Very well put and I totally agree with you !!!nm

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Posted by cirsisue on August 06, 1999 at 23:46:37:

In Reply to: qualifying ig rescues posted by cwatbay on August 06, 1999 at 11:06:46:

: I have been reading the posts about ig rescues and especially the one about
: the woman in DE that has 20 igs, no job, no house and apparently is using
: other peoples addresses, etc to contact her.

: To put it bluntly, I belive this person has severe mental problems. Much like t
: good hearted cat lady that has 50 cats, upon futher investigation, the authorities
: find that the cats are dead, dying, malnourished, etc. For some people, the attention
: they bring to themselves, via their animals, is more important than the care and condition
: of the animals themselves.

: As far as this woman with 20 igs. I have to ask, why 20. We have 3 and it's a major job. And
: the fact is; we have a house, we bring in over a 100k a year, I have experience in aniimal care, etc.
: but yet,its sometimes a real pain and an expense. Can anyone here tell me how you can care effectively
: for 20 igs, with: no job, working temp, no home, in DE ( which is not warm and humid like FL )and expect
: to have healthy animals. I have to wonder why many of the igs need medical care, was this the diagnosis
: of a vet ( costs money ) or did someone have to tell this gal that her pets are sick.

: That fact that she doesn't want to freely give the igs to homes, but wants to sell them for money, should be
: a major warning sign to anyone dealing with this woman.

: I can tell already from the posts that tell how communication is going with this gal, that she
: is disturbed, she asks for help ( getting attention to herself ), tells a story, changes the story, and
: will probably keep changing her story as long as she gets attention, regardless of what happens to the
: igs.

: I unfortunately believe that these igs are going to die and not in a good way. Either the SPCA or someother
: public agency needs to get involved in order to physically take the igs away from this woman, and then, she needs
: a psychiatric social worker immediately.

: In a long winded way, we need to have a set of qualifying guidelines for accepting rescue and adoption requests. Other
: wise, a lot of time and emotional expense will be paid in pursuing lost causes like this one.

: Thats my opinion. CW

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: : : I have been reading the posts about ig rescues and especially the one about : : the woman in DE that has 20 igs, no job, no house and apparently is using : : other peoples addresses, etc to contact her. : : To put it bluntly, I belive this person has severe mental problems. Much like t : : good hearted cat lady that has 50 cats, upon futher investigation, the authorities : : find that the cats are dead, dying, malnourished, etc. For some people, the attention : : they bring to themselves, via their animals, is more important than the care and condition : : of the animals themselves. : : As far as this woman with 20 igs. I have to ask, why 20. We have 3 and it's a major job. And : : the fact is; we have a house, we bring in over a 100k a year, I have experience in aniimal care, etc. : : but yet,its sometimes a real pain and an expense. Can anyone here tell me how you can care effectively : : for 20 igs, with: no job, working temp, no home, in DE ( which is not warm and humid like FL )and expect : : to have healthy animals. I have to wonder why many of the igs need medical care, was this the diagnosis : : of a vet ( costs money ) or did someone have to tell this gal that her pets are sick. : : That fact that she doesn't want to freely give the igs to homes, but wants to sell them for money, should be : : a major warning sign to anyone dealing with this woman. : : I can tell already from the posts that tell how communication is going with this gal, that she : : is disturbed, she asks for help ( getting attention to herself ), tells a story, changes the story, and : : will probably keep changing her story as long as she gets attention, regardless of what happens to the : : igs. : : I unfortunately believe that these igs are going to die and not in a good way. Either the SPCA or someother : : public agency needs to get involved in order to physically take the igs away from this woman, and then, she needs : : a psychiatric social worker immediately. : : In a long winded way, we need to have a set of qualifying guidelines for accepting rescue and adoption requests. Other : : wise, a lot of time and emotional expense will be paid in pursuing lost causes like this one. : : Thats my opinion. CW

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