This is a chain of emails showing the unwillingness and outright refusal of the executive director of

the (known at that time as) Kent County SPCA (KCSPCA) now operating as First State Animal
Center and SPCA (FSAC)/Delaware Animal Care and Control (DACC) to cooperate and disclose
information during the independently performed audit of the NCC/KCSPCA contract by New Castle
County.
The inflammatory email referenced on page 10 of the audit is on page 3 (June 28th, 2012 at 8:49
pm). The audit refers to it as inflammatory. It sounds more like extortion to me.
Due to the distortion of the text when creating a pdf file of this email chain, I have copied and pasted
the text into a different format to create another pdf file for easier reading, with the original email in
pdf form here: http://www.scribd.com/doc/229740703/New-Castle-County-and-KCSPCA-FSAC-
Contract-Audit-Report-Emails
Recommend beginning at the bottom and reading up.
KCSPCA/FSAC executive directors emails to NCC
threatening to suspend dog control operations because
of his unwillingness to comply with audit requests and
his continuous reference to CAPA (DE Shelter
Standards law:
http://delcode.delaware.gov/title3/c080/index.shtml) as
an unfunded mandate.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/229629751/New-Castle-County-Delaware-Audit-Report-of-KCSPCA-now-operating-as-
First-State-Animal-Center-and-SPCA-and-Delaware-Animal-Care-and-Control
www.Facebook.HopeForDelawareDogs
Please see the email chain below. I believe this is the document you are looking for.
From: Wasserbach, Robert
Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2014 10:15 AM
To: Gardner, Betsy
Subject: FW: FW: Return Visit to KCSPCA - Wednesday, 6/20/12
Betsy: Below is the email train which includes the inflammatory email (June 28th, 2012 at 8:49 pm)
which he then forwarded to the County Executive and County Council President.
I have no issue with providing the entire email train to her.
Bob
From: Scannell, Anthony
Sent: Friday, June 29, 2012 3:16 PM
To: Wasserbach, Robert
Cc: Debbie Horn (horn@rowlandjohnson.com)
Subject: FW: FW: Return Visit to KCSPCA - Wednesday, 6/20/12
You were not copied on this, Bob.
From: Kevin Usilton [mailto:k.usilton@kcspca.org]
Sent: Friday, June 29, 2012 1:19 PM
To: Scannell, Anthony
Subject: Fwd: FW: Return Visit to KCSPCA - Wednesday, 6/20/12
Mr. Scannell;
THe new castle animal control officers will be here on tuesday starting at 9;00am to help you obtain
information relating to paragraph 10 of the new castle contract. it your scope goes beyond those
services into CAPA< it will require new castle to assume fiscal responsiblity to comply.
Please stop at the officers buidling the first one on the left when you arrive on tuesday. i will not be
available to help with any of this issue that day.
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Kevin Usilton <k.usilton@kcspca.org>
Date: Fri, Jun 29, 2012 at 12:27 PM
Subject: Fwd: FW: Return Visit to KCSPCA - Wednesday, 6/20/12
To: tkovach@nccde.org, kdwyer@nccde.org, pclark@nccde.org
Dear New Castle President;
Below is the dialogue about an audit ordered by New Castle County on the KCSPCA. Many items
on the audit list are CAPA requirements, which are not currently part of the Contract scope with New
Castle County. If we are to provide access to this information, the KCSPCA feels that NC is accept-
ing responsiblity, and then will compensate the KCSPCA for compliance with this currently unfunded
mandate. Additionaly, we have no idea why an audit of this nature has been ordered, and why it is
an emergency for completion. We would be most grateful to understand.
The emergency issue has created a huge crunch for our agency. After a lengthy discussion with
Kristen Dwyer, I decided to utilize the animal control officers who are paid by our contract to meet
with the Auditor on Monday. This will leave New Castle with no active animal control officers until the
scope of audit is complete. We have no other personnel available at this time.
Thank you for allowing me to present this emergency issue to you attention, and hopefully a solution
can be secured that doenst have such negative impact. I look forward to hearing from you.
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Kevin Usilton <k.usilton@kcspca.org>
Date: Thu, Jun 28, 2012 at 8:49 PM
Subject: Re: FW: Return Visit to KCSPCA - Wednesday, 6/20/12
To: "Wasserbach, Robert" <RWasserbach@nccde.org>
Mr. Wasserbach,
I now clearly understand that this audit is a emergency crisis. In order to comply and give total
access to our operations I will have all new castle officers suspend all field work starting Monday
July 2, 2012 starting at 9: 00 am thru Friday July 6th. Hopefully this will be enough time to answer
any questions and most important to improve our relationship which you have comprised.
Please let whoever you have control over to take over our field efforts for the week. I can't wait to
accomplish this emergency crisis, and better underdtand. Please feel free to email any questions.
On Jun 22, 2012 10:29 AM, "Wasserbach, Robert" <RWasserbach@nccde.org> wrote:
Kevin: Please read the attached letter. Mr. Scannell will be coming to your office at 1:00 p.m.,
Tuesday, June 26th to pick up the information he requested.
Thank you.
Bob Wasserbach
County Auditor
New Castle County, DE
From: Scannell, Anthony
Sent: Friday, June 22, 2012 10:25 AM
To: Wasserbach, Robert
Subject: FW: Return Visit to KCSPCA - Wednesday, 6/20/12
From: Kevin Usilton [mailto:k.usilton@kcspca.org]
Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2012 2:58 PM
To: Scannell, Anthony
Subject: Re: Return Visit to KCSPCA - Wednesday, 6/20/12
Anthony;
Unfortunately, this is going to have to wait. At this time we have critical issues with Kent County, and
most of the scope of your interest is outside of the area of New Castle County. My suggestion is we
meet on July 17th at 2pm to continue with answers to Paragraph 10 of the scope of services.
Thanks
On Tue, Jun 19, 2012 at 1:48 PM, Scannell, Anthony <AScannell@nccde.org> wrote:
Kevin,
Thank you for your time on Thursday last. I appreciate the hour or so you made available to allow
me to outline the basis for, and my approach to, the NCCo audit of KCSPCA. Further, I appreciate
your openness in having Amanda provide me with a tour of the dog areas of the Camden facility.
I indicated that the site visit was the only surprise element of the audit and that I would work around
the particularly busy periods with you and your staff, going forward.
As discussed on Thursday, I plan on visiting again tomorrow morning, Wednesday, to obtain the
remainder of the information I need minimally for the audit, as follows:
Copies of all procedures, including but not limited to:
Intake (impound) procedures
Ongoing dog maintenance procedures (prior to disposition)
Euthanasia procedures
Animal Control Officer procedures
Procedures on logging, securing and ordering drugs / medicines
Training manuals for ACOs
Bank reconciliation most recent performed
List of present rescue or shelter partners
Records (log book) on euthanasia performed for the period 1/1/11 5/31/12
Drug use log / proof of regular inventory / controlled substance logbook for the period 7/1/11
5/31/12
List of ACOs assigned to NCCo contract
Supporting documentation for the most recent monthly reports sent to NCCo
Any policy or procedure that covers: use of force; complaint handling (of ACO conduct); cita-
tions and arrests
List of all NCCo dogs taken in for the time period 7/1/11 5/31/12
Thanks Kevin. Please dont hesitate to call or reply if you have any questions.
Anthony Scannell
302 419 6222 - Cell