 Group Protests Evansville Family Dollar
Allison Skelton is the organizer of the protest.
She tells 44News she tried to buy about 100 packs of fruit and vegetable seed from the store in the clearance section.
The seed packets had an expiration date of December 20-17.
When they were rung up at the register they came to one cent each.
The cashier told her she could not sell them to her but says she was not given a reason why, other than it was in the policy.
Skelton then asked if the seeds could be donated to charity to be used, if she couldn’t buy them.
“She said that she could not donate them, that she was throwing them in the trash,†said Skelton. “At that point I told her I would wait, she called the police on me to have me removed from the store and proceeded to open every single one of the packages of seeds and dump them out to throw them away.â€
Skelton has reached out to Family Dollar’s corporate department but has not heard anything back.Â
However, another Family Dollar is Evansville heard of the situation and donated about 70 packets of their fruit and vegetable seeds to her.
Posey Humane Society Asks For Financial Help
According to the shelter, they have outstanding medical bills of more than $8,000 and the AC needs to be replaced. It will cost around $5,000 to get a new unit.
Due to the facility’s financial hardship, it will not take anymore animals and it has cut operational hours.
To donate, you can visit the “You Caring†page: Posey County Humane Society
