Hi All, I need some help. We have multiple cats in our household, some we adopted during a hurricane sandy, and also a batch of new kittens, which we were in process of finding good homes for, and had a few offers. The other day, we were rudely awakened very early in the morning (after I worked a night shift and had only two hours sleep) by an animal control officer that said someone complained about our cats. (I believe the complaining person was a spay/neuter advocate/extremist who knew that not all our cats are spayed) The animal officer was threatening, lied to us, manipulated us, would not tell us what the complaint was about or who made it, and coerced us to sign a document under duress letting them trap and take our cats to a shelter for spaying, and refusing to give them back, except possibly one or two. They took our kittens, which they promised not to, and they caused property damage and severely stressed our cats - it went on - and we are terrified we won't get our cats back. We looked up our towns bylaws, and see no legal issues concerning us. It feels like some weird political activist move to spay all cats at any expense without our permission, and then and confiscate our cats! They told us they were a no-kill shelter, and later to find out there is a big article in the local paper telling how they killed a woman's cat there recently. I am heartbroken and devastated, and think i need a lawyer fast, while my cats are still alive in the shelter.
Any advice, support, comfort, info very much appreciated. Bless you all, Sona.
Any advice, support, comfort, info very much appreciated. Bless you all, Sona.