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"Hopitus2" wrote in message ...
Well, as Joyce points out, woman may have thought of herself as "loving" the cats - to take them from shelter - but: to *not feed or water them*? When I come home from work, the Evil 3 start nagging for their midnight "snack" food spread......and that's just after 8 or 9 hours or so. Confined in cages, unable even to seek out water nor anything to eat.....my blood boils in its arteries (probably good for the blockages, but still....) imagining this. Some people just can't stand to see anything hungry-looking, and I'm one of these.....talk about wanting to kick someone's butt *bad*................smacking is one thing. Starving is another. I guess I don't see a lot of difference between the two. Physical pain is physical abuse, just as inflicting psychological pain is psychological abuse - both forms of animal abuse - starving and beating - inflict both types of pain. -l. |
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"HRFLTiger" wrote Talking of whom, Last I recently heard, Fliss is still with Andrea Fuller and doing exceptionally well - she has palled up with Grace and they are now bestest buds. Jim I understand has settled into his new home and is exceptionally happy, and Zac, the poor little chap who was so ill, is doing very well with his large feline family at Cynthias, lives in a huge house in one of the poshest parts of London, and is desperately loved and happy. Alls well that ends well I guess. Thanks for the update, Helen. So nice to hear they are all doing so well. -- Marina, Frank and Nikki marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi |
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Helen, thanks for the update on these 3 darlings. I've been thinking about
them. I'm so happy to hear that they are happy and loved where they are. God takes care of his creatures. Jazz & his mama -- Irulan from the stars we came, to the stars we return from now until the end of time "HRFLTiger" wrote in message om... "Stacey" wrote in message ... Why didn't the shelter check on her before giving out the cats, I wonder? Stacey (who remembers the trouble the wonderful woman went through with Jim, Zack and Fliss) Talking of whom, Last I recently heard, Fliss is still with Andrea Fuller and doing exceptionally well - she has palled up with Grace and they are now bestest buds. Jim I understand has settled into his new home and is exceptionally happy, and Zac, the poor little chap who was so ill, is doing very well with his large feline family at Cynthias, lives in a huge house in one of the poshest parts of London, and is desperately loved and happy. Alls well that ends well I guess. Helen M |
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Yes, it is called being a 'collector'. As I recall, they start out trying
to help the critters, believe that taking them from the shelter will save their lives and, probably, originally start out as looking for a home for them. However, as anybody who has ever tried to find a home for an animal knows, you run out of homes fast - neighbors, friends and family may adopt a critter, but not more than once usually. It's not an easy task. So, this well meaning person suddenly has all kinds of animals they cannot bear to bring back to the shelter, as they probably think they will be put down if they do. It is an OCD - much like people who cannot throw away any trash, etc. LeeAnne IMO - The ones who should be shot are the ones running the puppy/kitten mills - now they are just a-holes! "Napoleon" wrote in message om... They do it because they are mentally ill. I believe the term used is "collector's syndrome" and it's a form of obsessive/compulsive disorder. These people compulsively collect animals until they are overwhelmed and they are in denial with respect to the conditions they create for the animals. This sort of thing happens unfortunately on a regular basis. I read an article about this problem within the past few weeks somewhere and if I can find where it is I will post it. It is really a sad situation and AFAIR from the article these people will even repeat the behaviour after they are caught and punished. It is difficult to stop them at least the first time before things get out of hand since law enforcement can't go into someone's home without cause and by the time outsiders can see that something is wrong the conditions for the animals are often abysmal as in this case. I seem to remember reading that at least some shelter personnel keep an eye out for people who are repeatedly trying to adopt additional animals or take them off the shelter's hands on some pretext because they know that these type of people are out there and they are very persistent. Angela and Gizmo "Magic Mood Jeep©" wrote in message news:WVozb.411790$Fm2.418263@attbi_s04... http://www.theindychannel.com/news/2678796/detail.html Dozens Of Dead Cats Removed From Woman's Garage Animal Shelter Workers Stunned By Neglect Case POSTED: 10:08 a.m. EST December 3, 2003 RENSSELAER, Ind. -- Officials at Jasper County's animal shelter were reviewing pet adoption procedures after authorities removed nearly 50 dead cats from the garage of a woman who offered to help find new homes