SAVE THE CATS IN NORTH LAS VEGAS

HELLO TO ALL ANIMAL LOVERS. I DESPERATELY NEED YOUR HELP TO SAVE ANIMALS IN NORTH LAS VEGAS FROM BEING DENIED FROM RECEIVING COMFORT AND CARE BECAUSE THE CITY OF NORTH LAS VEGAS CITY OFFICIALS WILL NOT ALLOW ANIMALS TO BE GIVEN FOOD, WATER AND COMFORT ON CITY PROPERTY ANYMORE! I WILL GO INTO DETAIL.

I'VE BEEN FEEDING THE YARD CATS AT 50 & 212 EAST BROOKS FOR OVER THE LAST 12-PLUS YEARS AND BEFORE ME - CITY EMPLOYEES HAVE BEEN TAKING CARE OF THE CATS FOR OVER A TOTAL OF THE LAST 28 YEARS.

I FEED THESE YARD CATS AT ABOUT 4:20 AM EACH MORNING THAT I WORK. I DO NOT START MY CITY SHIFT UNTIL 5:30 AM. ON WEEKENDS WHEN I'M OFF - I USUALLY FEED THEM AROUND 7:30 AM. THE YARD CATS ARE BEING FED PRIMARILY BY ME AND I FEED THEM ON MY OWN TIME AND MONEY.

ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2022 I RECEIVED AN EMAIL FROM MY SUPERVISOR TO STOP FEEDING THE CATS. MY SUPERVISOR STATED HE WAS DIRECTED TO SEND THIS EMAIL BY HIS BOSS, THE CITY TRAFFIC ENGINEER. I REACHED OUT TO THE CITY TRAFFIC ENGINEER AND WAS TOLD HE WAS DIRECTED BY THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR. I REACHED OUT TO THE ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER AND HAD A IN-PERSON MEETING ON TUESDAY, DEC. 13, 2022 TO DISCUSS THIS ISSUE. THEN ON THURSDAY - 12/15/22 @ 9:00 AM, A MEETING TOOK PLACE AT 212 EAST BROOKS CITY YARD. THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS WERE PRESENT AT THIS MEETING - ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, TEAMSTER UNION STEWART, C5 CAT COALITION PRESIDENT AND MYSELF. ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER INSISTED THAT THE CATS HAD RUINED THE INSIDE OF A TRAILER THEY NEVER GO IN. CATS DO GO UNDER THE TRAILER FOR PROTECTION AND SHELTER FROM THE ELEMENTS. THE CITY IS TRYING TO MAKE CATS RESPONSIBLE FOR RUINING THE TRAILER THEY NEVER HAVE BEEN IN. THE TRAILER IN QUESTION HAS BEEN AT THIS LOCATION TO THE BEST ESTIMATES FOR OVER 23 YEARS. THE TRAILER HAS SHINGLES COMING OFF AND DRAINS INSIDE PRODUCE TOXIC GASES FROM NOT BEING USED. THE PRESENT CONDITION OF THE TRAILER PRESENTS

A CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER OF A FIRE HAZARD. THE TRAILER SMELLS OF WATER AND MILDEW DAMAGE, NOT CAT URINE.

THE C5 CAT COALITION PRESIDENT STATED THAT CATS COULD BE TRAPPED AND REMOVED TO "HEAVEN CAN WAIT" FOR VACCINATIONS, SPAYING AND NEUTERING WHILE THE TRAILER IS BEING REMOVED. THE CATS WOULD BE RETURNED ONCE THE TRAILER IS REMOVED. THE ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER DID NOT WANT THE CATS RETURNED AND STATED TO ME THAT I DID NOT HAVE PERMISSION TO FEED THE CATS AND HUMAN RESOURCES HAD A PROBLEM WITH ME FEEDING THE CATS ON MY OWN TIME. BECAUSE OF THE ARROGANT STATEMENT FROM THE ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER TO ME - I STATED I WOULD SEEK LEGAL REMEDIES FOR THE YARD CATS AND MYSELF. ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER STATED THE PAPERWORK TO REMOVE THE TRAILER WOULD SAY THE CATS RUINED THE TRAILER AND DID NOT CARE WHAT WE SAID.

