CHEROKEE
WEST
MAINE
COONS
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NOTICE
We QUIT!!! Time for us to RETIRE.
NOTICE
We QUIT!!! Time for us to RETIRE.
THIS IS OUR STORY, PLEASE READ IT. AND, SCROLL WAY DOWN TO SEE THE ENTIRE STORY!!!!!
Because of our advanced ages (74 AND 77) and our ongoing health issues there is just not enough hours in the day available to deal with everything.
Additionally, in these past few years we are being trashed on the internet and on social media with either out and out lies or issues so twisted and distorted that it makes us look like REAL BAD guys. A number of situations which have occurred in the past year or so have to do with the state mandated health guarantee we provide all of our buyers on their kittens/cats. This state says we are to provide a 15 day guarantee for contagious disease (which we do) both internally and externally. The reasoning behind this 15 days is BECAUSE 99.9% of all disease have a 4 to 15 day gestation period. So, if from the date of sale, something happens at day 20, 30, 40, 50 or 365, it is the fault of the buyer NOT the breeder. Also, by law, the breeder is entitled to a confirmed diagnosis by a licensed vet in this state confirming said diagnosis. For those buyers who do not want to follow these state mandated guidelines and instead post trash about us on social media instead - SHAME ON YOU!!! As for the 12 month state mandated health guarantee for congenital or hereditary defects (which we give) we have had a couple buyers come to us 3 or more years after they took possession of their kitten/cat. What?????
Yeah, they're trashing us too and not even with convincing proof that what they're claiming is even remotely true. It's always easier to blame the breeders of these babies instead of being accountable for something they just did wrong after these animals leave our care. No, they'd rather go trash us on the internet and social media. AGAIN, SHAME ON YOU.
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ONE MORE THING, after fighting our way out of the ashes of the November 2018 Camp Fire (AKA the Paradise Fire) here in Northern California, which was the worst fire in California history killing over 85 people, burning over 14,000 homes INCLUDING OURS and making over 59,000 people homeless in 24 hours INCLUDING US - we have someone trashing us about our housing here. REALLY??? We lost our home, 6 outbuildings and absolutely EVERYTHING in and around them. We saved our precious animals, two vehicles and a flat bed trailer with all of our animals in cages BUT ABSOLUTELY NOTHING ELSE.
For two months we were camped out in an olive orchard in town with our 25 cats, 3 litters of kittens and 4 dogs. One of us sleeping in our mini van with the family Chihuahua and a momma cat with 9 babies and the other of us sleeping in a tent. It was the rainiest winter in memory.
We spent $7000 that first week getting everyone caged and putting roofs over their heads. Most of our fellow fire victims were holed up in warm dry hotel and motel rooms. Not us. On January 4th 2019 we moved to our present location (the only thing we could find with 59,000 other people snatching up housing so fast it was listed and sold the same day. It was a flipping madhouse!!!)
And, the only thing on this newly purchased 10 acres of grassy pasture was a dilapidated crooked single wide rat infested mobile home with holes in the floors, holes in the roof, etc. Nothing else. No electricity, running water, flushing toilets, heat of any kind, outbuildings, fencing, etc., etc. For these past 5 years, we have worked our butts off getting everyone into appropriate housing which is heated in the winter and air conditioned in the summer. Time and time again we've sacrificed our comforts and needs for those of our precious animals instead. And we have someone trashing us on the internet about our housing. you need to be drawn and quartered fella!!!!!
WE DARE ANY ONE OF YOU OUT THERE TO TRY WHAT WE JUST SPENT 5 YEARS DOING, AT OUR AGES, AND NOT GO STARK RAVING MAD, PULL YOU HAIR OUT AND JUST THROW IN THE TOWEL!!! WE DARE YOU.
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Because of our advanced ages (74 AND 77) and our ongoing health issues there is just not enough hours in the day available to deal with everything.
