Former animal shelter staff deliver blistering public critique of local SPCA leadership, operations

"I have never witnessed or experienced a toxic culture and unethical practices like I witnessed at CASPCA..."

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Over the years, the Charlottesville-Albemarle SPCA has been chosen in familiar reader polls run by local media as one of our favorite non-profits, and just last week Angie Gunter, the CEO of the CASPCA, announced that 2022 was a record year for adoptions.

"It's an amazing community for pets f…