For those of you who may not be aware of the situation that has been occuring in Antioch, CA, I will briefly explain the details. Over the course of the last 18 months nearly 1000 cats have been officially reported missing. lost, or as we now believe, stolen.
We have been investigating these disappearances and always seemed to be drawn back to the same suspects. The case broke wide open this past May, when the Antioch City Clerk, who reported that one of her cats disappeared in January of this year, decided to do a little shopping at a local PETsMART.
The primary suspects in this case, unfortunately are members of a local cat rescue group and they were, as usual, conducting their weekend cat adoptions the same day that the Antioch City Clerk visited the PETsMART store. The City Clerk, on a whim, decided to take a stroll over to the adoption area and look at the cats that this rescue group had up for adoption that day. As she strolled down through the cages, suddenly she stopped dead in her tracks. She couldn't believe what she was seeing.
Right there, sitting in one of the adoption cages, was her missing (stolen) cat.
To make a long story short, she went through hell to get this rescue group to release her cat to her, but finally she succeeded and the next day she filed a police complaint against this rescue group.
This was all our Aninmal Service Dept. needed to finally have just cause to enter the home of one of the more prominant members of this rescue group. For many years, she has been known for her militant attitudes about proper cat care and that she has kept an untold number of cats in her home, all in the name of rescue. This woman has been vocal for years about the fact that she does not believe that cats should be allowed outside. She insists that any cats that are allowed outside must have terrible owners and she will take (rescue) any cat that she sees outside no matter if the cat has an owner or not. Her belief is that the owner doesn't deserve to have the cat because the owner let the cat spend time outdoors.
When Animal Services entered this home on July 19th, they found a terribly disturbing and shocking scene. Animal Services discovered nearly 150 cats caged inside this woman's garage. Most were sick with URI, conjunctivitis, diarrhea, overweight (lack of exercise as the cats were never let out of their cages), worms, and fleas. Three were immediately euthanized due to poor health, one of these three was diagnosed with Feline AIDS. The worst thing of all was that all of their spirits had been broken. You could see it in their eyes.
Throughout the following weeks, 5 people have been reunited with their missing cats. Their cats were found among 150 cats caged inside this womans garage.
However, this case gets more bizzarre, as the attitudes being displayed by our Animal Services Dept. are extremely suspicious. They seem to be supporting the criminals in this case and have shown utter disrespect and contempt for the hundreds of victims of this warped rescue philosophy, the hundreds of people whose cats have mysteriously disappeared.
Please click on the following link, http://www.petitiononline.com/CAPTURE/petition.html, and you will be taken to the on line petition where you can show your support for the residents of Alameda, Contra Costa, and Solano Counties who are asking for a full investigation into the activities of this rescue group, called CC4C or Community concern for Cats.
Law enforcement officials have received testimony from several citizens who have stepped forward to provide eyewitness testimony giving the police hard evidence that members of the CC4C organization have been purposely taking owned cats. Witnesses have stated that the members of CC4C were told that the cats had owners and were not in need of rescuing. This, however, did not stop CC4C members, and they repeatedly attempted to takes these cats. Finally, one eyewitness, caught them red handed, shoving the cat into the backseat of their car.
The members of CC4C conduct their activity at all times of the day. Just a few days ago, another cat disappeared from the exact same location where the attempted theft incident described above took place. We must stop these people from taking our beloved pets. Please bear in mind, that just because there were only 5 reunions that occured in relation to the 150 cats pulled from the garage on Bellflower Dr. in Antioch, everyone must remember that this organization has 50+ foster homes. One home in Walnut Creek has over 200 cats, another home in Concord has 50-100 cats, two more homes in Antioch have 35+ adult cats, and the list goes on and on.
They often times will transfer cats they have captured to foster homes located in other cities. This is evident by the micro chipped cat that was found among the 150 cats taken from the Mouer resident and the owner of this cat resided in Vallejo. Fortunately, because of the microchip, the cat was finally reunited with its original owner.
All of these things should say to everyone that this rescue group must be stopped and stopped now before any more people lose their cats.
Also, please view some of photos that were taken by Antioch Animal Control when they entered the garage like prison where this rescue group held captive these innocent beloved family pets for who knows how long, months, maybe even years. This president of this cat rescue organization claims that they only rescue feral cats, yet we all know that the majority of adult feral cats are not generally considered suitable adoption candidates. So where did this rescue group get the 10,000 cats they claim to have adopted over the past ten years?
Please visit the web site below and read the petition that will be sent to the Contra Costa District Attorneyâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]s office on Sept. 9th, 2002. If you agree with the petition then please follow the instructions to add your signature. Please forward this email to anyone you feel will be in support of our efforts to recover as many missing cats as possible. This may be our only option to find our missing cats.
http://www.petitiononline.com/CAPTURE/petition.html
Thank you.
