On Thursday the 04/04201 my housemate whom suffers aspergers took my pet cat un beknown to me at the time to the animal shelter.I was under the illusion that my cat had got lost and was missing.My house mate today(Sunday 07/04/2013)seeing me handing out flyers and talking to niehbours then suggested that we go to the Cat Haven however he then told me whilst their that he had bought the cat here to the shelter.
We spoke to the manager to retrieve the cat as I am the legal owner and Ashley had taken the cat their wrongly and at a time of duress from his disability.
I spoke with the manager their and made it clear that I was the legal owner,and that Ashley had taken the cat their unauthorised and had made a mistake.The manager was very,very unhelpfull and would not even inform me after I had proved that I was the legal owner what had happened with my pet!I simply wanted to know if my pet had been put down or had a new home been found for her!
I have since done some research regarding Cat Haven and found that it is listed as a charity orginisation however I have found it to be far from a charity!Ashley and others are asked to make a 20 dollar donation when they drop of unwanted pets their and if one wishes to "adopt"a pet they are then charged between $80-$200 for the pet they choose which has been handed in as unwanted!Furthermore CAT HAVEN has 3 pet shop outlets which is on their website and said pet shops sale to the public pets that have been sourced from Cat Haven who in turn have come in to possesion of these pets from members of the public who have taken them to Cat Haven as no longer wanted pets.
From my research and personal exp I have come to realise that Cat Haven is similar to the Church Of Scientology in claiming to be a charity!
Cat Haven in my view is cashing in on the fact that their is a lot of pets in Perth and surrounding areas whom may become unwanted and have set them selves up legallyas a charity but whom take unwanted pets from their owners and at the same time demand a min of $20 from people handing in their pets and then they out source them to Pet shops.The Pet shops in question are selling the former unwanted pets and you can check their website at Cat Haven for a list of the pet shops and then visit the pet shops websites where they have the prices for the pets that they are selling.Cat Haven would not be giving these former unwanted pets to said pet shops it would most definitely be under commercial arrangement.
My angst is that even after proving to the people at Cat Haven that I was the owner and that my house mate had no right to hand in my pet and I was their only 2 days after he had done so Cat Haven was very unhelpful in corecting the matter nor would they divulge if my pet had been put down,sold ,or found a new home.I believe they would not tell me what had become of my pet as they had sold it and did not want me asking for its return even if I paid over and beyond whatever expenses they may have incured!