From Séamus – My family and I hope all you wonderful K9 Mattie supporters had a blessed Easter and Passover :)
I am currently part of the military response to the COVID-19 crisis in New York. We’ve been hit pretty hard, as I’m sure you know from the news.
Though my full commitment is focused on this important work, our beloved Mattie is still on the forefront of my mind. My work has not distracted me from that. And now, we are on the verge of meeting our fundraiser goal (also on PayPal).
As of today, we have surpassed $20,000, we are 90% of the way there, only just over 2k left to go! Our generous matching donor made another contribution of $800 over the Easter weekend in response to your own generosity.
I encourage anyone who is comfortably able to do so to donate in order to double the power of your gift by unlocking the rest of the matching funds. Every contribution is important and greatly appreciated ❤
For more detailed info on this aspect of our campaign to Bring K9 Mattie Home, read: Fundraiser goals and outcomes.
We are making arrangements to put together our formal offer to MSA Security, owned by Perella Weinberg Partners (PWP). I’m sure with their reduced business during this COVID-19 crisis, they have more time to contemplate doing the right thing by Mattie.
Our State Senator has been most helpful and generous with his encouragement, and we will soon put in our offer with his office’s support.
I am happy to say that both state and federal elected officials have expressed support for bringing Mattie home because of the unique nature of our struggle. PWP / MSA’s malicious treatment of a serving soldier, his family, and the loyal dog who bonded with him is distinctly unpatriotic and un-American. Yet, they have government contracts.
I have every confidence that if they don’t send Mattie home, it will only get worse for them.
Your calls, texts, and emails have had a profound effect on the company by letting the PWP / MSA bosses know how you feel. Keep in mind that these people are not sympathetic folks - they will not usually answer you. But I know from my sources that they get your messages.
You let them know that Mattie will not be forgotten. This is crucial to know in the final stages of our fundraiser to buy Mattie back; they are more likely to do the honorable thing if they are reminded that people are watching.
The values of duty and honor to God, family, and country which motivate my military service are the same ones that motivate my family’s battle to bring our dog back where she belongs.
We will continue on until Mattie comes home and we can move on with our lives. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts and GOD BLESS AMERICA XOXO
WAYS TO HELP
1) THE FUNDRAISER. Make a donation to Bring K9 Mattie Home through GoFundMe or PayPal. Every penny goes to Mattie. We are offering to buy her back from the company for their stated price of what it cost to train Mattie, along with any associated costs. In addition, MSA has a habit of legally turning over the dogs to their handlers when the dogs are physically broken down. All medical expenses have to be borne by the handler’s family. Maybe it’s not right, but that’s how they work.
Today we stand at 90% of the way to our goal!! You are part of making something amazing happen xoxoxo
2) CONTACTING THE PWP / MSA BOSSES. Send an email or give a call or text to the corporate bosses through the means of contact listed below.
You are a thorn in their side – you remind them that the public eye is on them, especially during this crisis. And so every email, text, and phone call counts.
*NOTE* These guys listed here are the head honchos, but the list is not exhaustive – many other PWP and MSA contacts can be found through your favorite search engine (Google, Bing, etc.). We have included a few here above in the main body of the update.
3) SPREAD THE WORD! If share what you think of MSA and PWP on Google Reviews, or simply tell your friends and family, I believe the positive effect would end up being exponential.
And since MSA-trained K9s being sent overseas to terrible fates (read: PWP / MSA Security sends dogs to torture and death in Jordan) is a matter of national public interest and your tax dollars, contact your Congress members – Representatives and Senators – about the fraud that PWP / MSA Security is pulling on the American people.
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Relevant links & contact info are contained here below.
We would be so deeply thankful if you would consider making a donation to our fundraiser to Bring K9 Mattie Home: https://www.gofundme.com/f/bring-k9-mattie-home
If you prefer to donate through PayPal, here's our link: https://www.paypal.me/seamusk9
And please let MSA & PWP know how you feel about this! Direct contact has a positive impact. CONTACT INFO (the next four numbers can also be texted):
CEO Glen Kucera (the man who made the decision to take Mattie away), 973-981-1275; gkucera@msasecurity.net
Chairman Mike O’Neil (the company’s public face), 516-491-9721; moneil@msasecurity.net
VP of Global Operations Justin Kelley (the guy in charge of all MSA K9s in the world), 860-559-9208; jkelley@msasecurity.net
K9 Training Director Mike Wynn (the person who moved Mattie across the country, out of spite, to keep her from her family), 917-923-5508; mwynn@msasecurity.net or msak9@msasecurity.net
The Perella Weinberg people who own MSA keep themselves relatively insulated; they are billionaires after all. So while we don't have their direct numbers, here are the emails of the fellas who oversee MSA:
Chip Baird, cbaird@pwpartners.com
David Ferguson, dferguson@pwpartners.com
John McKee, jmckee@pwpartners.com
Perella Weinberg Partners (PWP) main number, 212-287-3341 (Heads up: PWP falsely claims that Mattie is an MSA internal issue, that they have nothing to do with it. This is false - they are intimately involved with MSA's operations!).
MSA Security main number, 212-509-1336
And of course, we welcome and encourage your feedback. Our email is: k9mattie@yahoo.com