Caboodle Ranch - The Truth and Pain

One man’s idea to save cats’
lives created a cat sanctuary
in Florida.

In 2003, Craig Grant founded Caboodle Ranch, which was to became the largest
free-range cat sanctuary in the world. His success angered a few people, and
their insecurities and deceptive actions finally closed the ranch in 2012.

“Where cats weren’t
treated like animals!”

They walked by his
side and followed
him down the path.

Tommy

In the beginning, Craig visited shelters and took healthy cats back to the ranch before they
would be euthanized. As the word spread many people ask Craig to save their cats because
they were moving or losing their homes. Craig could never say no. Madison County Judge,
Greg Parker said: “Craig has a heart of a servant.” (May 29, 2012 during hearing)

Caboodle Ranch was their 9th life!
2007

AFTER 2007

Have you noticed a kitty cat ?

BEFORE 2003

2004 – 2005 Before there was a fence, Craig needed to
keep predators away. A forest ranger
recommended loud noises and bright
lights, so Craig installed 4 boom boxes
and large spot lights. It worked.

Craig used to commute between Jacksonville and Live Oak daily, a two
hour ride each way. One day, Caboodle Ranch became his home too.

The Caboodles
followed Craig
when working on
improvements, like
this path in 2008.

2012 - This was the front entry.

This office trailer was the 2009
original admission
building. In 2010, it was
replaced with Barn1 and
the trailer was moved
aside to be demolished. It
was locked and windows
were nailed down so no
cats could get in, until
Lauren volunteered and
changed the fate of the
ranch and of them all.

2010

The next slides will show many projects that Caboodle 2009
Ranch had to complete. Perhaps it will help you to see that
Craig Grant was no hoarder but had a clear vision of a way
to safe animals and give them a second chance.

Some coyotes became accustomed to safety noises and light, so
Caboodle Ranch installed a fence to keep the coyotes out.

April 2010 October 2009

2011

A fence was installed to enclose 8 of the 30
acres of the Caboodle Ranch properties.
As donations allowed, Caboodle Ranch
intended to expand in the future.

2010

The bottom of the fence was reinforced
2nd and 3rd lines added
and low voltage wire was put on the top,
completely harmless to cats.

2011 2012

A daily walk around the perimeter of the ranch was made to ensure that
all the cats were all well.

Some feral cats liked to hide at the back of the
ranch and food had to be delivered to them.
2011

2011

Craig
Tommy

Beauty

Taking Caboodles for a walk was a daily routine that Craig looked forward
to. It was his reward after a long day of duties and chores. He normally
worked between 13-15 hours a day, and up to 17 hours a day in 2011,
because of the requirements of the new EAH permit. He allowed himself to
withdraw a $1,000 month salary. It means he made close to $2.50 an hour,
no benefits, no retirement fund, no paid vacation, no weekends off, no paid
overtime, no incentive other than meeting people, helping them and their
pets. He was happier than most of us.

A pond on the property was filled to protect the cats from a very common, tiny
parasite, called Giardia, which can infect the animals. Several circulating
water stations were installed in 2009.

Mario

Greyson
Crackers

Noble

Snoop

Bob Blue Eyes
Howie Clingon
Lady Bug

Coco

Dolph
Squeaak Timmy

Mr. Brewster (2006 – 2012), he was given to Craig
because of his asthma. He got steroid shots from
Dr. Lewis and it kept his asthma under control.

Big Eyes was probably 8 years old
when he came to the ranch and was
one of the original cats of the
Caboodle. He was 16 when he
passed away. (2003 – 2011)

Frankie had 3
legs, died 2010.

In the sunny
days outside
and in rainy or
winter days
huddled up
indoors.

Craig required
that all cats be
spayed, neutered
, and have up-to-
date shot records
before he would
allow them to be
placed at the
ranch.
Sometimes
pregnant cats
were dumped
outside the
fence. Any
babies born at
the ranch were
neutered as soon
as possible, as
was the mom.

This picture was taken in 2012.
Emergency rescue of a pregnant cat.
She had four babies that were thriving
at the time of the raid.

