The abrupt departure follows more than a year of complaints from community members, and former staff about a toxic work environment and mistreatment of animals
I would like to hear his side of this story. I think there are reasons for the catch, neuter, release program but again, I've always found the shelter in almost perfect condition and have adopted several animals from there, including recently. Everyone was professional and animals looked well cared for. Vets are hard to recruit right now with large signing bonuses even at private animal care facilities. Let's get more info.
That's fair. I did quote him at length in the previous articles I've written and I link to those in this piece. But for good measure, I went ahead and added the audio of an interview I did with Pumphrey and Dr. Barkoviak last year to the end of this article. In it, we go over some of the specific complaints about animal welfare and the staffing issues. I don't think the WVHS board, Barkoviak or Pumphrey will want to comment further on this story at this point.
I have had several interactions with him. Horrible attitude and condescending to his staff.
I would like to hear his side of this story. I think there are reasons for the catch, neuter, release program but again, I've always found the shelter in almost perfect condition and have adopted several animals from there, including recently. Everyone was professional and animals looked well cared for. Vets are hard to recruit right now with large signing bonuses even at private animal care facilities. Let's get more info.
That's fair. I did quote him at length in the previous articles I've written and I link to those in this piece. But for good measure, I went ahead and added the audio of an interview I did with Pumphrey and Dr. Barkoviak last year to the end of this article. In it, we go over some of the specific complaints about animal welfare and the staffing issues. I don't think the WVHS board, Barkoviak or Pumphrey will want to comment further on this story at this point.