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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / December 2007Prayers and Purrs needed Please
Folks awhile back you may remember me talking about the lady in a nearby town where she was taking in stray cats. The county was trying to shut her down saying the cats were mistreated and malnourished but all the cats had their shots were neutered and very well taken care off. The news media stepped in and showed that the officials lied about the situation. Well tonight a suspicious fire broke out in her home. She does not know if all the cats got out or not. She is taking care of many strays and unwanted cats out of her own pocket. She lives on a huge farm and the county is trying to shut her down. She is fighting tooth and nail. I have donated to the law firm representing her. There is no reason she can't get the permit to have a animal sanctuary on her property which is away from neighbors and is disturbing no one. The city has no animal center and cut is budget for animal rescue years ago giving over to Volusia county services which operate nothing but kill shelters. She wants a permit to have a 250 cat shelter the county says you can only have 6 animals. The county has refused to even acknowledge the request So some purrs and prayers that all of the furballs are safe http://www.cfnews13.com/News/Local/2007/12/29/fire_breaks_out_in_controversial_c at_sanctuary.html http://www.news-journalonline.com/NewsJournalOnline/News/WestVolusia/wvlWEST0312 2907.htm Purrs and prayers for the kind lady. Hope everything works out for the best for her. Lily & her mama  SignatureIrulan from the stars we come to the stars we return from now until the end of time. > Folks awhile back you may remember me talking about the lady in a nearby > town where she was taking in stray cats. The county was trying to shut [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > http://www.cfnews13.com/News/Local/2007/12/29/fire_breaks_out_in_controversial_c at_sanctuary.html > http://www.news-journalonline.com/NewsJournalOnline/News/WestVolusia/wvlWEST0312 2907.htm Purrs and prayers are on the way. SignatureJoy Nothing is impossible. Some things are just less likely than others. -- Jonathan Winters > Folks awhile back you may remember me talking about the lady in a nearby > town where she was taking in stray cats. The county was trying to shut [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > http://www.cfnews13.com/News/Local/2007/12/29/fire_breaks_out_in_controversial_c at_sanctuary.html > http://www.news-journalonline.com/NewsJournalOnline/News/WestVolusia/wvlWEST0312 2907.htm "Matthew" <Iamacatslave@proudtoserve.com> wrote in message > Folks awhile back you may remember me talking about the lady in a nearby > town where she was taking in stray cats. The county was trying to shut [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > unwanted cats out of her own pocket. She lives on a huge farm and the > county is trying to shut her down. She is fighting tooth and nail. Why do they want to shut her down? I don't mean what reason did they give, since you already said they're claiming she's mistreating the cats. I mean, what is their *real* reason for trying to stop her? I don't understand what the problem could be, or who would be threatened by it, who would lose money, etc. So what is the motivation? That is very sad about the fire. I sure hope all the kitties got out safely. But now she has no home. I hope she had fire insurance. Purrs, Joyce SignatureTo send email to this address, remove the triple-X from my user name. > Well tonight a suspicious fire broke out in her home. She does not know if > all the cats got out or not. She is taking care of many strays and [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > cat shelter the county says you can only have 6 animals. The county has > refused to even acknowledge the request Oh goodness no! Loads of purrs for all the kitties and for her. Susan M Otis and Chester > Folks awhile back you may remember me talking about the lady in a nearby > town where she was taking in stray cats. The county was trying to shut her [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > http://www.cfnews13.com/News/Local/2007/12/29/fire_breaks_out_in_cont...http://w ww.news-journalonline.com/NewsJournalOnline/News/WestVolusia/... That's terrible! I feel so awful for her! I hope she takes the County Gov't to the cleaners, legally speaking AND whoever it was who caused a fire to damage her property, also. I hope all the kitties got out safely, and thank goodness that SHE did. Melissa > So some purrs and prayers that all of the furballs are safe What a crying shame! Lots of purrs on the way for the lady and the cats. SignatureMarina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. Purrs on the way. Ann Signatureread Sam's blog at http://kittens-3.blogspot.com/ > Folks awhile back you may remember me talking about the lady in a nearby > town where she was taking in stray cats. The county was trying to shut [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > http://www.cfnews13.com/News/Local/2007/12/29/fire_breaks_out_in_controversial_c at_sanctuary.html > http://www.news-journalonline.com/NewsJournalOnline/News/WestVolusia/wvlWEST0312 2907.htm > So some purrs and prayers that all of the furballs are safe Purrs on the way for this lovely lady and her furballs to be safe Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs > Folks awhile back you may remember me talking about the lady in a nearby > town where she was taking in stray cats. The county was trying to shut her [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > http://www.cfnews13.com/News/Local/2007/12/29/fire_breaks_out_in_cont...http://w