Hi Badger,

Though you are not in jepardy of losing a job by whistle blowing, others there who are supporting their family, the paid employees, may suffer. So before whistle blowing to the public, I would highly recommend that you go over the operational manager and have a serious word with the board members. If the manager is part of the board, he must be left out! You will get their time and attention. You may have to threaten to go public about misleading information and that the facility has killed the family pet even though the families were promised that their beloved pet would find a loving home.

We have had our share of problems with municipally run shelters and only with media coverage threat, did they correct the problem. Yours, unfortunately, is not an isolated incident. It is very sad situation. At the least, inform the local cat rescue group that the shelter is a KILL-SHELTER and not a NO-KILL. Get the word out to the rescue group and GET A CONTACT NUMBER FROM THEM SO THAT SOMEONE CAN COME IN ON THE DAY TO "ADOPT" out the cat. Some groups have managed to "adopt" out the back door to save the lives of kittens and have successfully adopted them out.

If the board fails to fire the operational manager or change his behavior, then you will have to whistle blow. False claims made to the public, and killing of beloved pets has to stop!