GAFFNEY SC-Cherokee Co. Council Emergency Meeting to End Heartstick

April 24, 2008

Dear Best Friends Members, The Cherokee County Council will hold a emergency meeting this Thursday, April 24th regarding the recent allegations that the shelter utilizes intracardial injection, also known as "heartstick" as the shelters

main form of euthanasia. This cruel practice has been outlawed in South Carolina and most other states through the U.S. and is not considered an acceptable form of euthanasia except in very limited circumstances, and only if animals are sedated first. Here's the information about the emergency county council meeting: When: Thursday, April 24, 2008 at 3:00 pmWhere: Cherokee County Administration Building located at 210 N. Limestone Street, Gaffney, SC For more information about the allegations made at the last county council meeting, see: http://www.wspa.com/midatlantic/spa/news.apx.-content-articles-SPA-2008-04-21-0034.html. Additional information is available here:

http://www.goupstate.com/article/20080423/news/804230343 & tc= Please inform your friends, neighbors and others who might want to attend, too. For those of you that cannot attend today's meeting, stay tuned for an update! Thanks for caring about the animals in your community! Sincerely, Kelly Koeller, Community Programs & ServicesBest Friends Animal Society5001 Angel Canyon RoadKanab, Utah 84741kelly(kelly @ bestfriends.org)www.bestfriends.orghttp://network.bestfriends.org "A better world through kindness to animals"