Like many others I asked questions that the board has failed to answer on numerous occasions. “A couple of weeks ago there was a post in a community page discussing questionable activities and lack of transparency by the Hi Tor Animal Care Center, Inc. In the beginning of the video you can see Sheriff’s escorting Garcia as she brings the dog back after a walk, which she does on a daily basis. Earlier today, according to Garcia, ” The Board President informed me she has been trying to reach her, and due to her asking questions on a Facebook post, the Board felt she is no longer allowed to be at the shelter. After a Facebook post called into question some of the actions of the Hi-Tor Animal Shelter Board, volunteers are now alleging retribution for their comments. Two other staff members quit in protest.POMONA, NY – Hi-Tor Animal Shelter Volunteer Jessica Garcia details the events that lead up to today’s incident. The nonprofit's board called it job abandonment. It started in November when the shelter manager, Michael Santucci, announced he was leaving work to go to Rockland County Executive Ed Day's office to protest the board's actions and inactions, including work conditions. The shelter has been recovering from a self-imposed crisis. But the shelter has suffered for years from overcrowding and underfunding, in a facility basically unchanged since 1972. The County of Rockland has traditionally provided some funding to and made county facilities available to Hi Tor for animal control and care. Hi Tor is the only animal care and control shelter in Rockland, taking in more than 2,500 animals each year. The money comes through the New York State Companion Animal Capital Fund, the first state-funded program in the nation to support critical improvement projects at animal shelters. ROCKLAND COUNTY, NY - The Rockland County Department of Health has won a $500,000 grant to help replace the current Hi-Tor Animal Care Center in Pomona.
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