October 27, 2002 Five Nominations for APS Board by members accepted by APS. November 4, 2002 APS bylaws changed at "open meeting" taking voting rights away from APS members. Dec 9, 2002 Annual APS membership meeting and APS Board elects new board. January 6 Contract awarded to HSUS. Site visit set for mid-April. Feb 5, 2003 HSUS to Walters "Public input is crucial ... WE will accept written comments ... We will be sending a press release to media ... YOUR (APS) agency can and should promote the solicitation of public comment." Nothing about this was ever done by APS. It was not "required by APS. Feb 20 Lawsuit filed against APS for restoration of voting rights. April 1 Pat Beyle Statement to Orange County BOCC "We will file our answer. The resolution to many of the pending issues will come out in the lawsuit." April 24 HSUS visit to evaluate APS April 25 APS files counterclaim alleging libel and slander for statements made to BOCC and newspapers which are critical of the APS operation of shelter. June 17 BOCC refuses to renew contract for six months. June 18 90 cats removed from sanctuary following Pat Sanford speaking to APS VP John Wise. They have been kept there under crowded inhumane conditions. June 19 22 cats euthanized June 20 3 dogs 9 cats euthanized June 21 3 dogs euthanized June 22 1 dog euthanized June 23 5 cats 1 dog euthanized June 24 6 dogs 7 cats euthanized June 26 HSUS report received. BOCC reaffirms vote. June 27 Walters: "In the past month, at least, I haven't found one (vaccination) that has been lacking" CHN In fact there were 19. June 30 Shelter Committee approves new protocol 6:30 p.m. "all changes will be immediately implemented week of July 4, 2003". APS Press Release July 1 26 cats euthanized per Laura Walters (CHN July 2) July 2 Laura Walters "On Tuesday, the first day the new policy was implemented, 26 cats were euthanized" CHN July 2 July 3 Pat Beyle: "Changes in documentation and housing of the animals will also be immediately made. Other changes, such as the euthanization policy, are less certain" CHH July 3 July 6 Jesse Kaufmann "APS ... has never been cited for unclean conditions. Why is the (HSUS) report so discrepant? ... The delay in vaccination is the result of short staffing. ... The HSUS report tells us that we will have to kill more animals to keep the small clumsy building in line with the society's suggestions. ... The Humane Society's recommendations don't give the harried staff the time they need to perform these life-saving programs." CHH July 8 WCHL Pat Beyle: Fund raising appeal for adoption center "With the HSUS recommendations, we are left with strict limitations on how long animals can stay in our care." ________________________________________________________________ Documentation Laura Walters letter to David Jelley September 30, 2002 "The dogs were given their vaccines the morning after they came in, less than 24 hours later, which is protocol for every animal that comes in unless they are underage. ... all animals are vaccinated within 24 hours" Laura Walters Chapel Hill News June 29, 2003 "in the past vaccinations often were not given in a timely manner. ... measures have been enacted recently to rectify the problem. "In the past month, at least, I haven't found one that has been lacking," ---The County log sheets show 19 adoptions with 6+ day's delay between June 5 and June 16 alone. Vaccinations for euthanized animals are not shown on the log sheets. log numbers - 1722,1730,1743,1744,1745,1749,1750,1788,1789, 1798,1812,1820,1848,1916,1930,1933,1936,1941,1943 ________________________________________________________________ Chapel Hill News July 2, 2003 "As a result, surrendered sick animals now will be immediately euthanized. Stray sick animals will be treated for five to seven days, after which they will be killed if they have not recovered. Healthy animals will no longer be kept for up to three weeks before they are euthanized but instead will be killed if they have not been adopted after seven to 10 days. ... On Tuesday, the first day the new policy was implemented, 26 cats were euthanized at the shelter, according to Walters." Chapel Hill News Editorial July 2, 2003 "APS says its problems boil down to too many animals and not enough staff and space. The agency adopted new policies that incorporate many of the Humane Society recommendations. The new policies mean that more animals will be euthanized and fewer saved. Twenty-six cats were killed Tuesday. That's a shock ing shift in philosophy, and no doubt there will be community reaction that APS is going too far in the other direction." Laura Walters www.indyweek.com/durham February 20,2002 "The center, which will open within a year, will be a "no-kill" facility, says APS' interim Executive Director Laura Walters -- meaning animals that aren't adopted at the Chapel Hill shelter will be sent there rather than being euthanized." ALL 2200 OF THEM in a rather small shelter of unannounced size. Nicole Carper Chapel Hill Herald Guest Editorial March "When parvo darkens our doors, we go into immediate crisis mode. The contaminated areas are shut down for 72 hours and all neighboring animals are isolated and re-vaccinated. Our strong disease control protocol has actually prevented any out breaks of parvo, though there is certainly the occasional case." Actually quite a few cases. Three dogs were recently euthanized for Parvo. They came in within five days of one another. #1894 - 6/13 #1958 - 6/17 #1966 - 6/18 Pat Beyle WCHL July 8, 2003 "It's time to take the politics out of the animal shelter and allow us to do what we know best. ... WE have looked forward to HSUS, the experts, for positive guidance in dealing with an ancient County building that is lacking. ... We are open door, meaning all animals will receive help from us, no matter what. ... Now with the HSUS recommendations, we are left with strict limitations on how long animals can stay in our care. ... For the past three years the APS has been raising money to build an adoption center ... (that) will include a no-kill center." ________________________________________________________________ Of 35 animals euthanized between June 20 and Jun 24, 5 surren dered animals were euthanized as follows. The reason recorded (when recorded) is space. This contradicts Walters' July 2 suggestion that 26 cats were killed because of the HSUS policy. #1935 1 day #2034 2 days #1955 4 days #1987 4 days #2011 4 days ________________________________________________________________ The "new" policy is essentially the same as the policy BL (before Laura Walters when the euthanasia rate was essentially the same, 45% vs 43.9% (if one can believe Walters' statistics. For the last four months the euthanasia rate is 48.6%.