I pray that Hal Morris, James Anthony, and other from the Texas OAG actually watch the videos to learn why it was so important for Jeanette to seek justice for the pigs that died at the WAO...
From: Kristina Brunner
To: Hal.Morris@oag.state.tx.us; james.anthony@texasattorneygeneral.gov
Cc: Chris Krhovjak
Sent: Tue, January 1, 2013 5:32:54 PM
Subject: Addendum to formal complaint against the Animal Sanctuary of the United States, dba Wild Animal Orphanage - January 1, 2013
To: Hal Morris
James Anthony
CC: Christopher Krhovjak
January 1, 2013
Dear Sirs:
Please accept this letter as an addendum to the original complaint letter previously submitted to your Office. The information contained herein pertains to my original complaint regarding alleged misrepresentation, misappropriation of funds, and alleged violations of the Animal Welfare Act perpetrated by the non-profit 501 (c) (3) tax exempt organization's owners/operators and Board of Directors of the Animal Sanctuary of the United States, d/b/a Wild Animal Orphanage (WAO); f/k/a the Primate Sanctuary of the U.S. (PSUS), f/k/a the National Sanctuary for Retired Research Primates (NSRRP), f/k/a The San Antonio Wildlife Emergency Centre, f/k/a Primate Sanctuary of America ( PSA ); f/k/a Chimp Aid; f/k/a Cat Haven; and f/k/a Feral Cat Rehabilitation Center and Whisker's and Wag's Humane Society.
For many months now I have elevated my concerns regarding the exorbitant amount of money spent on fuel, oil lubes, and repairs for the WAO's truck(s) and the unusual expenditures made on behalf of WAO personnel to your Office and to the Texas Western District Bankruptcy Court (by way of your Office), in the hopes that this Office would take action to protect public charitable donations from illegal use by individuals in charge of the WAO assets.
Needless to say, November's unusual expenditures and missing checks were no exception, even though there are no primates living at Talley Road since the end of September. Certainly, caring for 24 feral cats and cleaning up the property, which they made a mess of in the first place, should not have cost so much money. With the amount spend on gas, repairs, and oil changes, it makes me wonder if Jamie Cryer is back in the picture at the WAO once more. Also, it appears that Mary and Michelle received quite a bit of money for essentially doing nothing at the WAO. Does the extra large paycheck constitute their "vacation buy-out" or is this simply "bonus" checks?
I also noticed that the Michelle Cryer failed to file an operations report for November 2012. Should be interesting to see how the WAO funds were spent in that particular month. I pray that you will request the report be filed with the Western District Bankruptcy Court, as required. For even though there are supposedly no more domestic cats living at Talley Road, the WAO is still responsible for making land and bank payments until the case is finally resolved, and therefore; operations reports should be filed in a timely manner.
On a somber note, if you haven't heard already, Jeanette Ferro passed away in November. In her last conversation with me, Jeanette expressed her disappointment in your Office's ability to perform its fiduciary responsibly of prosecuting the WAO Board of Directors' criminals that stole non-profit owned property, misappropriated funds, and so forth--she died believing that there would be NO justice for the animals she sent to the WAO in 2001.
Before she passed away, she shared with me several videos of the Louisiana pigs rescued from a dire situation, just to be sent to their deaths in Texas. As you can hear and see in the second video, Carol Asvestas had NO intention of keeping the pigs. She wanted other people to take the pigs off her hands so she could pocket the cash. The WAO was NEVER going to be a safe home for the pigs.
I would like for you to watch and listen to the following videos found at the links below, so you can "meet" Jeanette and perhaps understand why seeking justice for these animals was so important to her -- as you watch these videos, keep in mind, all the animals shown have been dead for a very long time.
http://youtu.be/AYjzGPOXdk4 (Jeanette's Story)
http://youtu.be/GBDiWBlUDRY (What Happened to the WAO Pigs)
We may never know what happened to all the adult potbellied pigs because the Asvestas and Mary and Michelle refused to say. But, have you wondered what happened to the cute little babies seen in the videos?
Upon my return to the WAO in December 2009, I asked Mary Reininger what happened to the potbellied pigs. She told me that all the baby pigs were horribly trampled by the adult pigs due to overcrowding in the small potbellied pig pen. What was worse is that the vultures, smelling meat, descended upon the pigs causing more confusion for the adults. I was told it was a horrible situation and that the workers asked for help from the Asvestas to save the few remaining baby pigs. I learned the Asvestas told the workers there was nothing they could do to save any of the baby pigs. Instead the solution the Asvestas came up with was to get rid of as many adult pigs as possible. Just another example of terribly sick animal care at the WAO. What I don't understand is how the Reiningers could just sit on their hands allowed this type of animal abuses/deaths occur without saying something to the USDA. Why didn't they try to save the animals themselves?
Regards,
Kristina
I wish Jeanette was still here -- I miss her....
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