MUNCIE, Ind. -- The director of an animal shelter that has been accused of cruelty and neglect says no problems have happened during his brief time there.

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Animal Shelter Director: No Abuse Problems Under My Watch

A prosecutor is considering filing criminal charges against the shelter, which is operated by the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

In February, former shelter employees reported that animals were often improperly euthanized and would take up to 45 minutes to die.

Todd DeWeese, who has been in charge of the shelter for less than two months, told RTV6's Sy Jenkins Wednesday that even if abuse ever occurred there, it wasn't happening now.

DeWeese (pictured, right) said the public is welcome to tour the shelter to see how he's running it.

Nevertheless, Mark McKinney, deputy prosecutor for Delaware County, is examining the allegations.

"I've got some very real concerns about the way animals were treated at the shelter," McKinney said.

Prosecutors received the results of a police investigation Monday. McKinney said he was concerned about the euthanizing of animals and care they received at the shelter.

John Garman, attorney for the animal-rights group, declined to comment on the investigation but said SPCA members were "confident they did the right thing."

Sheriff George Sheridan began an investigation of the shelter last month. The animal-rights group has a $70,000 annual contract to provide animal control in the county's rural areas.

McKinney said members of the group did not cooperate with investigator Ken Lopez.

"He went in the shelter a couple of times, but as soon as it became clear he was doing an investigation, they refused to let him enter," McKinney said.

Garman said his clients cooperated with Lopez early in the investigation but were more cautious after they learned "he was handling this as a criminal matter."