The Broward No Kill Massacre

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BROWARD

Now that work has started on the new $15 million shelter at Broward, so many

questions are being asked about what is atually going on in this situation! Whywould Broward need a new shelter that osts $15 million and doesn"t house any

more animals than the last shelter# eo%le are angry, saying that the $15 million

being s%ent on what is in e&et a glori'ed slaughterhouse ould ha(e been )ar

better s%ent on atually sa(ing li(es by hel%ing with rehoming and assoiated

%ro*ets suh as +NR!

eo%le all o(er the world ha(e %ut %en to %a%er about this! +he writer o) this

artile is nglish and resides in ngland and some sensiti(e in)ormation about

some goings-on at Broward sent to them (ia their blog site

www!endtro%hyhuntingnow!om! +his in)ormation is quite shoking in itsel) yet

in a way it *ust another e.am%le o) the massi(e e.tent o) the sikeningorru%tion that is going on in the Amerian shelter system today! +he )ailure o)

the /0 go(ernment to institute organisations to %ro%erly o(ersee what is going

on in their shelter system is %aid )or by the homeless %ets o) the /0A with

su&ering and o)ten with their li(es! Animals annot tell anyone what ha%%ened to

them es%eially when they are dead and %eo%le aren"t telling either beause

they are sared )or their *obs, their re%utation, attaks )rom )riends and relati(es

o) those who stand aused, and a)raid e(en )or their (ery li(es! Anyway who do

they tell# A go(ernment that doesn"t are beause all they are about is the

money# ) the %ubli knew what was really ha%%ening in these shelters whih

some all slaughterhouses and to all intents and %ur%oses in e&et that"s e.atlywhat many o) them are there would be a demand )or hange! eo%le trust that

their go(ernment will do the right thing, a)ter all it is a %lae where animals are

sheltered and there is an Animal 23are" 4 3ontrol to o(ersee what is ha%%ening

at those shelters so it must be O! +he %ubli"s trust that the 6o(ernment is

doing the right thing is being betrayed as surely as those homeless - sometimes

)eral or sometimes *ust lost or stolen - animals who need hel% are being

betrayed!

0erial tra%%ing

Adequate (eterinary are is sim%ly not a(ailable in many shelters and animals

are o)ten not killed humanely! 0ome are not gi(en the anaestheti they ought to

be gi(en be)ore they are %ain)ully killed by heartstik! +here is a onstant stream

o) hilling and blood-urdling re%orts o)ten with %itures o) animals that su&ered

and died in horrible ways in shelters, or a)ter oming out o) them sik with )atal

(iruses as many o) them in )at do! 3onditions in many shelters are insanitary

and germs breed and thri(e in suh onditions as these %oor reatures are )ored

to li(e where so many are abandoned and dum%ed by their owners when they

are too old or sik or when a relati(e is sik in hos%ital or has died! t seems to bestandard %ratie to ! erha%s %aying (ets )ees might utting bak with no )amily
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holiday that year or whate(er! 7any are dum%ed sim%ly beause at one or two

years old they are no longer a kitten or %u%%y anymore and no longer so

interesting! O)ten the shelter %hotogra%h shows the look o) bewilderment and

betrayal on their )ae is unmistakeable!

Against this bakdro%,


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Well, here's the deal. Our kill shelter director's life partner is the Vice Mayor of a town

in Broward county. The Vice-Mayor is constantly speaking up about Animal Care and

how wonderful they are - as though she personally feels the organization is doing its

best, bla bla bla. Misrepresenting herself as a local community-minded vice-mator -

and no one knows she is in an intimate relationship with the freakin' shelter director!

So, Julie Carson, Vice-Mator of Wilton Manors, FL, is the partner of Susan Pierce,

the Shelter Director. Julie finds it necessary to post negatively on pages where

groups like Pets Broward campaign to get the shelter to make No Kill happen at our

shelter - which the County Commissioners voted for 3 yrs and 27,000 dead animals

ago. So see below, Julie is angry that she has been blocked from Pets Broward's

page....and says how wonderful the shelter is (completely misrepresenting herself to

the public - no one knows!! she sleeps with the director!!) Even when people ask -

she replies as though the community volunteers and non-profits are doing this for

money? WTH? we save the animals with our own money, not FOR money ! How

ridiculous! Also -- Please Note - County Commissioner Stacy Ritter actually thanks

her on this thread. Stacy Ritter doesn't know that Julie is the shelter director's life

partner. Would it be appropriate to do that? OMG !!

Oh there's more. Don't read it now, I'll just send a few notes cuz they are on my mind.

Shelter Director's personal veterinarian has been the chairman fo the County Animal

Care Advisory Committee for 4-5 years. Is that a conflict of interest or what?

