08/27/2023
It is with a heavy heart that I post an update to my previous post about my rabbits being stolen by Kathleen Bergman.
Fortunately, I was able to get back 18 of my breeders about a week and a half ago (thank you to my good friend of over 10 years Corrie), however there were 8 confirmed casualties while they were in Kathleen's care and control. That horrible woman left these poor rabbits (some without even having water bottles attached to their cages) to perish in the direct sun and 105-110 degree heat. It makes me sick and FURIOUS!!
REST IN PEACE MY BEAUTIFUL BUNNIES:
GRAND CHAMPION BAVARIA (Lilac Otter Sr. Doe)
SHADOW (Black Sr Doe)
FRANKLIN (Lynx Sr. Buck)
CRUNCHBERRY (Opal Sr. Buck)
BLACK BETTY (Black Sr. Doe)
BITCHLEY (Black Otter Sr. doe)
BENNY (Chocolate/Orange Tri-Color Sr. Buck)
JAYDEN (Black/Orange Tri-Color Sr Doe)
Kathleen still fails to return or give any information as to the the whereabouts or health and safety of a total of 34 juniors that are completely unaccounted for.
In Oregon we have some incredibly strict animal welfare laws, and she has violated MANY of them. I have included screenshots and highlights of the laws she has violated (the offenses in yellow are Misdemeanor charges, the offenses in purple are FELONY CHARGES).
UNFORTUNATELY, I have had ZERO luck with the Umatilla County Sheriff's Department as far as getting them to do their job and uphold the laws as they are written. I am really wondering IF THEY ARE EVEN AWARE OF THE LAWS IN OUR STATE?!? They refuse to so much as take my report and continue to tell me it is a CIVIL MATTER- THIS IS NO F*****G CIVIL MATTER!!!!!!
WHO DO YOU GO TO WHEN THE POLICE WON'T UPHOLD THEIR OATH OF OFFICE???