I've seen many photos and even a video from Caboodle Ranch...I always wonder, if all cats are outdoors - can't they get out of the area, and how can one monitor them all when one may not know where they are?
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Heather Sent: Friday, February 25, 2011 9:50 AM To: [email protected] Cc: Debbie Bates Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Sanctuaries I hope this link works. I live in Florida and know several people who have been to Caboodle. >From what I can surmise, it seems it was pretty decent years ago and has possibly declined with illness and the increasing population. Hearing reports of a cat with its eye hanging out (two different people from different areas of florida who don't know each other reported seeing this cat), or an exposed fracture as mentioned in this article, are pretty scary. I've heard some things that suggest it may have been cleaned up some (do not know), but this article was in a local paper in the last few weeks. I don't think much can be worse than being stacked in a carrier or cage for life, but, check it out before leaving an animal is of course the best advice as stated here by others. http://www.tampabay.com/features/humaninterest/article1151027.ece On Fri, Feb 25, 2011 at 9:39 AM, Debbie Bates <[email protected]> wrote: > > I have not personally visited Caboodle...however, the group I foster for > said they would NEVER allow any of their animals to go there. The animals > live out of doors (for the most part)....and this guy really discourages > visitors. So if a cat gets sick and hides ... how will he know? The > healthy ones probably enjoy themselves, but he has no way to keep accurate > health care records.... > Now, you can take this with a grain of salt....this same group is the one > who placed my "unadoptable" foster momma in the "sanctuary" that was shut > down by Law Enforcement....I DID get to see that one and it was nothing > short of a concentration camp for cats...I still have nightmares. > > Debbie > ~ When the world says, "Give up," hope whispers, "Try it one more time" ~ > > > > > Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2011 08:57:43 -0500 > > From: [email protected] > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Sanctuaries > > > > On 02-24, Susan Hoffman wrote: > > > > > This is the problem with most "sanctuaries." It's a flawed > > > business model. A "sanctuary" by definition offers lifetime care > > > So they fill up fast and, as the population ages, become more and > > > more expensive to maintain. And usually the people who try to > > > start sanctuaries keep taking in new animals, sometimes because > > > they need the surrender fee to keep the operation running and > > > sometimes because they simply have a hard time saying "no." This is > > > just not a sustainable model. > > > > I've been looking at on-line sanctuaries because we are old now, > > (78 and 88) and I need a place for my cats to go when we depart > > this earth. > > > > Do any of you know about Caboodle Ranch in northern Florida?? > > It looks great on line, but could still be pretty bad as they > > certainly won't be taking pictures that make it look anything less > > than wonderful! > > > > They only charge $150. per cat, and say they have no limit as to > > the number they can take and this raises a red flag to me. > > > > If any of you people in the northern Florida area have any info > > about Caboodle please let me know. > > > > Lorrie > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Felvtalk mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > [email protected] > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list [email protected] http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list [email protected] http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
