Spadaro (Mayor, 1986)
I couldn't find a party affiliation.
Posted on 05/13/2005 4:39:54 PM PDT by martin_fierro
165 Pets Taken From Calif. Ex-Mayor's Home
RIALTO, Calif. - Responding to neighbor complaints about a home's stench, authorities removed 135 dogs and 30 cats from a urine- and feces-soaked home where a rotting Great Dane was found earlier in a malfunctioning freezer.
Charlotte Spadaro, a former mayor of Beverly Hills, had been rescuing animals for three years and kept them at her South Acacia Avenue home. Authorities monitoring the residence since discovering the Great Dane in January finally got a search warrant to remove the animals Thursday.
"I think the city is out to have them massacred," Spadaro said.
But police Lt. Joe Cirilo said the house was a health hazard for its occupants, neighbors and the animals. After a neighbor complained months ago about the smell and noise at the house, officials found the decomposing corpse of a Great Dane in a malfunctioning freezer.
"At some point we have to draw the line," Cirilo said. "That's why we're here to seek proper care for these animals."
A city inspection was scheduled for Feb. 2 because of the Great Dane discovery. A day before the inspection, Spadaro loaded a rental van with 2,000 pounds of animal carcasses and parked it on a street in Riverside, authorities said.
Riverside County sheriff's deputies found the van, which had begun to stink, several days later.
City Attorney Kathy Gandara said the city has tried to work with Spadaro and conducted periodic inspections.
"She is not willing or able to comply," Gandara said. "This is a last resort for the city."
The animals removed from the home Thursday were taken to the Devore Animal Shelter for examination by a veterinarian. Spadaro has 10 days to request a procedural hearing to determine whether the city was justified in removing the animals.
Spadaro said she runs a legitimate kennel for rescued dogs and cats and the city's action Thursday was illegal.
"I think Rialto has been persecuting me, frankly," Spadaro said.
Spadaro (Mayor, 1986)
I couldn't find a party affiliation.
Monster Raving Loony?
Besides "rescuing" animals, she also ran a soup kitchen from her house, feeding the homeless every day. Her beef stew was famous for its unique flavor and mystery meat..
Oh yea, she pulls the "R" lever... NOT!
And I heard it was Dogone good too. Heh, Heh.
This has the makings of a great 'dog person' vs. 'cat person' thread. I think I'll fix me a bag of the 'extra butter' popcorn for this one....
A day before the inspection, Spadaro loaded a rental van with 2,000 pounds of animal carcasses and parked it on a street in Riverside, authorities said.
Looks to me like Spadaro is the one doing the massacring.
2,000 pounds of animal carcasses???
This is one of the worst cases of this type of 'rescuer' I've ever read of and I've read about a lot of them!
Who knows what the authorities would find in Robert "Sheets" Byrd's home? After seeing him raving on the floor of the Senate yesterday, I think they need to get a warrant as soon as possible . . .
I've often wondered what causes them to do this.
You know, this is just sad. These lonely people, they must have no one in their lives who really cares about them.
One poster said she must be a drug user, in fact, I doubt that is the case. People on drugs don't got time to fill their homes with cute little/big/live/dead animals. That's all this poor woman had. And it was not OK, and it is not OK.
It is just really sad and pathetic.
Dr. Doolittle meets Dr. Demento.
crazy lady ping
Smells like a Democrat.
Really.
"I couldn't find a party affiliation"
She couldn't be a Republican or the media would be screaming it in the headlines.... I did wonder how the article managed not to identify this lunatic as a former DEMOCRATIC Mayor of Beverly Hills, but who knows, maybe she's a member of the Bernie Sanders socialist party....
For those of you who are not from the L. A. region, Rialto is about 60 miles east of Beverly Hills. It is a REALLY rundown suburb in the far eastern part of the greater L. A. region, just west of San Bernardino.
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