The Alachua County Attorney’s Office launched an investigation into Alachua County Animal Resources after a former employee emailed a 15-page complaint detailing allegations of mismanagement and animal neglect.
The complaint, written by Anthony Friedell, a former Outreach Coordinator at Alachua County Animal Resources, was received by the County Commission on March 2. He alleged that failures in leadership under interim director Gina Peebles and shelter supervisor Brittany D’Azzo resulted in the falsification of documents and caused animals to suffer unnecessarily.
Due to the nature of the active investigation, Alachua County Communications Director Mark Sexton said both Peebles and D’Azzo were not available for comment…