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Report claims Brevard County Animal Services caused deadly fights
Audit reveals test to see if dogs like cats
Titsville, Fl.A just-completed audit accuses Brevard County Animal Services of causing deadly dog and cat fights within the walls of its two shelters.
The audit, conducted in March by the Brevard County Clerk of the Circuit Court, examined seven areas of the department's operations: data management, animal care, animal enforcement, financial management, workforce management, facilities and mission and strategies.
The animal care section addressed non-standard euthanizing techniques and animal behavior tests.
In one finding, auditors found a dog had been tested to see if it liked cats or not. It was a test that ended with both the dog and cat being euthanized.
"During the test, the dog attacked a cat and caused such harm that the cat had to be euthanized," the audit reads. "The dog was then euthanized on account of its own behavior."
"It made me mad," said animal advocate Debbie Rich. "There's no reason to do that. A normal human being with any common sense would not do that."
Scott Ellis, Clerk of the Circuit Court, said he gave Brevard County's Board of County Commissioners several opportunities to respond to all 51 pages of the audit.
After three months of hearing nothing, he decided to make it available to the public.
However, County Manager Stockton Whitten responded to Local 6.
�This is a report that appears to be a compilation of personal opinions on how Brevard County Animal Services and Enforcement is to be operated," Whitten wrote in an email to Local 6. "As you know, the Brevard County Sheriff�s Office will take over operations of Animal Services effective Oct. 1, 2014. Where there are valid issues indicated in this audit, we will work with the Sheriff�s Office prior to Oct. 1 to address these issues.�
Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey has already started helping the department. After hearing the shelters were running low on people to help walk the dogs, he sent jail inmates to help walk them.
Click here to read the entire audit of Brevard County Animal Services.
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Steps to Success to No Kill Shelters
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Partnerships With Rescue Groups Everyone Working Together |
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High Volumn Low Cost Spay/Neuter Comprehensive Adoption Programs |
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Foster Care Increases Shelter Capacity |
Developing Innovative Strategies
 Avoiding Surrenders
Keeping Pets At Home
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Proactive Redemption
Returning Lost Pets
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Feral Cat Trap/Neuter/Return Reduce Deaths Controls Population and Disease Improves Lives |
Steps to Success in Images Continued Below
A Horror Story From the Files of BASE
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Rescue Coordinator at BASE Description of Herbie in E-Mail Notice
"Herbie is a cat who has no hope left. His owner was living in bad conditions, with no electricity or running water and had to give up his only friend, Herbie. Herbie is around 2 years old and has no idea what has happened. All he know is that he is in a strange place in a cage. He is unresponsive and just lays in his kennel all day without moving. This beautiful boy is just so sad. Can anyone give him back a reason for living?
If you have options for Herbie, please let me know immediately."
Read the Story of Herbie the Cat Here
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Herbie's Story is Gaining Traction-See Google Search Rankings Here {12-5-13}
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This has occurred many times before. An inadequate system of communication and unresponsive personnel results in the death of an animal 2-1/2 hrs from adoption
Brevard County 2013 Stats: Impound: 9400 Euth: 4410 Save Rate: 56.3%
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Euthanasia Rate for Cats: 59.5%....Herbie is now a statistic
Horror Stories From the Files
of BASE
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Duke Duke Was Lost But Micro-chipped
Owner Never Contacted/Never put up for adoption
Because of mis-management & lack of software implementation
He was killed
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BASE Policy on Adoptions
Qualified Personnel to show dogs to potential adopters
Yet Under Staffing Prevents This
$600,000 of BASE Funds Returned to County
Mis-management/Animals Suffer & Die
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Animal Lovers Need Not Apply-What Do You Do When Animal Control Personnel Are The Abusers?
The first time many animals experience neglect and abuse it at the very shelter that is supposed to protect them from it. Our shelters are in crisis. Why? Killing is an act of violence. And not only do people in shelters work at a very place that commits this violence, they have, in fact, been hired to do exactly that. Can we really be surprised when they don�t clean thoroughly, don�t feed the animals, handle them too roughly, neglect and abuse them, or simply ignore their cries for help? How does shoddy cleaning or rough handling or skipping meals compare with putting an animal to death? Because shelter workers understand that they have the power to kill each and every one of these animals, and will in fact kill most of them, every interaction they have with those animals is influenced by the reality that their lives do not matter, that their lives are cheap and expendable, and that they are destined for the garbage heap. Where there is no right to life; there is no regard for welfare....Read More
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Recent Events
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October 22, 2013 Brevard County Commissioner's Meeting
Proposal: To Disband Advisory Board and Replace It With New Commission
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Watch Video: County Commissioner's Meeting
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There was suspense and drama at the Brevard County Commissioner's meeting in Viera on Tuesday Oct. 22, 2013. What started out to be 'usual' business turned into a dramatic reversal of fortunes for a couple of Commission Board members {and County manager Howard Tipton a non voting member}, Brevard County Animal Services director Karla Torpy and three local 'non-profit' organizations. Although the Animal Advisory was officially disbanded {so they could meet and have discussions without the restrictions of Sunset laws}, the Commissioners by a vote of 3-2 decided to delay a final decision for 90 days. The motion which was approved and read: 'offically disband AAB and revisit the issue in 90 days, to re-evaluate to re-establish the board at that time' {2 hrs 56 minutes into the video of meeting}. In other words the proposal to created a New Commission failed. Below is an outline of the proceedings {as posted in today's Florida Today's on line edition}.
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Steps to Success Continued
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 Rehabilitating Animals With Comprehensive Care Programs |
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Literature Materials to Educate the Public |
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VOLUNTEERS Create An Army of Compassion The Backbone of NO KILL |
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Brevard NO KILL Partners
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The Last Chance Sanctuary Website
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Space Coast Feline Network
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Animal Guardians of Brevard Website
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Low Cost Spay/Neutering
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Brevard Spay/Neuter Clinic, Malabar 321-724-1141
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Central Brevard Humane Society, Cocoa 321-636-3343
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Florida Aid to Animals, Melbourne 321-242-9826
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SPCA of North Brevard, Titusville 321-269-0536
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Snip-a-Pit for Pit Bulls and Pit Mixes 321-432-4921
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Space Coast Feline Network (for feral cats only) 321-631-7729
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It�s the Kindest Way!�
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SACC Animals: Butter is a Success Story

Butter Before Adoption
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Butter/Rachel Today
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Pat Palsey: A final happy tail is regarding a letter to the editor that I wrote and was published in Florida Today on December 10. It was a sad tale regarding Butter, a 2 year female bulldog mix who was at the Brevard Co. Animal shelter and refused to eat dry food. Consequently, she was so thin that her ribs were sticking out. When a volunteer tried to feed her some canned dog food, she was admonished for it because she was told it would be bad for the dogs teeth. To add to Butter�s misery, she also had a terrible skin condition that was causing her problems. The day after my letter was published, a kind and caring lady named Megan came to the animal shelter and took Butter home where she was given exceptional love and care.
I had heard reports on how well the dog was doing so the day after Christmas, I visited Butter, now renamed Rachel, at her new home. The change in Rachel was remarkable. As she bound into the store the first thing I noticed where her happy eyes and how much she has filled out. Her beautiful, shiny coat reflected her cleared up skin condition. She came to me immediately, snuggled up next to me and gave me a big wet kiss. Her tail was in perpetual motion.
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Contact Info:
Brevard County Animal Services......321-253-6608 shelter......321-863-9616 cell.....WebSite
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