Breaking: MAS Workers Indicted on Animal Cruelty Charges

At a presser this morning, Mayor Wharton announced 3 MAS workers have been indicted for animal cruelty, per a report on WMC-TV.  This post will be updated as details develop. Update #1:  The Commercial Appeal names the employees: Three Memphis Animal Shelter employees were indicted today on multiple charges of animal cruelty following a police … Continue reading Breaking: MAS Workers Indicted on Animal Cruelty Charges

MAS Volunteer Resigns After Videos Depicting Cruelty Posted

A former volunteer at the Memphis pound submitted her resignation last night via e-mail to the new interim director, James Rogers.  This was the response she received (I have removed the former volunteer's identifying information by request): From: <James.Rogers@memphistn.gov> Date: Mon, Mar 5, 2012 at 8:40 AM Subject: RE: Resignation To: tracy.dunlap@memphistn.gov Cc: Janet.Hooks@memphistn.gov, LaSonya.Hall@memphistn.gov, … Continue reading MAS Volunteer Resigns After Videos Depicting Cruelty Posted