{"id":25746,"date":"2011-03-25T14:26:09","date_gmt":"2011-03-25T18:26:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/25746\/chesterfield-animal-shelter-home-dog-shootings-dog-fighting-missing-drugs\/"},"modified":"2011-03-25T14:26:09","modified_gmt":"2011-03-25T18:26:09","slug":"chesterfield-animal-shelter-home-dog-shootings-dog-fighting-missing-drugs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/25746\/chesterfield-animal-shelter-home-dog-shootings-dog-fighting-missing-drugs\/","title":{"rendered":"Chesterfield Co. Animal Shelter: Home of Dog Shootings, Dog Fighting and Missing Drugs"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Chesterfield Co. Animal Shelter: Home of Dog Shootings, Dog Fighting and Missing Drugs.<\/h1>\n

by
\nStephanie Feldstein<\/a>
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\nMarch 24, 2011<\/p>\n

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A few weeks ago, news broke that about two dozen shelter dogs (and,
\nby some reports, as many as fifty) had been shot and dumped in the
\nlandfill across the street from the Chesterfield County Animal Control
\nfacility in South Carolina.<\/p>\n

It wasn’t just dogs who suffered in Chesterfield County. According to a former shelter worker, cats were beaten<\/a> over the head with a pipe to knock them out. That same shelter worker told FOX Charlotte<\/i> that, during the time he was there, he never once saw them kill an animal by humane euthanasia.<\/div>\n
So, what was Chesterfield County doing with their euthanasia drugs? No one knows<\/a>,
\n but one of the drugs commonly used for animal euthanasia is also sold
\non the street as “Special K.” The guy who should have been keeping track
\n of the controlled substances was shelter director Brian Burch, a
\nconvicted felon who served time on drug charges.<\/div>\n
As if the brutal killings and drugs weren’t enough, Chesterfield
\nCounty has gone for the trifecta of crimes and cruelty with allegations
\nof dogfighting activity<\/a>.
\n When a whistleblower, going by the name of “Jennifer,” asked about game
\n dogs, one of the inmates working at the shelter didn’t hesitate in
\nsetting up an impromptu fight right there in the kennels.<\/div>\n
This isn’t a case of one inmate whose duties had been poorly
\nassigned. Burch’s name commonly cropped up whenever dog fighting was
\ndiscussed, and there had been equipment at the shelter which could have
\nbeen used to train dogs to fight. Chesterfield doesn’t adopt out pit
\nbulls, but Jennifer said that cages of scarred pit bulls often had tags
\nto “Hold for Brian Burch.” Burch also breeds and sells dogs with
\nbloodlines that can be traced back to Michael Vick’s kennels.<\/div>\n
Jennifer told FOX Charlotte<\/i>, “In my opinion, nothing has
\ngotten better. They’ve only gotten better at hiding things.” But thanks
\nto a series of whistleblowers coming forward, the game may be up for
\nChesterfield County.<\/div>\n
Sheriff Sam Parker, whose department runs Chesterfield County Animal
\nControl, originally assigned the case to himself. Thankfully, it was
\nhanded over to SLED, the State Law Enforcement Division. SLED wrapped up
\n their investigation late last week and turned it over to the attorney
\ngeneral’s office.<\/div>\n
But Deborah Fahri, who works with Paws n Claws (the local group that
\nhelps adopt out animals from the shelter) and found the bodies in the
\nlandfill, says SLED never talked to her. Yesterday, Fox Charlotte<\/i> reported<\/a>
\n that other witnesses of cruelty at the shelter were never interviewed
\nby SLED either. That raises questions about how seriously the state is
\ntaking these very serious allegations against the shelter.<\/div>\n
Now it’s in the attorney general’s hands and we need to make sure the
\n state doesn’t try to sweep Chesterfield County’s criminal activity
\nunder the rug.<\/div>\n
Tell
\n the attorney general to hold everyone responsible for the cruelty at
\nChesterfield County Animal Shelter accountable for their crimes<\/a>.<\/div>\n
A rally is scheduled for April 21, at 3 p.m. on the steps of the
\nState House in Columbia, SC. You can find out more about the awareness
\nday in memory of the dogs shot in Chesterfield, and in honor of all
\nanimals suffering in SC shelters, here<\/a>. You can also get updates on the situation from the Paws n Claws Facebook page<\/a>.<\/div>\n
Photo credit: <\/i>Meagan<\/a><\/i><\/div>\n

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