Today in animal news: Fourteen staff members, along with nearly 75 cats and dogs, at Yellowstone Valley Animal Shelter in Billings, Montana had to seek medical care after their building filled with smoke after the FBI used the facility incinerator to burn two pounds of seized methamphetamine. Local authorities said that animal control officers typically use the incinerator to dispose of euthanized animals, but that it can also be used by law enforcement for seized narcotics. The animals have been relocated, and any animal that experienced smoke exposure are being carefully watched under supervision.
The Assistant City Administrator, stated that the cause of the incident stems from smoke being pushed in the wrong direction due to negative pressure The executive director of the shelter, Triniti Halverson, has firmly stated that she was unaware a drug burn was taking place on site. FBI spokesperson, Sandra Barker, told CBS News that the agency routinely uses outside facilities for controlled drug evidence burns.
A restoration tram has also been decontaminating the building but the process is expected to take at least two weeks to a month to complete.The Director of the shelter is asking the public for donations to source supplies, like dog and cat food, blankets, and bottles, during this time.
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Today in animal news:
Fourteen staff members, along with nearly 75 cats and dogs, at Yellowstone Valley Animal Shelter in Billings, Montana had to seek medical care after their building filled with smoke after the FBI used the facility incinerator to burn two pounds of seized methamphetamine.
Local authorities said that animal control officers typically use the incinerator to dispose of euthanized animals, but that it can also be used by law enforcement for seized narcotics. The animals have been relocated, and any animal that experienced smoke exposure are being carefully watched under supervision.
The Assistant City Administrator, stated that the cause of the incident stems from smoke being pushed in the wrong direction due to negative pressure The executive director of the shelter, Triniti Halverson, has firmly stated that she was unaware a drug burn was taking place on site. FBI spokesperson, Sandra Barker, told CBS News that the agency routinely uses outside facilities for controlled drug evidence burns.
A restoration tram has also been decontaminating the building but the process is expected to take at least two weeks to a month to complete.The Director of the shelter is asking the public for donations to source supplies, like dog and cat food, blankets, and bottles, during this time.
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