tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6492255858171331632.post5427944375796311133..comments2023-09-21T10:44:10.199-04:00Comments on One Bark at a Time: No one told them it was against the lawFredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12243247582677457166noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6492255858171331632.post-27006701223795159282009-10-02T10:01:25.830-04:002009-10-02T10:01:25.830-04:00The province called forth a charity (OSPCA) bestow...The province called forth a charity (OSPCA) bestowed police powers, subjective legislation and wished them well fundraising, enforcing, training, administering, overseeing themselves AND THEIR COMPETITORS. <br /><br />This flawed model created bitterness, infighting, abuse of police power, animals and money on ALL fronts all the while protecting the perpetrators' privacy.<br /><br /> <br />As evidenced by the disappointing results of the THS AGM - there is too little public appetite to warrant change. <br /><br />The Ombudsman, the Public Guardian, the province and the CRA can well afford to remain silent - after all Ontario's dysfunctional, patchy network of OSPCA affiliates, branches and independant shelters successfully solicit in excess of $25,000,000 in public donations annually. <br /><br />They've elected to let that sleeping dog lie - the price is right!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6492255858171331632.post-14981766147930919572009-10-01T21:32:45.628-04:002009-10-01T21:32:45.628-04:00HAHAHAHAHAAA....maybe Linda should send THS a thre...HAHAHAHAHAAA....maybe Linda should send THS a threatening letter for their member's comments.<br /><br />That would be tit for tat, as THS sent a threatening letter to Toronto Cat Rescue for one of their volunteer's comments (made as a private person, not as a TCR rep).Social Mangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14135369986061367480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6492255858171331632.post-47797854218570708822009-10-01T21:29:59.825-04:002009-10-01T21:29:59.825-04:00The Hitler comment was simply slander. As soon as...The Hitler comment was simply slander. As soon as the woman made that comment, any respect I granted her was withdrawn and I yelled at her (along with many others) to sit down. She was totally out of line and Trow was absolutely wrong to ignore the comment and not apologize to Linda for it. Now, why does that not surprise me?Social Mangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14135369986061367480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6492255858171331632.post-53136501466525793232009-10-01T18:57:31.200-04:002009-10-01T18:57:31.200-04:00Rachelle, that Hitler comment in reference to Lind...Rachelle, that Hitler comment in reference to Linda is nonsensical and probably a sign of an unhinged mind. Or perhaps the woman who spoke was actually highly perceptive and commenting in a subtle and round about way on the fact that Hitler was also democratically elected into power by uninformed supporters.Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12243247582677457166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6492255858171331632.post-5940776217421252212009-10-01T13:19:44.346-04:002009-10-01T13:19:44.346-04:00The last AGM I went to was about 3 years ago and i...The last AGM I went to was about 3 years ago and it was done and over with in well under an hour. At that time, there were only a tiny handful of Tim Critics amongst a small group of people (that meeting was also on a weekday, in the middle of the afternoon so as to make it very difficult for most to attend). <br /><br />Tim pretty much breezed through that meeting as it was easy enough for him to 'stifle' and shut his critics up. I clearly remember how rushed that meeting seemed and of course the first order of business for Tim was to get the voting done... <br />Not so this time around. Tim's critics far outnumbered his supporters and he was challenged pretty much every step of the way. <br /><br />I am hopeful that under the OSPCA's new board, things will be different this time around. I can only imagine that there are WAY more people who came forward for this investigation than they did back in 2006...<br /><br />On a side note, there seemed to be one 'planted' guy who asked Tim lots of questions which Tim had no difficulty answering and said guy nodded in agreement to everything Tim said (finally when asked, the guy revealed his name and I'm guessing he's the husband of a vet that works there as they share an unusual last name...). <br /><br />Besides him, his 'supporters' mainly consisted of eldery people, one in a particular a 94 year old who actually said "Hitler had pets too" when referring to Linda MacKinnon (the only board candidate not backed by Trow)...<br /><br />The meeting was a complete and utter mess and I'm sure if anyone was just seeing and hearing Tim & the rest of the board for the first time, they now realize how unbelievable it is that this group of people is actually responsible for running a multi-million dollar charitable organization...Rachellenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6492255858171331632.post-59801042156272020632009-10-01T08:10:14.676-04:002009-10-01T08:10:14.676-04:00The Draper report is the tip of the iceberg. The c...The Draper report is the tip of the iceberg. The confidentiality agreement with the Teamsters kept many people from addressing their concerns. I read the whole report & I can honestly say it was exactly what I expected. <br /><br /> I was at the meeting as well & it was a mess. Not only because there were people who had questioned that were being ignored but the PR man had a meltdown, a woman in the front wouldn't shut up & swore about 10 times, a heartfelt volunteer letter was called a lie by someone who really had no business saying anything in regards to animal care. There were people who had such great points & there were even a few Trow supporters with good heads on their shoulders that clearly loved animals. I don't expect everyone to agree with our opinion but it did make me mad when there was criticism & his supporters would try to talk over a critic or cut them off. Ya longer story short it was a disorderly, unprofessional mess.Marcienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6492255858171331632.post-55024041501897386282009-09-30T23:29:31.234-04:002009-09-30T23:29:31.234-04:00I didn't, Fred. I was too busy watching the t...I didn't, Fred. I was too busy watching the train wreck that is management, and making notes.Social Mangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14135369986061367480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6492255858171331632.post-69775648566979158912009-09-30T23:11:48.737-04:002009-09-30T23:11:48.737-04:00Social Mange, yup. Did you get to ask any questio...Social Mange, yup. Did you get to ask any questions?Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12243247582677457166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6492255858171331632.post-91090882760016826442009-09-30T20:12:18.002-04:002009-09-30T20:12:18.002-04:00I was at the meeting. It was worse than I imagine...I was at the meeting. It was worse than I imagined.Social Mangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14135369986061367480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6492255858171331632.post-86160345502682503962009-09-30T16:27:41.968-04:002009-09-30T16:27:41.968-04:00thanks for sharing that report with us.
I knew th...thanks for sharing that report with us.<br /> I knew things were bad at THS but I didn`t realize just how bad.<br /> I honestly feel like driving down there and slappin` Trow around a bit or crackin him a few times with my cane.<br />He deserves far more punishment than just being fired .It seems he`s a liar, a thief, a bully and has no heart at all.I may be old but I doubt he could intimidate me or the thousands of other animal people out here that now know the whole truth.I pray that people read this report before they vote.<br />Sorry for not being as flowery a writer as most but I think you get my drift.Heather Bnoreply@blogger.com