Kitten 6-8 Weeks, Kids Abuse it. HEARD FROM HER TODAY THURSDAY!

[Anikaca77]

I just called the Cascades Humane Society and explained the situation and they said without any information they can't do anything. They said that I could try to contact the Police Department to see if they will do a search (she said they may not) for the IP address but she said that does get expensive. She did check her e-mails and the only one she found about a black kitten was from Pat.

I asked this lady who I spoke with if you would ever search Petfinder for ads or cats that are looking for homes? She said no. She said most of the time (90%) people will call in and ask if there is space available and right now there isn't any space available.

So I'm not sure if Charity meant she called the Jackson Cascades and they said they were full or maybe she did e-mail them but they don't have record of it.

I take it, now we are just in a waiting game until we hear something from her. I'm willing to give her until the end of October and if I don't hear anything from her then maybe it will be time to close this case since we can't see to get anywhere and I can't afford court fees just to find out she was faking this whole time.

I have a feeling she isn't and that she's just very busy but this all is a bit weird that she won't call or try to get this kitten and I've been trying work with her since Oct. 8th.

[pomtzu]

I asked this lady who I spoke with if you would ever search Petfinder for ads or cats that are looking for homes? She said no. She said most of the time (90%) people will call in and ask if there is space available and right now there isn't any space available.

Melissa - go back and read what was posted by "Charity" on Petfinder. She said that the humane society emailed HER and told her that there were no openings after reading her first post requesting help. BIG FAT LIE!!! As you said above - they don't do that! I'm right back to what I suspected almost from the beginning - just a hoax. This troll is just playing a game, and it's such as shame that you and Pat have put so much time and effort into rescuing a kitten that most likely doesn't even exist.
I'm fuming mad

[Anikaca77]

Melissa - go back and read what was posted by "Charity" on Petfinder. She said that the humane society emailed HER and told her that there were no openings after reading her first post requesting help. BIG FAT LIE!!! As you said above - they don't do that! I'm right back to what I suspected almost from the beginning - just a hoax. This troll is just playing a game, and it's such as shame that you and Pat have put so much time and effort into rescuing a kitten that most likely doesn't even exist.
I'm fuming mad

The only thing that makes me have a little hope is maybe she meant that she e-mailed the Humane Society and they told her they were full.

I don't think she re-reads what she writes and alot of the time I don't either.

I'm just sad to say there isn't more I can do for this kitten and I wish there was.

[pomtzu]

The only thing that makes me have a little hope is maybe she meant that she e-mailed the Humane Society and they told her they were full.

I don't think she re-reads what she writes and alot of the time I don't either.

I'm just sad to say there isn't more I can do for this kitten and I wish there was.

I wish I had your optimism, but I've seen too many con games in my life. This just isn't at all believable to me - especially not as long as it's been dragging on!

[Anikaca77]

Thanks I just don't want to let this kitten down if there is one.

I wish I had your optimism, but I've seen too many con games in my life. This just isn't at all believable to me - especially not as long as it's been dragging on!

[phesina]

I don't want to let the kitten down either...

No phone messages from "Charity" yet.

[Taz_Zoee]

I've been watching this thread. And this whole thing does sound a little fishy to me. But what would this person gain out of this being a hoax? She's not asking for money or anything. Sigh....I just don't know. I do hope there isn't a kitten living under these circumstances.

[phesina]

I gather that there are people who get their kicks out of "making things happen"... particularly getting bleeding-hearts types to jump through hoops to try to help a child/pet/deathly ill person/etc. be rescued.

If anyone has some good ideas we could use to convince them it's worth checking out, I can call the Jackson Police and/or the Jackson County Animal Control tomorrow to see if we could get a court order for the ISP to release identifying information on this "Charity."

As Melissa said, it can be rather expensive, but I would be willing to at least contribute. I could perhaps get an idea of the expense involved from the authorities when I call.

I'm kind of thinking this is just a troll too, but on the off chance the kitten is real and so is the danger, I'll keep trying to get her.

Pat

[pomtzu]

I gather that there are people who get their kicks out of "making things happen"... particularly getting bleeding-hearts types to jump through hoops to try to help a child/pet/deathly ill person/etc. be rescued.

If anyone has some good ideas we could use to convince them it's worth checking out, I can call the Jackson Police and/or the Jackson County Animal Control tomorrow to see if we could get a court order for the ISP to release identifying information on this "Charity."

As Melissa said, it can be rather expensive, but I would be willing to at least contribute. I could perhaps get an idea of the expense involved from the authorities when I call.

I'm kind of thinking this is just a troll too, but on the off chance the kitten is real and so is the danger, I'll keep trying to get her.

Pat

Wouldn't it be best first to talk to the police or animal control to see if there would even be any kind of charges that they could throw at her. Has she broken any law??? I don't know that it's illegal to send good hearted people on a wild goose chase. Probably the only law that's been broken is the one of common decency.

[Medusa]

I don't know that it's a hoax necessarily. I just think she doesn't really care that she's making you jump through hoops. She wanted help and then when she was made to realize that she might actually have to put forth some effort, then she became uncommunicative. It happens a lot in rescue, unfortunately. If the kitten was truly in peril, she should have done something herself, being right there and seeing what was going on. She wants to wash her hands of the affair and have someone else do the dirty work. I pray that the kitten is safe. This is a dirty rotten stinkin' shame.

[Catty1]

I have sent an email to the ISP, and bcc'd Anikaca77 and phesina.

Although he cannot tell us anything, I asked if, as an ISP, he could find out if this person is committing any internet fraud (I didn't use those exact words!).

I can't think of anyone else to email? The FCC?

[Medusa]

Boy, I'll tell ya what, this chick doesn't know who she's messin' with, does she? Don't get PTers on your trail if you're thwarting an animal rescue! LOL

[JustineNYC]

I've been watching this thread. And this whole thing does sound a little fishy to me. But what would this person gain out of this being a hoax? She's not asking for money or anything. Sigh....I just don't know. I do hope there isn't a kitten living under these circumstances.

We'll never know. Some people are lonely and starved for attention. Im also sad to see nothing has come of this.

On the upside, there are a million other strays who need rescuing.

[JustineNYC]

I gather that there are people who get their kicks out of "making things happen"... particularly getting bleeding-hearts types to jump through hoops to try to help a child/pet/deathly ill person/etc. be rescued.

If anyone has some good ideas we could use to convince them it's worth checking out, I can call the Jackson Police and/or the Jackson County Animal Control tomorrow to see if we could get a court order for the ISP to release identifying information on this "Charity."

As Melissa said, it can be rather expensive, but I would be willing to at least contribute. I could perhaps get an idea of the expense involved from the authorities when I call.

I'm kind of thinking this is just a troll too, but on the off chance the kitten is real and so is the danger, I'll keep trying to get her.

Pat

Well now that everyone has been ubber nice to the lady, why doesnt someone email her and tell her you are contacting her police department and internet service provider to try and see if the entire thing was a hoax.

It may scare her, cause being nice and pleading isnt working.

[Catty1]

JustineNYC - that's a good idea in that it WOULD scare her - but then she could delete her post and just disappear...and if there IS a kitten, then the effort is futzed!

Unless someone can report a case of suspected animal abuse, AND the only contact/witness is this person they can't find...then the AC or whoever might be able to get info from the ISP that we can't - especially if someone happens to be friends with the guy.