Earlier this year Nevada enacted “Reba’s Law,” a bill passed in response to the death of a bulldog who died of heat stroke days after she was found in a sealed tote behind a Las Vegas business last summer. (Photo: Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department)
The executive director of a Las Vegas animal rescue organization that raised money to treat Reba, the bulldog who died after being abandoned in a plastic tote, used proceeds from the nonprofit organization to pay herself an unapproved salary and for personal expenses, such as streaming service subscriptions and vacation expenses, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday.
The lawsuit comes as rescues in Southern Nevada pick up the slack for government shelters, which are overcrowded and historically underfunded. Advocates fear the allegations in the lawsuit could raise concerns about the integrity of non-profit rescues as they seek public moneyto help cover their costs…