Citizens file official grievance with IACC
Indianapolis, Ind., August 10, 2008– In a letter of grievance filed today with the Indianapolis Animal Care & Control (IACC) advisory board, a group of over 50 citizens cited multiple violations of Indianapolis law and examples of animal mistreatment within the IACC shelter.
Most disturbing was the account of a cat supposedly euthanized and left for dead, but found alive and in pain hours later, and evidence that there may be deliberate alteration of official kennel records to conceal failure to provide timely treatment for a seriously ill animal.
The letter also cites instances of other painful, botched euthanasias, excruciating injuries (including a maggot-infested kitten with a broken leg) untreated for days, contagious disease, deplorable sanitation, and numerous examples of animals being deprived of other basic necessities like clean food and water within the city's tax-funded shelter.
The grievance petitions the IACC advisory board to recommend to the city that the shelter be placed under the control of a receiver, appoint an independent oversight panel to act as a watchdog for the shelter and hold Administrator Steve Talley accountable for the failings of the agency to fulfill their duty to the public, and the animals in their care.
The grievance filing asks that the IACC advisory board resolve the violations and mistreatment by the end of the upcoming IACC board meeting on Wednesday, August 13 at 6 pm at the IACC shelter, located at 2600 S. Harding Street. This meeting is open to the public and all are encouraged to attend.
