FAITH HOPE AND LOVE RESCUE; Elizabeth Wooley Keiffer & Jorge Valez – Titusville

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Faith-Hope-and-Love-Rescue-Inc/197016945083

https://www.facebook.com/elizabeth.keiffer.5

TWICE EVICTED, ANIMALS SEIZED

Jun 20, 2013 - Orlando - Animal Services seized nearly 40 dogs

Jan 1, 2014 - Evicted

Mar 11, 2015 - Titusville - seized 45 cats & over 15 dogs. Property was filled with feces, urine and trash.

40 dogs impounded from Orange Co. rescue group

June 20, 2013

http://www.wftv.com/news/news/local/40-dogs-impounded-orange-co-rescue-group/nYQq9/

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — Orange County Animal Services took in nearly 40 dogs from an east Orange County rescue group Thursday.

The animals were moved from a home on Econlockhatchee Trail in east Orlando by Lake Underhill Road.

WFTV learned the owner, Jorge Valez, wasn't supposed to be operating the rescue on the property in the first place.

Valez said he helps operate a rescue called Faith, Hope and Love with his girlfriend in the house.

"Did you mistreat these animals?" asked Channel 9's Racquel Asa.

"No, absolutely not. No. Do I look like I would mistreat them?" Valez said.

Valez said he took in animals, fed them on a regular basis and cared for them.

WFTV checked with the IRS and the group has a valid nonprofit status.

The property owner of the home said Valez wasn't allowed to run the rescue business out of the home.

Last May, he started the eviction process for the tenants.

Animal Services said the rescue didn't have a kennel license with code enforcement to have as many dogs as it did on the property.

"Are you struggling as a rescue group?" Asa said.

"As a rescue group, you always struggle," Valez said.

In an email WFTV obtained from a fellow rescue group, Faith, Hope and Love was looking for help and a new place to house the dogs because the owner had suffered a stroke.

"I'm just working with them and pulling everyone together and we're going to get these guys back out here," Valez said.

"So do you plan to fight this?" Asa said.

"Oh, absolutely," Valez said.

Animals Services is weighing and checking every one of the animals impounded Thursday and said the owner was allowed to keep three dogs.

FACEBOOK POSTS

Mary Lundberg Dogs were sent to him and people were told he lived on a 5 acre property - with nice indoor kennels. I looked it up- a rental on less than an acre with no real kennel facility. Someone who transported to the place is on this page and told me she would not send dogs there. I was told the 5 acre BS story by a chick named Juliana Venturini Coimbra out of Orlando.. in a PM regarding a dog named Chain - who had a foster plan, but she insisted he go to his place.. did a chip in for a new kennel- even though someone on the PM was offering a free one. Look up George on sunbiz.. he is more interesting.. look up his name on Google.

Faith Love & Hope was pulling dogs for Dana Clary / Rockstar Rescue who in turn was pulling dogs for Jessica An / Ohana that was busted for hoarding earlier this month:

http://media.cmgdigital.com/shared/news/documents/2013/06/10/photosanimalcruelty2.pdf

2nd EVICTION

2013 In Crisis

2014 in Crisis

Always a crisis

OCAS Report

OCAS Kennel Card for CHAIN

CHARGES

03/11/2015 - 52 Counts of CRUELTY TO ANIMALS

05-2015-MM-028294-AXXX-XX           

5 Arrested for Cockfighting - Highland City

Fighting (cock)

Rodriguez, Gregor - Plant City

Enriques, Ramiro - Winter Haven

Holt, Randall Dean - Highland City

Smith, Jamie Elton - Highland City

Valdez, Rudy - Wauchula

http://tbo.com/fact-finder/animal-hoarders/

Date                              12-14-1992

County                         Polk

Suspect                        Multiple

Address                       5144 First St. S.E., Highland City, FL  33812

Animals seized          7

Animal type                roosters

Six men face felony charges for animal fighting and fighting or baiting animals Sunday after Polk County sheriff's deputies raided a yard where cockfights were being held, authorities said.

Undercover deputies responded to 5144 First St. S.E. at 3:30 p.m. after the sheriff's office received a tip from an anonymous caller that gambling and cockfights were taking place there, a sheriff's release said.

At least 50 roosters were tied up in the front yard and there was screaming and yelling in a yard behind a fence, Deputy Larry Carr said.

"No one noticed us at first," Carr said. "Within 30 seconds, one rooster was dead." When another deputy returned from calling for backup assistance, the men figured out what was going on and started running, Carr said.

Although most of the participants were caught, five eluded authorities, Carr said.

The news release said the following were charged and transported to Polk County Jail:

One unidentified man who said he lived at 5144 First St. S.E. faces an animal fighting act charge; Gregor Rodriguez, 35, of 2246 Horton Road in Plant City, Ramiro Enriques, 28, of No. 3 Grove Park Lane in Winter Haven and Randall Dean Holt, 36, of 5144 First. St. S.E. in Highland City all face a fighting or baiting animals charge; Rudy Valdez, 38, of Wauchula faces fighting or baiting animals and resisting arrest without force charges; and Jamie Elton Smith, 30, of 5459 Ninth St. S.E. in Highland City faces fighting or baiting animals and carrying a concealed weapon charges.

Deputies recovered a 6-inch dagger from Smith's coat pocket, according to an arrest report.

Fifteen other men and three juveniles were given misdemeanor charges and scheduled to appear in court for attending the fighting of animals, the release said. Another man was arrested for attending the fights, and because he had no identification he was taken to jail, Carr said.

Six roosters have died as a result of the fights and seven live roosters were recovered by the sheriff's office, spokeswoman Kim Nichols said.

About $3,200 was seized from participants, the release said. The investigation is continuing.