Quotes from the previous articles:

"MacMillan also said the SPCA has long had an "antagonistic" relationship with volunteers. "They've created a repressive atmosphere in which people fear speaking up," said MacMillan. MacMillan also said one volunteer was fired for speaking out, but Chortyk said that wasn’t the case. The volunteer was let go for violating a series of protocols, “not because they spoke out. They have every opportunity to speak out.”'