I Feel So Angry

Grrrr! That makes me so mad for that woman to treat these sweet babies in such a manner! Good for you for taking action! You're absolutely not overreacting and we support you 100% Please keep us up to date!

Cilla i'm in the UK, so if i can help just let me know.

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Me too!

Let us know how it goes!

I have had an absolutely horrible day. I went to my vet who didn't remember her because he wasn't there when she used to go. I spoke to one of the nurses and she remembered her very wellthey had a huge fall out with her but she could not tell me why because the surgery was full.
They had dispensed with her records.

I then went to the vet that I know she is now using, which was the one where she cancelled my appointment. I had made it there because they knew the cat and she had suffered a hip displacement and been treated there well before I knew her. She told me that the cat had been run over by a truck but her husband told me that the poor kittie had fallen from their son's premises through an open window 4 storeys up. Anyhow this vet would not give me her address and made me feel that I was a troublemaker. Perhaps he would lose out on money??????

Then I had to take my daughter to the hospital she suffers from a psychiatric problem and it was horrible. After hospital and calming her down and seeing her home I went to see one of my friends who is connected to the Cats Protection League who it turns out already knows the crazy womand and knows where she lives she promised me that she would go and see her. She did do but the woman would not let her in. I have now to wait to hear from my friend because she is taking the matter over and knows how to go about it a lot better than I do. At least I feel that some authority is now at last in the know and hopefully it will be dealt with in haste, I feel that it will be because The Cat Protection League are marvellous. (Sorry for my spelling I know that there are words we spell differently, and I sometimes forget which they are). So in the end I hope I have done some good. I cannot get those furbabes out of my mind. I hope I will hear something tomorrow. I think back about some of the things she has said previously and I feel guilty that I did not pick up on them before now. I still feel angry and I don't like the feeling one bit.

Sorry I have rambled on haven't I. Thanks for being there.

Rosiemac, she lives in Manchester

`Wow i cant believe this is in the UK!
I'm down in London...

Surely you can report her to the RSPCA.... they'd have to investigate and see exactly what is going on.

words fail me....

JasmineCat It has taken me until today to trace her address,but if I report her to the RSPCA they will take the kitties away and have them put to sleep. The Cats Protection League will take them away and look after them and then report her to the RSPCA.

Originally Posted by Andrea77

Yikes......I think this woman has to TOTALLY be reported.. I think you should find her number.. talk to the local shelters.. she sounds totally crazy... the issue here is the cats.. they don't sound like they are in a good place!!

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I agree

Cilla, good for you to be so persistant! I'm 100% behind you! I know that when this is all done and over with there might be MANY kitties thanking you for getting them out of a bad situation! You go girl! Keep us posted! I'd love to see that she got all her cats taken away and at the very LEAST fined for being so horrible to them.

They put them to sleep straight away? are you sure about that? I'll be honest i'm not too familliar with the rescue proceedure here.

A good place to maybe ask more about that is at www.dogpages.org.uk I know its a dog rescue page, but they also deal with all animals and everyone there is very heavily involved with rescue and will do their complete best for the cats.

i'm sorry but what on Earth is this woman thinking??!!

any updates?

If the cats are taken away from her, what's to stop her from doing it again?

Barb I think what usually in a case like this is that after The Cats Protections League have rescued the kits they report her to the RSPCA who will prosecute her and there will be a court order that she will never be allowed to own another animal. This is what I am praying for.

Tamme I'm afraid that is what the RSPCA do. I have actually seen a nightmare of a room full of dead animals, although that was admitteldy a long time ago. I have been told recently that they still put them to sleep I don't know whether it is true or if they will admit it, but I am not risking it. They cannot cope with the numbers. Cats Protection League look after the animals RSPCA deal with the people. The Cats Protection League and the local Dogs home are the places to go to.

The Cats Protection League will also pay half the neutering fee for any cat that is owned by an unemployed person,they just have to fill a form in at the vets.

"This is what I am praying for."

me too. I hope she never gets to own another animal again.

I'm glad there are laws out there to protect the animals and to actually prosecute those people who are abusing them

YAY!!!!! I should hope not! Poor kitties! If I was closer, she'd be stuffed in a small cage let me tell you! DARN stupid people! makes me want to scream!
Keep up the great work Cilla, we are all behind you!(and there's ALOT of us on this board!) you are the greatest!

Jugen thanks so much. You may think this is stupid but I have tears rolling down my face as I type this.

oh cilla! Don't cry! It will get better! As long as there are people out there like you to stop stuff like this, it will be better. Thank you for your persistence. Please keep us updated on your friends progress.

Sorry, but that lady is mentally ill (sick) . The situation really has to be looked into. I find it unbelievable that any vets would allow another person to cancel an appointment you made - perhaps you should have them call you if it happens again. Surely they can make a note to double-check any cancellations? I'm all for animal advocates, and joke about being a "crazy cat lady", but I had a very sobering experience this morning. On Tuesdays I start teaching late (10 .05 a.m.). One of the Internet suppliers I order from had Purina One dog and cat food on sale last week at a very low price, because the "Best by" date was October 15, 2004, and that was for 20 lbs. sacks. I got the delivery yesterday, and decided to drop the food off at the home of a woman who shelters unwanted animals this morning. When I got there, I couldn't believe the stench, and asked to see the animals (dogs, cats, goats, sheep, squirrels, hedgehogs, birds). I counted 247 animals! When I asked, she told me she needed 18 hours a day to care for them. I really think she has gone overboard, and I notified the authorities when I got home from work. I know she means well, but the situation is totally out of control. I feel really guilty, because we used to belong to the same animal rescue organization, and quit about the same time, because we disagreed with the policies (nobody over 65 could adopt an animal, cats could only be adopted in pairs, and had to be allowed outside access, and dogs could only be adopted by people with their own yards). I really appreciate her efforts, but feel that she has lost any sense of reality, and don't want the rescues to suffer because of that.This is definitely a "no-win" situation.

JCat you are right the woman is crazy. That must have been terrible for you to see. But good on you for doing the right thing. Funny you should mention the smell because I have been thinking that her home will be like this. She is not very mobile unless she is in her car. And I think 40 cats is too many to care for anyhow in a house. But my friend has assured me things will be seen to, I am hoping to hear from her tomorrow.

ugh, I can't imagine how her house must be. She can't be taking care of any of them (judging from the original post and how she conducts "business") Those poor kitties.

LOL, while I was reading the post I was going to recommend you inviting the woman to lunch and when she left, have someone follow her home to get her address..My methods are a bit unconventional, I know

I'm glad you are brave enough to take matters over and save those cats

Abby I loved that. I will keep that in mind for future.