Walsh previously admitted to NBC 10 that he's done inspections without a license, which the state says is illegal.
Walsh lost his license as a municipal animal inspector in 2010, and subsequent attempts by Chairman John Colletti to have him reinstated were denied by the state Department of Agricultural Resources.
Board of Health member Karl Santos previously told NBC 10 he inspected the land in January. However, NBC 10 obtained copies of inspection reports from the property dated January 11, with signatures that were illegible, straight lines.
Santos and Colletti deny that Walsh conducted the inspections alone. The trio has rebuffed calls for them to resign.
Santos and Colletti, by their own admission, were the town's only municipal animal inspectors who could have conducted the work, but claimed Walsh would only attend inspections with them for security reasons.
Meantime, NBC 10 has also obtained multiple emails and letters written by Donna Lambert, the town's animal control officer. In them, Lambert warns board members about the property.
One letter from February expresses concerns about "the welfare and living conditions of the animals."
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| All of the goats on the ground are dead. |
NBC 10 left a voicemail for Colletti Tuesday, but did not receive a response.
Staffers at the Westport Board of Health office said Walsh was away "on vacation".
(NBC10 News - Aug 2, 2016)
Earlier:
- Connecticut: 'Awful, deplorable conditions,' dead animals at Westport site for 2nd time in 6 years
- Connecticut: Site of Westport animal cruelty case declared 'biosecurity area'
- Connecticut: State says Westport animal inspections may be illegal
- Connecticut: Westport health officials facing pressure to resign
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