Anyone Near Bridgeport Connecticut??? HELP!

[moosmom]

I spoke with a woman from the Bridgeport Cat Project tonight. She sent a bazillion emails to all the volunteers at the BCP. I told her I'd help her in anyway I can. We're trying to find out the name of the landlord so we can have charges pressed against him for animal abandonment and abuse.

I gotta tell ya though, that woman Diane Cohen is a bit of a flake. She was mad because one of the women she talked to who was involved in rescue, according to her, "wanted to be in charge". She rambled on about how how she didn't believe that cats should live in cages. I told her it was much better than being on the streets fending for themselves. BCP said that they only put them in cages for a week, just to isolate them while they're tested and vaccinated.

I also called WTNH Channel 8 to follow-up on their coverage. They said they'd call me tomorrow and let me know either way.

That's it for now. Stay tuned!!

[QueenScoopalot]

Well maybe Diane Cohen is willing to take them all into her home uncaged until room is available in shelters for them? And sure hope she's financially prepared for the URIs that crop up from them being in the cold damp weather. She sounds like a flake, too bad there isn't anyone else to go through and get things rolling.

[moosmom]

Well, I think that a bunch of us are going to converge on the place this weekend. Since the cats seem to be friendly, according to Diane, we're going to bring carriers. Weather reports say we're getting snow on Sunday. I HOPE we can get them off the streets by then.

My roommate did a check on the property (it pays to live with someone with connections ) to see who owns the building. It's owned by a guy who lives in Stamford. The lady from the BCP said Diane is going to call her later on tonight with the landlord's phone number. This guy is going down for what he did to those poor kits.

[QueenScoopalot]

Way to go Donna! I'd love to know who the tenant who was evicted is as well...as she is going to start up the same crap,in a different location. And it's good to get incriminating testimony from the landlords mouth that can be used in court..otherwise well...you know how the court system works in America. Wonder if there's a form sheet that could be made up for him to sign? Something like I (landlords name) allow such & such an orginization to remove said cats evicted from property at (address)... The only way he'll get prosecuted is via some sort of document that states he threw out the cats etc.

[moosmom]

He CLAIMS he called Animal Control. But according to BCP, the guy never does anything when cats are involved but call them. Nice, huh??

[QueenScoopalot]

If he did, animal control should have some record of it. I'd still love to know where the tenant went, and if she took some of those unaltered cats with her, or if they were all left behind and dumped outside? After all, she's as much at fault as he (the landlord).

[moosmom]

I've been in touch with Wendy from the Bridgeport Cat Project. She has put in several calls to animal control and they have not called her back. We're giving them till 5 pm tonight and then we do a media blitz (tv stations, newspapers). We have GOT to get these cats off the streets by Sunday before the expected snowfall. We're trying to get a group together from BCP to go there on Sunday with traps/carriers to see how many cats/kittens we can get.

We've notified the State of CT of the situation and will be filing a complaint eventually, against the landlord AND the Bridgeport ACO. But first we want to make sure we get all the cats with the possible help of the landlord (not letting on that he WILL be charged with animal abandonment).

*sigh* I guess I'm involved, as I did ask Wendy if BCP has a cage I could borrow to POSSIBLY foster some cats/kittens.