ww.news-journalonline.com/NewsJournalOnline/News/WestVolusia/... Volusia County is historically in FL in the heart of the (shall-we- call-it) "Good Ole Boy"" or "R**neck" region of the state, basically north FL. There really are people and places that you view in the late-night horror movies, I'm not proud to say...."Hey, Paw, I'm gonna take the double-ought out back and find out what made that Godawful racket just now.." Politics in that area consist of "you scrtch my back, I'll back you up", and most pf the city/county electeds/appointeds are either related to each other one way or another or since-childhood-buddies. Matthew by now must realize what he lives among, unless he is posting from another planet. These entities hate those of south FL (my origin) and unfortunately the state capital, Tallahassee, is also in the midst of that region. To sum up: this poor lady hasn't got a prayer of "cleaning up" with the county, which will, IMHO, find some method of eminent domain stuff to eventually own her property! Think I'm way off-base? Stick around, Matthew. She better get all those poor felines to safe harbor somewhere else....but I assume that she is aware what she's dealing with by now. This is a sad but frequent happening in my home state. Matthew, I saw this story on the local TV news as we aren't too far from there. What stood out to me was that the woman who owned the house and was interviewed was well dressed, well groomed and articulate. The house, which could be seen in the background (not all of it burned) was well cared for and not in any manner of disrepair. Very unlike a collector. I'm truly sorry she is going through this as she doesn't deserve to be kicked while she is down and for having done good things. Keep us posted please. SignatureCharleen Aggie Marble, Victor Velcro The Spirit of Mr. Pumpkin St. Cloud, Florida USA > Folks awhile back you may remember me talking about the lady in a nearby > town where she was taking in stray cats. The county was trying to shut [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > http://www.cfnews13.com/News/Local/2007/12/29/fire_breaks_out_in_controversial_c at_sanctuary.html > http://www.news-journalonline.com/NewsJournalOnline/News/WestVolusia/wvlWEST0312 2907.htm I posted a reply earlier today ALL THE CATS ARE SAFE She is not a collector from everything I have read ever cat has been neutered, all the shots and up to date vet care with up to date information. What started all this was the city of Pierson reported to Volusia county that the cats were all malnourished and in need of medical treatment. The county also said they had visited and they found the same thing. A news reporter went there with live feed the cats were all well kept, healthy and very friendly and she had all the medical information from the time she got each cat it was all up to date. The reporter went to the county and city and asked why they lied. The door was slammed in his face. She went on Dr. Phil's show and got national recognition over this. Started a big stink The county has refused to even recognize the petition for her to have a 250 cat sanctuary . Big mistake the law firm she has is the ones that have been all over Volusia county for the misrepresentation of the budget spending. It is a few select elderly busy bodies neighbors that are the complainers. Their complaints have been such as they can here the cats all night long. Real hard when they are inside over 20 acres away. Her house is trashy you saw the news report and the news reporter was in the house unannounced and the house was spotless. The cats are damaging their property. They are free roaming. The law says a cat can be free roaming. There is nothing you can do about it unless it is damaging property and that gives you the right to humanely trap it and take it to a shelter. I think it is a case of biting off more than they can chew and it blowing up in the face. They are saying the bug bombs she was using caused the fire. IMO There is something fishy about it; not about her, but the Fire Marshal has not talked about it yet. She has received death threats and other property threats quite a bit What this lady is going thru is why the shelter that I was sponsoring left town. It became a circus to even try and keep up with all the permit requirements which are not held to the standards of the county or city shelters. It is all about politics and money and WHO suffers the four legs due to some POS greedy $@#$@$@$. I need a bath after even talking about it that is how dirty the subject is. > Matthew, I saw this story on the local TV news as we aren't too far from > there. What stood out to me was that the woman who owned the house and was [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] >> http://www.cfnews13.com/News/Local/2007/12/29/fire_breaks_out_in_controversial_c at_sanctuary.html >> http://www.news-journalonline.com/NewsJournalOnline/News/WestVolusia/wvlWEST0312 2907.htm > I posted a reply earlier today ALL THE CATS ARE SAFE > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > The reporter went to the county and city and asked why they lied. The > door was slammed in his face. sc***ags She went on Dr. Phil's show and got > national recognition over this. Started a big stink > [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > There is something fishy about it; not about her, but the Fire Marshal > has not talked about it yet. bombs = fire; didn't you know? She has received death threats and other > property threats quite a bit >> [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > the four legs due to some POS greedy $@#$@$@$. I need a bath after > even talking about it that is how dirty the subject is. Any chance there is someone who wants to develope