http://forums.televisionwithoutpity.com/index.php?showtopic=3196941&st=135 Cameras followed three ‘dangerously devoted’ self proclaimed animal lovers around, including the grand dame of animal hoarders, Kimi Peck, while they tried to convince the world they really love their animals and are doing the best they can for them; however, the reality is, these people, including Kimi Peck, are in complete denial of their situation and the fact that they are doing their animals more harm than good. See what others have to say:

Sep 1, 2010 @ 8:12 pm Post#136 Oh geez, this Kimi Peck on "Dangerously Devoted" is scary. Just from the first clip of her I’ve seen dogs with both kinds of mange, plus corneal ulcers. Is there a separate thread for that show? I did a search and didn’t see one. Sep 2, 2010 @ 9:20 am Post#145 I finally got up the energy to watch this show. After watching regular Hoarders, I became very tired and couldn’t do it anymore. I’m ready for this I think. I wonder how long I can last!? IRT Dangerously Devoted, Mrs. Former Screenplay Writer looked like the child of Kelly Bates (19 Kids) and Farrah’s mom from Teen Mom. I couldn’t stop staring at her! BengalKitty View Member Profile Find Member’s Posts Channel Surfer Sep 2, 2010 @ 7:58 pm Post#146 IRT Dangerously Devoted, Mrs. Former Screenplay Writer She was a piece of work wasn’t she? I thought she has to be mentally ill. Who were all those young people with her? The house she was losing looked to be rural. Were these volunteers? Family members? And just how did/does she plan to support her cross country pilgrimage to DisneyWorld and to see President Obama? It looked like those other young people were going along, too, in her "caravan." It was like a mini-cult. I fear we will see the snake man in the news when one of his snakes hurts his child. Hopefully his snakes are away from the house and not in the basement. And in what world is an alligator a sleeping buddy? Maybe we will see him in the news, too. lovesnark View Member Profile Find Member’s Posts Couch Potato Sep 2, 2010 @ 8:40 pm Post#147 She was a piece of work wasn’t she? I thought she has to be mentally ill. Who were all those young people with her? The house she was losing looked to be rural. Were these volunteers? Family members? And just how did/does she plan to support her cross country pilgrimage to DisneyWorld and to see President Obama? It looked like those other young people were going along, too, in her "caravan." It was like a mini-cult. I fear we will see the snake man in the news when one of his snakes hurts his child. Hopefully his snakes are away from the house and not in the basement. And in what world is an alligator a sleeping buddy? Maybe we will see him in the news, too. She was certifiable. I thought the young blonde was her daughter? I want to know how she could afford a truck, trailer and fuel to take her ridiculous journey. And, I assume she was bankrolling the group that was going along for the cross country ride to crazytown. Her house was going to be auctioned because she wasn’t paying for it but she had $5000 a month to spend on dogs and had money to run away from the problems she created. I call bullshit on her story about having 36 dogs dumped on her doorstep, too. She was a classic, nutso hoarder who couldn’t take proper care of those poor dogs and blamed it all on a conspiracy. Nothing was her fault and all her problems were because people were out to get her. At the end of the show, it said snake guy had agreed to house the snakes in a different building. I hope so. The guy with the traveling menagerie was sort of sad. It’s obvious he has some mental problems but I thought it was sad that he wanted to reconnect with his kids so badly and only one son would have anything to do with him. Makes me wonder what else went on besides him deciding to spend his life living in a truck with a zoo. yourbabymomma View Member Profile Find Member’s Posts Video Archivist Sep 2, 2010 @ 8:43 pm Post#148 Bonnie looked just like Bunky Bartlett..He won the lotto a while back. He’s kind of a local celebrity. Sorry, this is the week of lookalikes for me. Quilt Fairy View Member Profile Find Member’s Posts Video Archivist Sep 2, 2010 @ 11:55 pm Post#149 but she had $5000 a month to spend on dogs And then she was going on about how she couldn’t pay her electric bill and they were going to shut her electricity off and when she got to the office her bill was $33.67. Seriously, WTF? Also, if she had several multi-millionaire husbands and didn’t take any alimony? She is seriously mentally ill. I don’t understand why they made this a different show. With the exception of the snake guy they could have been on the weekly show. lovesnark View Member Profile Find Member’s Posts Couch Potato Yesterday @ 12:31 am Post#150 And then she was going on about how she couldn’t pay her electric bill and they were going to shut her electricity off and when she got to the office her bill was $33.67. Seriously, WTF? Also, if she had several multi-millionaire husbands and didn’t take any alimony? She is seriously mentally ill. WTF? is right. You don’t have enough money to make your house payment, pay your property taxes or your electric bill but, you can scrape up 5 grand a month to take crappy care of a couple hundred dogs? Some of those poor dogs were in pretty bad shape and it would have been much kinder to euthanize them than keep them alive with no quality to their lives. When I hear these loons wailing that if they didn’t have all these poor animals they’d be killed, I want to throw things at the TV. Someone who truly loves animals understands that as heartbreaking as it is, euthanizing one that isn’t enjoying life anymore is the kind and loving thing to do. I have to have my daughter’s 30 year old mare put down before winter gets here and it breaks my heart. But, on the flip side, I love her enough to not force her arthritic old body to have to endure another winter. Sometimes, there just aren’t enough meds in the world to make life comfortable for animals in their old age. That’s when love and logic comes in and we do the right thing. The people on these shows don’t have the ability to make the distinction between living and just barely enduring every day. I’m doubting her claim of all those rich ex’s, too. People like her like to say all sorts of crap to make themselves look like the martyrs they imagine themselves to be. Oh geez, this Kimi Peck on "Dangerously Devoted" is scary. Just from the first clip of her I’ve seen dogs with both kinds of mange, plus corneal ulcers. Is there a separate thread for that show? I did a search and didn’t see one. Oh my, I absolutely agree about Kimi. This woman has two hundred dogs in a relatively small house, and she clearly has some very serious issues. At the end of the show she stuffed them all (200 dogs!) in a trailer and plans to take them to "meet Obama" and to Disneyworld.

