It's time to close Pet Rescue

Pet Rescue needs to be closed. Unfortunately, it seems the governing agencies have not performed their mandated duties and have not seized the animals from Pet Rescue in a timely manner.

Hoarders typically insist the animals they have collected are well cared for despite blatant physical evidence to the contrary. Pet Rescue refuses to see the sickness, filth, dead, and dying animals that receive no veterinarian care. Pet Rescue refuses to voluntarily surrender animals believing their collection may be euthanized. Our goal is to not have these animals receive further harm, but to be adopted to loving homes. The resolution to this case is not coming soon enough.

We have been frustrated by a lack of cooperation from public agencies involved.

We are begging the following agencies: Illinois Department of Agriculture, Bloomingdale Police, the village board, and Joseph E. Birkettt's office to share information with each other and close Pet Rescue permanently.

We were so thoroughly dismayed to find the Illinois Department of Agriculture failed to give proper notice, delaying this case and rescinding the order to close Pet Rescue. Our hearts hurt. Such careless mistakes are being made when the lives of these animals are at stake. Those that have witnessed the blatant disregard for animal welfare firsthand, as we have, would understand how truly unconscionable these mistakes are in this critical case.

A society is judged by how it treats the least among them. We hope that all agencies involved cooperate so God's creatures at Pet Rescue will finally be able to find caring, loving forever families and homes

Susan Lillis

Elgin