In support of all you rescue workers out there ... trying to make a difference, here is a video dedicated to educating the public about WHY to have your dog or cat spayed/neutered.
This video is quite graphic ... so you've been "warned".
Quoted by: Burt Ward/Tracy Ward
- "Our dogs don't drool. "
- “Every one of these beautiful, loving animals would be dead if it weren’t for us”
- “Our dog food is custom formulated to their specifications and contains the finest ingredients. It is suitable for all breeds and all life stages, including puppies.”
Are Burt and Tracy Ward grossly over-exaggerating the quantity of dogs that they actually adopt out … or is there something else going on ?
According to Burt Ward's statements...
- they are feeding at least 700 dogs PER DAY
or
- Perhaps their 55 dogs (the amount allowed for them to have, as per the City of Norco) are eating 28 pounds of food per day, PER DOG
Gentle Giants Rescue and Adoptions
& Burt and Tracy Ward File Suit
Against People Talking About them
In August 2005, Burt and Tracy Ward and Gentle Giants Rescue and Adoptions filed suit against Barbara Laird and Marc Sayer and 2 other individuals in the Orange County Superior Court, in an attempt to silence them from speaking out to the public about their rescue operation and about how they have drastically impacted other peoples' lives as a result of adopting Great Danes from their organization.
February 21, 2006
Court Decision is In !!!
The Judge has dismissed ALL actions
Friday, March 3, 2006
Orange County Register
FRANK MICKADEIT
Register columnist
fmickadeit@ocregister.com
Burt Ward, aka Robin from TV's "Batman," had his defamation suit against Barbara Laird of Westminster and two out-of-county defendants tossed out by Judge Jamoa Moberly last week.
Wednesday, February 22, 2006
Press Enterprise
Canine-rescue libel suit gets dismissed by judge
DISPUTE: The 'Batman' actor filed the complaint after an angry client posted to a Web site.
By JULIE FARREN / The Press-Enterprise
An Orange County Superior Court judge Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit filed by former actor Burt Ward and his wife, Tracy, against a Westminster woman who posted comments about their Great Dane rescue shelter on an Internet message board.
Monday, November 21, 2005
Orange County Register
Kapow! Robin's lawyer lands it right in the kisser
In today's episode, "Robin" comes to the O.C.
FRANK MICKADEIT
Register columnist
fmickadeit@ocregister.com
Holy miscarriage of justice, Batman!
So Burt Ward would have likely cried if what happened to him in Orange County Superior Court on Friday had happened to Robin, the tights-wearing superhero Ward once played on TV.
The morning's events began with me sitting in the near-empty fourth-floor hallway of the Santa Ana courthouse waiting for Ward to show up for a hearing in which he was trying to get a judge to shut down three Web sites that are critical of his Great Dane-rescue operation out in Norco.
About 9:30, two figures came off the elevator and started walking down the hall toward me. Neither, I decided, would look particularly good in tights, but, sure enough, one of them was Ward, who was wearing a flowery Tommy Bahama-style shirt and casual slacks
Pow! Woof! Westminster woman battles caped crusader
Former superhero takes on O.C. woman
By: FRANK MICKADEIT, Orange County Register
Thursday, October 27, 2005
There he was, Burt Ward - aka "Robin," Batman's trusty sidekick - and someone was posting messages on an Internet site slamming his Southern California dog-rescue operation and his obsession with a certain brand of dog food.
"Holy Alpo, Batman!!!" as Robin might shriek. "Sounds like the work of Catwoman!!!"
"No so fast, my diminutive, tights-wearing chum!!!" Batman would reply. "This caper has the odorous stench of something that could only emanate from ... Orange County!
Dog Owner's Guide to:
Why people do rescue
View All Documents and Articles regarding
Gentle Giants Rescue and Adoptions, Inc.
Some of these Documents and Articles are as follows:
*Gentle Giant's failed lawsuit against Press-Enterprise Newspaper
*Gentle Giant's failed lawsuit against Sayer/Laird, etal
*Gentle Giant's Application for their 501c3 Non-Profit Status
*City of Norco's meeting minutes leading up to the issuance of the Conditional Use Permit
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Recommended Reading
"Bones Would Rain from the Sky: Deepening Our Relationships with Dogs"
By: Suzanne Clothier
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Great spirits have always encountered opposition from mediocre minds. The mediocre mind is incapable of understanding the man who refuses to bow blindly to conventional prejudices and chooses instead to express his opinions courageously and honestly.
Albert Einstein, quoted in New York Times, March 13, 1940
US (German-born) physicist (1879 - 1955)
Pride goes before destruction, and arogance before a fall.
It is better to live humbly with the poor than to share plunder with the proud.
Holy Bible, Proverbs 16: 18-19
I personally believe the truth is best told by those that have experienced and lived it themselves. Read what real people have to say about their adoption experience or personal encounters with Gentle Giants Rescue.
These testimonies have been posted with the
permission of the author.
Read their Stories:
* A few people have chosen to remain anonymous or just use their online user name,
in fear of losing their adopted dog to Gentle Giants.
However, their testimonies are just as valid and just as important as the others.
- If you have also adopted a dog from Gentle Giants Rescue and Adoptions, in Norco, CA and would like to share your story, we would love to hear it.
- If you have had any other type of working relationship with Gentle Giants, what was that experience like? (For example: Did you release a dog you could no longer keep? Are you an County or City Animal Control Agency? Would you release dogs to Gentle Giants? Do you or have you transported for Gentle Giants? Do you foster for Gentle Giants? Have you ever applied to adopt a dog from Gentle Giants and been denied?)
