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Thanks for reporting on animal cruelty

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Monday, December 23, 2019
Thanks for reporting on animal cruelty

To the Editor:

Thank you for reporting on the recent animal cruelty case in Haywood County. The suffering of so many animals is truly horrific. Perhaps the silver lining that can come from this terrible tragedy is recognizing and then fixing the corruption that exists within the Haywood County system that is supposed to be protecting animals. Cory Vaillancourt’s excellent investigation points fingers at Jeff Stamey, Doyle Teague, and Frank Queen. They are bad seeds within the system, and it’s time to spit them out.  

Nancy Kay, DVM

Sebastapol, Calif.

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