State investigates pet complaints
Deborah Frazier, Rocky Mountain News
Published April 14, 2006 at midnight
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The assistant state veterinarian said today he will investigate allegations from employees at the Humane Society of Weld County that animals were unnecessarily euthanized.
Keith Roehr said he has received no formal complaint, but will look into claims that the facility unnecessarily euthanized animals and failed to sedate them before the legal injection was given after reading media reports.
One current and several former employees of the Humane Society made the claims.
Elaine Hicks, the society's executive director, said several of the people who made the allegations were involved in animal rescue shelters and were opposed to euthanasia.
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