Begin forwarded message:
From: "Eli R. Green" <genderwarr...@gmail.com>
Date: February 15, 2011 5:04:07 PM EST
To: UCNeighbors Neighbors <ucneighb...@googlegroups.com>
Subject: [UCNeighbors] Windermere Update
Reply-To: genderwarr...@gmail.com
Hi folks -
I was onsite today most of the day. The owners and L&I worked out
that demo crews could go in to get a very limited number of
possessions out for the residents. Residents were required to sign
waivers saying that they had received all of their salvageable
possessions in order to get those possessions back.
Ultimately, City Kitties and PSPCA were unable to gain entry to the
building for trapping the remaining cats, or have anyone else do it
on our behalf. We do not have reason to believe at this time that
we will be able to, but are fully prepared should that change.
City Kitties and Project MEOW are working together to trap around
the building with the hope that cats will come out during the
demolition process and that we will be able to catch them.
A few things are clear - I spoke to the building owners personally,
and they further confirmed that the responsibility for this disaster
of animal rescue and possession retrieval lies entirely on L&I who
completely barred the process. The pressure that was put on the
mayor's office yesterday by everyone who called was effective, in
that it allowed people to get possessions back. Animals are clearly
not the city's priority, and there is a general lack of
understanding of which agencies are responsible for animal rescue in
these situations and how it works. There was a statement issued via
NBC that PSPCA would be involved for the animal piece, and then they
were denied entry into the building by L&I orders.
If you would like to see systematic change so that this never
happens again, make sure to register your complaint with the Mayor's
office. If you are so inclined, please send words of thanks to
George Bengal at the PSPCA, who came again today on last minute's
notice to try again on behalf of the cats.
Peace,
Eli
Eli R. Green
e...@citykitties.org
City Kitties Rescue, Inc.
www.CityKitties.org
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Twitter: @CityKitties
