ANIMALS IN GREENE COUNTY, INDIANA

This blog is formed for the intent of publicizing the plight of animals in Greene County, Indiana. Concerned Citizens have formed a seperate, all volunteer, non-profit animal welfare group- MIDWEST FRIENDS OF ANIMALS- in order to attempt to take action for the many abused, neglected and unwantd animals thrown away on a daily basis in Greene County.

Friday, July 30, 2010

**NOTE TO NEW READERS**
If you scan back to the beginning of this blog, you will see about the time we started posting our notes from the GREENE COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY meetings, they promptly banned people from attending...set up a quiet, poorly announced meeting to change their bylaws and thereby closed the door to the public's involvement and /or knowledge of what happens inside the GCHS.

It seems like there is some surprise on their part, that their donations and community support have greatly decreased.

Greene County Daily World: Local News: More than 70 dogs and puppies rescued from eastern Greene County mobile home (07/28/10)

At the link above the Greene County Daily World reports online on the latest sad story involving animal hoarders in Greene County Indiana.

While few people believe that anyone would start hoarding animals with the intention of anything but helping them, it can't be done on a large scale without many problems that in the end, rob the animals of the help the person is trying to provide.

**In the Comments Section**of this Story online there is a palpable anger and refusal to support the current Greene County Humane Society in Linton Indiana from the public. As the newspaper routinely censors comments and has long refused, in some opinions, to impartially review and report on this shelters activities, we will post some history here, for those interested.

***FOR THOSE WHO ARE SINCERELY INTERESTED IN HOW THIS SHELTER OPERATES , THEY ARE REQUIRED AS A NON PROFIT TO RELEASE THE LAST 3 YEARS TAX RETURNS TO THOSE WHO ASK , to either review on site or pay for copies.

We have in the past, used this blog to document the ongoing problems at this shelter, which refused a large number of volunteers wishing to try to help the many animals in the shelter, as the same would be volunteers watched in aggravated dismay as the GCHS board embraced highly unethical and unprofessional manners to 'refuse information/participation' and even refuse 'membership fee's' and membership to a large number of people in the community. (In an apparent effort to stop the community involvement with VOTING for the board of director members at the GCHS. Seems like a long way to go to stop people wanting to volunteer to help animals).

The community of Greene County citizens needs to demand transparencey of records, accountibility of staff and board before they throw more money behind this never ending problem shelter. The reputation of this shelter , in many people's opinion, has been irretrievably damaged by their own actions/inactions. The GCHS needs a clean sweep, a new board of directors (whoever they maybe now?) and new operating procedures, an open door policy and a change of name. The name of "Greene County Humane Society" has been forever soiled both locally and nationally, by it's own hand.

The only ones suffering from the inability of this 'shelter' to do it's job effectively, are the many, MANY animals that have no where to safely be held until either a good home can be found or they can be released from this world in a painless manner of death.

THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH GOOD HOMES FOR THE AMOUNT OF ANIMALS in GREENE COUNTY. THE POPULATION MUST BE CONTROLLED.