| INSPECTED BY ANIMAL CONTROL Q. HAS PUFFY PAWS KITTY HAVEN EVER BEEN INSPECTED BY ANIMAL CONTROL ?
   A. YES. DISCLAIMER
 The following is not an endorsement for Puffy Paws Kitty
                           Haven by Sarasota County Animal Control.
 It is however the truth and facts as they happened each
                           year.
 
 
 
 JUST THE FACTS.
 The 2018 Voluntary Animal Control Inspection Is Over.
 The doors are still open and The kitties are fat spoiled and happy.
 Our
                           lawyer has advised us to state that." No changes are required."
 
 We could not take any pictures
                           of the Officers or quote anything that  was positive about Puffy Paws that came out of the Officers mouths.
 Due to the fact that we were told, The Sarasota County Animal Control can not  endorse
                           Puffy Paws Kitty Haven, we have to be very careful in how we  describe the outcome of the 2018 inspection.
 After
                           the 2015 Inspection  we were told to take down all pictures of the Officer and all the nice  comments she made, which I quoted
                           and posted to the kitties web site and facebook page..
 
 On July 12th ,2018 , two  deputies came out . They were at Puffy Paws for a hour and a half.
 We  gave Animal Control a binder which contains all
                           of Puffy Paws financial  information , Vet records, FPL Power Bill records, Cat Food records from  Jan 2017 - July 9th .2018.
 So now they will have three and half years
                           worth of our records.
 They have 2015 & 2016 from pasts inspections.
 
 Now 
                           back to taking care of the kitties like we do 365 days a year.
 Mad Kitty Love..
 BACKGROUND INFORMATION.
   
                             Sarasota County Animal Control, came out to do a voluntary inspection, on Thursday July 12th
                           at 3pm, of Puffy  Paws Kitty Haven.  
                            In 2015 and 2016 Animal Control responded to two  false complaints, so they came out and inspected
                           us ,which we passed  both years with flying colors.            After
                           the 2016 inspection , we thought it will be  a good idea for Animal Control to come out every year, to do a  voluntary yearly
                           inspection.  
     In
                           2017, we skipped the inspection becasue of Hurricane Irma .    Which brings us to the present.    We were ready as usual. The
                           Haven has a new coat of paint and the kitties are fat , spoiled and happy .     The kitties lawyer was present, just like all
                           previous inspections.      Animal Control  has all of our vet  records, for 2017 and from January 2018 up till the week of July 9th , 2018 and all
                           of our  financial information , just like we did for the two inspection before.     Animal control now has  three and half years total, of all of vet records and financial information.
                                We
                           do not know of any rescues locally that are so  transparent with their supporters and donors and with Animal Control as Puffy
                            Paws is.   
                           So let the haters hate, the naysayers and trolls cry as no changes were required after the 2018 Animal Control Inspection
                           . 
 
 
 PLEASE CLICK ON PUFFY PAWS TV TO WATCH THE VIDEO OF CHRISSY & THE 2016 ANIMAL CONTROL INSPECTION OUTCOME
 
 Click Here To View Our IRS Determination Letter For Our Non Profit Status
                         Click Here To View Our Non Profit Papers With The Florida Department of State - Division of Corporations.
                         Click Here To View IRS Form 990 For 2014
                         
                           Click Here To View IRS Form 990 For 2015
                           
                         
                           Click Here To View IRS Form 990 For 2016
                           
                         
 Q. HAS PUFFY PAWS KITTY HAVEN EVER BEEN INSPECTED BY ANIMAL CONTROL ?
   A. YES. DISCLAIMER
 The following is not an endorsement for Puffy Paws Kitty
                           Haven by Sarasota County Animal Control.
 It is however the truth and facts as they happened each
                           year.
 
 
 
 THE HATE NEVER LEAVES:
 TWO
                           ANONYMOUS FALSE COMPLAINTS
 WHERE FILED WITH
                           SARASOTA COUNTY ANIMAL CONTROL.
  AUGUST 2016 & 2015.  
 
 THE HAVEN    
 Two anonymous false complaints, one in 2015 and the other in 2016, were filed with
                           Sarasota County Animal Control against,Englewood,   Florida’s                            “World’s
                           Greatest Cathouse,“ Puffy                             Paws Kitty Haven is 501(c)(3) a non-profit,                  
                                     no-kill cat hospice and rescue specializing  in providing quality and  loving care                            to
                            special needs                            cats and finding homes for  the adoptable  kitties under their care.
  
 
 The Haven is a cage-less, free roaming, loving foster home for special needs & unwanted kitties.
                                                       The Kingston's provide their loving              
                                        home for the kitties, A.K.A - The Haven and its huge and beautiful.
 
