http://www.pet-abuse.com/profiles/5376 David Mabra continues to stand by his ‘friend’, Kimi Peck. Following is what he said in 2005, after she was legally, YES LEGALLY, forced out of Burbank. Mabra has to be aware that Chihuahua Rescue has raised well over $1,000,000.00 in donations, much of these donations were used to pay for illegal kennels and Kimi Peck’s personal expenses. Much of these donations were collected using deceptive advertising. David Mabra is a board member for Chihuahua Rescue aka the Dog Angels, he opens himself up to public scrutiney and many wonder how a man who claims to have dignity, would continue to sit on a board of ‘rescues’ run by a woman with a history of animal related neglect. Following is what David Mabra said in 2005 after Peck was legally forced out of Burbank. The comment was posted on one of the many websites the Chihuahua Rescue ‘group’ has created over the years to slander anybody who questioned serial animal hoarder Kimi Peck’s unethical treatment of animals and monies. Since he wrote this letter, Kimi Peck was legally forced to shut down two more illegal kennels, was arrested, harassed and stalked her Tehachapi neighbors and was forced to give up close to 200 animals to the HSUS…

From 2005: My name is David Mabra. I have been a friend of Kimi Pecks for 10 years and have assisted her in her rescue efforts for the last 9 years. I have been with her through the "thick and thin" of a rescuers life. It is a thankless life that VERY FEW people in the world would even attempt to live through. Everyone is a critic and it seems that everyone has a "better" way to save dogs. However, VERY FEW people have saved as many dogs as Ms. Peck and raised such awareness to the plight of dogs (and cats and other animals) as Ms. Peck. I can’t tell you how many hundreds of "home deliveries" I have been on with Kimi because she insists on making sure the dogs end up in the BEST possible enviornment. NINETY percent of the animals we have saved were "throw-aways" (old, sick, dying, or about to be euthanized to "make space" for other unwanted animals). I personally cleaned and fed these dogs and rushed them to the vets as needed. I witnessed Kimi spend EVERY cent she had and when she would run out of money she made the impossible happen and "pulled rabbits out of hats" to get dogs medical attention when needed. She also spent her own money to have dogs spayed and/or neutered to assure that there would be NO more unwanted offsprings. Her efforts at spay and neutering have saved our communities thousands of dollars in animal control. There are hundreds of testimonies from people who have adopted dogs that Kimi has saved and love her for saving their new "FAMILY MEMBERS". I was with Kimi at every location she was forced to move to on her trek to the current "beautiful" kennel in Burbank. There were times along the way that Kimi sacrificed her own dignity and welfare for the sake of the dogs. NO dog EVER went without food or water but I know for a fact there were times when Kimi went without the means to support herself at the expense of helping the dogs. It is true she struggled financially at times and wasn’t able to maintain the "idyllic" conditions that she wanted for the dogs, however, NO dog EVER suffered from neglect while in her care. Again, everyone thinks they have a "better" way (like euthansia – most of the dogs didn’t think that was BETTER!) and everyone is entitled to their "opinion" – including Kimi Peck. Three of the landlords along the way believed in euthansia because, in my opinion, they didn’t want to take time or money from their shallow lives to take care of those less fortunate. NONE of the landlords we had to deal with could even conceive of "GIVING UP THEIR LIFESTYLE" to save dogs. No one I have met before or since has the kind of compassion and comittment that Kimi Peck has. Kimi is not perfect, and she has had more than her share of trouble in her struggle to save dogs, but she has NEVER faltered or given up because some people didn’t agree with the way she did things. Even Jesus had people who thought his way was the wrong way. My hope is that everyone who reads the vile things being posted about Kimi Peck know that those things are meant to hurt Kimi – not help the dogs. The dogs in Kimi Pecks care are in a wonderful situation that has been APPROVED BY BURBANK ANIMAL CONTROL to stay in operation until she has been able to relocate to a bigger facility AT HER OWN REQUEST. I am posting my personal email address if anyone should question the authenticity of this posting. Also, if ANYONE uses my name in a "slanderous and/or libelous" internet posting I WILL take IMMEDIATE court action against such person(s). As the "so-called" lawyer for this group knows, Kimi Peck, as a celebrity is an easier target than an average citizen like myself. Sincerely, David Mabra