Shut Down and Charge South Bay Rabbit Rescue With Felony Animal Cruelty
Shut Down and Charge South Bay Rabbit Rescue With Felony Animal Cruelty
The Issue
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Update 8/5/2022 - Despite multiple rabbits suffered and died from neglect under this despicable fraudulent rabbit rescue - Brenda Andringa was Given Diversion With No Justice For The Rabbits. Once again, authorities disgracefully failed to uphold the law allowing abuses and killers of animals to walk free.
See the "terms" of Diversion and read the email from Katherine R. Carey - Deputy District Attorney Here
3/11/2022 Update - Brenda Angringa's Attorney is requesting diversion. Without your personal emails she will walk free of her animal cruelty crimes and will be able to reopen another rescue. Please see the emails listed in this update and voice your opinion to oppose diversion before March 15. It appears the District Attorney’s office did not take this heinous animal cruelty case seriously and only charged Brenda with Misdemeanors therefore, there is nothing to bargain or plea with and Brenda is going to walk free to do it all over again. Under the guise of a rescue, hundreds of precious animals suffered and died without medical care and lived in deplorable conditions because of Brenda Angringa’s refusal to provide the basic, minimum requirements of care. This animal cruelty case is no different than abusing dogs or cats.
10/6/2021 Update - Thanks to the brave and caring volunteers and the District Attorney's office see the live link for details - BRENDA ANDRINGA ACCUSED OF CRUELTY AFTER BUNNY’S DEATH
5/27/21 - Please see updates, SBRR is under Animal Control Investigation.
5/6/2021 - Rabbit HareCules suffered a long, cruel inhumane illness and death under the care of a well known California rabbit rescuer representing herself as a nonprofit rescue, South Bay Rabbit Rescue/Brenda Andringa.
According to volunteers, HareCules allegedly lay suffering for days without Veterinary care, presented diarrhea and was covered in flies until he died. Fur coated fur with fecal matter invites flies to lay eggs, the maggots feed on the organic matter, start to abrade the skin and then feed on live tissue of the animal.
Witnesses also allege the following:
The “rescued rabbits” live outdoors in fly infested fabric tents unprotected from a wide variety of predators and live in small dog crates where they only have room to lay and stand. Sick and injured rabbits suffer from untreated medical conditions/Veterinary care. Rabbit’s are not spayed/neutered, many suffer with heat stroke, fly strike and can be seen in photos covered in urine while living in filthy small cages. Here you can see a disturbing video of a rabbit with it's nose torn off.
Complaints have been ongoing. SBRR was previously reported for unethical practices with documented evidence of dumping a non adoptable, live rabbit to a predator center as food. Witnesses allegedly report sick, live and frozen rabbits are regularly sold to predator facilities as food. It is unclear how many rabbits may have survived or died before they were confiscated/surrendered by animal control on 5/11/2021.
SBRR appears to defraud the public for donations while keeping rabbits in a hoarding type environment consistent of an unethical back yard rabbit breeder, where the rabbits suffer and perish. Nonprofit fraud reports are in order. Animal rescues are supposed to be a safe haven for animals. It is not acceptable when animal rescues hoard animals, cause unconscionable repeated pain, suffering, neglect and death to “rescued animals”.
We the Petitioners respectfully request Santa Clara Animal Care & Control investigate and seek prosecution to the fullest extent of California law, shut down SBRR and prevent Brenda Andringa from ever reopening another rabbit rescue.
It is incredibly appalling and disheartening when the rabbit community has to police our own.
For The Rabbits,
Linda Sue
References
Chief Assistant District Attorney Jay Boyarsky
jboyarsky@dao.sccgov.org
(408) 792-2821
Deputy DA Katherine R. Carey
Office: 408-201-0540
kcarey@dao.sccgov.org
District Attorney Jeffrey Rosen
408-201-0540
jrosen@dao.sccgov.org
Deputy DA Rajagopalan, Shanthi
srajagopalan@dao.sccgov.org
Morgan Hill Mayor Rich Constantine
rich.constantine@morganhill.ca.gov
City of Santa Clara Mayor Lisa Gillmor
lgillmor@santaclaraca.gov
County of Santa Clara -District 1 Supervisor Mike Wasserman
District1@bos.sccgov.org
Governor Gavin Newsom
gnewsom67@gmail.com
County of Santa Clara Animal Services
sccsocialmedia@ceo.sccgov.org
stephanie.riley@cep.sccgov.org
(408) 686-3900
Facebook
Filing a Complaint About a Charity or Charitable Solicitation
SBRR Twitter
3,155
The Issue
(Red links are live)
Update 8/5/2022 - Despite multiple rabbits suffered and died from neglect under this despicable fraudulent rabbit rescue - Brenda Andringa was Given Diversion With No Justice For The Rabbits. Once again, authorities disgracefully failed to uphold the law allowing abuses and killers of animals to walk free.
