Dog Killer: Robin Starr, SPCA CEO
Call in the Public Relations cleanup crew before this hits the press!
When you are the chief executive officer of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals you’d better hope that your organization gets plenty of good press – and the last thing you want in the news is the story of how you killed your own pooch by broiling him in your locked car…
Starr says she drove to work and didn’t notice Louie was in the vehicle until lunchtime, when temperatures had reached 91 degrees. The dog was in heat stroke and rushed inside where SPCA veterinarians started to treat Louie. According to the news release from the SPCA, he was later transported to a second clinic where died that night.
- SPCA CEO: Dog Dies After Left in Hot Car
WTVR.com Richmond, VA
… will the machinations of PR flacks manage to spin this story in a positive light? As much as Robin Starr’s reputation demands it, I would hope that this incident remains known for what it is: gross negligence and, should she remain on board as the CEO of the SPCA, a travesty akin to a judge who considers himself “above the law”… her organization argues for stringent penalties for animal abuse, after all.