Bear was the Ranch protector. One time, he saved a
cat from being attacked by a dog that came to the
ranch, by jumping on his back and biting him. Bear
was 16 when he died of old age. (2009)

This is Van Gogh, his
This is Mario, his ears had to be
front legs were removed due to
shorter and he cancer. At first one
looked funny and then the other.
because when
(nick name Pit bull)
he walked his
butt was up
high.

Caboodle Ranch had NO DISCRIMINATION
policy and everybody was welcomed.

2010 FIV building was donated by Don from Texas, in memory of his wife
Delores. A plaque was attached by the entrance of this building.

Caboodle Ranch was
one of the very few
sanctuaries that Don and family
offered to take in
Leukemia and HIV cats
for the rest of their
lives. This is one of the
reasons why Craig was
targeted by PeTA.

2011

Hand sanitizer station

In mild weather, newcomers stayed in holding kennels for 2-4 weeks,
until they got used to their new environment. In the winter they were
housed in the barns.

2004

2010

Caboodles
shelters

2010

2010

Plenty of
shelter:
little
houses,
tree
houses,
straw
beds.

2009

2009

2010

Little Ginger Bread houses were
donated by a volunteer and her
husband from North Carolina. 2010

Once a day, Caboodles got their
favorite wet food, “Friskies.”

2009

2010
Donation… Thank you!

Caboodles were provided with veterinarian care
by Dr. John Lewis, Madison County Veterinarian

February 2012 (5 days before the raid)

124 cats were being micro chipped and given 5 different treatments by Dr.
Lewis, including distemper, 4 in1 combo FVRCP, FeLV, rabies and Revolution
treatment which covers all parasites, heartworm and ear mites. The micro chipping
was to identify each cat. Florida State Law requires only a rabies shot, Craig went
beyond that to ensure Caboodles health. The rest of the Caboodles were scheduled
for the above treatments every Wednesday by Dr. Lewis until all cats were done.
The deadline to complete the treatments was March 21.

Craig had color coded collars to
indicate when the cats need
their next Revolution treatment,
to indicate who needed booster
shots or to be fixed.

Great Pyrenees dogs are very protective so Craig bought Bear and
Louie to protect the cats.

Meatball is one of the 2003 2012 Caboodle Ranch
original cats at the
Caboodle Ranch. 2004

2005

2006

2012

2007

Meatball was never mean, always a sweetheart, but the ASPCA
marked him as a feral cat. Per their guidelines, feral cats are
unadoptable. Here he is, still caged 3 months after the raid. Not sure
where he is now.

Murphy
loves his
tummy
rubbed.

Murphy’s original owner Carol brought him to the ranch in
2006. He survived the February 2012 raid and now lives
with Rob and his family. He is a healthy, happy, strong cat.

Craig and a volunteer are changing the sand in one of the six 12ft x12ft
litter boxes. They were scooped twice a day.

Six dry food feeders were available throughout the ranch 24/7. These new
covered and raised feed stations were donated by Steve.

2011

Thank you, FreeKibble.com for the biggest dry
food donation and delivery of Ellen DeGeneres
brand cat food called Halo. It was the biggest
donation in the history of Free Kibbles.

Donation ….. Thank you!

Before the ranch got a waterproofed
container, the food was stored off the
ground and covered from rain.

Inside the
container, the
food and
supplies were
nicely stocked.

The longest rides taken for
donated food and supplies
were to Atlanta, Georgia.

Waterproofed container, the food
storage, was by the entrance of
the Caboodle Ranch.

This picture was taken at the beginning of 2012. After Craig cleared the
land of dead trees, winter grass was sown for the cats.

2011

We miss the trees but this had to be done to prevent fire hazard and to make sure
that in case of a fire, a fire engine could drive through. The Fire Marshall approved.

After the dead trees were removed, new ones (two dozen of oak sapling) were
planted so they could provide nice shade for the caboodles.

