'In that case, he said you get someone who's a good manager and you "back them up with the technical expertise. You don't have to have someone who's an experienced animal shelter director." ' Sounds like we couldn't get anyone in there who is experienced, doesn't it? And where, pray tell, is this "technical expertise" going to come from? From the workers who think it's fine to hose down dogs in their cages, who can't tell a feral cat from a frightened cat, who didn't realize in 2009 that dogs needed food or water? The same workers who today leave puppies in filth without food or water? Who don't use the Chameleon system to post animals online? Who apparently have no experience in humane animal handling and routinely drag dogs around on chokepoles? I've got an idea - how about we hire someone competent and let them get rid of the staff that is not performing/conducting illegal activities/abusing animals? How about we hire someone who makes lifesaving a priority? Memphis is so stuck in the 1970 model of catch and kill sheltering, it's embarrassing.

A team made up of those who have in the past been critics of the shelter should be the obvious choice to run the Memphis Animal Services..Lets see what they can do and give them the same support and backing as you did the previous administrator, who had to leave because of threats to himself and his family.

Mayor Wharton better hire an experienced director who loves animals, and fire anybody there who doesn't. If you keep the sames people you will have the same problems, and those animals don't deserve that!!!