Our shelter was raided last week by a group of badge-wearing thugs who confiscated our 80 feline residents, stripped our clinic of hundreds of dollars worth of drugs and physically assaulted one of our elderly volunteers.
The uproar caused by this was immediate and loud. Despite the attempt by the Humane Society to spin this raid into another "clearing out a hoarder" story hundreds of adopters, volunteers and friends of the shelter have stepped forward to declare that it just isn't so.
We had just moved into our new facility when the raid occurred, and we went ahead with our grand opening, even though we had no cats to join in the celebration. Almost 500 people showed up to offer money, legal services and moral support.
For particulars about the story you can read our website: www.thecatladiessociety.com
You can also follow it on vindy.com keyword Cat Ladies Society
or wkbn news 27.
Our concern is that there is no word as to the fate of the 80 cats that were chased all over the shelter, dumped 7 and 8 to a cage with no separation of sick and well, driven across town in an open pickup truck and kept in those packed conditions until THEIR veterinarian could assess their condition. Our veterinarian was not permitted access to the cats, nor did they take their medical records so the cats that were ill did not receive their medication.
If this outrages you as much as it does the people of Youngstown, please get involved. Facebook it, Twitter it, and write letters to the editor at Vindy.com.
Thank you for the help, and pray that our cats haven't been killed yet.
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