It's GO Time!

Thanks for stopping into the Noah's Ark Animal Justice Committee's blog. We encourage you to scroll down to read about this case and we hope you'll visit frequently to stay updated on the latest happenings.

WE NEED YOUR HELP on several fronts.

December 21 at 1:30 PM
Please use that sick day at work or whatever you need to do to join us at court on December 21st. We will be at the Long Beach Court at 415 Ocean Avenue in Long Beach. Court is set for 1:30 PM. They will probably try to change the venue at about 1:20 PM hoping you will all cave in and figure it's not worth the effort. DON'T Fall for this tactic! This court date is when Alex and Gloria will each be charged with 13 felonies and 2 misdemeanors. This is LUDICROUS! We also anticipate the media will be there. Please join us to show your support for the animals of Noah's Ark -- they are being used as political pawns in this vendetta by Long Beach Animal Control.

December 14
We filed a writ of appeal today against the seizure by Long Beach Animal Control. Previously an animal control staff person acted as "judge" to determine if the seizure was legal. How's that for the fox guarding the hen house?! WE NEED YOUR FINANCIAL HELP -- any donation of any size is huge to us. You can send a donation directly to our Attorney, Mr. Michael Rotsten 16133 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 700, Encino, CA 91436 (818) 789-0256 OR if you want your donation to be tax deductible -- you can donate through PayPal on the www.noahsarkanimalrescue.com site. To be clear, PayPal donations go to a bank account that can only be used for Noah's Ark's animals. $5/$10/$15 donations add up quickly. Our legal fees are $5,000 already. We'll keep you posted on the status of the writ here.

TODAY AND EVERYDAY
The one thing that has forced Long Beach Animal Control to toe the line and kept the Mayor from just brushing this under the rug is the constant attention from people like you! Emails, phone calls, letters that tell city officials that treating rescues this way is unacceptable, that Noah's Ark should have been given a 10-day notice to comply, and that you will encourage others not to shop, dine, or do anything that might result in revenue for the city. Public outcry has made a difference!

If you are a 501C-3 rescue and have space for a cat or dog, please consider rescuing one of ours. Rescues are being given a preferrential rate on our animals of $25 for dogs, $17 for cats. Pets over 6 have a $10 discount. You will also have to pay for a spay or neuter -- please note the majority of our pets were fixed. There were no un-neutered adult male dogs or cats at the facility. Animal Control forced one adopter to spay a dog that had already been spayed -- this was a family adopting the dog! We encourage you to stand your ground if LBAC attempts to deny you an animal. Feel free to contact Sean Petersen in the Mayor's office if you are given grief or the runaround.

THANK YOU
LBAC was hoping to outlast your attention span, they were hoping to divide and conquer the rescue community, and they have been trying to use the media to spin their story. Thank you for seeing through the games. Thank you for continuing to care. Thank you most of all for putting the respect of animals high on your list.

Please, join in the fight in any way you can!

See a filmloop of our animals at http://www.filmloop.com/cgi-bin/bv/bv.py?ticket=4RgWdUvqvIcCKZBN6rdcwqGrwAGR5e15&flash=1&extAds=1&px=FL3