{"id":361,"date":"2026-05-09T12:29:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T12:29:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/humanitystories.pics\/?p=361"},"modified":"2026-05-09T12:29:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T12:29:15","slug":"no-kill-nyc-animal-shelter-accused-of-shipping-dogs-to-their-deaths-in-lawsuit-filed-by-longtime-volunteer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/humanitystories.pics\/?p=361","title":{"rendered":"No-kill NYC animal shelter accused of shipping dogs to their deaths in lawsuit filed by longtime volunteer"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A volunteer at a beloved no-kill Brooklyn animal shelter filed a lawsuit accusing the nonprofit of shipping unadoptable dogs to their deaths down south to make way for profitable puppies.<\/p>\n

The explosive allegations against\u00a0Sean Casey Animal Rescue<\/a>\u00a0were included in a small claims suit filed by Dana Paoli, who\u2019s trying to claw back a $1,000 donation he made to SCAR after the death of Gunther, a pitbull mix who was euthanized in Arkansas over \u201caggressive\u201d behavior.<\/p>\n

But volunteers say the 3-year-old white canine was more Clifford than Cujo and was sentenced to death for taking up kennel space.<\/p>\n

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Gunther was euthanized last month due to \u201caggressive\u201d behavioral problems.Facebook\/Sean Casey Animal Rescue\u00bf<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cHe was super-duper friendly. He wanted to meet everybody. The only real problem I had walking with him was that every single person we passed, he wanted to say \u2018hi,’\u201d said Paoli, a volunteer who estimates he spent over 200 walks with the \u201clittle snuggle cuddle bear\u201d during its one-year stay at SCAR.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe liked to stand up on his hind legs and put his paws on your waist. If he got revved up, he could start playing too hard, just like anybody.\u201d<\/p>\n