tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938619138651987959.post8164014822829072665..comments2023-03-07T06:13:53.526-05:00Comments on Drats the Squirrels & Nuts are taking over: No Kill Nation FARA, PETA and the rescue hoarding cardBy20houndshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01270646010444091362noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938619138651987959.post-47146295480199382502012-04-08T05:25:52.823-04:002012-04-08T05:25:52.823-04:00Let's face facts.
Nathan Winograd put people ...Let's face facts.<br /><br />Nathan Winograd put people in jobs like PACCA in Philadelphia to use his failed No Kill agenda, and not only did the shelters themselves become hoarding warehouses where animals died of untreated disease and fighting, but they knowingly gave animals to hoarders to try to fudge their statistics even when they were warned by people in the community that the recipients of the animals were hoarders and had killed animals. These were his people that he selected for these jobs and put into place. HE should have been keeping an eye on them and reporting them for abuse, or listening to the complaints and heeding them. He just made excuses and threatened people.<br /><br />Winograd also is involved with puppy mill breeders who are nothing more than hoarders and abusers. His AKC friends can't keep AKC running without the money they make from these puppy mill registrations, from breeders with lengthy histories of abuses.<br /><br />Winograd represents hoarding, he supports hoarding, he has tried to cover up hoarding (how long did he deny the problems at PACCA?), he in essence has put his seal of approval on hoarding and animal abuse. He has never taken responsibility or had the dignity to admit the problems. He just screams and shouts and says nasty things and threatens people and tries to make excuses and hide it all away.<br /><br />Now his No Kill Nation charade is publicly supporting a hoarder and making excuses for it, and that is the bottom line. Hoarding is apparently ok for them. They just don't want the investigations that expose the cruelty because the AKC breeder involved with this group is connected through AKC to puppy mill hoarding and that pays for the dog shows and all the rest of their business.<br /><br />This is just blatant hypocrisy, but it is also misleading the public about their activities.<br /><br />The corruption with this whole scheme is getting ridiculous. It is fraud to pretend to be a humane organization but instead do nothing more than lobby for animal abusers and make excuses for them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938619138651987959.post-81276801836758769562012-04-07T22:56:25.125-04:002012-04-07T22:56:25.125-04:00http://caboodleranch.net/?p=172
Donors, cat owner...http://caboodleranch.net/?p=172<br /><br />Donors, cat owners to file class action lawsuit against Caboodle Ranch<br />Suit accuses founder Craig Grant of consumer fraud<br /><br />A group of donors and former owners of cats relinquished to a nonprofit cat sanctuary known as Caboodle Ranch are coming together to file a class action lawsuit against founder Craig Grant, who was arrested Feb. 27 in the wake of a multi-agency rescue of almost 700 cats from the property. It is one of the largest rescues of animals from a hoarding case in U.S. history.<br /><br />Records from Caboodle Ranch, located in Lee, Fla., indicate that Grant embezzled donations intended to cover care of the cats for his own personal use. Numerous financial transactions recorded on Caboodle Ranch’s 501(c)3 non-profit account show such items as airline flights, trips to Las Vegas, tickets to Disney on Ice and Daytona 500, purchases at Toys R Us, hotels, online clothing orders, online magazine orders, and gifts. Grant also admitted in court records that he did not routinely record cash donations.<br /><br />One couple involved in the lawsuit is Larry and Ann Bechler, who rescue and rehome stray and feral cats. In 2009, after reading news accounts that portrayed Caboodle Ranch as a cat utopia, the Bechlers brought two cats there to be rehomed. Larry recalled asking Grant how many cats he had. “Over 300, but I’d like 3000,” Grant told him.<br /><br />When the Bechlers left the ranch that day, they had a gut feeling that something was wrong. They returned the next day to retrieve their cats, but one, Emma, was nowhere to be found. The Bechlers made several trips back to Caboodle Ranch to look for Emma but never located her. “What a lucrative business charging desperate, caring people to take homeless cats at $100 to $200 each,” Ann said. “When they die a month later, he just takes more.”<br /><br />In addition to using donations for personal activities, financial records show that Grant also used donations to pay for his personal assets. All of Caboodle Ranch’s land, vehicles, and buildings are owned by Grant. The organization itself has no physical assets. Grant has stated in interviews that he got $1000 a month in salary. Any personal expenses he had were legally required to come from his salary, not ranch funds.<br /><br />Grant was arrested Feb. 27 and charged with one count of felony animal cruelty, three counts of misdemeanor animal cruelty, and one count of scheming to defraud. Bond was set at $250,000, and he posted bail later that day. Grant pleaded not guilty to the charges during arraignment April 2.<br /><br />The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, at the request of the Madison County Sheriff’s Office and Madison County Animal Control in northern Florida, has led the rescue of almost 700 cats from Caboodle Ranch beginning Feb. 27. Animal welfare organizations reported that many of the cats showed signs of severe neglect and were suffering from upper respiratory conditions, ringworm, intestinal parasites, fur loss, and eye infections among other medical issues. Responders also uncovered numerous deceased cats on the property.<br /><br />The rescue comes in the wake of an investigation of Caboodle Ranch by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, whose undercover investigator worked as a volunteer at the ranch for five months. Video and photos taken by the investigator show cats suffering from upper-respiratory infections so severe that they gasped for air and struggled to breathe, drooled, and had bloody mucus clogging their noses. Cats had untreated ulcerated corneas that ruptured, causing them to go blind and in some cases die.<br /><br />Anyone who has made monetary donations or donated goods to Caboodle Ranch and/or has rehomed to the care of Caboodle Ranch is eligible to join the lawsuit. Dana Strunk, one of the organizers, is proposing that proceeds from the case be donated to the animal welfare agencies involved in the rescue and care of the cats. For more information regarding the lawsuit, contact (888) 950-4919 or email classactionsuit.caboodleranch@gmail.comCaboodle Crueltyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00044635990152560167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938619138651987959.post-54216893927575082552012-04-07T16:39:03.705-04:002012-04-07T16:39:03.705-04:00What person who loved animals and was really a res...What person who loved animals and was really a rescuer wouldn't want a thief and a hoarder to be arrested and exposed?<br /><br />A person who posed as a "humane leader" and who was actually working for the puppy mill lobby, that's who.<br /><br />Breeders like Wonograd's partners have routinely screamed about undercover investigations because most of them are committing and/or cheating on taxes and running illegal businesses, and some of them are involved in dog fighting.<br /><br />Puppy mill registration money is the number one source of income for AKC. You can bet those AKC breeders don't want mills and hoarders investigated because they might lose a cash cow that pays for their dog shows.<br /><br />In fact, they want NO laws and regularly lobby AGAINST anti-cruelty laws so they can keep making money and overbreeding as well as cutting costs to increase profit by abusing dogs, denying them medical attention, etc..<br /><br />No Kill Nation proves AGAIN that it is just another Rick Berman type front group to support animal abusers and breeders who support financial crimes, tax fraud, and animal abuse.<br /><br />Where is this "charity" spending its money? No Kill Nation is a BREEDER AND HOARDER LOBBYING organization. That is no charity!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com