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 _____ 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 [log in to unmask] http://www.bestfriends.org/ <http://network.bestfriends.org/> "A better world through kindness to animals" [Posted in FML 5953]