The Great Kitty Rescue (™)

Site of the Great Kitty Rescue - Pahrump, Nevada

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”

Also reporting are San Diego Cat Examiner Corinne Mitchell: “Animal neglect charges against FLOCK dismissed”

And San Francisco Cat Examiner Barbara Kohn: “Judge dismisses Great Kitty Rescue case, cites technicality”

Tags: Best Friends Animal Society, FLOCK, Great Kitty Rescue, Pahrump Nevada, The Great Kitty Rescue
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Hope for the cats of the Great Kitty Rescue

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.

You may send a private message from the Contact the Great Kitty Rescue page.

Tags: Best Friends Animal Society, FLOCK, Great Kitty Rescue, Nye County, Pahrump Nevada, The Great Kitty Rescue
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We received an e-mail from Best Friends Animal Sanctuary CEO and Founder Gregory Castle in response to our inquiry about what Best Friends was doing to help build the case against FLOCK. We were concerned because the Nye County DA’s investigator had told us that she was getting no response from anyone at Best Friends. After reading Gregory’s e-mail, I firmly believe that the people at Best Friends simply needed time to organize themselves. After all, the arraignment was sprung on all of us rather suddenly.

Gregory has asked us to share his e-mail with everyone and so here it is: (more…)

Tags: Best Friends, Best Friends Animal Society, FLOCK, Great Kitty Rescue, Gregory Castle, The Great Kitty Rescue
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Prosecute FLOCK for animal neglect and cruelty

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.

Tags: Animal rights, Animal Welfare, Cruelty to animals, FLOCK, Great Kitty Rescue, Nye County, Pahrump Nevada, The Great Kitty Rescue
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Reported by Peter J. Wolf -

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…)

Tags: Cat Hoarding, Cat Rescue, FLOCK, Nye County, Pahrump Nevada, The Great Kitty Rescue
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