Additionally, in these past few years we are being trashed on the internet and on social media with either out and out lies or issues so twisted and distorted that it makes us look like REAL BAD guys. A number of situations which have occurred in the past year or so have to do with the state mandated health guarantee we provide all of our buyers on their kittens/cats. This state says we are to provide a 15 day guarantee for contagious disease (which we do) both internally and externally. The reasoning behind this 15 days is BECAUSE 99.9% of all disease have a 4 to 15 day gestation period. So, if from the date of sale, something happens at day 20, 30, 40, 50 or 365, it is the fault of the buyer NOT the breeder. Also, by law, the breeder is entitled to a confirmed diagnosis by a licensed vet in this state confirming said diagnosis. For those buyers who do not want to follow these state mandated guidelines and instead post trash about us on social media instead - SHAME ON YOU!!! As for the 12 month state mandated health guarantee for congenital or hereditary defects (which we give) we have had a couple buyers come to us 3 or more years after they took possession of their kitten/cat. What?????
Yeah, they're trashing us too and not even with convincing proof that what they're claiming is even remotely true. It's always easier to blame the breeders of these babies instead of being accountable for something they just did wrong after these animals leave our care. No, they'd rather go trash us on the internet and social media. AGAIN, SHAME ON YOU.
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ONE MORE THING, after fighting our way out of the ashes of the November 2018 Camp Fire (AKA the Paradise Fire) here in Northern California, which was the worst fire in California history killing over 85 people, burning over 14,000 homes INCLUDING OURS and making over 59,000 people homeless in 24 hours INCLUDING US - we have someone trashing us about our housing here. REALLY??? We lost our home, 6 outbuildings and absolutely EVERYTHING in and around them. We saved our precious animals, two vehicles and a flat bed trailer with all of our animals in cages BUT ABSOLUTELY NOTHING ELSE.
For two months we were camped out in an olive orchard in town with our 25 cats, 3 litters of kittens and 4 dogs. One of us sleeping in our mini van with the family Chihuahua and a momma cat with 9 babies and the other of us sleeping in a tent. It was the rainiest winter in memory.
We spent $7000 that first week getting everyone caged and putting roofs over their heads. Most of our fellow fire victims were holed up in warm dry hotel and motel rooms. Not us. On January 4th 2019 we moved to our present location (the only thing we could find with 59,000 other people snatching up housing so fast it was listed and sold the same day. It was a flipping madhouse!!!)
And, the only thing on this newly purchased 10 acres of grassy pasture was a dilapidated crooked single wide rat infested mobile home with holes in the floors, holes in the roof, etc. Nothing else. No electricity, running water, flushing toilets, heat of any kind, outbuildings, fencing, etc., etc. For these past 5 years, we have worked our butts off getting everyone into appropriate housing which is heated in the winter and air conditioned in the summer. Time and time again we've sacrificed our comforts and needs for those of our precious animals instead. And we have someone trashing us on the internet about our housing. you need to be drawn and quartered fella!!!!!
WE DARE ANY ONE OF YOU OUT THERE TO TRY WHAT WE JUST SPENT 5 YEARS DOING, AT OUR AGES, AND NOT GO STARK RAVING MAD, PULL YOU HAIR OUT AND JUST THROW IN THE TOWEL!!! WE DARE YOU.
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OUR BURNED HOME, BOAT, GOLF CART, etc. along with over 100 of our trees. Nothing uglier than 3 acres with 100 burnt trees. Sooooo sad!!! Worse yet is 47 years of marriage gone up in flames. Thank you very much PG&E.
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MOVING INTO THE OLIVE ORCHARD IN TOWN THE DAY AFTER THE 11/8/18 FIRE. We were invited to stay in the olive orchard owned by the River of Life Church on Oro Dam Blvd. here in Oroville. This is an important fact as you will see what that church did to us the day before Christmas.
MOVING INTO THE OLIVE ORCHARD IN TOWN THE DAY AFTER THE 11/8/18 FIRE. We were invited to stay in the olive orchard owned by the River of Life Church on Oro Dam Blvd. here in Oroville. This is an important fact as you will see what that church did to us the day before Christmas.
