DETROIT (AP) ? The Michigan Humane Society is defending its policy on euthanizing dogs and cats that are too sick or have unstable temperaments keeping them from being placed for adoption after two board members resigned over the agency's animal killing rate.
Cheryl Phillips and Lee Lien left the board Monday during an annual meeting, Humane Society spokesman Michael Robbins told The Associated Press Wednesday.
Phillips told the Detroit Free Press and The Detroit News that they resigned after the board recently decided against having an external audit of shelter practices. Phillips wanted the audit after learning the agency killed about 70 percent of cats and dogs that it took in last year.
Robbins said the Humane Society has had third-party reviews in the past.
"Their belief is that every animal can be saved," he said of the two former board members.
Of the 29,200 animals dropped off last year at the agency's three Detroit area shelters, about 25,300 were evaluated for health and temperament, said Robbins, who added that about 60 percent of those were found to be unadoptable and were eventually euthanized.
DETROIT (AP) ? The Michigan Humane Society is defending its policy on euthanizing dogs and cats that are too sick or have unstable temperaments keeping them from being placed for adoption after two board members resigned over the agency's animal killing rate.
Cheryl Phillips and Lee Lien left the board Monday during an annual meeting, Humane Society spokesman Michael Robbins told The Associated Press Wednesday.
Phillips told the Detroit Free Press and The Detroit News that they resigned after the board recently decided against having an external audit of shelter practices. Phillips wanted the audit after learning the agency killed about 70 percent of cats and dogs that it took in last year.
Robbins said the Humane Society has had third-party reviews in the past.
"Their belief is that every animal can be saved," he said of the two former board members.
Of the 29,200 animals dropped off last year at the agency's three Detroit area shelters, about 25,300 were evaluated for health and temperament, said Robbins, who added that about 60 percent of those were found to be unadoptable and were eventually euthanized.
Source: http://www.themorningsun.com/articles/2011/06/09/news/doc4df0a20ded1a9232701959.txt
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