2012
FEBRUARY

Days before the Raid

March 2012 after the raid

A second gate was added in 2011 to
the original gate. Concrete was added
to the bottom of the fence to prevent
any animals digging under the fence
and electric wire was strung to the top
to prevent any animals climbing over.
2011

2012

This building, with its own enclosure, 2011
was donated by John from New York,
for his father’s 20 cats. They were all
seized by the ASPCA.

This is the original
sick ward building.
The entry was
doubled to prevent
any sick kitties from
getting out and
healthy cats getting
in. Double fencing
in the enclosure
prevent nose to
nose contact.

2011

This is the inside of the sick ward. This housed
kitties that needed time to heal from illness or a
wound and could not be out with the rest of the
Caboodles. They were all previously seen by Dr.
Lewis and brought back to Caboodle for recovery.
For easier clean up, walls and floors were painted
with non-porous paint in 2011.

2004 shed

2012 renovated

This is Barn1 that replaced the old
office trailer.

Inside of the Barn1 2nd floor
January 2012

Caboodles used to welcome you
everywhere, roaming free, like at
home. Except the newcomers
that had to stay in cages for 2-4
weeks.

Before

After Floors and any bare wood had to be
sealed, painted latex gloss finish,
preventing urine from soaking the
plywood.

2010

2011
2012

Barn2, with two stories, was built in 2010. This gave us much more indoor
space for Caboodles.

Winter 2011 Aerial photos (trees were already removed)

ZOOM ZOOM

Barn1
Barn2

Fenced in 8 acres of Caboodle Ranch. “This is the cats home, it all belongs to the cats,” Craig used to say.
Not many of you know that Craig is a veteran also, but never used any of the services for veterans offered by
the government. He never was unemployed or used food stamps. He was always a hard worker, making a
living the old fashioned way….. by working! Usually he was the one giving a job to another! (even before
Caboodle Ranch time)

Caboodle Ranch was featured in Reader’s Digest, National Enquirer, National Geographic,
all local newspapers, Madison Voice, Tallahassee magazine, Senior Advocates magazine,
German magazine Katzen. People have seen his You Tube videos in Belgium, Holland,
Japan, Germany, Czech Republic, Poland, Australia and many more countries.

Caboodle Ranch was aired on German TV stations (Galileo and Pro7), two Japanese TV
stations (Fuji TV and Pokimato), in the USA on Discovery Channels - Animal Planet, and
Comedy Channel, and on two radio shows in Cincinnati and Chicago.

2010
Animal Planet crew with John Fulton, host of Must Love Cats

This is the
sound boom
operator.

Dr. Lewis

This man
carried extra
batteries and
moved the
cords around
so the camera
man would
not trip on
them.

Ann MacMullan,
senior producer of the
show Must Love Cats

John Fulton and Jamie Willoughby,
Director of Madison County’s
Animal Control Department

This is Ann’s
husband. They work
together a lot.

The Must Love Cats episode with Caboodle Ranch did not aired as originally planned in
March 2011, but few weeks later instead. Our segment was replaced with kleptokitty at
that time, due to several issues raised about Caboodle, we were told by John Tomlin, Co-
Executive Producer. At that time, a group of four people kept spreading slanderous and
defamatory emails, trying to hurt us any way possible.

2011 Comedy Channel “Colbert Report” crew

Caboodle Ranch made it
into the Guinness World
Records Book 2012

June 26, 2012

This is a letter
from a German
producer that
visited the Ranch
in December
2011.

Pierre is a French reporter that came to visit Caboodle Ranch to
make a small documentary in 2011. You can find it on You Tube.

Caboodle Ranch
was visited by
Kristina Wilson,
professional
photographer from
fashion magazine
called Kinki.
You can see their pictures at
http://issuu.com/kinkimag/doc
s/kinkimag-11-37/83
We saw them and they are
very nice. 

This white princess is
Beauty, one of Caboodles
We had many visitors just stopping by to see us. finest.
Some travelled all the way from Canada,
Germany, France, Switzerland, Japan.

These pictures of Rob Grant with Caboodles
were made by a couple that came to visit
Caboodle Ranch. Thank you!

2011

Caboodle Ranch became
an inspiration.