for animals. "We love these animals," shelter employee Karen Adams said Tuesday. "We thought we were doing a favor by letting them go with her, never dreaming ... we thought we were saving lives." Prosecutors in LaPorte County charged Kathy Shotsberger, 45, of Michigan City, with seven counts of animal neglect. She was released Monday on $300 bond. She could face up to six months in jail and a $1,000 fine on each count if convicted. The Associated Press was unable to contact Shotsberger for comment Wednesday. There was no number under her name in published listings for Michigan City, and she was believed to be staying with her mother in Chicago. Police arrested Shotsberger on Sunday after officers found cages full of dead cats, birds and rabbits stacked throughout her garage. In a nearby modular home officers found 29 live animals, mostly beagles, inside cages or locked in rooms with floors soaked in waste. Some of the cages had been loaned to Shotsberger by workers at the Jasper County shelter in Rensselaer. Director Paula Wilcox said Shotsberger first took four dogs and 21 cats from the shelter in April 2002 with the understanding that she would find new owners for the animals. She last visited the shelter on Nov. 20, when she was allowed to leave with six cats. She was not charged a fee. "It's hard to believe what happened," said Wilcox, one of two workers at the northwest Indiana shelter. "We didn't suspect anything. Kathy had been here many times." Adams said Shotsberger returned to the shelter frequently, bringing orders for specific animals she said she could place with families in her area. Authorities said it appeared Shotsberger was taking the animals home and leaving them in cages without food or water. Police said she apparently became overwhelmed by the number of animals in her care. Wilcox said she and Adams may begin checking with other animal shelters and police to see if they had received any complaints before releasing animals to rescue groups. But with a staff of two and one animal control officer, such procedures could be time-consuming. Shotsberger also adopted two beagles from the Porter County animal shelter on separate occasions about three years ago, said Sandy Ogle, its director. "That's the only contact we had with her," she said. -- 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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Magic Mood Jeep© wrote:
http://www.theindychannel.com/news/2678796/detail.html Dozens Of Dead Cats Removed From Woman's Garage Animal Shelter Workers Stunned By Neglect Case POSTED: 10:08 a.m. EST December 3, 2003 RENSSELAER, Ind. -- Officials at Jasper County's animal shelter were reviewing pet adoption procedures after authorities removed nearly 50 dead cats from the garage of a woman who offered to help find new homes for animals. "We love these animals," shelter employee Karen Adams said Tuesday. "We thought we were doing a favor by letting them go with her, never dreaming ... we thought we were saving lives." Prosecutors in LaPorte County charged Kathy Shotsberger, 45, of Michigan City, with seven counts of animal neglect. She was released Monday on $300 bond. She could face up to six months in jail and a $1,000 fine on each count if convicted. The Associated Press was unable to contact Shotsberger for comment Wednesday. There was no number under her name in published listings for Michigan City, and she was believed to be staying with her mother in Chicago. Police arrested Shotsberger on Sunday after officers found cages full of dead cats, birds and rabbits stacked throughout her garage. In a nearby modular home officers found 29 live animals, mostly beagles, inside cages or locked in rooms with floors soaked in waste. Some of the cages had been loaned to Shotsberger by workers at the Jasper County shelter in Rensselaer. Director Paula Wilcox said Shotsberger first took four dogs and 21 cats from the shelter in April 2002 with the understanding that she would find new owners for the animals. She last visited the shelter on Nov. 20, when she was allowed to leave with six cats. She was not charged a fee. "It's hard to believe what happened," said Wilcox, one of two workers at the northwest Indiana shelter. "We didn't suspect anything. Kathy had been here many times." Adams said Shotsberger returned to the shelter frequently, bringing orders for specific animals she said she could place with families in her area. Authorities said it appeared Shotsberger was taking the animals home and leaving them in cages without food or water. Police said she apparently became overwhelmed by the number of animals in her care. Wilcox said she and Adams may begin checking with other animal shelters and police to see if they had received any complaints before releasing animals to rescue groups. But with a staff of two and one animal control officer, such procedures could be time-consuming. Shotsberger also adopted two beagles from the Porter County animal shelter on separate occasions about three years ago, said Sandy Ogle, its director. "That's the only contact we had with her," she said. She was let go on only $300. What if each of those contained kids, as some of our cats are to us? |
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