This update is long overdue, and I apologize for that. My last update e-mail asked many critical questions about the upcoming grievance. Fortunately, someone passed that e-mail along to Mr. Newman who was kind enough to spend time responding to the questions, as well as assuring me that his aggressive, prosecutorial demeanor at the August 13th board meeting was not at all an expression of bias. So apparently the considerable number of us who interpreted it that way were all mistaken, as Mr. Newman was actually supporting our right

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.

Following numerous firsthand observations of animal care & treatment violations at Indianapolis Animal Care & Control (IACC) which were dismissed by IACC Administrator Steve Talley, a group of citizens has prepared an official grievance to be filed with the IACC Advisory Board for hearing/resolution at the IACC board meeting scheduled for 6pm, August 13th at the IACC shelter, 2600 S. Harding Street.

Humane Society of Indianapolis (HSI) announced on Friday the hiring of their new executive director.  Seemingly in keeping with the criticism that has plagued the society for years, this decision is already facing skeptics.

In a response to an inquiry from 7/21/08, Indianapolis Animal Care & Control Administrator Steve Talley issued the agencies "official" conclusions about the 2-day suffering of a seriously debilitated, maggot-infested kitten discovered by volunteers on June 24. The circumstances surrounding this are outlined in a letter of complaint filed with the IACC advisory board on July 4th. You may read the entirety of the letter by clicking here.

In response to an official letter of complaint filed to the IACC advisory board on July 4th, IACC adminstrator issued the results of their internal investigation. You may read the full text of the letter here, but the specific allegation read as follows: