Reported by Gina B. Good in The Pahrump Valley Times ~ Feb. 19, 2010
Beckett files notice of appeal over FLOCK
Black Cat at FLOCK
Justice of the Peace Kent Jasperson June 11 dismissed the case against the cat sanctuary formerly located on Bond Street, called For the Love of Cats and Kittens, or FLOCK.
None of the 15 witnesses subpoenaed by the district attorney’s office had the opportunity to speak during the abbreviated hearing.
The case was lost by the state, at least for the time being, due to legal procedures and timing that attorney Tom Gibson, the corporate counsel for FLOCK, argued went beyond the statute of limitations. (more…)
As reported by Gina B. Good in the Pahrump Valley Times ~ Feb. 19, 2010
Volunteers say justice not served
FLOCK Victim
Justice of the Peace Kent Jasperson’s small Pahrump courtroom was nearly filled to capacity last week with former FLOCK volunteers, Best Friends Animal Society volunteers and individual animal lovers.
Some of the volunteers traveled from neighboring states to testify in the case of the State vs. For the Love Of Cats and Kittens.
The volunteers had helped to rescue the 764 sickly, malnourished, disease-ridden cats found at the FLOCK cat sanctuary in July 2007. (more…)
On Thursday, February 11th, Judge Kent Jasperson dismissed animal neglect charges against FLOCK (For the Love of Cats and Kittens) before the trial even started.
You can read the report from eyewitness Cathy Scott on the Best Friends Animal Society website: “Disappointing Day in Court”
Mr. Bettinger was hoping for a continuance as there is so much evidence yet to go through and more is coming in daily since the word has spread about the trial. Yesterday the judge denied the request saying the opposing attorney would have none of it.
We are hoping that Mr. Bettinger and his investigator Sharon Wehrly have managed to compile a solid case based on what they have compiled. The trial is set for 9 am tomorrow morning (Thursday, 02/11/10).
If you are interested in this case, I would appreciate hearing your experience, thoughts and feelings about the case in the comments section.
Reprinted with permission from Cats Examiner, Barbara Kohn:
Best Friends caring for nearly 800 cats
Over two years ago, Animal Control in Nye County, Nevada, took control of some 800 cats in what has been described as a rescue effort that turned into an extreme case of animal hoarding. FLOCK (For the Love of Cats and Kittens), a registered 501c3 non-profit corporation, had kept the cats in deplorable conditions in their facility in Pahrump, Nevada.
Nye Country convinced FLOCK owners to surrender the cats and then turned their care over to Best Friends Animal Society. “The Great Kitty Rescue,” as Best Friends called it became the largest successful cat rescue in American history. (more…)
Targeting: District Attorney Robert Beckett (District Attorney, Nye County)
Started by: ANIMAL LAW COALITION
FLOCK, a 501c3 non-profit, in Nevada, may finally go to trial on Feb. 11, 2010 in Nye County on charges of animal cruelty and neglect.
In 2007 animal control discovered hundreds of cats trapped in FLOCK’s desert compound, living in filth, covered with flies, starving, dehydrated and suffering from the extreme desert temperatures, and from untreated diseases, illnesses and injuries.
Read more about this egregious case of institutional hoarding and cruelty and how you can help make sure this organization is prosecuted fully.
Many of us who are still involved with the cats of the Great Kitty Rescue had begun to wonder if this day would ever come. We are the adopters, foster families, caregivers and volunteers who lost their hearts to these feline survivors. We speak on their behalf and fight for justice for the atrocities they suffered at the hands of FLOCK. (more…)
The people who eventually came to the aid of the FLOCK cats referred to the worst of them — which were little more than skin and bones — as “pancakes.” There were 748 cats in all when Nye County Animal Control seized control of a Pahrump rescue sanctuary last July. The facility was owned and operated by FLOCK (For the Love of Cats and Kittens), a non-profit organization based in Las Vegas. Operation of the sanctuary was immediately handed over to Best Friends Animal Society.
Although stories differ about how operations at the FLOCK sanctuary came so completely off the rails, there is general agreement about the resulting conditions. Many of the cats — like the facility itself — were filthy. Most of them were starving and dehydrated, their only activity limited to finding what little shade was available. (more…)
The world’s largest single kitty rescue ever attempted, over 800 cats saved from near death in the Nevada desert. Best Friends Animal Society moved in to save starving, abused and near feral cats from an abusive situation outside Vegas.
The cats of the Great Kitty Rescue have touched many lives and changed them in subtle and not so subtle ways.
I believe that these cats are "angel cats" who through their resilience in light of such a horrific ordeal have taught we humans many lessons of unconditional love, compassion, patience and more.
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