BY JENNIFER CABRERA
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – After learning that 15 dogs were euthanized during a February training course at the Alachua County Animal Resources (ACAR) shelter, volunteers are now saying that they received inaccurate responses to public records requests; the fate of 11 more dogs is still unknown.
After a former Shelter Outreach Coordinator for ACAR sent a lengthy email to Alachua County Commissioners on March 2, alleging that “numerous” long-term dogs were sent to a “mysterious non-profit (operated by a person who conducts euthanasia trainings)” and the County would not release the name of the rescue organization, citing public records exemptions, the County announced on March 6 that it had opened an investigation into shelter operations…