We would love to hear your story. Please contact us at admin@gentlegiantnews.com
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Over the past year and a half, we have received many testimonies from individual adoptors telling of their horrific experience with Gentle Giants Rescue and/or Burt & Tracy Ward. However, a lot of those individuals have requested that we not make their testimonies public because of the fear that the Wards will either repossess their dog from them, will take legal actions against them, or will hinder their ability from ever adopting a dog from any rescue group again.
** Please people, do not let them frighten you with their saber rattling and their threats. The law is there to protect you, and it will. Just because they do not like something, does not make it illegal or give them the right to sue you. And the more they try to use the courts to bully people, like they did with us, and the local newspaper before us, the more it will cost them. You have rights, they can not take away your dog just because they do not like what you are doing. Nor can they sue you for speaking out. The only way they will be stopped is if people stand up to them, just like any school yard bully. The more people speak out about their experiences with GG and the Wards, and file complaints with Norco Animal Control, the sooner they will be shut down and dogs will find their way to safe responsible REAL rescues. ** excerpts from Message Board post by Marc Sayer
Although it may be in your contractual agreement that GGR "reserves the right to repossess the adopted dog at ANY time, for ANY reason", this section of the contract is NOT legally enforceable (check with your own legal counsel). Once the "purchase" takes place and you have paid for the item, in this case a dog, that item is your own personal property and CANNOT be taken back unless you have failed to pay for this "item" in full. And since we all know that you cannot leave with one of their dogs without you emptying your pocket book and maxing out your Credit Card, lack of payment will never be the issue. To my knowledge, the only way you can "lose" your dog is if your local animal control deems your household unsafe to the animal, or if your animal is unsafe to the public by way of previously reported dog bites from your dog. So, if you are taking care of your dog humanely and your dog is not a danger to anyone ... you have absolutely NOTHING to worry about.
It is also my understanding that GGR is now requiring that you bring your adopted dog ONLY to their vet for care. Folks ... THEY CAN'T DO THAT. That is against the law. That would be like a car sales man telling you that in order for you to purchase their car, they require that you have your car serviced ONLY at their service station, and purchase your gas ONLY at their gas station. If it's not lawful, it can't be enforced.
This brings me to another "contractual agreement" that you probably had to sign in order to adopt a dog from GGR. THE FOOD CONTRACT. GGR seems to believe that you are REQUIRED to feed your newly adopted dog their food (Gentle Giant's World Class Canine Cuisine) and ONLY their food for the life of the dog in order for you to adopt a dog from them. Again, it may be in your contract (or a separate contract), but this is also not legally enforceable. Once you own the "item" that you purchased, the "Seller" cannot dictate the manner in which you feed, maintain, or take care of that item (the dog).
Although you may have signed the contract, the contract can only be enforced in what is LEGAL. The illegal terms on that contract are null and void. This does not mean that the entire contract is invalid, it only means that certain portions of the contract may possibly be invalid and unenforceable.
WHAT GENTLE GIANTS DOESN'T WANT YOU TO KNOW:
The dog they adopt out to you becomes YOUR personal property once the dog is handed over to you.... even if you received the dog for free.
What does this mean to you? EVERYTHING in the contract that tells you how to "maintain" the dog does not apply to you. The prior owner (meaning Gentle Giants) no longer has control over that dog... they relinqueshed that responsibility to you.
You are only accountable to the laws of the land, ei: State, County & City regulations.
The ONLY way that dog can be taken away from you, would be if you are endangering the dogs live (as determined by a Court) or the dog is endangering others.
So......... if you were to speak up about your own personal testimony of your adoption experience with Gentle Giants, you have absolutely NOTHING to lose. Gentle Giants CANNOT repossess your dog for any reason whatsover.
Here are a few more things you should also know about Gentle Giants Rescue:
In order for them to operate in the City of Norco as a "Non-Profit" Rescue Organization, they must comply AT ALL TIMES with certain requirements that the City has established. (See a copy of the "Conditional Use Permit") http://www.gentlegiantnews.com/GG_CUP.pdf
1. They are limited to a maximum of 55 ANIMALS (not just dogs) on their premises at any time. This includes their own family pets, of which are limited to just 4 dogs. This also includes cats, horses, pigs, goats, etc. (See Resolution, Page 3, Paragraph 4)
Take a look around ..... how many animals did you count?
2. They MUST have all dogs, 4 months of age or older, vaccinated for Rabies and MUST have those records available at all times. (See Resolution, Page 4, Paragraph 11)
Were you provided with a copy of the Rabies Certificate? Were you told they would be sent to you as soon as she find them? Were you ever sent them? If they are supposed to have those records available, why can't they provide them to you? This forces you to have to re-vaccinate the dog in order to be in compliance with your City or County regulations. This puts your dog at risk of over-vaccination.
3. They MUST have all dogs, 8 weeks of age or older, spayed or neutered within 30 days of their receipt of dog into their rescue operation. (See Resolution, Page 3, Paragraph 9)
How many of the dogs were not available to take home that day because they had to be spayed or neutered?
There are a lot of people that would LOVE to see this "Organization" get closed down. There are also a lot of people that don't want them closed down, but would like them to be in compliance with the Law.
Here's how you can help:
If you have adopted from Gentle Giants, even if the dog you adopted was in good health and good temperament, if you notice a violation of ANY or ALL of these 3 regulations, we would encourage you to file a complaint with the City of Norco. The City would have not other way of knowing of these violations if nobody tells them. Keep a copy of the complaint form for your own records, and we would also appreciate it if you would forward a copy of the complaint form to us. (forwarding information can be provided upon request).
Here is a link to the City of Norco's complaint form: http://www.gentlegiantnews.com/Norco_complaint.pdf
**Please note: You do NOT have to be a resident of Norco in order to file a complaint.