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17 <br />the concerns that some other people have had about disease control and <br />accountability. To me, this issue is about integrity and trust unfortunately.. The APS <br />does have some great employees and volunteers, but as long people that are in power <br />on the APS board currently that were in support of all of the stuff that has happened <br />in the past are still there and still in power, there will be abig trust/integrity issue for <br />me and for a number ofpeople in the public I have friends who used to volunteer <br />who don't anymore. They were afraid to come here tonight because they are afraid <br />that if they come forwazd and criticize APS they will be sued.. Pm not making that <br />up. I think that you've got some good options here. I think that there will be good <br />employees and volunteers that will be happy to stay and work for the best of the <br />animals, If they are really concerned about what is best for the animals, I would <br />hope they would want to return the public trust and the integrity and stay at the <br />shelter and work even if it is for the county instead of for the APS itself. Maybe the <br />good group ofpeople that are still there and the good group of volunteers and the <br />volunteers who have left because they are afraid will come back. Thank you.. <br />Thank you. <br />Judith Wrightman: My nanie is .Judith Wrightman. On Mazch 2°d, APS killed <br />another pet of the week. Her name was Jessica.. She lived at the shelter For over 2 <br />months. The night before she might have had a chance to be adopted, APS withdrew <br />her as pet of the week. The reasons were unclear, but Jessica is dead. APS says that <br />she was adopted. She told this to at least one woman who called today.. This woman <br />couldn't be here today but she will submit a written statement about that. Laura <br />Walters is gone, but the people who run APS and ran it into the ground remain.. Who <br />they hire is a mute point because the APS board runs APS. It runs the shelter by <br />denial, retaliation, and deception. It will cover for the mistakes of its new director <br />,just like it covered for the mistakes of Laura Walters. I have an excerpt that I will <br />give out from a tape APS refused to listen to of the deputy sheriff in Arkansas and <br />the manager who took over after Laura Walters in Arkansas. That tape is extremely <br />indicting. APS knew and the board was given an opportunity to see this information. <br />It refused to see it. Whoever and whatever the director is, is going to be basically a <br />pundit for the APS board which was exist under Plan A. So I really beg you to stop <br />this.. Put an end to this regime and let's start again with higher good management, <br />ethical managers, and get volunteers active. As Elliott pointed out, the membership <br />is lowest in history. Donations are low. The public has no reason to trust APS. I <br />can tell you having gotten a call from this woman who had tried to adopt before at <br />APS and was told every single dog she wanted had health problems, from Parvo to <br />bad teeth. She left without a dog. So if you care about animals and you care about <br />this community, please get them out of the shelter and get responsible people in. <br />Thank you.. <br />Thazilc you. <br />Let's see if there are other people.. You read somebody else's statement. You didn't <br />tell us whose statement it was. <br />