[ SHOWGSD-L ] Pennsylvania SPCA: Stopping animal abuse or abusing power?
- From: "Ginger Cleary" <cleary1414@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "Showgsd-L@Freelists. Org" <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 8 Feb 2009 09:37:12 -0500
http://www.poconorecord.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081221/NEWS/81221
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...with no warning, PSPCA humane police officer Chad Weaver served a
search warrant and issued a threat to the Newmans.
"He said, 'This can end right now. If you give me all your animals, this
can end.' He said they would drop the animal cruelty charges if I cooperated
and gave all my animals over," Kevin Newman said. The animals had food,
water and shelter. Newman did not agree to give them up.
This tactic is part of PSPCA humane officer training statewide.
"We were taught to intimidate people into giving their animals up. We were
told to tell them 'in lieu of charges, surrender your animals,'" said one
former PSPCA humane officer.
Some former officers say there was a quota.
"My Christmas bonus depended on how many animals I brought in," said
former PSPCA humane officer Tammy Kerr.
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