[Felvtalk] FW: Caboodle Ranch - Another "sanctuary" owner charged with cruelty

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FYI:  Here's another perspective on the situation:
From:  "X" [name removed]Sent: Tuesday,    February 28,  2012 3:51 PMSubject: Craig  Grant, Director of Caboodle Ranch
The below info is    found  at this link:  https://www.facebook.com/caboodleranch.savethekitties Yesterday, when I heard of the investigation and rescue intervention at Caboodle Ranch, my first thought  was that Craig Grant was just another compassionate fool who got in over his  head because he couldn't turn away a cat with nowhere to go.  The below  information has changed my perception of him.  No decent individual would  let animals in his custody go without needed medical care, food and clean living conditions while making frivolous expenditures on himself from 501.3c funds that  should have been spent on the cats. Financial  Fraud
For an overview of embezzlement and  financial fraud click here here.
Records obtained through  the court indicate that operator, Craig Grant, is embezzling corporate funds  (donations) for personal use. There are numerous transactions on their 501(c)  not-for-profit account for    transactions such as: airline flights, trip to Vegas, tickets to Daytona 500, hotels, online clothing orders, online magazine orders,  gifts, etc.  The list goes on and on. Craig admitted in court records that he does not routinely record cash donations. It's been reported that Craig has used cash to take people out to eat.
In interviews Craig Grant has stated he  gets a $1000/month personal salary. Therefore, any personal expenses should be paid for out of HIS salary.  It is unlawful for any transactions for personal use to come out of a not-for-profit corporate account. All donations/income MUST be used for the care of cats.
The IRS and    Attorney General have been  notified.


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> Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2012 19:34:37 -0600
> From: dlgegg at windstream.net
> To: felvtalk at felineleukemia.org
> Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] FW: Caboodle Ranch - Another "sanctuary" owner charged with cruelty
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> I have asked my vet to "tak" t me if he thinks I am becoming a hoarder.  I wish I had a mllion dollars, I would have such a rescue place for all animals, but until then, I feel that my limit is 7 cats both fnancially and physically.
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> ---- Beth <create_me_new at yahoo.com> wrote: 
> > The people I'm talking about did spay/neuter & had vet references. They had good intentions, but the hoarding mentality took over & got out of hand.
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> Don't Litter, Fix Your Critter! www.Furkids.org
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>  From: GRAS <gras at optonline.net>
> To: felvtalk at felineleukemia.org 
> Sent: Thursday, March 1, 2012 10:28 AM
> Subject: [Felvtalk] FW: Caboodle Ranch - Another "sanctuary" owner charged with cruelty
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> Sadly, there may be some, but I have yet to come across a “rescuer/hoarder” in the 20 years of being involved in cat rescuein Southern CT.  There are probably some hoarder types; a typical symptom would be someone who doesn’t spay/neuter nor provides veterinary care….therefore, they may not be the “typical” hoarders as we know them. The CT woman was definitely not one!  She was extremely well-respected, a caring and capable woman whose life and the lives of the cats in her care have been ruined forever, thanks to overzealous officials and a disgruntled person! The state didn’t even allow her home-visit vet to vouch for the health and treatment that he prescribed for cats in her care to testify on her behalf! I can tell you that there’s a hidden agenda in CT to put all small cat rescues out of business to allow stray, feral, abandoned cats to be rounded up and killed!  
> BTW, we are NO-KILL, no cages; in addition to cats in home surroundings, we also have several cat condos and enclosed outdoor runs in warmer months.
> Natalie
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> From:felvtalk-bounces at felineleukemia.org [mailto:felvtalk-bounces at felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Beth
> Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2012 9:47 AM
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> Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Caboodle Ranch - Another "sanctuary" owner charged with cruelty
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> I don't know the full story of the woman in CT, so I can't comment on that, but I've seen people who are heads of rescue organizations who are hoarders. Just because someone has a title does not mean they are OK.
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> Don't Litter, Fix Your Critter! www.Furkids.org
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