Humane Society deserves good word
Over the past several weeks, I have read the Southern Standard articles regarding the Humane Society/Animal Shelter, and have been distressed over the recent events regarding the animal control board.
I am especially upset because it seems the board is being quite unfair to some of the Humane Society officers.
Linda Coursey, who is a good friend of mine, joined the society, and was later appointed as its treasurer. Since the books of the society were in pitiful shape (and had been since 1998), Linda set about to straighten them out. After she got off from work, she would spend hours on these books, making sure everything was correct. This went on for quite some time, until she got everything up to date. Linda has done bookkeeping on her job for 30 years, so she was certainly well qualified to handle this endeavor. And she prided herself in getting the books done correctly.
As a former Humane Society board member, I know how hard it is to get people dedicated enough to endure all the hardships regarding the shelter. Linda and Humane Society vice president, Villa Mitchell, are also foster parents (for dogs and puppies) and have been responsible for saving many lives. If the present board all decided to walk off, Warren County would struggle to find people willing to take over such a thankless job. And if Linda and Villa returned the dogs they are fostering or have fostered, two or three shelters couldn’t accommodate them.
To the animal control board committee, please, give these Humane Society officers a break. It’s getting to the point of appearing like a “witch hunt” when these meetings take place and accusations are thrown around loosely. If all concerned have the same goal in mind, which is (or should be) the humane treatment of dogs and cats (with an emphasis on spay/neuter), then everyone should be able to treat each other with respect and work together amicably.
Sincerely,
Linda Newman Greene
136 Newman Lane
McMinnville