 “Puffy       Paws                                                                     cares        
                                              for kitties   with feline    leukemia,                                                                
                                          FIV,                                feral    cats, unadoptable  kitties,                                  
                                                                       one eye  cats,    senior kitties,                                 kitties  that
                                                                                                  do not use  their   litter  box,                  
                                                                  abused    kitties,                                           cats  with neurological
                                                                                   disorders,  abused                                               
                                kitties                                                                                                             
                                                             and more -   basically                                 unwanted                        
                                                                                          and                                  unadoptable          
                                             kitties  that would  be  euthanized                                       elsewhere.Puffy   Paws sits on a 16,000 sq foot property                            and is set up to    handle     
                                                  the different  medical                             concerns the  kitties                          
                             have by separating    them into                             their very own  living                                     
                                                                          quarters.   The                              2700 sq                       
                               foot "  Haven Home "   has our                                                                             
                               healthy  adoptable  kitties, and  their permanent                               residence                            
                                                                                  who  have  physical,                              emotional and behavioral
                             problems.    The                            second half of the building, 400 sq foot,                            is the           
                                           The Hospitably
                                                                                 Room,
                                                                                  where family &  friends of the Kingstons  can hang out and chill
                           with the kitties                                                        while  enjoying             
                                                                    a cup of coffee or a                            cold       
                                                                          soda.The                                            
                                     Kitty Angel Club                                                       & The                                                       Hospitably Room   Our                                                            
                                                       2nd building  is 800 sq foot and                                                             
                                                                                                           400 sq foot of  it  is solely use  for the
                                                        kitties with  feline                                                                        
                                        leukemia,  which                            we  have  nick named                              " The  Kitty
                            Angel Club                                                                                    "                    
                                    because all  the precious                             fur-babies                                                
                                                              are  living angels  who are  living                             out  their   lives.  
 
 
 AUGUST 2016
 
 A false compliant in August 2016 , was filed
                           with                            Sarasota Animal Control.
 Just like Wile E Coyote dreams of blowing up the Road Runner with his Acme dynamite.
 This
                           hateful person's plans backfired and did not even get off the ground.
 
 An Animal Control Officer,
                           showed up                            at Puffy Paws on August 1st, 2016 and left the a notice to call her.
 As soon as
                           Chrissy saw it hanging on the door, she called me and in                            turn I called the kitties lawyer.
  Dawn Marie Bates-Buchanan,
                           Esq. 
                           It took till Wednesday morning ( August 3rd,2016 )  for Animal Control to get back with the kitties lawyer.  " The complaint
                           was that someone drove by and saw kitties in the window and thought it was                            a hoarder situation."  WOW !!  This                
                                      is the best that these evil souls can file to try to get us shut down and the cats taken away.
 Folks who have been misleading our community for years in their
                           endeavors of animal rescue, have tried to shut Puffy Paws Kitty Haven down. The Bottom Line Is: When Power, Money And Prestige
                           is Involved Their Will Always Be Evil Deeds.
 
 
  This is a evil community                            we live in.   That have tried and are still trying to destroy us, still to this  day because we are pure
                           of heart                            and there is so much evil, in rescue  locally that they can not stand for what we stand
                           for.          
                                             Here is the true nature of rescue in Englewood Florida supported by the local media.   * Criminal conviction on current shelter Director of316.193 2a TRAFFIC OFFENSE / DUI ALCOHOL OR DRUGS 1ST OFF . Past animal                            cruelty convection &  battery charges  on their former
                           shelter director, alleged  embezzlement of $300,000 by  another                            shelter director.
                           EARS has left mother  dogs to  die on death row, while taking their 8 puppies to adopt
                           them out for $350  each,desptive
                           fundtrasing tactics and                            much more in exposing the true nature
                           of the media darling of local rescue.
 
 For The Full Story Please Go To 
                           www.dirtyears.org
 
  We live life to the fullest here at Puffy Paws.We improvise, adapt and overcome any situation
                           that is thrown at us.
   Chrissy and I are still in love with each other and our love for each
                            other grows, each and everyday, we have true love in our heart for all  creatures great and small. 
                           We know the meaning of the word  sacrifice, hard work and we have fire in our soul ,that burns each and  every day that is
                           the fuel, to give the 2nd chance kitties the best life  they ever had ,thanks to the kitty lovers of the world.,we give back
                           to  our community each and every day.  Yet they have been trying to shut us down for years because
                           they can never do what we do.
 
