No-Name and stray cat *pictures* *UPDATE post 12**

[Catty1]

GRRRR! Call the Humane Society in Grand Forks!

That poor poor baby!

What is WITH your dad anyway! You could have found it another home.

Get the Humane society to call him so they have a better chance of finding him - the cat - your dad can say where he dropped him.

I JUST CAN'T BELIEVE THIS!!!!! I CAN'T!!!!

God keep that furbaby safe and let him be found and get a furrever home!

[Catty1]

I PM'd this gal with the following info. My uncle lives there, but does not do email...not sure what he could do anyway as he has no car.

TMB is offline right now, so if anyone else is sorta close and can call them. I emailed them already and posted the link to this thread.

Humane Society of Grand Forks

Address: 6900 Gateway Drive
Grand Forks, ND 58203
Contact: Connie Reiten (Volunteer Services Director)
Phone: (701) 775-3732
Fax: (701) 787-3032
Interest Area: Animals

I don't want to invade any board privacy, but figured this was URGENT

[Toby's my baby]

Thanks everybody, I still am in disbelief. Thank you catty1 for emailing the hs. I'm going to talk to my dad asap and call them tonight, hopefully I will get an answer. I told catty1 that I would call them in the morning, but that is just to long.

I'm so ashamed, I never thought I would have to post something like this, and before I did I was thinking about not even saying anything. I feel like my love for animals has failed, I was supposed to be this cats home. He learned to trust me, and followed me around like a dog, and then another family member just takes him away when he is finally getting comfortable. I'm so sorry.

[Catty1]

Call and leave a message - and tell them you will call back in the morning. Also mention an email from Candace at a gmail address, from Canada. Leave that in the message.

That will give them a heads up.

Do you have a uncle, a good friend of your dad's, ANYONE that might help? Can you drive there on your own?

PRAYERS!

[jennielynn1970]

Sounds like Dad has some control issues... he needs to be in control. Aunt won't go into a nursing home because of her cat, he takes her cat and doesn't tell her. Now he decides to dump the pour soul in the middle of lord knows where?!

Your aunt must be worried sick about her "missing" cat. Have you spoken to her?? What if she gets really sick because her cat is missing?!

Can you get dad to tell you where in Grand Forks he dropped off the cat?? That poor thing must be so confused. Why would he do that??? I mean, unless he's got some deep seeded issues and doesn't care if the cat lives or dies. That's just inhumane.

[Catty1]

Jenn - I hope he will at least tell the Humane Society where he dropped the cat.

I know he's this young woman's dad - but there is something very wrong here. He has hurt TWO female relatives of his, emotionally.

I hope the Humane people will have an educational chat with him.

[jennielynn1970]

That's what I mean Catty... sounds like dad has some issues for him to be doing this to two women who are his family. Hopefully they can find the kitty (who the aunt must have named at some point....) and he'll be ok. Heck, I'm off for the summer... I'll drive to where ever Grand Forks is and pick up the cat from the humane society. He looked like a sweetheart. Roadtrips were meant for summer anyway!!

Just talk calmly to your dad, that should work better than yelling and being accusatory... just try to get him to tell you where he dropped of the kitty. Hopefully it wasn't just in the middle of nowhere, but with someone.

[krazyaboutkatz]

I'm so sorry to hear this. I hope that some one will be able to find no name.

[Pawla]

He took No-name and I think he just dumped him. My dad didn't even tell his aunt that he was taking the cat away from her, he just took it. She is very old (85 years of age) and is living by herself. She desperatly needs to go to a nursing home, but wouldn't leave without her cat, so my dad took it home with him without telling her. Poor cat, he was such a sweetheart, I really hope he finds his way home!!

Poor kitty. He has to be sooo confused!

[Catty1]

Here is an email I got this morning - a reply from Circle of Friends (HS). I replied asking them if they had any search staff.

Tobysmybaby - I think you had better call them. Your dad CAN be charged - but that is up to you and your aunt. Have you called her?

************************************************** *******

Thank you for your email. Abandoned animals are not unusual when working at an animal shelter. Most states do not prosecute those who abandon animals unless it can be proven that they were abandoned with intent to do the animal harm. In the state of North Dakota, humane society personnel have not been given the authority to charge/cite people with cruelty/neglect or investigate instances of the same. That authority lies with law enforcement agencies only. We are a shelter whose first priority is to accept and care for all stray and abandoned animals. If the cat can be found and brought to us we will certainly do the best we can to find the pet a home. We do not, however, have any authority to prosecute this person. If charges were to be filed, that would have to be done by the aunt who owned the cat or by the daughter who has information about the abandonment in cooperation with their local law enforcement.