See the "terms" of Diversion and read the email from Katherine R. Carey - Deputy District Attorney Here
3/11/2022 Update - Brenda Angringa's Attorney is requesting diversion. Without your personal emails she will walk free of her animal cruelty crimes and will be able to reopen another rescue. Please see the emails listed in this update and voice your opinion to oppose diversion before March 15. It appears the District Attorney’s office did not take this heinous animal cruelty case seriously and only charged Brenda with Misdemeanors therefore, there is nothing to bargain or plea with and Brenda is going to walk free to do it all over again. Under the guise of a rescue, hundreds of precious animals suffered and died without medical care and lived in deplorable conditions because of Brenda Angringa’s refusal to provide the basic, minimum requirements of care. This animal cruelty case is no different than abusing dogs or cats.
10/6/2021 Update - Thanks to the brave and caring volunteers and the District Attorney's office see the live link for details - BRENDA ANDRINGA ACCUSED OF CRUELTY AFTER BUNNY’S DEATH
5/27/21 - Please see updates, SBRR is under Animal Control Investigation.
5/6/2021 - Rabbit HareCules suffered a long, cruel inhumane illness and death under the care of a well known California rabbit rescuer representing herself as a nonprofit rescue, South Bay Rabbit Rescue/Brenda Andringa.
According to volunteers, HareCules allegedly lay suffering for days without Veterinary care, presented diarrhea and was covered in flies until he died. Fur coated fur with fecal matter invites flies to lay eggs, the maggots feed on the organic matter, start to abrade the skin and then feed on live tissue of the animal.
Witnesses also allege the following:
The “rescued rabbits” live outdoors in fly infested fabric tents unprotected from a wide variety of predators and live in small dog crates where they only have room to lay and stand. Sick and injured rabbits suffer from untreated medical conditions/Veterinary care. Rabbit’s are not spayed/neutered, many suffer with heat stroke, fly strike and can be seen in photos covered in urine while living in filthy small cages. Here you can see a disturbing video of a rabbit with it's nose torn off.
Complaints have been ongoing. SBRR was previously reported for unethical practices with documented evidence of dumping a non adoptable, live rabbit to a predator center as food. Witnesses allegedly report sick, live and frozen rabbits are regularly sold to predator facilities as food. It is unclear how many rabbits may have survived or died before they were confiscated/surrendered by animal control on 5/11/2021.
SBRR appears to defraud the public for donations while keeping rabbits in a hoarding type environment consistent of an unethical back yard rabbit breeder, where the rabbits suffer and perish. Nonprofit fraud reports are in order. Animal rescues are supposed to be a safe haven for animals. It is not acceptable when animal rescues hoard animals, cause unconscionable repeated pain, suffering, neglect and death to “rescued animals”.
We the Petitioners respectfully request Santa Clara Animal Care & Control investigate and seek prosecution to the fullest extent of California law, shut down SBRR and prevent Brenda Andringa from ever reopening another rabbit rescue.
It is incredibly appalling and disheartening when the rabbit community has to police our own.
For The Rabbits,
Linda Sue
References
Chief Assistant District Attorney Jay Boyarsky
jboyarsky@dao.sccgov.org
(408) 792-2821
Deputy DA Katherine R. Carey
Office: 408-201-0540
kcarey@dao.sccgov.org
District Attorney Jeffrey Rosen
408-201-0540
jrosen@dao.sccgov.org
Deputy DA Rajagopalan, Shanthi
srajagopalan@dao.sccgov.org
Morgan Hill Mayor Rich Constantine
rich.constantine@morganhill.ca.gov
City of Santa Clara Mayor Lisa Gillmor
lgillmor@santaclaraca.gov
County of Santa Clara -District 1 Supervisor Mike Wasserman
District1@bos.sccgov.org
Governor Gavin Newsom
gnewsom67@gmail.com
County of Santa Clara Animal Services
sccsocialmedia@ceo.sccgov.org
stephanie.riley@cep.sccgov.org
(408) 686-3900
Facebook
Filing a Complaint About a Charity or Charitable Solicitation
SBRR Twitter
3,155
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Petition created on 13 May 2021