THE CITY HAS A TNR ORDINANCE IN NORTH LAS VEGAS AS ALMOST ALL

CITY GOVERNMENTS IN THE VALLEY - TNR MEANS THE FERAL CATS WILL BE VACCINATED, SPAYED OR NEUTERED AND RETURNED TO THEIR HOME.

THE CITY DOES NOT WANT THE CATS BACK IN THIS CITY YARD. THE CITY WANTS CATS TO GO TO CITY VIEW PARK NEXT DOOR TO LIVE. THIS PARK IS NOT SAFE AT ALL. PARK HAS A POND WITH DUCKS THAT PEOPLE THROW ROCKS AT AND HAVE BROKEN THEIR WINGS AND KILLED THEM. PARK HAS A LOT OF ILLEGAL ACTIVITY AND IS NOT SAFE FOR CATS AND/OR ANYONE TO FEED THEM AND NO PROTECTION TO SEEK SHELTER!

THE CITY IS COMING OUT WITH A POLICY THAT CITY EMPLOYEES CAN NOT GIVE COMFORTS SUCH AS FEEDING AND WATER ON CITY PROPERTY TO DOGS AND CATS ETC. THE UTILITY DIRECTOR JUST ORDERED A CITY EMPLOYEE TO REMOVE A DOG HOUSE AND STOP FEEDING A DOG AT THE WASTE WATER PLANT. CITY EMPLOYEES HAVE FORMED A BOND OF FEEDING CATS AND DOGS AND EVEN ADOPTING THEM TO GIVE THEM A FOREVER HOME. THIS BOND HAS BEEN GREAT FOR TEAMWORK AND VOLUNTEERING IN OUR CITY.

ORIGINALLY I WANTED TO START THIS "GO FUND ME PAGE" TO HELP C5 -CAT COALITION AND "HEAVEN CAN WAIT" TO OFFSET THEIR COSTS FOR TRAPPING AND VACCINATIONS, SPAYING AND NEUTERING, ETC.

UNFORTUNATELY, I NEED TO HIRE LEGAL COUNSEL ASAP. I'VE TRIED TO CONTACT ATTORNEYS WITH NO SUCCESS. I NEED YOUR HELP IF YOU CAN

DONATE. I KNOW THIS ECONOMY IS TROUBLESOME FOR A LOT OF US.

IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO DONATE - PLEASE REACH OUT TO THE CITY OF NORTH LAS VEGAS CITY COUNCIL TO VOICE YOUR CONCERN. THE CITY HAS A FERAL CAT ORDINANCE AND THE STATE OF NEVADA HAS A NRS STATUTE PROTECTING ANIMALS ALONG WITH FEDERAL STATUTES TO PROTECT ANIMALS.

PLEASE LET YOUR VOICE BE HEARD - I CAN BE EMAILED AT [email redacted]

WHOEVER YOU VOICE YOUR CONCERN WITH AT CITY, STATE, FEDERAL AND/OR WITH THE LOCAL MEDIA. PLEASE BE RESPECTFUL TO ALL AGENCIES AND INDIVIDUALS YOU COMMUNICATE WITH CONCERNING THIS ISSUE!

FINALLY - THE FERAL CATS DEEPLY APPRECIATE YOU TAKING THE TIME TO READ THIS REQUEST FOR HELP!! THE FERAL CAT COLONY THAT I'M PRESENTLY FEEDING NUMBERS ABOUT TWENTY CATS AT ANY GIVEN TIME.

BEST REGARDS,

JOHN OWEN

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VIEWS, THOUGHTS AND OPINIONS EXPRESSED IN THIS "GOFUNDME" PAGE BELONG SOLELY TO THE AUTHOR. THE AUTHOR IS SPEAKING SOLELY FOR HIMSELF AND NOT FOR THE CITY OF NORTH LAS VEGAS OR AS A FORMAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE CITY OF NORTH LAS VEGAS.

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