We Know Nothing About That

With ongoing promises of reimbursement for care of fostered cats KittyKind swindled a 9/11 Victim into paying for veterinary bills for over a year and now deny their verbal promises. The prior Director, Marlene Kess, was convicted for animal abuse in 2005 and now denies promising reimbursement. The new Director, Hilary Harris, who was on the Board of Directors and a very close friend of Ms. Kess, insists she knew nothing of the agreement and that the vet visits were unauthorized anyway.

An offer to our victim to keep one special needs cat in exchange for payment of veterinary bills was also breached when KittyKind apparently felt the bills were more than they wanted to pay. I have the email and will post it at some point where Hillary Harris says, ". . . if you will keep Tiger I will pay for his vet care . . . " and the letter sent to my vet - NOT to me a few months later saying "we will no longer pay for Tiger's vet bills". KK claims that people who foster either "have the money" for vet bills or "want to do it" to help the cats. This woman did not have the money and fostered in order to help the cats, this conned woman lives on a small disability income and needed her reimbursed money to live on. Does the end justify the means by which KK claims to fulfill their mission statement?

Our 911 victim is out over $35,000 to an organization that has been netting a 6 figure income per their 990s since its incorporation in 2000. Their lowest revenue was listed as $118,914 in 2003, they are currently well over $200,000 depending on whether you believe their newsletters, their websites or their reported income to the IRS.

KK claims to be struggling to pay for veterinary care, cat food, litter and medications, yet they are a Participating Organization of the Mayor's Alliance of NYC. KK is a recipient of the prestigious Maddie's grant to animal agencies, KK also receives Easter CASH from Petco, CASH from Barc's annual Shubert Alley, CASH from a daily donation jar at Petco, CASH from adoptions, CASH from intake fees at Petco, an anual grant from the Petco Foundation, other grant monies that are not disclosed to the public, free litter from Petco, free dry food from Science Diet, 50% discount on Science Diet canned food, 50% discount from Petco for food, Christmas donations as well as ongoing donations at their post office box. KittyKind has a patron who provides them with medications throught the year. KittyKind is secretive about their actual monetary income, food donations and donations in general.

Our 911 victim meanwhile used her Worker's Compensation money, Red Cross Benefit money, unemployment funds and disability money to feed KittyKind cats and take them for veterinary care because she believed that KK would honor her receipts at the end of 2004. Imagine her shock when she investigated KK's actual background and found out the truth.

There are other KK victims that have not been heard from yet. KK never filled out Foster forms since the cats were being turned over hand over fist to this soft hearted woman. KK's attorney claims that these policies and procedures are being corrected; there is some kind of admission in that statement. This foster victim was informed that in lieu of returning the remaining 5 cats to KK she could legally adopt them at KK's current adoption rate of $125 per cat. The Judge at the trial was exasperated at this point and allowed the foster victim to keep the cats. Probably what KK wanted anyway. This and their inability to convince the Judge that KK is an honest and caring organization was the only justice received by Ms. Marrero. KittyKind does not have a shelter, they turn your home into a sanctuary and then walk away.
I created forms for protection of foster persons they can be printed out from any of the following websites.

See my websites for more information: http://mysite.verizon.net/vzeyfg4f/kittyfostering / http://mysite.verizon.net/vzeyfg4f/kittycatfosterpitfalls/ Http://ahscares.org/showarchive.asp?id=129
http://mysite.verizon.net/vzeyfg4f/kittykindstepbystep

Please be aware:
This group needs to be investigated by the Attorney General's Office and the IRS. Add your voice to mine.