Regular readers will remember Sheriff Sam Parker in Chesterfield Co, SC on whose watch the ACOs were reportedly shooting dogs to death in the landfill, hitting cats in the head with pipes and using up euthanasia drugs by some means other than pet euthanasia.  This week a tip lead the sheriff's office to investigate a … Continue reading Chesterfield Co Sheriff’s Office Leaves Dogs to Suffer

On the heels of the "budgetary" dismissals of the Chesterfield Co ACOs comes word that the SC Attorney General has signed a settlement with the county regarding the allegations of torture and killings in and outside of the pound.  You can read the officially useless document here.  Here's my unofficial summary: Don't shoot dogs again.  … Continue reading Chesterfield Co Case Closes with a Dull Thud

The four ACOs from Chesterfield Co, SC who were allegedly shooting dogs to death in a landfill near the pound as a form of "euthanasia" have been fired.  They weren't fired because Sheriff Sam Parker - who oversees the pound - finally put his foot down and announced it was unacceptable to shoot dogs to … Continue reading Chesterfield Co Animal Control Officers Fired

Although it had been widely reported that SLED has been on the case for weeks, this story popped up tonight: The State Law Enforcement Division is investigating the shooting deaths of six dogs because South Carolina's attorney general doesn't think Chesterfield County's internal investigation went far enough. The dogs were found almost a month ago … Continue reading Latest on Chesterfield Co Dog Shooting Investigation

And ain't none of it good. The rescuer who found out about the dogs being shot at the landfill, dug two of them up and alerted the media says SLED never interviewed her for its investigation. The former inmate who worked at the shelter and says he saw ACOs shoot dozens of shelter pets and … Continue reading Latest on Chesterfield Co Case

Let's run through the allegations of criminal activity at the Chesterfield Co shelter in SC: Shooting pets to death at a landfill (with no firearms having been issued to the ACOs) Bashing cats in the head with pipes Failure to account for Schedule III drugs purchased (while a convicted drug felon runs the shelter) Pitbulls … Continue reading Chesterfield Co Shelter – Where Things Stand