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"It's just been so horrific," said Janice Jackson as she listened to Mayor A C Wharton word's today at the Memphis Animal Shelter.
News Channel 3 was able to get its first look inside the shelter since it was raided. By all appearances, it is now clean and animals appeared to be healthy.
"I think he is handling it very wisely, taking his time doing it right and that's what we want," added Jackson.
Director Ernest Alexander has been fired. The Mayor says inadequate administrative oversight, improper documentation, and missing original paperwork led to his decision.
Three workers still remain on paid suspension.
Two new faces, interim director Darrell Elliot and operations manager Lucy Shaw will now step in and look over the shelter. Shaw is the former director over The MED.
Self proclaimed animal lover Linda Riggs says she was looking for more, "That he was going to let the top to the bottom go, and let somebody that loves animals and maybe have a no kill shelter."
Riggs thinks the changes Mayor Wharton made will do for now.
In the past week, the Mayor admits there was one dog that was put down improperly. The owners were not notified.
The mayor says new safe guards will stop this type of improper treatment. There will be a new task force of vets and volunteers to help over see the shelter operations.
New cameras have been installed to keep a lookout.
"Assure them that this is not a blame game, it's a care game," said Wharton about the remaining workers.
As for Jackson, yesterday she was protesting, today she is applauding, "He's going to have a lot of people watching him volunteers, as well as new leadership which is definitely need, so we are all real positive about it."
===========================PLAN FROM MAYOR A C WHARTON================
CITY OF MEMPHIS ANIMAL SHELTER The Way Forward
- Wharton has fired Memphis Animal Shelter Director Ernest Alexander
- Wharton is bringing in several temporary people to watch over the shelter
- Mayor says he welcomes more volunteers at the shelter
"It's just been so horrific," said Janice Jackson as she listened to Mayor A C Wharton word's today at the Memphis Animal Shelter.
News Channel 3 was able to get its first look inside the shelter since it was raided. By all appearances, it is now clean and animals appeared to be healthy.
"I think he is handling it very wisely, taking his time doing it right and that's what we want," added Jackson.
Director Ernest Alexander has been fired. The Mayor says inadequate administrative oversight, improper documentation, and missing original paperwork led to his decision.
Three workers still remain on paid suspension.
Two new faces, interim director Darrell Elliot and operations manager Lucy Shaw will now step in and look over the shelter. Shaw is the former director over The MED.
Self proclaimed animal lover Linda Riggs says she was looking for more, "That he was going to let the top to the bottom go, and let somebody that loves animals and maybe have a no kill shelter."
Riggs thinks the changes Mayor Wharton made will do for now.
In the past week, the Mayor admits there was one dog that was put down improperly. The owners were not notified.
The mayor says new safe guards will stop this type of improper treatment. There will be a new task force of vets and volunteers to help over see the shelter operations.
New cameras have been installed to keep a lookout.
"Assure them that this is not a blame game, it's a care game," said Wharton about the remaining workers.
As for Jackson, yesterday she was protesting, today she is applauding, "He's going to have a lot of people watching him volunteers, as well as new leadership which is definitely need, so we are all real positive about it."
===========================PLAN FROM MAYOR A C WHARTON================
CITY OF MEMPHIS ANIMAL SHELTER The Way Forward