We have been investigating these disappearances and always seemed to be drawn back to the same suspects. The case broke wide open this past May, when the Antioch City Clerk, who reported that one of her cats disappeared in January of this year, decided to do a little shopping at a local PETsMART.
The primary suspects in this case, unfortunately are members of a local cat rescue group and they were, as usual, conducting their weekend cat adoptions the same day that the Antioch City Clerk visited the PETsMART store. The City Clerk, on a whim, decided to take a stroll over to the adoption area and look at the cats that this rescue group had up for adoption that day. As she strolled down through the cages, suddenly she stopped dead in her tracks. She couldn't believe what she was seeing.
Right there, sitting in one of the adoption cages, was her missing (stolen) cat.
To make a long story short, she went through hell to get this rescue group to release her cat to her, but finally she succeeded and the next day she filed a police complaint against this rescue group.
This was all our Aninmal Service Dept. needed to finally have just cause to enter the home of one of the more prominant members of this rescue group. For many years, she has been known for her militant attitudes about proper cat care and that she has kept an untold number of cats in her home, all in the name of rescue. This woman has been vocal for years about the fact that she does not believe that cats should be allowed outside. She insists that any cats that are allowed outside must have terrible owners and she will take (rescue) any cat that she sees outside no matter if the cat has an owner or not. Her belief is that the owner doesn't deserve to have the cat because the owner let the cat spend time outdoors.
When Animal Services entered this home on July 19th, they found a terribly disturbing and shocking scene. Animal Services discovered nearly 150 cats caged inside this woman's garage. Most were sick with URI, conjunctivitis, diarrhea, overweight (lack of exercise as the cats were never let out of their cages), worms, and fleas. Three were immediately euthanized due to poor health, one of these three was diagnosed with Feline AIDS. The worst thing of all was that all of their spirits had been broken. You could see it in their eyes.
Throughout the following weeks, 5 people have been reunited with their missing cats. Their cats were found among 150 cats caged inside this womans garage.
However, this case gets more bizzarre, as the attitudes being displayed by our Animal Services Dept. are extremely suspicious. They seem to be supporting the criminals in this case and have shown utter disrespect and contempt for the hundreds of victims of this warped rescue philosophy, the hundreds of people whose cats have mysteriously disappeared.
Please click on the following link, http://www.petitiononline.com/CAPTURE/petition.html, and you will be taken to the on line petition where you can show your support for the residents of Alameda, Contra Costa, and Solano Counties who are asking for a full investigation into the activities of this rescue group, called CC4C or Community concern for Cats.
Law enforcement officials have received testimony from several citizens who have stepped forward to provide eyewitness testimony giving the police hard evidence that members of the CC4C organization have been purposely taking owned cats. Witnesses have stated that the members of CC4C were told that the cats had owners and were not in need of rescuing. This, however, did not stop CC4C members, and they repeatedly attempted to takes these cats. Finally, one eyewitness, caught them red handed, shoving the cat into the backseat of their car.
The members of CC4C conduct their activity at all times of the day. Just a few days ago, another cat disappeared from the exact same location where the attempted theft incident described above took place. We must stop these people from taking our beloved pets. Please bear in mind, that just because there were only 5 reunions that occured in relation to the 150 cats pulled from the garage on Bellflower Dr. in Antioch, everyone must remember that this organization has 50+ foster homes. One home in Walnut Creek has over 200 cats, another home in Concord has 50-100 cats, two more homes in Antioch have 35+ adult cats, and the list goes on and on.
They often times will transfer cats they have captured to foster homes located in other cities. This is evident by the micro chipped cat that was found among the 150 cats taken from the Mouer resident and the owner of this cat resided in Vallejo. Fortunately, because of the microchip, the cat was finally reunited with its original owner.
All of these things should say to everyone that this rescue group must be stopped and stopped now before any more people lose their cats.
Also, please view some of photos that were taken by Antioch Animal Control when they entered the garage like prison where this rescue group held captive these innocent beloved family pets for who knows how long, months, maybe even years. This president of this cat rescue organization claims that they only rescue feral cats, yet we all know that the majority of adult feral cats are not generally considered suitable adoption candidates. So where did this rescue group get the 10,000 cats they claim to have adopted over the past ten years?
Please visit the web site below and read the petition that will be sent to the Contra Costa District Attorneyâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]s office on Sept. 9th, 2002. If you agree with the petition then please follow the instructions to add your signature. Please forward this email to anyone you feel will be in support of our efforts to recover as many missing cats as possible. This may be our only option to find our missing cats.
http://www.petitiononline.com/CAPTURE/petition.html
Thank you.