Tommy is the main reason that Craig loves cats, and because of
him the idea of a cat ranch “where cats would not be treated like
animals” was born. Tommy and Craig’s son Rob have the same
birthday January 11. Coincidence?

Tommy had been very sick in January, 2012. Craig took him to an emergency vet clinic in Gainesville, FL,
where he stayed for several days. Tommy had two blood workups, and had to be hand fed by Craig several
times a day. The clinic bill was almost $5,000. The ASPCA took Tommy away from his beloved Papa, and
cruelly used the recovering cat’s picture in a plea for donations, implying that Tommy’s condition was due to
“abuse” from the man who loved him. That was despicable. The ASPCA would not let Craig visit his pets, until
they were ordered to by the judge. Finally three months after the raid, Craig was allowed in the shelter, but was
told he could not touch any cat. He found Tommy, and they bumped heads through the cage walls.

Locked in Jacksonville in
a “shut down animal
shelter “ that was used to
held Caboodles’ cats.

Here you can still clearly see
On August 9th,
2012, Madison County Judge Greg Parker ordered the that he had his legs shaved for
blood work.
ASPCA to make any attempt to return Craig’s personal cats to him. But this
has not happened. The truth and honesty means a lot to us. 2012

2012

Craig Grant and Rob Grant
(2006)

2008

Craig’s grand
daughter Hana
inherited his love for
animals. 2010

Micci was
born at
the Ranch
2011

Murphy
joined the
Grants family
in March
2012 after
Craig found
him roaming
through the
Ranch, days
after the raid. March 2012

2009 2011

Hana loves grandpa Craig, Caboodles and everyone
unconditionally without any judgment. Sort of like animals
do. She doesn’t understand yet, why people choose to help
some and not others. She is aware how hard grandpa
worked and what he was doing to help the cats. 2012

Caboodle Ranch had un unexpected
visit / inspection on March 16, 2011.
Here is a copy of the report by Jamie
Willoughby. Same Jamie, who
contacted ASPCA later on in December.
Same Jamie that was trying to gain
more time for Caboodle Ranch to
comply with the new AEH permit, see
next slide.

2012 article from
Madison’s newspaper

Caboodle Ranch was impacted by a new EAH ordinance, which required many improvements to obtain a permit to have
more than 30 cats on 2.5 acres. The county came up with the EAH permit in 2011, there was never any intention of
Caboodle Ranch being approved for the permit. The ranch had 38 pre-violations, such as unsecured trash cans,
fence improvements, the bare wood on windowsill, floors, adding gravel where water pools, covering exposed water
lines, micro chipping animals and documenting progress. Within a week we were down to only 7 pre-violations.

Craig Grant still has not received any of his personal cats back,
as it was previously requested by Madison County Judge Greg
Parker. (twice!)

To the ASPCA, Caboodle Ranch is just a case 01-2012-002, to
us, it was a life style and saving animals, while other just talk,
spread nice commercials and have an eight hours jobs and
collect donations but don’t help animals. Only move them
between shelters and if those shelters are full, the animals are
being euthanized later on. ASPCA owns only one shelter in New
York.

In next slide, we’d like to share some of the cost that
ASPCA was charging Craig Grant with.
To destroy something is easier than to get used to new solutions.

Date of Expense
Item Reason Vendor
Receipt Incurred
02/01/2012 Veterinary Care $ 1,035.64 Necropsy services Cornell University

These ASPCA expense charges 02/13/2012
02/13/2012
DRT Technical Supplies
DRT Personal Equipment $
$ 12,482.50 Feral cat dens
299.75 Waterproof shoe covers
Tomahawk Live Trap
ShuBee

started on February 1, 2012, before
02/14/2012 DRT Personal Equipment $ 1,298.53 Tyvek Coveralls Uline
02/15/2012 Car rental $ 519.10 Rental car for Jacksonville, FL Enterprise
02/16/2012 Car rental $ 279.91 Rental car for Jacksonville, FL Enterprise

the February 27th raid on Caboodle 02/19/2012
02/20/2012
02/20/2012
Hotel
$
$
$
85.00 Hotel accommodations for responders 2/19
5,701.50 Cat traps
4,304.55 Freeman nets, cat gloves
Crowne Plaza Jacksonville
Tomahawk Live Trap
ACES

