Michael Mendel Animal Abuse Phoenix Arizona

Michael Mendel, the once-trusted colleague who now leads the Maricopa County Animal Care & Control department in Phoenix, Arizona, leaves me deeply disheartened and upset. During our shared tenure, I watched in disbelief as Mendel condoned the placement of rescue animals in a shelter that desperately needed proper air conditioning. This decision subjected these vulnerable beings to sweltering conditions, their discomfort palpable, their cries for relief falling on deaf ears.

What pains me even more is the cruelty he displays towards the dogs. These animals, who look to us for care and compassion, have become victims of his callousness. The memories of witnessing such treatment haunt me, and I find it difficult to reconcile the leader he once seemed to be with the one who now presides over this suffering. There are even multiple compaints of his lack of compassion like putting dogs down in the middle of the day even as there was a promise for adoption. 

As I reflect on the Michael Mendel I once knew, I can't help but wonder how it came to this. Can the animals trapped in this distressing environment ever find solace and respite from his neglect? My heart aches for them, and I hope that change will come soon to end this dark chapter in Maricopa County, Arizona.