False BBB Complaint Against Big Cat Rescue

Gini used the name Carol Valbuena to file a false report about Big Cat Rescue.  It is apparent that she, Lisa Walker and Debbie Sandlin co conspired to do this together.  They have no cause to file such reports and only do so because they are angry that their neighbors were being notified that they could come speak at a public meeting.

 

I really do not understand your perception that this mentions the content of the complaint.  It simply states the reason they filed the complaint.  The complaint to BBB was that the BBB logo was on the letterhead and then goes on to make false accusations about our fundraising, falsely says we are not a sanctuary, falsely implies that our operating surplus, which is needed for capital improvements and then to build an endowment, is somehow commercial or benefitting us personally, and her favorite is falsely implying that Carole is a suspect in her husband's disappearance. She objects to our having sent the letter, but that is no basis for a complaint to BBB, it is our right.  In fact (a) the names and addresses of the owners of dangerous animals are public information available from FWCC, (b) we did NOT mention any of their names or addresses in our letter, and in fact when people called us for that we declined to provide names and referred them to FWCC (by the way, a number of people called to thank us), (c) FWCC has announced that within three months they will have the entire list on their website, and (d) the St. Petersburg Times on their website has an interactive map of our neighboring counties where you can move your cursor over a google style balloon and the names and addresses of the dangerous animal owners pop up. 

 

The notion that these dangerous animal owners are placed in danger by having their names revealed is ridiculous on its face and particularly absurd since it is required by law to be public information. And look at the other things she writes to you.  "Ordinarily I do not get into such matters" - obviously a lie.  Using a false first name, Carol instead of Gini. Another of your complainants used someone else's address.  Saying that forwarding her complaint to us would "put her life in danger" - how ridiculous is that?  As you and I continue to spend time on this, I ask you to consider the credibility, or rather lack thereof, of the source of these complaints.

 

The reason to document their behavior is so that as they continue these efforts, people they approach can go to the website and see the nature of the source, the pattern of behavior and, importantly, the motives or reasons for the behavior.  Without explaining their motives, their behavior makes no sense.

 

I believe we complied in good faith, as we always try to do, with your request.  I need to ask you to understand that it is important to give some explanation of their behavior.  With that in mind, in deference to your request I have replaced the language with the language below.  If this is not acceptable, I would be interested to understand why and hear from you a suggestion regarding how we explain why they did this.

 

On 10/7/07 Gini used a different first name, Carol, to file a complaint against Big Cat Rescue containing false information.  Lisa Walker and Debbie Sandlin filed similar complaints and it is likely the three conspired together to do so.  They did this in response to our notifying neighbors of dangerous animal owners about public hearings to be held that affected their rights.

 

The sad part of all this, Bennett, is that one of their main motivations is to take up my mine, with total disregard to also wasting yours, because every minute I spend on their complaints is a minute not spent putting an end to the animal abuse they benefit from.  They have succeeded in that.  Respectfully yours,  Howard Baskin

 

In 2021 Mina Michelle Johnson pulled this criminal report of Carol Virginia Valbuena Hines 

 

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