Complaints that cats and dogs were neglected at the Indianapolis Animal Care & Control shelter are so serious that the chairman of the agency’s advisory board says an external investigation may be needed.

A formal grievance filed with the board this week said injured or sick animals went untreated; dogs were jammed in tiny, filthy cages; and at least one botched euthanasia left a cat to languish in agony for hours.

Click here to read the full story at the Indianapolis Star. You can attend tonight’s board meeting from 6pm-7pm at 2600 South Harding St., or watch it and past board meetings online or on TV on Channel 16.

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Nathan Winograd is presenting a free three-hour seminar in Valparaiso, Indiana on Aug. 16. His recent weekend-long conference in Indianapolis was a tremendous resource for the animal welfare community (check out our previous podcast interviews with him for a taste), and this presentation will surely be another excellent event. More info is available at www.pawincpc.com.

When: Saturday, August 16, 2008
Where: Valparaiso University Union, 1400 Chapel Dr., Valparaiso, IN 46383
Time: 6 pm

Sponsored by: People for Animal Welfare, Inc.

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