Jun 26, 2012: Ponte Vedra man charged with animal cruelty won't regain custody of Caboodle Cats
By Dan Scanlan
The Ponte Vedra Beach man charged with animal cruelty after his cat sanctuary was raided Feb. 27 won’t regain custody of most of the 691 felines seized, according to a judge’s ruling.
Judge Gregory Parker’s eight-page ruling states the cats seized from the Caboodle Ranch in Lee are remanded into the Madison County Sheriff’s Office’s custody. They will stay under the care of the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in Jacksonville until the criminal charges against Craig Grant are heard in August.
Grant had gone to court in May to regain custody of the cats he cared for after their owners gave them up over the past few years. The Caboodle Ranch’s Facebook page calls Friday’s judge’s decision “the beginning of our biggest fight,” urging fans of the ranch to respectfully “protest this unconscionable decision” and ask Parker to overturn his Friday decision.”
Grant’s attorney, David Collins, said they will consider an appeal as they prepare for the criminal trial on multiple animal cruelty charges.
“It was tough for us to take. Quite honestly, we totally felt that we were right and the government was wrong, but we have to respect the court,” Collins said. “ ... I haven’t spoken to him [Grant] yet, but I am sure he is dismayed. But we haven’t given up and we feel very, very good for our chances on appeal and in the criminal matter.”
The society states it has spent about $1.2 million to care for the cats since they were “rescued from the dire conditions” at the ranch in February, according to a June 11 letter to Parker.
That includes ongoing medical treatment for respiratory infections, lymphoma, blindness, polyps and bowel disease at a Westside Jacksonville site, and preparations for adoption if Grant loses..." More
After PETA operation, hundreds of cats await rescue
By Leonora LaPeter AntonOne day last September, a woman arrived at Caboodle Ranch, a fenced sanctuary for more than 500 cats in the middle of a northern Florida pine forest.The woman offered to help the owner, a lonely man named Craig Grant. She cleaned out litter boxes and laid out bowls of food and water for the cats that meandered though a miniature village with a doll-sized post office, town hall and Walmart.Unbeknownst to Grant, the woman was an investigator for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. She took video of wheezing and sneezing cats with oozing eyes and drippy noses. She showed cats that could barely lift their heads, lying in vomit and feces. She documented a fridge of medical supplies crawling with maggots.On Monday, Madison County sheriff's deputies arrived at Grant's property in Lee and charged him with one count of felony animal cruelty, three counts of cruelty to animals and one count of scheming to defraud. His bond was set at $250,000..." More
Watch PETA's undercover video:
Video: Hundreds of Cats Rescued from Caboodle Ranch
New law could create more hoarders like Caboodle Ranch
by: Noël McLaren
They came to this sanctuary to be saved but instead investigators say a Ponte Vedra Beach man left hundreds of cats to die.
Craig Grant's Caboodle Ranch in Lee, Florida was raided because of overcrowding and unsanitary conditions. Grant was hoarding nearly 700 cats. Some of those cats are being taken to shelters in Jacksonville. Shelter workers in our area are calling it a disgusting crime.
"It is the antithesis of what it is we're working for that's for sure," said Denise Deisler, executive director of the Jacksonville Humane Society.
"It's a sad situation," said Rick Ducharme, director at First Coast No More Homeless Pets. The organization operates a no kill adoption center in Mandarin. He says pet owners didn't get what they bargained for at Caboodle Ranch..." More & video
Caboodle Ranch's Website: here
Facebook page dedicated to exposing the Ranch: here
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