Politics and public relations placed above people and pets. That's among the allegations made at Wednesday's Las Vegas City Council meeting where elected officials were implored to make changes.
But in 2019, NSPCA insiders accused its president, Kathy Jung, of stealing funds from the non-profit.
The state attorney general recently charged Jung with three felony counts of theft. That’s now being handled in court.
In the fallout from the charges, the Humane Network stepped in to help it revamp operations. The Humane Network told KNPR News that it had a grant to help animal shelters around the state save more animals.
While working on that effort, the network was contacted by the NSPCA board to become trustees and hire new leadership and a new board.
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The board of directors stepped down and turned leadership over to the Humane Network. The network ran the shelter until September 2019 when a new board and NSPCA Executive Director Lori Heeren took over.