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Shelter Fined, Director Resigns After 12 Dogs Left In Sun

Guilford County Animal Services. KERI BROWN/WFDD

Unsafe conditions at a Greensboro animal shelter have led to a fine and the resignation of the facility's director.

Guilford County Animal Services has been fined $2,500 for leaving dogs in outdoor kennels without adequate protection from the sun.

The News & Record of Greensboro reports the shelter's director Drew Brinkley resigned Wednesday, hours after the fine was levied.

An inspection last week found 12 dogs housed outside in kennels with metal sheeting, resulting in the citation. According to a state Department of Agriculture report, Brinkley had previously been told to stop putting dogs in outdoor kennels.

Brinkley took over the department in August 2016, following upheaval after the county took back control from a contracted coalition that lost its license. The shelter had passed most inspections during Brinkley's tenure, but received two warnings related to inadequacies in veterinary care, record-keeping and euthanasia protocol.

A county spokesperson says a search for a new permanent director will begin immediately.

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