The COLLINGE family running Cat’s Paw Rescue arrested – 54 cats were found in deplorable conditions

- South Carolina, USA -

On Monday, June 27, deputies with the Chester County Sheriff's Office arrested 69-years-old CHRISTINE COLLINGE, 79-years-old EVELYN WOOD COLLINGE III, and 37-years-old CHANNING JAMES COLLINGE (all pictured), after more than 50 cats were removed from their home on Pall Mall Road in Chester. The home was operating as an organization called Cat’s Paw Rescue and was supposed to be helping the cats.

The trio operating the rescue were charged with Felony ill-treatment of animals.

The nonprofit Chester County, SC Animal Control said in a Facebook post that they assisted the sheriff’s office with the removal of the cats.

54 cats were found malnourished, dehydrated, and suffering from various diseases.

Sadly, one furbaby passed away on the way to the shelter.

Kelli Simoneau, the Director of Chester County Animal Control said they received an anonymous call saying these cats were living in deplorable conditions and a welfare check was conducted.

Kelli explained: “We arrived on scene and checked on the animals and had concerns at that time we went to the Chester County Sheriff’s Office and provided pictures of the living conditions of these animals. At that time deputies stepped in when we retrieved all the animals we brought them back to the shelter and are housing them there.”

Needless to say that the shelter needs help to cope with this new challenge.

Kelli told WBTV: “Our facility is not set up for this. We are makeshift doing the best we can.”

She explained that these cats have nowhere else to go and said: “Every shelter across the United States are full. Rescues are overloaded. Fosters are tired.”

The shelter is need of cash donations, cat food, and supplies.

On a Facebook post the rescue mentioned their need for:

Floriflora for cats

Pee pads

Cat litter

If you wish and can afford to help, please visit Chester County, SC Animal Control to learn how. Thank you!

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KATRINA NICOLE CAIN and MICHAEL CAIN facing charges for starving and abandoning two dogs

- Kentucky, USA -

On the evening of June 7, the Mercer Humane Society was contacted by a Mercer County Animal Control Officer regarding two dogs who were found in critical condition and in need of immediate medical intervention.

The dogs were in an advanced state of starvation.

ABC 36 reports that a neighbor called the Mercer County Sheriff’s Office after seeing the dogs whom ABC 36 identified as Titan and Rocket.

One dog was left free roaming while the other one had been left inside of a cage.

According to a Facebook post by the Mercer Humane Society/Kentucky, the furbabies were abandoned by their guardians “several months ago and left behind with no care and no plan, to starve and die.”

The nonprofit provided the dogs with basic care overnight, and the following day, the furbabies were placed in the care of the Commonwealth Animal Hospital.

In an update, the Mercer Humane Society said that both dogs had two and a half weeks of small meals as part of the special re-feeding program required to treat starvation.

As if the situation was not severe enough, the furbabies also had to fight pneumonia, severe anemia, and surgery to remove rocks from the gut that were ingested for lack of food!

Two soulless and heartless individuals have been identified in this case as those who abandoned the dogs as if they were trash.

KATRINA NICOLE CAIN and MICHALE CAIN abandoned the VOICELESS VICTIMS before moving to Liberty and are now facing four counts of animal cruelty, which are Misdemeanors under Kentucky law.

On Monday, June 27, they faced a judge at the Mercer County District Court for their arraignment and pleaded not guilty.

Online court records show that KATRINA NICOLE CAIN’s pre-trial conference is scheduled for August 11, 2022, at 1:30 p.m.

If you wish and can afford to help the Mercer County Humane Society and the Commonwealth Animal Hospital with the medical expenses, please call the hospital at: (859) - 734 - 2245 and the Mercer County Humane Society at: (859) - 734 - 9500. Thank you!

Voice For Us believes that Titan and Rocket’s pictures with their ribs showing should plaster every single empty wall in Kentucky and should not be taken down until lawmakers take animal cruelty SERIOUSLY and modify the existing ridiculous law.

Look at that poor dog and tell me how is that a MISDEMEANOR!?

That’s not a parking violation! That’s a precious life that was treated as if it was trash!

ANY act of animal cruelty must be classified as a Felony nationwide!

Lesser classifications trivialize the act itself, and do not serve as a strong enough deterrent for future crimes.

Lawmakers, get to work!

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MELINA KAY ROBINSON arrested on felony animal cruelty charges - 55 animals removed from her home

- North Carolina, USA -

On Monday, June 14, a deputy with the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Division responded to a residence on Sandalwood Drive in Denton in an attempt to serve a criminal summons on 68-years-old MELINA KAY ROBINSON (pictured) for livestock running at large.

According to a press release by the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office, the deputy observed signs of animal neglect, so a referral was made to Randolph County Animal Control.

Animal Control tried to talk to ROBINSON the same day but she was not at the property so the agency requested that sheriff’s office assist them in a follow up at a later date.

On Friday, June 17, deputies along with Animal Control went to ROBINSON’s residence to check on the welfare of her dogs. They made contact with ROBINSON who gave officers consent for a welfare check of the animals that she had on the property. It was evident to officers that serious neglect had gone on for some time on numerous animals so the Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division was called in for further investigation. Detectives obtained and executed a search warrant that led to a total of 55 animals being removed from the property.

As indicated in the press release, officers removed:

44 Dogs

7 Cats

1 Bird

1 Guinea Pig

1 Rabbit

1 Turtle

The sheriff’s office pointed out that the animals were removed “due to poor living conditions, malnourishment of the majority of the animals, lack of basic dietary needs, and obvious untreated wounds on some animals.”

The animals were taken into custody by Randolph County Animal Services for urgent medical care and rehabilitation. Twelve of them were in critical condition and were taken to veterinarian clinics.

Following the investigation on scene, ROBINSON was arrested and transported to the Randolph County Detention Center where the magistrate found probable cause for charges of ten counts of Felony cruelty to animals. ROBINSON was given a $25,000 secured bond.

On June 20, Randolph County Animal Services reported that the twelve dogs taken for medical care are back in their custody and are in stable condition.

For the other animals, appointments are being scheduled with veterinarian clinics.

The sheriff’s office said that additional charges may be forthcoming.

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