees to have open meetings when they are a public body, with the AG's opinion that they should be having public meetings.

The Dept of Agriculture has failed to investigate any of the cases.  THat is NOT to say they investigated and found nothing, that is to say they have not investigate. 

The single civil case I am aware of was the adoption case that the SPCA lost in court, and there is a pending Rule 11 hearing filed by Attorney Ron Poloquin to have the SPCA cover attorney's fees and to issue sanctions for filing a frivolous lawsuit. 

Again, I offer the opportunity to provide you with the same documents I have been provided, with signed affadavits, that WERE provided to the Executive Director an dChair of the Board, as per THIER request, and they failed to investigate.   

For the box of kittens, they did not give out my number, but told the County employee to contact me.  that was a few weeks ago.  The phone calls was just this past week 

I agree that cats are going to be the next problem with animals.  However, right now we are not mandated to manage cats.  If a new contract next year is less than the currently funded amount, I will ask that funds be put aside for a cat spay and neuter program to halp address this problem, to provide grants through an application process to any shelters who are willing to spay and neuter.

I thank you for the discussion, as it was impossible to maintain it on the SPCA Facebook when they remove my comments.   

Our dog control officers will try to find the home of a loose dog in the neighborhood and avoid getting the dog on the truck.  ( they wont get your dog)

 With our No Kill ethic, dogs will be safe and given the medical care they need at our sanctuary and a satellite facility in Kent County.  We will work to reunite dogs with owners, and if that does not occur, we will work to get dogs adopted to good homes. No dog will ever be put down unless suffering cannot be eased with good medical care. ( posted on the facebook by SH) dont look like they goin pick up dogs anyway

So what's the big deal?

AnimalLover, they may pick up dogs eventually, once they have trucks, hired officers, hired kennel staff, etc :)  But they stated at the meeting that they will try and find the owner to return the animal and not impose impound fees - ransom was the term used.  While that is appropriate for a first offense, leash laws will become obsolete if this is the standard policy.  There didn't seem to be any concern by commissioners when that was stated.  It will be the law abiding citizen walking their dog that will have to deal with the bad neighbors that allow their dogs to run at large, endangering you and your animal.

Is that the same as we ready had with the SPCA?  The how did they caim 5,000 dogs Eric year?