Police Called in Amidst Crisis at Animal Welfare Centre
Posted By Freelance Writers Date: 28/04 Posted Under: Animal Charities, Animal WelfareAn animal welfare charity is hitting the headlines as allegations and claims emerge that it is in crisis and near to closure.
A report by the Southern Daily Echo states:
Crisis-hit Hampshire charity St Francis Animal Welfare has suddenly closed after dramatic developments in the internal dispute threatening to tear it apart.
Fears have now been raised about the long-term future of the Fair Oak shelter, with some fundraisers telling the Daily Echo they will not be collecting money or food donations for the shelter anymore.
Some St Francis charity boxes have even been removed from display around the county.
However bosses say it is business as usual and there is no doubt over the sanctuary continuing.
A month after the Charity Commission revealed it was investigating complaints about the way the charity was being run, the ruling committee has suspended two of the shelter’s four full-time staff.
One of them is the shelter’s live-in manager of nearly 30 years, Ann Hillman.
The other suspended worker was escorted from the premises amidst an internal investigation into comments posted on the social networking website Facebook.
The newspaper reports that police had to be called to keep things from getting out of hand.
This is a story to keen an eye on it would appear.
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