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The Trouble with our Animal Shelter

As much as I wish I could say good things about our Animal Shelter which is run by the nonprofit Friends of the Alameda Animal Shelter, it saddens me to know the things that take place there. Let me start with the volunteer coordinator who thinks she can talk to people anyway she likes. I know for a fact they have lost people because of her, and it's only a matter of time before they lose more. This place is run by people who don't even know the animals, but yet they kill them regularly. I know what you're probably thinking "it's a no kill shelter" no very much not true. One dog who did nothing wrong fell victim just recently, and I truly mean he did nothing. It was said he was dog aggressive, but yet he had been walked with another dog and he was fine, no aggression at all. If they don't like a dog, it's basically a death sentence for that dog. The most recent killing, has created outrage among many people, because he (Zeus) was an awesome loveable guy who was used for trainings, and was just an all around great dog. It's time everyone knows what's going on. I'm not writing to anger people who donate into not donating or for people not to support the shelter, my goal is hoping that we can get the incompetent people out of there, and hopefully get people in there who know how to run a shelter.

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