Longtime Sangamon County Animal Control director Greg Largent has been dismissed from his position, after months of complaints about the agency’s operations.
While county officials continue to dismiss many of those complaints as “sensational” and “deceitful,” they say an internal investigation revealed Largent’s “deficiencies,” particularly working in a union environment.
The county has named an interim director and appointed a new Animal Care Manager. But it has also temporarily suspended its volunteer program saying some of the volunteers who provided dog walking and other services violated facility rules and were at times abusive to staff. The program is suspended for at least 90 days.
