More about euth'd puppy alive in freezer
after being "euth'd
PLEASE CROSSPOST
THIS IS THE SHELTER INFO;
City Of Rushville Animal Shelter
223 Smiley Avenue
Rushville, IN 46173
Phone: 765-932-4754
These are pictures of Gabby from the Rushville Shelter in Indiana. She was "euthed" on a Monday. On Friday, a shelter worker went to the freezer and found her STILL ALIVE!! - under other dead puppies. This is the the THIRD TIME this has happened. The mayor has been made aware of all three times and is not real concerned ( he was defeated in the election). The mayor told the shelter worker to have Gabby euthed again. She refused and Gabby is being sent to a rescue tomorrow.
If you are as concerned about the practices of the mayor and shelter director, please contact Jamie (765)561-6875
or [email protected]
Here is Gabby. Her name means "God is my strength"
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y26/Rocki5pr/Gabby.jpg
PLEASE TAKE ACTION AND CROSS POST!
The city shelter in Rushville, Indiana, has suspended Jamie, a shelter worker, for taking a puppy she found in the euthanasia freezer who was alive under a pile of dead puppies. FOUR days alive in that freezer, and this girl is being punished for bringing yet another botched euthanasia to the shelter administration and Mayor's attention!! Yes, this has happened before (see news story, below), and it will again until we all take a stand and speak out. Please call and email the Mayor (info below), and let him know that this you are outraged over this, and that it will not be tolerated by the public. If you are in the Indiana area, please attend the rally. See media links and full info below. Please CROSS POST widely and take a stand!!
Press Release #2: Jamie G., the brave pound worker in Rushville, Indiana, was suspended today. She was unceremoniously stripped of the Pound keys, and her access to even be on the grounds of the pound has been denied. As of this moment, inside sources have confided to us that the Rushville Police Department has been placed in charge of the pound, per orders from Mayor Bridges. Jamie is standing firm in her conviction to protect Gabby, and she refuses to disclose Gabby's safehouse, despite browbeating and intimidating tactics from authorities. The case has received nationwide attention. The "Rally For Reason" will commence at the County Courthouse starting at 5:00 PM. We will stand firm until Jamie emerges from the meeting. That meeting to decide Jamie's fate convenes at 5:30, and has allegedly been moved over to the nearby Rushville Police Department. There will also be a mini-rally at the Courthouse at noon on Tuesday. A legal defense fund has been set up to protect Gabby and Jamie.
Press Release #1: "Rally in Rushville"..."Rally For Reason"..."Justice for Jamie" -- any way you name it, it will be an event meant to roust sleepy little Indiana town, Rushville, Indiana, to reason. "Jamie," an animal staffer at the Rushville Pound, finds her job in jeopardy after her recent rescue of four-month old mastiff puppy "Gabby". Jamie realized a gruesome discovery several days ago when she peered into the pound's refrigeration unit. Gabby, a euthanized puppy, lay under a pile of dead puppies, AND GABBY WAS ALIVE! Gabby popped her little head up from a barrel and gazed at Jamie. Gabby had suffered for FOUR agonizing days. Jamie took brave action to rescue the poor puppy and now may lose her job for taking a stand---after being ordered by her bosses (allegedly including the Rushville Mayor) that the pup should die. This is the fifth Rushville dog since August to survive euthanasia, according to a recent story aired by Indianapolis television Channel 6 News. View the full story at http://www.theindychannel.com/news/14721434/detail.html.
Join animal rescuers and concerned citizens from throughout Indiana, Ohio, and Kentucky on Tuesday as they "rally for reason" in Rushville and stand up for Jamie and Gabby. Meet on the sidewalk outside the Mayor's Office (Rushville Courthouse) on Tuesday December 4th at 5:00. The Mayor, the City Attorney, and Council will convene at 5:30 to decide Jamie's future. For now, Gabby is presumed safe. If you care about animals and those who dedicate their lives to helping them, be loud and stand proud. Join others and make a stand for someone who really counts. Stand up for justice. Make signs and carry them. Sign the petition, as many throughout the country have, at http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/gabby-was-euth...ays-in-a-freezer.
E-mail Mayor Robert M. Bridges at [email protected] and tell him that there must be a more reasonable way to handle this situation than by terminating a person who obviously takes her position as an animal control officer seriously. Please let Mayor Bridges know that eyes from throughout the nation will scrutinize his response to one determined young woman's bravery. Mayor Bridges may be reached via telephone at (765)932-3735. See you in Rushville. (Rushville is between Cincinnati and Indianapolis off of I-74. Go to the Rushville website at www.cityofrushville.com.) Forward this far and wide. Thanks for caring.
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