  Before the Fall of 2009 times were good. We had over 350 adoptions  in a very short amount of time
                           by hosting a Open House three times a  week at the Haven.  Inviting prefect strangers into our
                           home so  the adoptable kitties may find a “Fur - Ever” home to qualifying  applicants. 350 did.  Rick was making a great name for Puffy Paws  and raising funds in the community while at the same time, Rick could
                            not believe the high euthanasia rate of adoptable pets, corruption and  the misappropriations of funds that were suppose
                           to go for the animals  but instead went into high administrative cost and huge salaries by the  other animal organizations
                           in the area.  All protected by a good old boy network.
 
    Rick spoke             
                                         out for the voiceless animals that could not  With hard facts  in hand all backed up by government documents.
                           Rick  contacted                            the local  newspaper , government agencies,  wrote letters to the editors , that
                            were denied, But then when Rick  aided in                            bringing the news of the  alleged corruption  to a Fort
                           Meyers TV station, payback was inevitable.                              Rick received a phone call 10 days before  code enforcement came out to  shut Puffy
                           Paws down, that the good old  boy network                            was looking into  calling code enforcement to  shut the
                           Haven down.  Not
                           caring if the cats lived                            or died.   One phone call to code shut the Haven down. So now folks can not adopt  straight
                           from                            the Haven. We can not have volunteers or visitors.   In 2009, Sarasota Code Enforcement ban all                            adoptions,
                           surrenders, and  volunteers to Englewood, Florida’s “World’s Greatest Cathouse,“ Puffy           
                                            Paws Kitty Haven.  Bottom line Per Code Enforcement - You can not run a business from a residential                            home
                           - NO FOOT TRAFFIC. 
                           ( For more information on the background story please click on the picture.                            (Life Has Changed At Puffy Paws ) above.
 
  THE OUTCOME OF ANOTHER FALSE COMPLAINT AUGUST 2016 In
                           August 2016, they tried to destroy the lives of the poor unwanted kitties that call Puffy Paws home, once again. 
 
 With passing
                           Sarasota County inspection from last year, hands down,  we were informed that Animal control
                           closed the case on August 3rd.
 Yet on Monday August 8th, 2016, our lawyer informed us that Officer Lowe, called
                           back and said her supervisor said statute mandates she has eyes on before she closes report.
 
 They know who we are, they know the kitties
                           are well taken care of and they just need to come out to the Haven for a quick walk
                           through.   This hateful phone call ended up with nothing for these evil people.
 On Monday Auguts 16th, 2016 Animal Control came out and
                           we passed with flying colors once again.
 
 
 
 Our spirits are high after passing another Sarasota County Inspection.Eat Our Cat Litter Dust Englewood ,                       
                               as we blaze the trail for the high standards,  in what animal recuse should be all the way around in the community.
 
 We
                           challenge the other no kills in the area to hand over ALL financial  records, all vet records and all major operating    
                                                  expenses to Sarasota County  Animal Control, as we have been doing for the past two years.
  Believe your eyes, not your ears. Just like Animal Control did.Puffy Paws has nothing                   
                                   to fear. Nothing to hide.
    We passed the 2015 and now the 2016 Inspections,                            hands down with
                           flying  colors, activated by  false complaints by the haters, naysayers, and  evil doers of the  Community.    Folks who have been
                           misleading our  community for years in their   endeavors of animal rescue,                            have tried to  shut
                           Puffy Paws Kitty Haven   down. The Bottom Line Is: When Power, Money  And Prestige is Involved   Their Will              
                                        Always Be Evil Deeds.  We will be in talks with Sarasota Animal Control to have a volunteer annual inspection of
                           Puffy Paws.                               Mad Kitty Love Goes out to the kitty lovers  of the world for standing   behind Puffy
                           Paws and keeping the doors  open at                            a day at a time.      Only 
                                                     because                            of the  kitty lovers of the  world, standing  behind us , is
                            the only way we  can take care                            of the  kitties under our  care.  You Know This, Animal Control Knows This and Animal Control saw
                                                      what they already know, once again..
   Yet the evil people in our community will                             never know
                                                      this and experience the joys of Mad Kitty Love, as we all do.Thank you
                           for all your                            support during our battle with the                            evil forces locally.
 
  When I was a child my father (R.I.P) taught me never to be a bully.Always stand up for the
                           disadvantaged.
   Today I'm the defender and the voice for 200 Special needs kitties,  that would
                           have been dead ,if we did not step in and let them into our  hearts and home.  These days I felt
                           like I took another brutal beating just like I did when I was a young man in the ring.  Chrissy
                           and I have been through hell and back just to keep 200 sick kitties alive.  Yet only by asking
                           for your help and asking for the strength above,is the only way we are able to keep the doors open, at a day at a time.
  We can never stop asking for your help.We will never give up.
 We do it all for the kitties.
  The love in our hearts is the driving force in everything that we do.  Love is a very
                           powerful tool when it comes to fighting the good fight every single day of your life.  Love trumps
                           Hate.  Mad Kitty Love trumps all.Mad Kitty Love To You All.
 