her land? > I posted a reply earlier today ALL THE CATS ARE SAFE > [quoted text clipped - 72 lines] > >>http://www.cfnews13.com/News/Local/2007/12/29/fire_breaks_out_in_cont... > >>http://www.news-journalonline.com/NewsJournalOnline/News/WestVolusia/... Dude, I realize you are stressed about all this, but try not to get sick over it, please. Your last two sentences in the recent post says it all (what I posted earlier)...largely it is known as "fighting City Hall" - and I don't care how many high-powered lawyers the unfortunate lady has, that's still the name of the ]game up there :o( I can't stand Dr. Phil; I think he is an arrogant a****** but if he likes cats I may rethink my opinion of him (this has nothing to do with the cat lady). Aside to Outsider: the key word in Matt's post re bombs causing fire is *BUG* prefix. Have you ever used a "bug bomb"? Stinky, yes, but no way causing fire. And to your query re potential "developer" of lady's property: the way things work in areas like I described in my post (Volusia County, for one) is that once someone/something rattles their cage, the Good Ole Boys of county govt. dig up some form of eminent domain to seize the property. Something like this is going on *right now* in my area of MileHigh but it doesn't involve cats. And what happens to the $$$ when the county eventually sells the property (yeah, to developers)? I'd say, "hee hee" only it ain't funny at all. >> I posted a reply earlier today ALL THE CATS ARE SAFE >> [quoted text clipped - 129 lines] > property (yeah, to developers)? I'd say, "hee hee" only it ain't funny > at all. I wish I could not stress out about it. Due to BS politics here in central Florida shelters are impossible to get permits for. The current shelters are over filled beyond capacity to where the kill shelters wait only the customary 72 hours some are done at less than 48 hours. People who pets got lot come to find out they where found and put to sleep 24 hours later some even with microchips. The current shelters are being target by ordinances trying basically to push them out. Me and the shelter manager fought tooth and nail until she got sick of the situation sold the property and moved to another state. Now there is only a few no kill shelters. Volusia county recently contacted me for donations for animal control. I told them no way. I will donate directly to the shelter and keep their greedy fingers out of it. The County shelter put to sleep over 30,000 cats alone that made me cry I posted a reply earlier today ALL THE CATS ARE SAFE She is not a collector from everything I have read ever cat has been neutered, all the shots and up to date vet care with up to date information. What started all this was the city of Pierson reported to Volusia county that the cats were all malnourished and in need of medical treatment. The county also said they had visited and they found the same thing. A news reporter went there with live feed the cats were all well kept, healthy and very friendly and she had all the medical information from the time she got each cat it was all up to date. The reporter went to the county and city and asked why they lied. The door was slammed in his face. She went on Dr. Phil's show and got national recognition over this. Started a big stink The county has refused to even recognize the petition for her to have a 250 cat sanctuary . Big mistake the law firm she has is the ones that have been all over Volusia county for the misrepresentation of the budget spending. It is a few select elderly busy bodies neighbors that are the complainers. Their complaints have been such as they can here the cats all night long. Real hard when they are inside over 20 acres away. Her house is trashy you saw the news report and the news reporter was in the house unannounced and the house was spotless. The cats are damaging their property. They are free roaming. The law says a cat can be free roaming. There is nothing you can do about it unless it is damaging property and that gives you the right to humanely trap it and take it to a shelter. I think it is a case of biting off more than they can chew and it blowing up in the face. They are saying the bug bombs she was using caused the fire. IMO There is something fishy about it; not about her, but the Fire Marshal has not talked about it yet. She has received death threats and other property threats quite a bit What this lady is going thru is why the shelter that I was sponsoring left town. It became a circus to even try and keep up with all the permit requirements which are not held to the standards of the county or city shelters. It is all about politics and money and WHO suffers the four legs due to some POS greedy $@#$@$@$. I need a bath after even talking about it that is how dirty the subject is. > Matthew, I saw this story on the local TV news as we aren't too far from > there. What stood out to me was that the woman who owned the house and was [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] >> http://www.cfnews13.com/News/Local/2007/12/29/fire_breaks_out_in_controversial_c at_sanctuary.html >> http://www.news-journalonline.com/NewsJournalOnline/News/WestVolusia/wvlWEST0312 2907.htm > Folks awhile back you may remember me talking about the lady in a nearby > town where she was taking in stray cats. The county was trying to shut her [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > http://www.cfnews13.com/News/Local/2007/12/29/fire_breaks_out_in_controversial_c at_sanctuary.html > http://www.news-journalonline.com/NewsJournalOnline/News/WestVolusia/wvlWEST0312 2907.htm Purrs on the way. Sam > So some purrs and prayers that all of the furballs are safe Many purrs en-route, Helen M
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