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#340 Animal Foundation Volunteer speaks out about shelter procedures

The Animal Foundation (local shelter) in Vegas has come under fire for a long time for many reasons, most of them deserved. For many years it was run by a corrupt woman, who was later charged (along with her daughter) with crimes involving another animal shelter in another state after being run out of Vegas. Then the shelter was run by a woman whose girlfriend was the City Manager! No conflict there….

In fairness, it’s not the fault of ANY shelter the people are breeding dogs they shouldn’t breed, dumping sick animals on their doorstep, etc, and when I worked there years ago, I cried EVERY night on my way home, because I couldn’t save them all. It’s a heartbreaking business, but it can be run better than they are doing currently. Many bighearted people donate, hold fundraisers, etc, because they don’t want to deal with the harsh reality of what it means to have too many animals that no one wants, or too many sick or otherwise unadoptable animals. No, every animal can’t be saved. Sorry.

Recently Las Vegas City Councilwoman Victoria Seaman stopped by the shelter unannounced and found what she called “appalling conditions”. We talked about it on my “Headlines with Heidi!” series. See that video HERE. Now more volunteers are speaking out. Kathy, a retired neonatal RN, who was helping with the neonatal kittens, joined me to share her story.

 

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#336: How to fix the Animal Foundation (and shelters in general)

The Animal Foundation, one of the shelters in Clark City, is coming under fire again for its practices. When I worked there years ago, it was totally corrupt, and it sounds like things haven’t improved, based on City Councilwoman Victoria Seaman’s recent unannounced visit to the facility. I chatted with her about that last week. You can find that interview HERE:  https://rumble.com/v1k8yu3-headlines-with-heidi-problems-at-the-animal-foundation-in-las-vegas.html

 

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Headlines with Heidi! Councilwoman uncovers “appalling” conditions at the Animal Foundation!

Video HERE. Las Vegas City Councilwoman Victoria Seaman recently visited The Animal Foundation unannounced and found “appalling conditions”. She’s been concerned for a long time about what’s happening there, and hearing terrible stories from current and former employees. I worked there over 20 years ago, and it was horrible THEN!

I admit the shelter business is a tough one, and I cried EVERY DAY as I was leaving, because I couldn’t save them all. It’s not the fault of the employees that so many animals are dumped on their doorstep, but conditions once the animals ARRIVE are within their control. That’s why they get funding. Animals are suffering from incompetence and neglect at the Animal Foundation, and it must be fixed!

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Headlines with Heidi! 12/6/21

#NFR Cowboys ain’t havin’ those masks, #AnimalFoundation facing protests, teaching your kids not to jaywalk, and the I-15 “widening” project is much ado about 5 miles. (we need 149 miles)