 
 THE HATE NEVER LEAVES: 
                           SARASOTA COUNTY ANIMAL CONTROL INSPECTION : AUGUST 2015
 
 Sarasota County Sheriff's Office Division of Animal Services Section Report on Puffy Paws Kitty Haven  .M15-176839   08/11/15 1644HRS I RESPONDED TO MEET WITH OWNERS OF "PUFFY PAWS KITTY  HAVEN"RICK AND CHRISTINE KINGSTON. THE
                           KINGSTON'S ATTORNEY, DAWN  BUCHANAN, AND AMANDA FROM LOVING CARE A/H WERE ALSO PRESENT. RICK  PRESENTED A BINDER FOR ANIMAL
                           SERVICES TO KEEP ON FILE, SHOULD ANY  FUTURE COMPLAINTS BE MADE. THE BINDER CONTAINS ALL FINANCIAL AND MEDICAL  INFORMATION
                           RECORDS, AS WELL AS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PERTAINING TO  THE RESCUE.  THE KINGSTONS ALLOWED ME INTO ALL AREAS OF THE  PROPERTY.
                           THE ENTIRE RESIDENCE IS CLEAN AND FREE OF ANY FOUL ODORS. CATS  HAVE ADEQUATE ACCESS TO FRESH FOOD,WATER, AND CLEAN LITTER.
                           FOOD IS  STORED IN A CLEAN, DRY AREA TOPREVENT INFESTATIONS. THE KINGSTONS  HAVE A 200 CAT CAPACITY IN THEIR APPROXIMATELY
                           3,500 SQ FT RESIDENCE.  CATS ARE SEPARATED IN VARIOUS ROOMS ACCORDING TO THEIR NEEDS INCLUDING,  BUT NOT LIMITED TO: AN ISOLATION
                           ROOM FOR ILL CATS, FELINE LEUKEMIA,AND A  GENERAL POPULATION (ADOPTABLE) AREA.
  ALL CATS WITH HEALTH  CONCERNS ARE UNDER
                           VET CARE. NO CATS WERE OBSERVED IN DEPLORABLE  CONDITION AS ORIGINAL COMPLAINT STATED AND NEGLIGENCE COMPLAINT IS  UNFOUNDED.
                           RICK ADVISED THEY ARE A COMMON SENSE NO-KILL SHELTER,  EUTHANIZING AS NEEDED UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF LOVING CARE A/H STAFF.
                            NO FURTHER ACTION NEEDED. LC2732
 
 
 
 
 THE HATE NEVER LEAVES:  SARASOTA COUNTY ANIMAL CONTROL INSPECTION
 In the summer of 2015 we took lemons and made lemonade
 We passed Sarasota County Animal Control Inspection with
                           flying colors.
 
 Whoever filed the false compliant with Animal Control was hoping for a disastrous outcome.
 
 Just like Wile E Coyote dreams of blowing up the Road Runner with his Acme dynamite.
This hateful person, plan backfire and blew up in their face.
 "  Officer Laurea
                           was very professional ,  it was a real pleasure. This town has tried to beat us down for years to no avail, not  caring about
                           these cats at all. Always spreading lies and slander.This  was a blessing to have a inspection so they can finally shut their
                            mouths but I doubt that! "
 
 Chrissy Kingston
 Co-Founder:
                           Puffy Paws Kitty Haven
 
 We live life to the fullest here at Puffy Paws.
 We improvise, adapt and overcome any situation that is thrown at us.
 
 
 
 Chrissy and I, are free of fear of resentment.They   just can not call Animal control                            when that hate comes up from their  soul  because they
                           hate life and the work we do with small helpless  special  need kitties.
 
 They  wanted to destroy us but they 
                           made us stronger.
 With Sarasota                            County Animal Control Inspection over they have taken Puffy
                           Paws to the next level.
 
 Their                              hateful phone call that ended up with  nothing but a
                           positive and a remarkable report from Sarasota County  Animal Control                            ,will help the  kitties because
                           the kitty  lovers of the world, who might have been on  the fence of our endeavors,  now have                            concrete
                           prove that what everyone  else is  saying is true.
 