Ranch and before Craig Grant was 02/20/2012
02/20/2012
Sheltering Supplies
Printing
$
$
2,600.00 PPE
2,219.54 Animal Inventory forms
Uline
FedEx Office

arrested on animal cruelty charges.
02/20/2012 Printing $ 2,219.54 ASPCA Forms Printed FedEx Office
02/20/2012 Sheltering Supplies $ 1,847.58 Plastic Clipboards Staples
02/20/2012 Sheltering Supplies $ 111.55 Translucent Spray Bottles Uline

BEFORE EVEN PROVEN GUILTY. 02/20/2012
02/20/2012
Sheltering Supplies
Travel Meals $
Cat collars and S hooks
123.58 Dinner for 8 responders
Campbells Pet Supply
02/20/2012 Hotel $ 170.00 Hotel accommodations for responders 2/20 Crowne Plaza Jacksonville
02/20/2012 DRT Personal Equipment $ 98.40 Gloves Exam Latex XL (Invoice #AY96534) Butler Schein Animal Health
02/21/2012 Sheltering Supplies $ 2,038.23 Perch, go, hide boxes Our Pets

Carpet
Craig Grant and Caboodle Ranch has
02/21/2012 Gas/Fuel $ 305.02 Gas for Adam Leath's truck Sunoco
02/21/2012 Gas/Fuel $ 125.00 Gas for Adam Leath's truck Sunoco Cleaner?
won the case against the ASPCA’s 02/21/2012
02/22/2012
Travel Meals
$
$
40.23 Dinner for Dave DiBiase & Ehren M
2,702.40 Transfer cages
Tomahawk Live Trap

incurred expense fees in November
02/22/2012 Office Supplies $ 2,057.00 Office supplies for shelter Office Depot
02/22/2012 Sheltering Supplies $ 1,568.29 Sheltering Supplies Home Depot
02/22/2012 Sheltering Supplies $ 737.52 Sheltering Supplies/food for shelter Wal-Mart

2012. 02/22/2012
02/22/2012
02/22/2012
Travel Meals
Facility Costs
Hotel
$
$
$
10.89 Ice for shelter
7.46 Carpet cleaner
850.00 Hotel accommodations for responders 2/22
Quick-Way Food Store
Home Depot
02/22/2012
02/22/2012
Sheltering Supplies
Hotel
$
$
283.92 Sheltering supplies
85.00 Missed charge for Gina Manke room 2/22
Wal-Mart
Hotel
At the same time, the judge in
02/22/2012
02/23/2012
Veterinary Care
Veterinary Care
$
$
1,434.52 Veterinary Medical Supplies
35,262.16 Veterinary Medical Supplies
Butler Schein Animal Health
Butler Schein Animal Health
Mischarges?
02/23/2012 Sheltering Supplies $ 1,727.09 Supplies for shelter Wal-Mart

Madison County confirmed that 02/23/2012
02/23/2012
Sheltering Supplies
Travel Meals
$
$
97.29 Supplies for shelter
Home Depot

ASPCA did not acted as the Agent of
02/23/2012 Sheltering Supplies $ 1,146.50 Paper Food Trays WEBstaurant Store
02/23/2012 Sheltering Supplies $ 391.58 Office supplies for shelter Office Depot

the County, as it was previously stated 02/23/2012
02/23/2012
02/24/2012
Hotel
Sheltering Supplies
Sheltering Supplies
$
$
$
85.00 Missed charge for Gina Manke room 2/22
1,590.50 Paper food trays
Knight Marketing
Home Depot

in the civil suit against Craig back in 02/24/2012
02/24/2012
Sheltering Supplies
Travel Meals
$
$
62.53 Lunch for shelter staff
Wal-Mart
Wendy's
Plumber?
May 2012 when they took all of the
02/24/2012 Travel Meals $ 24.51 Ice for shelter Shell
02/24/2012 Travel Meals $ 17.46 Dinner Crowne Plaza Jacksonville
02/24/2012 Travel Meals $ 7.27 Lunch Wendy's

