I am posting this for crow_noir:

From: Pat (PAT67) 9:15 pm
To: ALL (1 of 1)
3088.1

Need some help from you all regarding our local WV Shelter. Judy our director, one who many of us have worked within the past and is very rescue friendly went to the county commission and asked for another part-time worker ( she currently has two).As a result of her asking for more help the commissioner- John Gerlack- made some harsh changes. Instead of giving her the needed help he replied she had two many dogs and cats and rather than give her the needed help he made a new rule that all animals after 7 days at the shelter be destroyed. No holding on to more adoptable or purebred animals. All after 7 days. In WV the state law is that the shelters have to hold all dogs and cats for 5 days before they can be adopted or released to rescue. This gives Judy only TWO DAYS to move the animals

She needs our support by writing letters to the county commission and informing them this is not enough time for anyone to respond. They need to be made aware of what it takes to put transport together and that we all work real jobs along with doing rescue.
So please any of you that rescue, transport or have adopted a shelter animal please take a moment and send this guy a letter. Judy and the animals really need our support. They need to realize that it takes time to get these little critters to their forever homes and if not stopped he will deny them that chance.

The letter needs to go to:
John Gerlack
Mason County Commission
200 6th Street
Point Pleasant, WV 25550

[ October 17, 2001: Message edited by: SpencerTheLion ]