Dean Steps Down Amid Record Controversy | Roanoke News

Paulette Dean, longtime Humane Investigator for Danville and Executive Director of the Danville Area Humane Society, has stepped down from her investigator role after 25 years — not because of wrongdoing, but to avoid legal conflict following a Commonwealth’s Attorney motion over alleged record-keeping failures. Critics claim her submitted reports were identical and showed zero seizures, suggesting they were mass-produced. Dean denies the allegations and chose resignation to shield the organization from further turmoil. The Humane Society’s Board stands by her, praising her decades of service and the thousands of animals and families she’s helped, while calling for a fair...