Caboodles away from him. The 02/24/2012
02/24/2012
Facility Costs
Hotel
$
$
2,295.77 Drain cleaning and plumber service for shelter Roto-rooter
1,190.00 Hotel accommodations for responders 2/24 Crowne Plaza Jacksonville

judge’s decision to return Craig’s
02/24/2012 Behavior $ 133.54 Behavior team supplies Pet Store
02/24/2012 Facility Costs $ 645.00 Air Conditioner repair Complete Air Systems, Inc
02/24/2012 Travel Meals $ 49.40 Dinner for two responders Crowne Plaza Jacksonville

personal cats is still unfulfilled, since
02/24/2012 Travel Meals $ 5.51 dinner, Crowne-plaza-Jacksonville Crowne Plaza Jacksonville
02/24/2012
02/25/2012
Travel Meals
Travel Meals
$
$
2.68 dinner Crowne Plaza-Jacksonville
106.97 Lunch for shelter staff
Subway
Air Conditioner
August 2012. The ASPCA is trying to 02/25/2012
02/26/2012
Hotel
Sheltering Supplies
$
$
1,785.00 Hotel accommodations for responders 2/25
2,202.42 Supplies for shelter
Lowe's Repair?
reverse judges order since than, and
02/26/2012 Sheltering Supplies $ 416.77 Supplies for shelter Lowe's
02/26/2012 Sheltering Supplies $ 777.36 Supplies for shelter Wal-Mart
02/26/2012 Travel Meals $ 175.46 Lunch for shelter staff Papa John's

even more after the November 02/26/2012
02/26/2012
02/26/2012
Printing
Hotel
Hotel
$
$
$
48.04 Copies of IAP
1,966.27 2/26 hotel accommodations, 23 rooms
1,700.00 Hotel accommodations for responders 2/26
FedEx Office
Best Western Inn, Madison, FL

outcome. 02/26/2012
02/26/2012
Hotel
Travel Meals
$
$
593.89 2/26 hotel accommodations, 11 rooms
Days Inn, Madison, FL
02/26/2012 Gas/Fuel $ 400.00 Fuel for fleat Jimmie's Autoport

Charges by ASPCA insurred
2/1/2012 through 7/2/2012 Caboodle Ranch was raided on 2/27/2012
Expense Category Cost
Airfare $115,100.20
Behavior $13,754.81 Craig never incurred any
Car rental
Consultant Fees
$12,713.36 Craig never incurred any
$201,898.00 Craig never incurred any As of 4/10/2013,
Craig Grant is
DRT Personal Equipment $43,134.62
DRT Technical Supplies $25,190.95
Facility Costs $40,899.71
Gas/Fuel $3,616.76
Craig paid for volunteers to stay at local
still not proven
guilty of any
Super 8, he treated himself to a hotel room
only when he got sick, max couple days.
ASPCS choice, the best hotels downtown
Hotel
Mileage, Cabs, Tolls/Parking
$227,191.89 Jacksonville, vacation style.
$13,832.04
animal cruelty,
Office Supplies
Postage
$5,132.24
$562.94 but his life, his
life style and
Printing $7,984.41
Sheltering Supplies $146,084.81
Temp $117,197.46
Transport $2,100.00
the lives of all
Caboodles were
Craig used to take volunteers to local buffet,
$8 great food (includes drinks), special
dinners took place in Texas Roadhouse in
Travel Meals
Vehicle Expense
$150,950.32 Lake City (1 hour from the ranch)
$512.37
distorted.
Veterinary Care $331,161.69
Grand Total $1,459,018.58
Expenses incurred when people don't care
where the money comes from. Craig's modest lifestyle, economy style

This picture of Fluffbag made it through the internet in February
2012 when the ASPCA and PeTA asked you to donate to save
hundreds of cats from Caboodle Ranch. His previous owner, Sue B.
from Orlando, FL, is a Caboodle Ranch supporter. Fluffbag had
allergies and his eyes were watering all the time.
The ASPCA wanted you to think that he was an abused cat.