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Many people are SHOCKED that Kern County approved a CUP (Kennel Permit) for Susan Marlowe and Kimi Peck WITH THEIR HISTORIES…Therefore, an appeal is IMMINENT!

Susan Marlowe harbored an animal abusing fugitive for close to two (2) years on her Tehachapi property without the proper kennel permits. Susan Marlowe also allowed ‘rescuer’, Kimi Peck, to operate an illegal kennel on this same Tehachapi property. Ms. Marlowe filed what appears to be fraudulent documentation pertaining to this same property… For all of this, Ms. Marlowe, Kern County will reward you with a CUP Permit to operate a legal kennel!

We are talking about Kern County here, a Hoarder’s Haven; however, finding many dead and sick animals on Ms. Marlowe’s property one would think this would raise some red flags? Not in Kern County…

LATEST UPDATE: CHARLOTTE SPADARO TRIAL TODAY CONSISTED OF MANY EXCUSES…READ MORE

Ex-mayor admits not licensing hundreds of dogs kept at Riverside property More than 200 dogs that allegedly did not have their tags were seized by Riverside County Animal Services officers during a Feb. 10, 2009 inspection of a property Spadaro leased at 5930 Jasmine St. By Staff, City News Service Wednesday, August 11, 2010 comment print page text size Former Beverly Hills Mayor Charlotte Spadaro testified today that many of the unlicensed dogs found on property she leased belonged to other people and were being boarded until other arrangements could be made. More than 200 dogs that allegedly did not have their tags were seized by Riverside County Animal Services officers during a Feb. 10, 2009 inspection of a property Spadaro leased at 5930 Jasmine St. During questioning at her non-jury trial on charges of violating Riverside’s dog licensing regulations, Spadaro acknowledged that her kennel license application to the Riverside County Department of Animal Services — with which Riverside contracts — was denied before the raid. Superior Court Judge Michele Levine asked Spadaro who was responsible for most of the dogs on the property. “The rescuers put the dogs there,” replied Spadaro. “We boarded the dogs. That was the purpose of the kennel.” Spadaro, 69, explained that some of the dogs were bound for “foster care” or the homes of rescuers. Levine asked whether Spadaro had ever done “anything to attain” licenses for the animals, to which she replied “no.” Spadaro also testified that she did not keep records of how many dogs she had, where they had been found or who had brought them to the property. “There are no records except what I can remember,” she said. Spadaro, Beverly Hills’ mayor from 1986-87 during a four-year term on its City Council, is charged with 30 violations of Riverside’s municipal code, which requires dogs more than four months old to be licensed and have had rabies vaccinations. Spadaro was originally charged with 242 infractions, but the bulk of the counts were dropped “in the interest of justice and judicial economy,” Deputy City Attorney Brandon Mercer said. If found guilty of all the charges, Spadaro, an attorney, could be fined nearly $3,000, according to Mercer. The trial lasted about two hours this afternoon. Levine is expected to decide the case after the prosecution and defense submit their closing statements in writing later this month. Spadaro, a self-proclaimed animal rescuer who lives in Redlands, is also facing 16 misdemeanor counts of animal cruelty in a separate case filed by the District Attorney’s Office. The charges are tied to the April 24 seizure of 24 dogs, a mother cat and four kittens from a trailer in the 3000 block of Myers Street in Riverside. The animals were living in filth, without provisions, according to the Department of Animal Services. One dog died in the cramped trailer, which allegedly belonged to Spadaro Read more: http://www.swrnn.com/southwest-riverside/2010-08-11/news/ex-mayor-admits-not-licensing-hundreds-of-dogs-kept-at-riverside-property#ixzz0wM0Eq0wg