 What the haters never will realiaze                        
                              is
 
 
 
 Love Trumps Hate - Mad Kitty
                           Love Trumps All.
   In August of
                           2015, Puffy Paws Kitty Haven, rasied the most funds they ever had, before                                                
                                 this time, in one month: $32,007.28
  Last
                           year in 2015: $333,000.00 was donated.Of the $333,0000.00 - $308,835.83                            of that was donated
                           via PayPal, by the kitty lovers of the                                                       world.
 The remaining amount was donations via checks.  The
                                                                                                                  priority                          
                             of  incoming funds are  in this                              order, the kitties  daily                             needs,
                           cat food,  vet care and                              operating                              expenses.   After                             
                              that, funds                                                        are used for                             the  maintenance
                                                       and  improvement of the  Haven for the  kitties  and the                            care and 
                           maintenance  of  the vehicles.                            
   Just by asking for        
                                                                         help when the kitties                            need it.
 The                                                              
                                                 unwanted &   special need kitties are  blessed to have a world wide family that  loves  them   
                                                   ever                            so much. The kitties are wondering.
                           how is that pathic coyote, feeling                                                       now, Beep Beep ! 
  
 
 
 This                     
                                  Is Is What The Local &                                                        National Media Has Been Saying About
                            Puffy                            Paws Kitty Haven.
 " Puffy Paws is a Taj Mahal For Kitties ".Dee   
                                                                                                         Anne Roberts WENG Radio Host - All About Pets
 
 " The Cat's Meow of Nonprofit Organizations"
 Alissa                            Wolf from
 
 Josh Taylor from ABC 7 News has called Puffy Paws Kitty Haven
 " A Bed & Breakfast For                    
                                  Cats ".
 
 Tami    Patzer from the Gasparilla Gazette,                                               
                                  wrote " Puffy Paws  Kitty Haven is  immaculate  and if                            all the  cats              
                                        hid under the bed,  anyone                             entering the  home would have no clue cats  even lived
                           there.
 
 Stephen   Baumann                              from                             the Englewood Sun Herald
                           wrote - You  might                             think the Kingston  household is a crowded,  purring, furry mess.  It's  not.The
                                                                                                             house is big   enough, and the  cats small
                            enough, that everyone's got more than enough   room to                                                        stretch out,
                           which  is how  cats                             spend much of their day anyhow.
 
 IF YOU LIKE TO MAKE A DONATION. PLEASE ONLY DONATE WHAT YOUR
                           HEART & BUDGET CAN AFFORD.WE NEVER WANT YOU TO TAKE AWAY FROM YOUR KITTIES & YOURSELF.
 THANK YOU - MAD
                           KITTY LOVE.
 
 Where Does My Donation
                           Go ?  Dear Kitty Lovers of The World Puffy      Paws            
                                              cares for kitties with feline      leukemia,                                                          
                                                                                 FIV,                               feral                           
                             cats,  unadoptable  kitties,                             one eye  cats,   senior  kitties,                             
                                                        kitties  that                                                                               
                                                                                                                                                    
                           do not use  their   litter box,                                                         abused    kitties,               
                                         cats with neurological  disorders,  abused                                kitties                          
                                                                                                                  and  more -   basically           
                                                                          unwanted                                                          and     
                                                      unadoptable                             kitties  that would  be euthanized                    
                                                                     elsewhere.
 
 
 Puffy Paws Kitty Haven is the only local recuse that post operating
                           expenses on-line when they are paid. The Cat Food Bills, Vet Bills and Power Bills & The Business Center Rent.We post them on the kitties facebook
                           page    and you can see years of them
                           them by clicking on the picture (right)  Also we send them out, to the kitties world wide family via our SOS's and updates, we send out
                           each week.The
                           kitty lovers of the world deserve to see where their hard earn donations go.We believes in 100% transparency in all of our
                           dealingIt
                           cost well over $30,000.00 a month to run Puffy Paws Kitty Haven.$41.09 a hour every single day, 365 days a year.Funds are like the tide over here
                           at Puffy Paws. Funds in and funds out.Last year in 2015: $333,000.00 was donated.Of the $333,0000.00 - $308,835.83 of that was donated via PayPal,
                           by the kitty lovers of the world.The remaining amount was donations via checks.Chrissy and Rick do not get paid. 100% of all
                           donations goes into running Puffy PawsThe priority of incoming funds are in this order, the kitties daily needs, vet care and operating
                           expenses.After
                           that, funds are used for the maintenance and improvement of the Haven for the kitties and the care and maintenance of the
                           vehicles.  Just
                           by asking for help when the kitties need it. The unwanted & special need kitties are blessed to have a world wide family that loves them
                           ever so much. The
                           operating expense page is designed to let the whole world know were their donations go and why and when they are needed each
                           and every month.
 Click Here To See The Operating Expenses Page.
                         
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