Pictures of wet cats from the internet were added just for the visual to show you that all wet cats look kind of sad.

This is how Caboodle Ranch and
Craig Grant were introduced to you
over the internet in February 2012
by the ASPCA and by the PeTA.

This is a picture of Tommy. We tried
to share Tommy’s story with you on
previous slides. He was seriously ill
and treated in January. Underwent
several blood works and had to be
hand fed by Craig for several weeks.
He was getting better when ASPCA
took Tommy away from Craig, calling
him a hoarder. Craig was helping
animals, giving them all 2nd chance
to live, and not to be euthanized.
The Ranch was a success story,
built from nothing, little by little,
slowly growing into what it was at
the end.

These pictures are not Caboodle
Cats, but a result of the ASPCA and
PeTA’s version of helping animals.

Lauren asked to volunteer at the ranch, however
she was a PeTA agent and her purpose for being
there was to take as many revolting pictures and
videos as possible. These pictures and video
footage became the primary reason for the raid
on the ranch and the animal cruelty charges
against Craig Grant and Caboodle Ranch.

PeTA has an ad looking for untrained 21 year olds to
become agents.

To take a few pictures and to make a video footage could only take a few months. Perhaps making sure that
chronically ill cats would be found later on mixed in with the healthy ones is the purpose… staging it all. Craig noticed
on several occasions, during Lauren’s volunteered time, that some sick cats were loose with the healthy ones. He
wondered how the sick cats got out of the ward by themselves. It was until he saw “Agent” Lauren release infected
cats from their restricted barn the day before the raid that he realized she was purposely letting them out. Craig trusted
her and needed her help. Because of that trust, Craig’s dream was shattered.

While Craig worked to achieve a wonderful cat
sanctuary, a few people, without any experience starting
and developing a sanctuary, decided to tear Craig’s
dream down. Here are some of their comments.

Anything written on the internet is public record.

“ Picture is worth more then
a thousand words. ”

To Craig, running Caboodle Ranch wasn’t just a job, it was a
commitment, but he couldn’t have done it without his friends
and volunteers who believed in him and the purpose of the
Ranch. Caboodle Ranch wants to thank all those who
donated, the volunteers that came, helped, and wanted to
make a change for the better in the lives of animals who
needed a second chance.
Special thanks to Nanette, Dale, Isabella, Stewart, Christine,
Debbie, Patrick, Marilyn, Renéa, Norma, Faith, Nonnie, Irish,
all followers on the Facebook, our lawyers David, Gary,
Teresa and John and many others for their help and
continued support.

“The greatness of a nation and its moral progress
can be judged by the way its animals are treated.“
~ Mahatma Gandhi ~

We are awaiting the trial date (now in June 2013) and we believe in Craig’s innocence. He has been
continuously looked down at as “Unworthy one” because of his believes and dedication towards the animal
lives. His work and dedication speak for itself. Please visit our website or Facebook.
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In memory of the three legged cat called
Ms Plume, who was to be the first one to
lose her chance to live, while in the care
of the ASPCA. She was perfect and
happy at the ranch, but her imperfections
did not satisfy her new keepers.
R.I.P., Ms Plume.

Here is a story from her
owner to share.

“MANY THANKS TO ALL THAT BELIEVE IN
CABOODLE RANCH AND ITS VISION OF SAVING
ANIMALS AND GIVING THEM A CHANCE TO LIVE.

IT IS IMPORTANT TO US BECAUSE WITHOUT YOU
CABOODLE RANCH WOUDLN’T BE HERE AND
CRAIG CAN’T THANK YOU ENOUGH FOR YOUR
CONTINUOUS SUPPORT. HOPING THAT ONE DAY,
MAYBE SOON, HE WILL BE ABLE TO REOPEN AND
MAKE CABOODLE RANCH EVEN BETTER.”

“Not-For-Profit Organizations should
help other Not-For-Profit Organizations
with similar goals to achieve stability
and improvements by working
together, not against each other.”

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