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YEAH BABY GIRL, WE USED TO HAVE A HOME BUT PG&E BURNT IT DOWN. NOW HOME IS THE MINI VAN IN THE BACKGROUND AND FOR TWO MONTHS THEREAFTER, WITH DAD IN THE FAMILY TENT (Don't believe those tents that says they're water proof. They're NOT).
YEAH BABY GIRL, WE USED TO HAVE A HOME BUT PG&E BURNT IT DOWN. NOW HOME IS THE MINI VAN IN THE BACKGROUND AND FOR TWO MONTHS THEREAFTER, WITH DAD IN THE FAMILY TENT (Don't believe those tents that says they're water proof. They're NOT).
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DAD HARD AT WORK DOING MORNING CHORES WHILE CAMPED OUT IN THE OLIVE ORCHARD. TOO BAD YOU CANNOT TEACH THE 4 DOGS TO USE A KITTY LITTER LIKE THE CATS. EVERY MORNING THEY HAD TO GET RINSED OUT UNLIKE THE CATS WHO ONLY NEEDED TO GET SCOOPED OUT. HOMELESS HUMOR FOLKS. RETRIEVER BRAND KENNELS PURCHASED AT TRACTOR SUPPLY FOR $450 EACH TIMES 9. TARPS PURCHASED AT HOME DEPOT COSTING OVER $100 EACH TIMES 8. THE 2Xs AND SHEETING FOR THEIR ROOF (THOSE CATS DO LIKE TO CLIMB) AND THE LIST GOES ON.
DAD HARD AT WORK DOING MORNING CHORES WHILE CAMPED OUT IN THE OLIVE ORCHARD. TOO BAD YOU CANNOT TEACH THE 4 DOGS TO USE A KITTY LITTER LIKE THE CATS. EVERY MORNING THEY HAD TO GET RINSED OUT UNLIKE THE CATS WHO ONLY NEEDED TO GET SCOOPED OUT. HOMELESS HUMOR FOLKS. RETRIEVER BRAND KENNELS PURCHASED AT TRACTOR SUPPLY FOR $450 EACH TIMES 9. TARPS PURCHASED AT HOME DEPOT COSTING OVER $100 EACH TIMES 8. THE 2Xs AND SHEETING FOR THEIR ROOF (THOSE CATS DO LIKE TO CLIMB) AND THE LIST GOES ON.
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ANIMAL AREA IS LOOKING PRETTY GOOD. NOTE; EVERYTHING YOU FOLKS SEE IN THESE PICTURES HAD TO BE PURCHASED THE FIRST WEEK AFTER OUR MOVE INTO THE OLIVE ORCHARD. EVERYTHING!!!!! WE DIDN'T EVEN HAVE A POTATO PEELER. THE BUILDINGS YOU SEE IN THESE PICTURES WERE NOT MADE AVAILABLE TO US BECAUSE THEY WERE ALL FULL OF DONATIONS TO THE CHURCH WHOS OLIVE ORCHARD WE WERE INVITED TO MOVE INTO AFTER THE FIRE. THANK GOD FOR THAT CEMENT SLAB LEFT FROM A DEMOED OLD FARMHOUSE.
ANIMAL AREA IS LOOKING PRETTY GOOD. NOTE; EVERYTHING YOU FOLKS SEE IN THESE PICTURES HAD TO BE PURCHASED THE FIRST WEEK AFTER OUR MOVE INTO THE OLIVE ORCHARD. EVERYTHING!!!!! WE DIDN'T EVEN HAVE A POTATO PEELER. THE BUILDINGS YOU SEE IN THESE PICTURES WERE NOT MADE AVAILABLE TO US BECAUSE THEY WERE ALL FULL OF DONATIONS TO THE CHURCH WHOS OLIVE ORCHARD WE WERE INVITED TO MOVE INTO AFTER THE FIRE. THANK GOD FOR THAT CEMENT SLAB LEFT FROM A DEMOED OLD FARMHOUSE.
