All pet lovers will want to attend this Cherokee Cty meeting in SC!
Asa CET I know that there are kinder ways to euthanize. Please if able
attend the meeting so new rules are adopted!

Alicia at Ferret Wise
www.ferretwise.org
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Dear Best Friends Members,

The Cherokee County Council will hold a emergency meeting this
Thursday, April 24th regarding the recent allegations that the shelter
utilizes intracardial injection, also known as "heartstick" as the
shelters main form of euthanasia.

This cruel practice has been outlawed in South Carolina and most other
states through the U.S. and is not considered an acceptable form of
euthanasia except in very limited circumstances, and only if animals
are sedated first.

Here's the information about the emergency county council meeting:

When: Thursday, April 24, 2008 at 3:00 pm
Where: Cherokee County Administration Building located at 210 N.
Limestone Street, Gaffney, SC

For more information about the allegations made at the last county
council meeting, see:
<http://www.wspa.com/midatlantic/spa/news.apx.-content-articles-SPA-2008-04-21-0034.html>

Additional information is available here:
http://www.goupstate.com/article/20080423/news/804230343

Please inform your friends, neighbors and others who might want to
attend, too. For those of you that cannot attend today's meeting, stay
tuned for an update! 

Thanks for caring about the animals in your community!

Sincerely,

Kelly Koeller, 
Community Programs & Services
Best Friends Animal Society
5001 Angel Canyon Road
Kanab, Utah  84741
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http://www.bestfriends.org/
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"A better world through kindness to animals"

[Posted in FML 5953]