DISGUSTED, sickened and senseless are the words, which immediately spring to mind.
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Not surprisingly, Muswellbrook St Vincent de Paul manager Carol O’Brien is “very disappointed” after volunteers found the bodies of dead dogs in their charity clothing bins at Aberdeen – not once, but twice, in the past month.
“The first incident occurred three weeks ago,” she said.
“The guys went to the bin [at the Aberdeen Valley Fair] to collect our goods – and the stench was extremely strong.
“They found a decomposed dog halfway down.
“We had to clean the bin out and then take everything to the tip.
“All the goods were thrown out over the next fortnight.”
If that wasn’t bad enough, a similar occurrence took place last Friday.
“It’s the same thing, except the dog wasn’t as badly decayed as the first one,” Ms O’Brien said.
“We could indentify it as a Labrador.
“Again, everything was thrown out – that’s three bins, full of goods, all up.
“I don’t understand why people do it.
“It’s not fair to the people who are good enough to donate to us.”
Ms O’Brien is also at a loss to explain why St Vincent de Paul seems constantly targeted.
“We’ve had bins burnt, the front of our centre was set alight and, now, this,” she told the Chronicle.
“People give us things in good faith and, for someone to do this, they’re hurting residents in their own community.
“You just shake your head and ask ‘why?’
“I can’t fathom it.
“We have 42 volunteers working here all the time and we gave out $69,000 worth of assistance in the last financial year – that’s clothes, furniture, food and accommodation.
“But, this setback won’t stop us doing what we do.
“Bring your donations directly to the shop in Muswellbrook; don’t leave it around bins at the moment.
“And, if anyone knows something, contact the police.”