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KITTIES, KITTIES AND MORE KITTIES. AIN'T THEY BEAUTIFUL. ANYTHING FOR OUR PRECIOUS FUR BABIES!!!!
KITTIES, KITTIES AND MORE KITTIES. AIN'T THEY BEAUTIFUL. ANYTHING FOR OUR PRECIOUS FUR BABIES!!!!
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DAD HARD AT WORK SCOOPIN' AWAY. KITTY CONDOS PURCHASED AT HOME DEPOT ALONG WITH RUGS AND PET BEDS PURCHASED AT WALMART (we actually cleaned out the shelves at Walmart of pet beds that night). RUGS ON THAT COLD CEMENT KEPT THE KITTIES FROM HAVING TO SIT ON THE COLD FLOOR.
DAD HARD AT WORK SCOOPIN' AWAY. KITTY CONDOS PURCHASED AT HOME DEPOT ALONG WITH RUGS AND PET BEDS PURCHASED AT WALMART (we actually cleaned out the shelves at Walmart of pet beds that night). RUGS ON THAT COLD CEMENT KEPT THE KITTIES FROM HAVING TO SIT ON THE COLD FLOOR.
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KITTY CONDOS. PUCHASED AT HOME DEPOT WITH HOLES IN FRONT WITH "WALL TO WALL CARPET" AND CUSHY BEDS FROM WALMART. HOME SWEET HOME. THANK YOU PG&E!!!!!
KITTY CONDOS. PUCHASED AT HOME DEPOT WITH HOLES IN FRONT WITH "WALL TO WALL CARPET" AND CUSHY BEDS FROM WALMART. HOME SWEET HOME. THANK YOU PG&E!!!!!
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FOOD, FOOD AND MORE FOOD. HIGH PROTEIN TO HELP WITH THE COLD WEATHER.
FOOD, FOOD AND MORE FOOD. HIGH PROTEIN TO HELP WITH THE COLD WEATHER.
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KITCHEN AREA WHILE CAMPED OUT IN THE OLIVE ORCHARD. YEAH ALL YOU FOLKS SEE HAD TO BE PURCHASED THAT FIRST WEEK AFTER THE FIRE. THAT GENERATOR ALONG WAS OVER $900. PUT A PRICE TAG ON ALL YOU SEE. AND NO, WE WEREN'T CHARGING ANYTHING. IT WAS CASH, CASH AND MORE CASH - OUT OF OUR POCKETS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH PG&E!!!!!
KITCHEN AREA WHILE CAMPED OUT IN THE OLIVE ORCHARD. YEAH ALL YOU FOLKS SEE HAD TO BE PURCHASED THAT FIRST WEEK AFTER THE FIRE. THAT GENERATOR ALONG WAS OVER $900. PUT A PRICE TAG ON ALL YOU SEE. AND NO, WE WEREN'T CHARGING ANYTHING. IT WAS CASH, CASH AND MORE CASH - OUT OF OUR POCKETS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH PG&E!!!!!
HERE IS THE FINAL "KICK IN THE TEETH" FROM THAT CHARITABLE RIVER OF LIFE CHURCH FOLKS - ON 12/9/18 THESE CHERITABLE FOLKS SERVED US WITH AN EVICTION NOTICE TO GET OUT BY THE DAY BEFORE CHRISTMAS. SEEMS THEY WANTED TO HELP BUT JUST NOT FOR VERY LONG. THANK GOD WE FOUND OUR CURRENT PROPERTY BY THEN WHICH CLOSED ESCROW ON 1/5/19 AND, THE REST IS HISTORY. THE RIVER OF LIFE CHURCH HERE IN OROVILLE CALIFORNIA I WOULD SUGGEST STUDY UP ON CHARITABLE WAYS. AND, AGAIN, THANK YOU VERY MUCH PG&E.
We are just 90 minutes north of Sacramento in the foothills of Northern California
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email us at - cwmaines@yahoo.com or
call or text us at - 530-588-1172