Why did Broward County Shelter Director trying to become No Kill, hire an

Operations Director/Asst. Director who feels Adoption Programs are not a Good

Investment ?!

Is the Director of Animal Care setting up a self-fulfilling failure prophecy? Thomas

Adair, Operations Director/Asst. Director at Broward County Animal Care & Adoption,

was quoted in a recent public meeting stating that "adoption programs are not a good

return on investment," though he accepted the position at Broward County Animal

Care and Adoption approximately a year ago. He was quoted in the same meetingstating that "No Kill is not the County's problem." Adair has never worked at a No Kill

Shelter, though the Board of County Commissioners has resolved and aspires to be

No Kill, per their resolution over three years ago, and he personally "does not agree

with Nathan Winograd (Founder of the No Kill Movement) on all fronts." Per LinkedIn,

Adair's background is in dog training, mall security and he spent 3+ years in

operations at a humane society which is not No Kill, however, he himself claims to be

a 'numbers guy' which is not apparent based on his experience. It appears as though

Adair is yet another symptom of current shelter management resisting change, andperhaps fortifying a self-fulfilling failure prophecy position to avoid No Kill, which the


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community greatly desires. Shelter Director Pierce, formerly with County Libraries

and Permitting Divisions, also has no experience in No Kill - or in shelter

management whatsoever. While touting her management experience is enough, her

superiors have ignored scathing reviews on her performance including gross

mismanagement and negligence from the OIG, and the County Auditor.

The Broward County Board of County Commissioners resolved in April, 2012:

"Broward County will develop and implement a financially feasible No Kill Strategic

Plan with goals and measurable objectives to include the following programs and

services utilized in successful No Kill Communities across the nation, with the goal to

become a No Kill Community." Since that time, Broward County Animal Care &

Adoption, under Ms. Pierces Directorship: 1. Has not developed a No Kill Strategic

Plan. The Commissions directive to develop and implement a No Kill Strategic Plan

has been ignored. When asked publicly about the plan, staff states they are workingon the no kill programs already. Yet, no goals or measurable objectives are known or

made public.

2. Over 27,000 animals have been killed at the Broward County shelter since the

resolution as passed.

Animal Care is now a division, which yielded Pierce a salary of $160,000 a year as

director, with director retirement benefits. Also, the county has approved a $15 million

new building - although the No Kill Strategic Plan to justify this huge expense does

not exist.

We have an alarming situation in Broward County, FL, concerning our municipal

animal shelter. 3 years ago our Board of County Commissioners resolved the

following: " Broward County will develop and implement a financially feasible No Kill

Strategic Plan with goals and measurable objectives to include the following

programs and services utilized in successful No Kill Communities across the nation,

with the goal to become a No Kill Community." Since that time, 27,000 animals have

been euthanized In the county shelter. Staff resists change, and continues to kill

animals at 30 days, with empty cages throughout the shelter. They apply for grants to

spay/neuter community cats and continue to kill community cats in the shelter while

spending the $230,000 grant money.

Shelter has created an overall sense of frustration and oppression throughout the our

resident, taxpaying, volunteer and rescue community, due to bullying tactics which

include fear of an (illegal) retaliation for exercising freedom of speech about shelter

practices. The shelter employs needless, convenience killing of the animals in their

charge even with lower intakes and inventory than in recent years. Does essentially

no substantive marketing of any kind on individual animals to find adoptive homes or

rescue, and relies instead on the volunteer and overburdened rescue community as


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an ongoing, and just in time resource, with a constant implied threat of euthanasia

of healthy animals. - Kills, and threatens to kill (as a bullying marketing technique)

healthy trainable, treatable animals, with or without space at the shelter : - While

volunteers and the rescue community fear asking questions will lead to even less

notice or information on which animals are at risk to be killed.

Continues to make ongoing, careless errors on the on-line/internal chameleon

database concerning the animals in their care, leading to the unnecessary deaths of

Broward County citizens lost pets, including:(photos of these items available) O

Duplicate photos O Sex and/or breed errors O Failing to enter animals into the

system while their stray hold time is elapsing O Known on-line updating failure

which excluded our shelter animals on the largest and most popular adoption

websites used worldwide: Adopt-A-Pet and Petfinder for the month of September,

2014 (documented)

We ha(e an alarming situation in Broward 3ounty, 89, onerning our munii%al

animal shelter! : years ago our Board o) 3ounty 3ommissioners resol(ed the

)ollowing; < Broward 3ounty will de(elo% and im%lement a 'nanially )easible No

ill 0trategi lan with goals and

measurable ob*eti(es to inlude the )ollowing %rograms and ser(ies utili=ed in

suess)ul No ill 3ommunities aross the nation, with the goal to beome a No

ill 3ommunity!?,@@@ animals ha(e been euthani=ed n the ounty shelter!

