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Just the messenger, sorry if it's already been
posted. They took in animals after owner's deaths, plus FELV+ and FIV+ cats for
a donation. if you have ever sent an animal there, you may want to look into
reclaiming him/her. I will try to locate contact info.
Okay, now that the warrant's been served and the
cats seized, I'm
allowed to release information on this situation! The facility that was seized upon was Wild Cat Ranch (www.wildcatranch.net) - it was basically a "retirement" facility. When people can't continue to care for their cats, they send them to this place and pay a stipend for the cat's care. They also take in FeLV and FIV kitties and have a feral colony. From what I was told, there have been allegations of abuse/neglect for years - the SPCA of Texas would go down, investigate, give warnings, the facility would clean up it's act for a while. Apparently there's one "model" cat building that people are shown - but that's not where most of the cats reside. Most of the cats are living in corrugated metal sheds with dirt floors. From what I was told, terrible living conditions. What finally sparked the seizure - the IRS was investigating the money aspect of the operation for fraud. People's cats would die, they would not be informed of the death, and the facility would continue to take payments from the owners. All of the cats have been moved to the Wild Animal Orphanage temporarily - until placement can be found. I have no idea what they are going to do with the feral and the positives. Very sad. More details will be following about what kind of homes/rescue will be needed for the cats! Feel free to crosspost! |
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