Let’s construct a timeline:
- 2011-05-20 euthanasia violation
- 2011-05-20 statement from Heather Terry
- 2011-05-23 County Manager Joe Pritchard
tells the Commission and the public:
“We were not able to substantiate … accusations other than that … castration of pig.”
That was even though WCTV already reported there had been several euthanasia violations last year.Pritchard also said they (the county in its previous investigation, presumably the one of 2010) examined the character of those testifying for the complaints and he said they found biases.
- 2011-05-24 County Commission Chairman Ashley Paulk
tells the Commission and the public:
“Whatever problems there are, they’re going to be resolved.”
- 2011-05-24 The VDT quotes County Manager Joe Pritchard
as saying:
“It’s no longer a case of an individual making a claim, as it will be evident by the physical evidence provided by the security cameras.”
and:“You take that policy, coupled with the updated standard operating procedures, added to the technical verification and I think that addresses the issues. My purpose is to eliminate any problem or potential problem.”
- 2011-05-31 statement by Director Linda Patelski saying two people fired for euthanasia violation of 20 May 2011