Sunday, April 13, 2014
Former SPCA Tampa Bay volunteers showed up at an SPCA adoption reunion to protest the agency’s practices and educate the public about what goes on behind the kennel doors at the SPCA.
Staff got busy on their cell phones and CEO Martha Boden appeared at the event within an hour.
An attempt to intimidate the ex volunteers with a threat to call the sheriff did nothing to weaken their resolve. SPCA staff tried to block the attendees’ view of the protesters by parking their vehicles in front of their table.
The protesters simply moved closer to the action. Boden and staff’s effort to block the protesters by standing with their backs to them was to no avail.
Many of the attendees were familiar with the ex volunteers and mingled cordially while learning about the SPCA’s neglect, pro kill practices and administrative self-allocation of resources. Their dogs were greeted with treats and fresh water.