Don Knabe Is Getting Away With Animal Cruelty

Garfield shown hiding in the crawlspace, now it is sealed with him in it. Time is ticking for these cats, call and demand the boards be removed. (213) 974-4444

After many calls and e-mails to Don Knabe, still refuses to listen to the people. Perhaps he has forgotten how he became Supervisor.





The cats are still boarded up and now it's been more than 48 hours. Aaron Neverez has said there are exits...just out of sight from the concerned citizens. The point is there was NO need to board up the buildings and risk the fact that some cats may not be able to find their way. I guess that means less cats to trap. He can't possible assure the public that no cat will die underneath the buildings due to the boarding up, not the mention the lack of food and water. The so called exits are NOT enough. With all the holes sealed there is no proper ventilation.





Aaron has said there is water...just out of sight from the concerned citizens. He said the cats are being fed...he is referring to the food in the 4 traps.








Below is an article by Dr. Pat Meredith explaining the dangers of the County's actions.





I am appalled that the county would resort to such inhumane treatment of the Rancho cats to effect their removal from the Rancho grounds. Starvation, dehydration, and death are inevitable should the cats not receive food and water soon.

Most importantly is access to water. Most forms of life on earth can manage to survive for days and sometimes weeks without food, but death occurs rapidly when there is no access to water. In young kittens and old cats, death can be expected in 3-7 days. Renal failure and electrolyte imbalance are the physiologic causes. With higher temperatures, death will occur sooner.

With deprivation of food, the body does not have the necessary source of calories to burn to keep warm. On cold nights, particularly as it approaches freezing, hypothermia occurs rapidly and is the cause of death.

The Rancho cats are currently being deprived of both food and water. The nights are now dipping down into the low 40's, and in the damp crawl space under the buildings where the cats are trapped, it can be expected to be even colder. I expect the kittens and older cats will begin to die in 3-4 days, depending on their overall state of health. Surely by 5-7 days, without food or water, and with extremes of temperature and possibly rain in the forecast, death will certainly ensue for the remaining cats now entombed under the buildings.

Patricia J. Meredith, MD, PhD





Keep expressing your concerns to Don Knabe (213) 974-444 and remind him who it is he works for!!!