WV Pound Employee Charged with Animal Cruelty, Again

I last wrote about Fayette Co sheriff Steve Kessler in April when he was making excuses for one of his ACOs who illegally shot a dog to death with a small caliber rifle as a form of “euthanasia” when the owner had already paid to have the county euthanize the dog via injection. *It took 3 shots for the dog to finally die but sheriff Kessler said the ACO would not be terminated*because working*as an ACO is a “dirty, nasty” job and that law thing * whatevs.

Fayette Co AC is once again*in the news and it*s still suckage. *The county contracts with*the New River Humane Society to manage the pound. *Last week,*Fayette Co*ACOs*and sheriff*s deputies received a tip that dogs had been abandoned at a vacant home in a trailer park. *Upon arrival, they found*the dogs had no food or water and one was severely malnourished. *Neighbors said the homeowner, Crystal Lowery, came by daily. *Authorities probably had no trouble tracking Lowery down since she works at the Fayette Co pound. *And this wasn*t her first rodeo:

After investigating, deputies found, Lowery, who worked at the Fayette County Animal Control Center, had previously been charged with animal cruelty and had entered into a pre-trial diversion agreement on the previous charge on August 6, 2014.

One of the conditions of the agreement was that Lowery wouldn*t maintain ownership of any animals while the agreement was in effect. Based on the violation and the neglect of the animals, deputies filed a criminal complaint against Lowery.

All the dogs were seized. *Lowery was arrested and released on $2500 bond. *It boggles the mind that she wasn*t tossed out on her $#@! in August after the previous animal cruelty charge. *I wonder whether anyone checked to see if she has other cruelty charges prior to August.

Sheriff Kessler issued a press release to make sure everyone knew he was still the excuses king:

“All of the individuals employees at this Animal Control Center are employees of the New River Humane Society,” Kessler said. “The county administration does not play any role in screening or employing any of these individuals or in determining their suitability for continued employment at this Animal Control Center.”

Well gee, maybe the county administration uh, should*play a role in determining the suitability of employees of groups it contracts*to perform county duties. *At least to the extent of making sure they aren*t*past and current abusers of the living beings in their custody. *Anyone else wondering who*s watching the kiddies at the county daycare or caring for the elderly in the county nursing home?

(Thanks Clarice for the links.)







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