Repost of Article By Jeff Campbell of WCNC-TV
Posted: Monday, Mar. 07, 2011
S.C. sheriff looks into dog deaths at CHESTERFIELD, S.C. animal shelter
The Chesterfield County sheriff has launched an investigation into allegations that county employees shot and killed as many as 22 dogs at the county's animal shelter.
Deborah Farhi, a volunteer at the shelter, brought the allegations to light on Friday after visiting the animal control facility.
She told WCNC-TV, the Observer's news partner, she became concerned when she noticed that several of the dog crates were empty.
She asked an inmate who works at the shelter why the dogs were missing and, according to Farhi, the inmate told her that the dogs had been shot and killed at a landfill across the street from the shelter.
"I can't believe that they would do that," Farhi said. "I can't believe it. We can't let this happen anymore. This has to stop today."
According to Farhi, she and two other members of the Paws & Claws Animal Rescue Group went to the landfill and dug up the remains of two dogs.
She took pictures of the landfill site, including one that shows what appears to be blood around a dog's ear, as well as another picture that shows one bullet on the ground.
They dug up the remains of two dogs, but Farhi believes more were shot. She told WCNC that an inmate working at the shelter told her 22 dogs were killed.
"I went from crying uncontrollably to shaking in anger. I was so upset, I thought my head was going to explode," Farhi said.
Farhi's pictures of the dead dogs were sent to other pet lovers and other rescue groups. The pictures were also posted on Facebook, quickly an backlash.
Officials at the animal control shelter told WCNC their employees have done nothing wrong.
Employees at the shelter are under the direction of the sheriff's office, and as a result, both the Solicitor's Office and the South Carolina State Law Enforcement Division have been notified.Read more: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2011/03/07/2117868/sc-sheriff-looks-into-dog-deaths.html##ixzz1FxKI42NH
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