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- From: cmontee <cmontee@xxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Wed, 30 Sep 2009 10:46:10 -0500
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PLEASE SIGN PETITION regarding the deplorable conditions at the Bessemer
shelter and Mayor Ed May's stance on the shelter. See below.
http://bessemeranimalshelter.blogspot.com/
Then check out this link for more details:
http://bessemeropinions.blogspot.com/2009/08/bessemer-mayor-contributing-to-neglect.html
and this:
http://bessemeropinions.blogspot.com/2009/09/elections-present-and-future.html
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Wednesday, September 30, 2009 Elections: Present and
future<http://bessemeropinions.blogspot.com/2009/09/elections-present-and-future.html>
Don't forget the special city council meeting tonight at 6:00 where Earl
Cochran, council president says he will set the mayor "straight" on how the
city should be run. Tangled up in the mess are the poor dogs housed in the
Bessemer Animal Shelter, who have been without food at least 8 times over
last few months. Yet the mayor refused to accept a donation of food. That's
bad, but the real question is, "Where did the money go?" The agency is
budgeted sufficient funds to pay for food, so why did they not have it? The
council also has other issues with the mayor, so it could be a very
interesting meeting. Be there.
This email is being sent far and wide because you need to know of the
situation that exists right here in Bessemer, Alabama - a suburb of
Birmingham, AL. We realize you cannot attend if you do not live in the
area, but we want to publicize what is going on here - we need to put
pressure on this city counsel and the mayor who is causing the animals such
misery, pain and death. Please send this to all you know - the word needs
to get out about the shelter in Bessemer, Alabama and the mayor's stance on
it. Ask those you post and crosspost to to sign the petition ASAP.
This really is a terrible situation in Bessemer - the dogs have been
literally starving and a local businessman became aware of the situation and
donated money for food for the animals and the mayor refused the donation.
The mayor claims the food was refused because it was donated (in the form of
a check) by Robert White who runs the Anchor Club Charity Bingo - the mayor
says it is all about gambling... Pray tell - is it really logical to starve
the animals in the shelter because the donor runs a bingo hall?? In other
words is it better to starve animals than accept money to buy food for
starving animals regardless of where it is from??
There are deplorable conditions in this shelter. Finally enough people have
become aware of the situation and there will be a SPECIAL city counsel
meeting to discuss the shelter situation.
Please be sure to spread the word, and *attend if at all possible*, the
Bessemer City Council SPECIAL MEETING concerning the animal shelter. If you
are not aware of this problem, long story short, is the shelter is literally
physically falling apart, the animals are sick and dying and the mayor will
not accept help or donations of food or otherwise. Its a real travesty! WE
MUST HAVE A VOICE FOR THOSE WHO CANNOT SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES! PLEASE ATTEND
AND TELL EVERYONE YOU KNOW TO MAKE PLANS TO BE THERE TOO!
Wednesday, September 30th @ 6:00 PM
Bessemer Alabama City Council
1800 3rd Ave N
Bessemer, AL 35020-4906
City Hall - (205) 424-4060
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