Struggles at the ARF Foundation Highlight a Pattern of Internal Feuding

Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images Tony La Russa and Grumpy Cat in 2015As the Chicago White Sox continue a winning record in spite of injuries and clubhouse squabbles gone public, a different drama involving one of the most prominent White Sox staffers broke.

Tony La Russa’s Walnut Creek, California-based animal rescue and diversion non-profit, Animal Rescue Foundation (ARF), has been accused of harboring a “toxic and abusive workplace culture that included abusive and reliatory behavior.” While toxic work culture has recently been in the spotlight in other California-based non-profits, the case of ARF is even more complicated because it is a family affair. La Russa’s wife Elaine and…