Thank you again for your email. Again, should the cat be found and brought to us we will do the best we can to find a home.


Arlette Moen
Executive Director
Circle of Friends Humane Society
Phone=701-775-3732
Fax=701-787-3032
[email protected]
www.gfpets.com
************************************************** ******

[Toby's my baby]

Candace, I'm sorry I emailed them before I read this so I never got to include your name or information.

I don't want to press charges on my dad or anything like that. My dad has issues with a lot of stuff, and he really is driving me crazy. No, I cannot drive to Grand Forks by myself, and I don't have any relatives that live there or would be willing to help. My dad will not talk to the Humane Society, but he told me where he dropped it off. He brought it to a trailer court in town. I'm not exactly sure where it is, all he said was "the trailer court west of the college" ? Hopefully the poor soul has been found or someone can find it.

[jennielynn1970]

Has he given you an explanation why he did such a thing??

What is happening with your aunt? She's got to be worried about her cat. I'm going back and forth here as to whether it would be a good idea to tell her what your dad did. Maybe she'd be able to "scold" him and make him feel bad enough he'd go back to get it.

Dad may have issues, but I'd let him know that no matter if he was my father or not, that I would not let him abuse/neglect another animal and I would have no qualms about turning him in for it. That's just saying you're ok with what he did... it's enabling him, and I'd be he doesn't feel badly about what he did either. If it were my father who had done something like that (although he wouldn't cause he's worse than me when it comes to rescuing pets), I'd turn him in in a heartbeat. I have no tolerance for animal abuse or neglect, and I don't care who it is that did it. Granted you are also younger than I am, and would have to live there with him and deal with the repercussions, so I can understand you being hesitant doing something like that, but someone has to put their foot down with dad.

Is there ANYWAY you can go and try to find the cat?? Do you have a friend that drives? Can you get it through dad's thick skull that he needs to go back and take you there so you can find the cat, or at least try to find it?? Heck, ride a horse or a bike, or something there if you have to, but at least get there. Until you've exhausted all available options, there is still a chance for you to help this cat.

[Catty1]

TMB - please PM me the name of your town, and I will contact the HS there as well.

I have an uncle who lives in Grand Forks. He can't have a cat where he lives, but loves them.

Hmmm - I think he lived in a trailer court once upon a time!

I hardly ever talk to him...he has a few problems, but a good heart. I will call later and ask if he has a way to get there (no car), check around for No Name and get him to the HS.

However, if your local HS knows a person in Grand Forks WITH a car, that would be a lot easier.

I am at the office and can't call from here...I will try this afternoon (calling your local HS).

PLEASE call your aunt. I suspect she is in pretty good shape and doesn't need to go to a "home". If she is - she will be worried about her cat. Call her, please...let her make her own decision on this. Also...you can find out the cat's name.

Better that she lay charges than you - though you could go live with her, I suppose!

[Toby's my baby]

Ok, I live a little over 45 miles away from this town, and I have no way of getting there. My dad would be extremely angry with me if I tried to go and retrieve the cat. I'm living with my dad right now, and my twin sister, as my mom is living in Arizona now. I do NOT get along with my dad and I am having a hard time putting up with all this and I can't make it worse. Our local humane society doesn't go to grand forks, I checked, because Grand Forks has their own HS. Here is the website to our local HS.

[Catty1]

http://petoftheday.com/talk/showthread.php?t=129199

TMB, this is a cross-post.

As I PM'd to you, I contacted the two likely trailer parks, and left messages for them to have anyone who found No Name to either take him to the Grand Forks HS, or to let them know if they are keeping him.

I suggested that you contact Circle of Friends by email again (the GF HS) and let them know the names of the two parks I contacted. That way htey have a heads up.

I was suggesting that maybe someone at the GF place had someone who might go check these parks...surely there is some animal officer there, even if they don't work AT the Humane Society.

I am surprised you and your sister are not in Arizona. Your dad may have "issues' - but is he getting any help for them?

There's lots of help available if he wants it - so never never make excuses for him (I'm not saying you do, just don't do it). I hope you have a counsellor - that can help you.

I don't know what more I can do for No Name...if you could get his real name from your aunt, then at least he might respond to it if someone in GF goes looking.

hugs