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Kimi Peck has been allegedly breaking laws for years AND making money from it. Susan Marlowe, ditto. Kimi Peck was facing both criminal charges and hefty fines if she did not comply with the laws of Kern. Susan Marlowe was facing hefty fines. Why? Because Susan Marlowe and Kimi Peck were operating an illegal kennel on Susan Marlowe’s property for over a year. Marlowe’s plan of attack: File Eviction papers against Kimi Peck, get her off of the property, give up 150 dogs to an already struggling SPCA, make everybody believe this was the REAL DEAL – PLUS… KERN COUNTY FILED CRIMINAL CHARGES AGAINST ANIMAL ‘RESCUER’, KIMI PECK, FOR FAILING TO LICENSE OVER 200 DOGS IN HER ‘CARE’… January 2010 – Marlowe starts an eviction process against Kimi Peck – a process that would take over six (6) months – At the same time, Ms. Marlowe files for a CUP License for this same property – A CUP license is a permit to operate a kennel in Kern County- Hearing for this CUP permit scheduled for August 12, 2010 July 6, 2010 – Peck is supposedly evicted from Marlowe’s property – lots of media stories, Marlowe changes locks. HSUS spends thousands of dollars for trucks to transport Peck’s animals to an already overcrowded and struggling Sacramento SPCA. July 22, 2010 – 2 weeks after she was supposedly evicted from Susan Marlowe’s property, Kimi Peck shows up to court for her criminal case hearing and tells the court she is no longer on Marlowe’s property AND she tells the courts she gave up most of her animals. For this reason, she pleads guilty to one criminal charge and the rest – dismissed on July 22. Over $20,000.00 in fines avoided…again, Ms. Peck made it clear that she was no longer on this property…. July 27, 2010 – Kimi Peck is back on the same Susan Marlowe property she was supposedly evicted from just a few weeks before – living with Kimi Peck? Anywhere between 30-70 dogs (more animals than Kimi Peck can properly care for) WITH Susan Marlowe’s blessing…Ms. Peck claimed that the property she parked her fifth wheel on after the eviction with between 32-60 dogs (Yep, in a fifth wheel), was on fire…adding insult to injury – Kimi Peck gives an interview to a local Tehachapi paper, SMILING FOR THE CAMERA – claiming she lost 2 dogs to this fire July 30, 2010 – Marlowe is now petitioning Kern County asking them to give her an EMERGENCY CUP license so Kimi Peck can operate a kennel…Again, on the property she supposedly just evicted Kimi peck from…We have just learned, however, that Ms. Marlowe never stopped the process she started back in January – meaning the August 12th request for a CUP is still happening…and leaving many to believe this eviction was just a scam operation Kimi Peck and Susan Marlowe pulling a fast one on Kern to avoid fines, criminal charges, etc.? Sure looks that way…especially because both Susan Marlowe and Kimi Peck have HISTORIES of breaking many rules and laws… A message to Hoarder’s Haven Kern County… WAKE UP!!!!

