On October 15th, in response to questions from me, Craig Daniell sent this reply:

"In my mind there was no raid. We received a complaint from someone who I trust impeccably (and who I might add does an incredible amount of rescue and adoption work) about the conditions at the Richmond facility. As such we responded to the complaint in plain clothes and without fanfare and issued orders to the individual concerned. We have no intention of closing anyone down, only to make sure that distress is relieved if it is found by the Special Constable.

Our responsibility is to ensure that if there is distress, that it is alleviated. That should apply equally across the Board.
As I know you have not seen the facility in question, I would ask that you reserve judgement on whether it meets an acceptable standard."

Mr Daniell also wrote to me:

"The complaint was valid and had merit. I screened the complaint myself as it was sent to me personally. The fact that the matter is now closed is not evidence that the complaint was not valid."

For Craig Daniell to still imply that Forgotten Felines did something wrong is odd as, if the allegations were true, they had a duty to prosecute. How can he still say that the complaint was valid and had merit?

In my opinion - this stinks.

Jean Martin,
Vancouver Island