Comments on: Van Stolen From Seattle Animal Rescue Operation http://www.itchmo.com/van-stolen-from-seattle-animal-rescue-operation-1318 Essential news for cats, dogs and pet owners. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 07:30:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: Traci http://www.itchmo.com/van-stolen-from-seattle-animal-rescue-operation-1318#comment-31510 Traci Wed, 27 Jun 2007 23:07:05 +0000 http://www.itchmo.com/van-stolen-from-seattle-animal-rescue-operation-1318#comment-31510 "People like Missy are heroes, and I really admire them." I will pass that on :) “People like Missy are heroes, and I really admire them.”

I will pass that on :)

]]> By: JJ 2 http://www.itchmo.com/van-stolen-from-seattle-animal-rescue-operation-1318#comment-31503 JJ 2 Wed, 27 Jun 2007 22:43:39 +0000 http://www.itchmo.com/van-stolen-from-seattle-animal-rescue-operation-1318#comment-31503 I'm really glad no kittens were hurt but I still feel terrible for the poor rodents that were stomped. It's good to know, though, that the cats either escaped harm or have recovered. I sure hope the police catch the perpetrators. People like Missy are heroes, and I really admire them. I’m really glad no kittens were hurt but I still feel terrible for the poor rodents that were stomped. It’s good to know, though, that the cats either escaped harm or have recovered. I sure hope the police catch the perpetrators. People like Missy are heroes, and I really admire them.

]]> By: Traci http://www.itchmo.com/van-stolen-from-seattle-animal-rescue-operation-1318#comment-31480 Traci Wed, 27 Jun 2007 19:56:53 +0000 http://www.itchmo.com/van-stolen-from-seattle-animal-rescue-operation-1318#comment-31480 Thanks Itchmo for putting this up. Gwendolen was me, my handle on my yahoo.mail account. Something not mentioned by the news is that the person must have been noting Missy's habits for awhile since they came in to grab the keys off the counter where she had a habit to set them when the pet store part of Animal Talk wasn't even open and people were probably in back taking care of cats at that time. She tells me she WILL put cameras in now as part of the security--so sad she has to have all that security to begin with. All the fosters coming in on Sunday got their spay and neuters thanks to another volunteer lending her air-conditioned in the back van to Missy for this time. :) JJ2, the animals who were stomped to death were small rodents. Cats in the front area cages (they ignored the cats in the back crate and quarantine rooms) where pulled out and dropped kicked (our vet determined that injuries, which thankfully healed, had to be caused by that action. They let those cats loose then on the rodents who weren't already stepped on (they had just overturned the rodents cages in the front area, most of the rodents were found). Luckily we really didn't have many kittens (none very young and none in the front) as I recall since it was last October and after kitten season. The original motive appears to have been the theft of valuable breeding reptiles including the rescue's iguana (they broke the large glass (cage). They knew what reptiles to steal (how to sex them, and which were valuable breeders). That brings to question how chronologically old they were (kids or adults). So far no one has been caught. Thanks Itchmo for putting this up.

Gwendolen was me, my handle on my yahoo.mail account.

Something not mentioned by the news is that the person must have been noting Missy’s habits for awhile since they came in to grab the keys off the counter where she had a habit to set them when the pet store part of Animal Talk wasn’t even open and people were probably in back taking care of cats at that time.

She tells me she WILL put cameras in now as part of the security–so sad she has to have all that security to begin with.

All the fosters coming in on Sunday got their spay and neuters thanks to another volunteer lending her air-conditioned in the back van to Missy for this time.

:)

JJ2, the animals who were stomped to death were small rodents. Cats in the front area cages (they ignored the cats in the back crate and quarantine rooms) where pulled out and dropped kicked (our vet determined that injuries, which thankfully healed, had to be caused by that action. They let those cats loose then on the rodents who weren’t already stepped on (they had just overturned the rodents cages in the front area, most of the rodents were found). Luckily we really didn’t have many kittens (none very young and none in the front) as I recall since it was last October and after kitten season.

The original motive appears to have been the theft of valuable breeding reptiles including the rescue’s iguana (they broke the large glass (cage). They knew what reptiles to steal (how to sex them, and which were valuable breeders). That brings to question how chronologically old they were (kids or adults).

So far no one has been caught.

]]> By: JJ 2 http://www.itchmo.com/van-stolen-from-seattle-animal-rescue-operation-1318#comment-31444 JJ 2 Wed, 27 Jun 2007 15:06:11 +0000 http://www.itchmo.com/van-stolen-from-seattle-animal-rescue-operation-1318#comment-31444 The scum that vandalized the shelter, stole and stomped the animals to death (those little victims were probably kittens, too...only a pathetic loser coward would hurt a kitten!) should not be allowed to walk this earth free...they should rot in jail. It's getting to the point that animal shelters are going to need armed security guards at night to protect the poor animals from the predatory, sadistic filth that walks the streets. They'll probably have to be outfitted with security cameras, visible and hidden, too. The fines paid by criminals convicted of animal cruelty should be increased to cover the cost. The reason these hideous crimes are so common is that laws don't have enough teeth to bring severe punishment, which would be a deterrent. If a bunch of sick kids looking for kicks knew they'd be going to prison for the rest of their lives, they'd think twice. The scum that vandalized the shelter, stole and stomped the animals to death (those little victims were probably kittens, too…only a pathetic loser coward would hurt a kitten!) should not be allowed to walk this earth free…they should rot in jail. It’s getting to the point that animal shelters are going to need armed security guards at night to protect the poor animals from the predatory, sadistic filth that walks the streets. They’ll probably have to be outfitted with security cameras, visible and hidden, too. The fines paid by criminals convicted of animal cruelty should be increased to cover the cost. The reason these hideous crimes are so common is that laws don’t have enough teeth to bring severe punishment, which would be a deterrent. If a bunch of sick kids looking for kicks knew they’d be going to prison for the rest of their lives, they’d think twice.

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