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Another Disgusting News Story
Whoops - sorry about that - I meant to delete all the html crap & change the
msg to txt only - but had a brain fart -- The ONE and ONLY lefthanded-pathetic-paranoid-psychotic-sarcastic-wiseass-ditzy former-blonde in Bloomington! (And proud of it, too)© http://www.geocities.com/the_magic_mood_jeep/ http://community.webshots.com/user/mgcmdjeep "Magic Mood Jeep©" wrote in message news:2QL5c.27348$KO3.71061@attbi_s02... http://www.theindychannel.com/news/2...103162004&ts=H 104 Cats Allegedly Seized From East-Side Home Authorities: Woman Intended To Profit From Cats POSTED: 12:48 pm EST March 16, 2004 UPDATED: 1:32 pm EST March 16, 2004 INDIANPOLIS -- Animal control investigators said 104 cats were taken from an east-side home last week after receiving a complaint about the home. Video Authorities: Woman Kept Cats For Profit Slideshow: Pictures Of Cat House Turkish Van Breeders Web Site Officials served a search warrant on 27-year-old Windy Johnston's home in the 100 block of North Euclid Street and allegedly found the animals living in filthy conditions, RTV6's Ericka Flye reported. Investigators first went to the home last year after receiving a complaint, but found 37 healthy cats with the proper identification and vaccinations. But last week, officials said the walls and floors in the home were covered with feces and urine. "(We found) feces with mold on it. It's been there so long it's turning moldy," Animal Care and Control spokeswoman Margie Smith Simmons said. Officials said many of the cats were in poor health. They were all seized and the ones that can be saved are being nursed back to health, Flye reported. Officials believe Johnson was planning to sell the cats. "We found some information on the Internet where she is listing Turkish Vans for sale, which is a type of cat," Simmons said. Johnson was ticketed and told to vacate the house. She faces numerous charges in connection with the case. The cats will remain in custody until a judge decides whether she can get them back, Flye reported. -- The ONE and ONLY lefthanded-pathetic-paranoid-psychotic-sarcastic-wiseass-ditzy former-blonde in Bloomington! (And proud of it, too)© http://www.geocities.com/the_magic_mood_jeep/ http://community.webshots.com/user/mgcmdjeep |
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What is it with these "cat collectors"? Unfortunately, they're giving
legitimate breeders a very bad name these days.....the various breeders I've seen @ cat shows have always seemed genuinely concerned for their cats' welfare/wellbeing/care, both at the shows and back wherever they come from. But such cruelty as seen in your article seems rampant lately. Maybe the authorities are simply discovering such goings-on more frequently and moving successfully to stop them. "Magic Mood Jeep©" wrote in message news:lSL5c.26559$J05.174938@attbi_s01... : Whoops - sorry about that - I meant to delete all the html crap & change the : msg to txt only - but had a brain fart : : -- : The ONE and ONLY : lefthanded-pathetic-paranoid-psychotic-sarcastic-wiseass-ditzy former-blonde : in Bloomington! (And proud of it, too)© : http://www.geocities.com/the_magic_mood_jeep/ : http://community.webshots.com/user/mgcmdjeep : : : "Magic Mood Jeep©" wrote in message : news:2QL5c.27348$KO3.71061@attbi_s02... : : http://www.theindychannel.com/news/2...103162004&ts=H : : 104 Cats Allegedly Seized From East-Side Home : Authorities: Woman Intended To Profit From Cats : : POSTED: 12:48 pm EST March 16, 2004 : UPDATED: 1:32 pm EST March 16, 2004 : : INDIANPOLIS -- Animal control investigators said 104 cats were taken from : an : east-side home last week after receiving a complaint about the home. : : Video : : : Authorities: Woman Kept Cats For Profit : Slideshow: Pictures Of Cat House : Turkish Van Breeders Web Site : : : : : : Officials served a search warrant on 27-year-old Windy Johnston's home in : the 100 block of North Euclid Street and allegedly found the animals : living : in filthy conditions, RTV6's Ericka Flye reported. : : Investigators first went to the home last year after receiving a : complaint, : but found 37 healthy cats with the proper identification and vaccinations. : But last week, officials said the walls and floors in the home were : covered : with feces and urine. : : "(We found) feces with mold on it. It's been there so long it's turning : moldy," Animal Care and Control spokeswoman Margie Smith Simmons said. : : Officials said many of the cats were in poor health. They were all seized : and the ones that can be saved are being nursed back to health, Flye : reported. : : Officials believe Johnson was planning to sell the cats. : : "We found some information on the Internet where she is listing Turkish : Vans : for sale, which is a type of cat," Simmons said. : : Johnson was ticketed and told to vacate the house. She faces numerous : charges in connection with the case. : : The cats will remain in custody until a judge decides whether she can get : them back, Flye reported. : : -- : The ONE and ONLY : lefthanded-pathetic-paranoid-psychotic-sarcastic-wiseass-ditzy : former-blonde : in Bloomington! (And proud of it, too)© : http://www.geocities.com/the_magic_mood_jeep/ : http://community.webshots.com/user/mgcmdjeep : : : : : : |
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On Tue, 16 Mar 2004 19:09:36 -0500, "Hopitus2"
yodeled: What is it with these "cat collectors"? Unfortunately, they're giving legitimate breeders a very bad name these days.....the various breeders I've seen @ cat shows have always seemed genuinely concerned for their cats' welfare/wellbeing/care, both at the shows and back wherever they come from. But such cruelty as seen in your article seems rampant lately. Maybe the authorities are simply discovering such goings-on more frequently and moving successfully to stop them. Any responsible breeder will tell you that they're not in it for the money. Animals can't be mass-produced and marketed like a commodity without exploiting and damaging them. Theresa alt.tv.frasier FAQ: http://www.im-listening.net/FAQ/ Single-mindedness is all very well in cows or baboons; in an animal claiming to belong to the same species as Shakespeare it is simply disgraceful. (Aldous Huxley) |
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What is it with these "cat collectors"? Unfortunately, they're giving
legitimate breeders a very bad name these days.....the various breeders I've seen @ cat shows have always seemed genuinely concerned for their cats' It doesn't sound like a cat collector. It sounds more like a kitten mill. Cat collectors don't sell or give away their cats. They can't. It's an illness, and when the cats are taken away, it's only a matter of time before they get more. Kitten millers are just in it for the money. I'd love to hear an update on this. I hope they throw the book at her. Sherry |
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Whenever I hear those stories, I always feel a bit afraid that I will
end up that way, if I get old, and have nobody around to tell me when to stop. If I could, I would take in any animal that needed a home-- it's only having someone around who has a veto that keeps me from doing it. I would pray that I have the wisdom to know when enough was enough and if I was really doing the animals more harm than good by taking them in. It's scary, isn't it. Animal collectors start out with the *best* of intentions. They're like you, me, and everybody else on this group, just taking in cats/dogs that need a home. Then something happens, and the situation gets away from them. They often deprive *themselves* of proper food, medical care, etc. to try to care for the cats. But part of the difference is, they won't usually give any of the animals up, even to seemingly good homes. Kitten millers I'd love to see locked up and the key thrown away. Animal collectors, I just feel sorry for. They are usually devastated when the animals are taken away. I also pray that if my "reality checks"--my DH, kids, weren't here to keep me from over-extending, that I would have the wisdom you speak of also. Sherry Sherry |
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