I’m in an optimistic mood today! It seems the board is ready to ask for the meddling board member's resignation from the board of directors. And the three of the four board members (yep, the fourth member was approved this week) would like the husband of the board member to leave the sanctuary—his services are no longer required! This is excellent news in light of a recent incident where he apparent swore at the new director when she informed him of a change in his ‘volunteer’ work assignment. For some reason, he really wanted to take cats to Boerne to be ‘fixed,’ when he was needed in the office to work on the septic tank project. It is unclear as to why he became belligerent when told he was not going to Boerne, but regardless of the reason, it appears this ‘volunteer’ is out of there!
If anyone needed additional proof the former directors did not have the animals’ welfare at heart; just read on to learn more about their latest antics. In the lawsuit, filed by the former directors against the animals, the directors indicated a portion of the property was supplied by water coming from pipes that were laid on their property; so as to obtain water from the neighbor’s well. So guess, what the directors did…you guessed it, they cut the water supply to the animals.
So, the animals in the back part of the property, (cougars, tigers, and lioness) lost their water supply because it was cut off by the directors. How absolutely petty, huh? The new director is making sure the animals continue to receive water, but now a new well needs to be dug on the property which will probably set the sanctuary back another $25k.
So, let’s recap on all the problems the former directors caused (and will now cost the sanctuary) as the result of their mismanagement: new water well needed at the touring property: $25k; new septic tanks for the unregulated property: $15-25k; finish the bears’ enclosure: $10k; build new enclosures for the New Jersey, Corpus Christi, Louisiana tigers: $25k; pay off the unregulated balloon land payment: $112k. Needless to say, this does not include the extra cost for food, vitamins/mineral, increased vet care, and winter care products. And of course, let’s not forget the former directors’ lawsuit for over $270k. Yikes! This board has a lot of challenges to overcome in the next two years!
On a plus side, the sanctuary settled its lawsuit with the on-line newspaper editor. Finally, this sad chapter of this story is finally closed. This was, in my opinion, a fraudulent suit filed against a man who dared tell the truth about what was happening to the animals at the sanctuary. And the only reason why the former directors filed this suit was to obtain the names of the people that dared speak out on behalf of the animals.
Unfortunately, the former directors, determined to find out who his sources were, elected to continue their lawsuit against the editor. But I’m predicting this lawsuit will go nowhere since the on-line newspaper editor is covered by the reporter shield, which was passed just this year (thankfully!). Plus, the sanctuary can now testify on behalf of the editor, giving the court a true picture of what happened to the sanctuary’s animals.
Changes are taking place…baby steps….with positive results!
If anyone needed additional proof the former directors did not have the animals’ welfare at heart; just read on to learn more about their latest antics. In the lawsuit, filed by the former directors against the animals, the directors indicated a portion of the property was supplied by water coming from pipes that were laid on their property; so as to obtain water from the neighbor’s well. So guess, what the directors did…you guessed it, they cut the water supply to the animals.
So, the animals in the back part of the property, (cougars, tigers, and lioness) lost their water supply because it was cut off by the directors. How absolutely petty, huh? The new director is making sure the animals continue to receive water, but now a new well needs to be dug on the property which will probably set the sanctuary back another $25k.
So, let’s recap on all the problems the former directors caused (and will now cost the sanctuary) as the result of their mismanagement: new water well needed at the touring property: $25k; new septic tanks for the unregulated property: $15-25k; finish the bears’ enclosure: $10k; build new enclosures for the New Jersey, Corpus Christi, Louisiana tigers: $25k; pay off the unregulated balloon land payment: $112k. Needless to say, this does not include the extra cost for food, vitamins/mineral, increased vet care, and winter care products. And of course, let’s not forget the former directors’ lawsuit for over $270k. Yikes! This board has a lot of challenges to overcome in the next two years!
On a plus side, the sanctuary settled its lawsuit with the on-line newspaper editor. Finally, this sad chapter of this story is finally closed. This was, in my opinion, a fraudulent suit filed against a man who dared tell the truth about what was happening to the animals at the sanctuary. And the only reason why the former directors filed this suit was to obtain the names of the people that dared speak out on behalf of the animals.
Unfortunately, the former directors, determined to find out who his sources were, elected to continue their lawsuit against the editor. But I’m predicting this lawsuit will go nowhere since the on-line newspaper editor is covered by the reporter shield, which was passed just this year (thankfully!). Plus, the sanctuary can now testify on behalf of the editor, giving the court a true picture of what happened to the sanctuary’s animals.
Changes are taking place…baby steps….with positive results!
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