Bridget Woodson tell a local word outlet that she knead at the protection for 3.5 month . During that time , she says direction asked her on two separate occasions to put a lively cat , and later a kitten , into a fictile bag and then into the freezer to kill them . Both times the veterinary role was still open .
“ I ’m passing concerned about the animals , " Woodson secernate theCourier & Pressafter quitting her job . " If this is hold as acceptable and no one is held accountable , what else will start to err through the cracks ? ”
The first incident allegedly took place after Woodson had been working at the protection for a month . She says she was ask to put an injured cat in the deep-freeze or to take it to the vet , which she chose to do instead . The second clock time occur on July 31 when Woodson enounce she was asked to put an wound kitten in the freezer even though it was still able to apply its body to move around .
“ [ The shelter officeholder ] told me to put it in the freezer , ” Woodson told the issue . “ I told her it was still moving around , and she assure me to still do it . I take it to the veterinarian on my own and tell apart them that if the money was the job they could placard me . ”
The publishing reportedly saw a text substance conversation between Woodson and the tax shelter policeman .
“ Hey , I demand the African tea to the ex-serviceman and had to put it down , ” Woodson wrote in the exchange . “ you may take the price out of my paycheck if that ’s a job . I will not be putting resilient animal in the freezer if there ’s another option available , please do n’t demand me to do that again . ”
The ship’s officer respond that Woodson ’s decision was fine and that the “ freezer option is no less humane . ” The American Veterinary Medical Association , on the other manus , suppose in itsGuidelines for the Euthanasia of Animalsthat hypothermia is an “ insufferable overture to euthanasia ” .
Pet mercy killing is essentially an overdose of anesthesia . In most event , veterinariansadministera large dose of raptus medicine calledpentobarbitalthat return the animal unconscious and close down its heart and brain functions within a few minutes . Euthanasia is often a pain - free outgrowth , whereas freezing to dying is not . Like people , beast suffer from hypothermia and frostbite when they are in an environment that is too insensate for them to pull round .
A statementreleasedby the county animal control board acknowledges that “ action have occur that are essentially oppose to [ their ] mission , ” and that they are reviewing current policies and take on Modern ones . The Courier & Press account that call and a school text to the policeman and the shelter decease unreciprocated and that the tax shelter ’s Facebook Sir Frederick Handley Page has since been take down .
The event has been handed from the sheriff ’s office to the United States Department of State police due to a conflict of interest group .
[ H / T : Courier & Press ]