0ta& resists hange, and ontinues to kill animals at :@ days, with em%ty ages

throughout the shelter!

+hey a%%ly )or grants to s%ayneuter ommunity ats and ontinue to kill

ommunity ats in the shelter while s%ending the $>:@,@@@ +NR grant money!

0helter has reated an o(erall sense o) )rustration and o%%ression throughout the

our resident, ta.%aying, (olunteer and resue ommunity, due to bullying tatis

whih inlude )ear o) an illegalC retaliation )or e.erising )reedom o) s%eeh

about shelter %raties!

+he shelter em%loys needless, on(eniene killing o) the animals in their harge

e(en with lower intakes and in(entory than in reent years! Numerous

e.am%les with animal %hotos a(ailable!

0helter does essentially no substanti(e marketing o) any kind on indi(idual

animals to 'nd ado%ti(e homes or resue, and relies instead on the (olunteer

and o(erburdened resue ommunity as an ongoing, and 2*ust in time" resoure,

with a onstant im%lied threat o) euthanasia o) healthy animals! - ills, and

threatens to kill as a bullying marketing tehniqueC healthy trainable, treatable

animals, with or without s%ae at the shelter ;


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- While (olunteers and the resue ommunity )ear asking questions will lead

to e(en less notie or in)ormation on whih animals are at risk to be killed!

- 3ontinues to make ongoing, areless errors on the on-lineinternal

hameleon database onerning the animals in their are, leading to the

unneessary deaths o) Broward 3ounty iti=ens" lost %ets, inluding;%hotos o)these items a(ailableC

Du%liate %hotos o) the same animal on line used )or di&erent animals

0e. andor breed errors

8ailing to enter animals into the system while their stray hold time is

ela%sing

EnownF on-line u%dating )ailure whih e.luded our shelter animals on the

largest and most %o%ular ado%tion websites used worldwide; Ado%t-A-et and

et'nder )or the N+R 7ON+G o) 0e%tember, >@1H

0ome thoughts;

Why did Broward 3ounty 0helter Diretor ItryingI to beome No ill,

hire an O%erations DiretorAsst! Diretor who )eels Ado%tion rograms are not a

6ood n(estment #

s the Diretor o) Animal 3are setting u% a sel)-)ul'lling )ailure %ro%hey#

+homas Adair, O%erations DiretorAsst! Diretor at Broward 3ounty Animal 3are

4 Ado%tion, was quoted in a reent %ubli meeting stating that


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ha(e ignored sathing re(iews on her %er)ormane inluding gross

mismanagement and negligene )rom the 3ounty O6, and the 3ounty Auditor!

+he Broward 3ounty Board o) 3ounty 3ommissioners resol(ed in A%ril, >@1>;

@1H->@15 g! M, !3!C, %er the ounty %ubli reords ustodian,

the atual No ill 0trategi lan to *usti)y this huge e.%ense does not e.ist!

7ore in)ormation;

Our kill shelter diretorIs li)e %artner is the ie 7ayor o) a town in the same

BrowardC ounty! +he ie-7ayor is onstantly s%eaking u% about Animal 3are

and how wonder)ul they are - as though she %ersonally )eels the organi=ation is

doing its best, without e(er dislosing her intimate relationshi% withthe

diretor! 7isre%resenting hersel) as a loal ommunity-minded (ie-mayor - and

no one knows she is in an intimate relationshi% with the shelter diretor

Pulie 3arson, ie-7ayor o) Wilton 7anors, 89, is the li)e %artner o) 0usan iere,

the 0helter Diretor!

Pulie 'nds it neessary to %ost negati(ely on %ages where grou%s like ets

Broward %ro No illC am%aign to get the shelter to make No ill ha%%en at our

shelter - whih the 3ounty 3ommissioners (oted )or : yrs and >?,@@@ dead

animals ago! 0o see below, Pulie is angry that she has been bloked )rom ets

BrowardIs %age!!!!and says how wonder)ul the shelter is om%letely

misre%resenting hersel) to the %ubli - no one knows she slee%s with the

diretorC (en when %eo%le ask - she re%lies as though the ommunity

(olunteers and non-%ro'ts are doing this )or money# W+G# We sa(e the animals

with our own money, not 8OR money Gow ridiulous Also -- lease Note -

3ounty 3ommissioner 0tay Ritter atually thanks her on this thread! t is


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unknown whether 3ounty 3ommissioner 0tay Ritter knows that Pulie is the

shelter diretorIs li)e %artner! Would it be a%%ro%riate either way#

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