Published July 19. 2016 08:12AM
LANCASTER, Pa. (AP) - Hundreds of protesters have called for the resignation of a Pennsylvania animal shelter executive director who decided not to rescue a puppy recently found near death.
LNP newspaper reports (http://bit.ly/29V6YCW ) more than 400 people gathered Sunday outside of the Lancaster County SPCA and demanded Susan Martin's resignation. Protesters claim Martin made the wrong decision when she chose not to prosecute the breeder of a Boston terrier found with severe mange at a southern Lancaster County farm.An SPCA volunteer had contacted Martin to rescue the dog July 4.Martin says was sick at the time and that her staff veterinarian decided the puppy did not need help after examining a photograph.The volunteer later sought help elsewhere for the puppy, which is now named Libre.The SPCA board released a statement supporting Martin.---Information from: LNP,
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In a July 9, 2016 photo, veterinary technician Tonia Eliott brings a 4-month-old Boston terrier named Libre into an examination room, at the Dillsburg Veterinary Center in Dillsburg, Pa. More than 400 protesters gathered Sunday, July 17, 2016, outside the Lancaster County SPCA in Lancaster, Pa., to call for the resignation of the animal welfare organization's executive director, Susan Martin, for not pressing charges against the breeder or approving treatment of the puppy, found with severe mange at a southern Lancaster County farm. (Jason Plotkin/York Daily Record via AP)