Kimi Peck’s criminal case… Criminal Case Information – Case Details criminal case information/calendar menu / defendant search / search results / case details ——————————————————————————– Defendant Information: Name: PECK, KIMI Birth Year: 1949 ——————————————————————————– Case Information: Court Case #: MM067257A Filing Date: 12/02/09 Related Case #: NONE Arrest Date: 01/29/10 Bail Amount: $40000.00 Bail Status: N/A Bail Type: N/A ——————————————————————————– Charges/Dispositions Count Type Code Section Charge Description Charge Disposition Disposition Date 001 M PC 597F PERMIT ANIMAL TO GO W/O CARE DISM – FURTH. OF JUSTICE 12/21/09 002 I CO 7.08.030(E) FAILURE TO FURNISH INFORMATION ON LICENSE PLED NOLO CONTENDERE 07/22/10 003 M CO 7.08.030(E) FAILURE TO FURNISH INFORMATION ON LICENSE DISM – FURTH. OF JUSTICE 07/22/10 004 M CO 7.08.030(E) FAILURE TO FURNISH INFORMATION ON LICENSE DISM – FURTH. OF JUSTICE 07/22/10 005 M CO 7.08.030(E) FAILURE TO FURNISH INFORMATION ON LICENSE DISM – FURTH. OF JUSTICE 07/22/10 006 M CO 7.08.030(E) FAILURE TO FURNISH INFORMATION ON LICENSE DISM – FURTH. OF JUSTICE 07/22/10 007 M CO 7.08.030(E) FAILURE TO FURNISH INFORMATION ON LICENSE DISM – FURTH. OF JUSTICE 07/22/10 008 M CO 7.08.030(E) FAILURE TO FURNISH INFORMATION ON LICENSE DISM – FURTH. OF JUSTICE 07/22/10 009 M CO 7.08.030(E) FAILURE TO FURNISH INFORMATION ON LICENSE DISM – FURTH. OF JUSTICE 07/22/10 010 M CO 7.08.030(E) FAILURE TO FURNISH INFORMATION ON LICENSE DISM – FURTH. OF JUSTICE 07/22/10 011 M PC 853.7 FAIL TO APPEAR AFTER WRITTEN PROMISE DISM – FURTH. OF JUSTICE 07/22/10 012 M PC 1320(A) FAILURE TO APPEAR ON MISDEMEANOR CHARGE DISM – FURTH. OF JUSTICE 07/22/10 Sentence Information CHARGE FINE AMOUNT CO 7.08.030(E) 209.00 MISC. FEES 35.00 FINE TOTALS 244.00 Aliases Defendant name PECK, KIMI Aliases ** None ** ****SPCA Sacramento – Was already struggling; however, decided to take on over 150 animals that were living with ‘rescuer’ Kimi Peck. HSUS spent tens of thousands of dollars transporting Peck’s rescues to Sacramento. Did these two non-profits just enable a hoarder and help her avoid paying hefty fines, penalties and face criminal charges? Sure looks that way. No consequences for her illegal actions AGAIN in Kern County. It’s great that the close to 200 animals got out; however, with Ms. Peck’s history, it’s just a matter of time before she’ll have over 200 animals again. Ms. Peck needs to be legally stopped. By helping her avoid legal punishment, this is only hurting the animals… According to reports – over 500,000 animals died in California shelters in 2007 thru present..

Charlotte Spadaro, self proclaimed animal ‘rescuer’ and animal rights lawyer who represented self proclaimed animal ‘rescuer’, Susan Marlowe, in Riverside County in 2006 (yes, the case where Ms. Marlowe allegedly LIED profusely under oath), has three (3) pending criminal cases stemming from animal abuse…

On July 30, 2010, Ms. Spadaro told the courts she was suffering from a heart condition and we believe there will be many more mysterious illnesses in the coming months because Ms. Spadaro has a number of court hearings scheduled. What other animal ‘rescuers’ suffer health issues right before and/or during their criminal hearing? Chihuahua Rescue and the Dog Angels President, Kimi Peck, told the news media that she was suffering from a heart condition that prevented her from showing up to her own criminal court hearing this year. Ms. Peck was arrested. It appears that the only time Ms. Peck ever suffers from the heart condition is when she is due in court. Ms. Peck was also too ill to file an answer to Julie Feinder’s lawsuit wherein Ms. Feiner sued Ms. Peck for stealing her puppies. Ms. Feiner was awarded close to $30,000.00 in damages. Cynthia Gudger claims to have terminal Cancer since 1993. This terminal cancer is especially ‘active’ during Ms. Gudger’s court hearings. Ms. Gudger claimed she was in Florida receiving treatments for her terminal bone Cancer when her house was raided in Tehachapi in 2008. She told news reporters she was dying and only had a few months to live. Not sure if this is a miracle but Cynthia Gudger is alive and well in Federal prison (though we would bet she’s utilizing the oxygen tank, wheel chair, cane, walker, etc., etc., etc). Chihuahua Rescue associate, Kim Maggio, claimed she was sick and that was why her house was a mess and her animals were allegedly living in squaller when her house was raided earlier this year. Animal cruelty charges were filed against Ms. Maggio.

Why Animal Hoarder’s flock to Kern County…They can do NO wrong.

Charges dropped against animal hoarder found with 200 dead and dying animals Last Update: 8/06 9:01 pm Print Story | ShareThis The Tulare County District Attorney has released a woman who was found with more than 200 dead, sick and dying animals, many of which came from the Kern County shelter. Linda Baker-Corsigilia is out of jail after 200 or so sick, dying and dead animals were found at her Strathmore property a week ago. Kern County animal shelter employees became suspicious of the woman who frequently went to the shelter to supposedly rescue dogs and cats. Kern County Animal Control Director Guy Shaw says they became suspicious of the so-called rescuer because nothing about her fit the mold of a professional rescue operation. However, a bonafide group vouched for her when shelter called them. Still, Bakersfield animal shelter staff called Tulare County authorities to check it out. Officers found 200 dead and dying animals. About 40 animals were dead, some of which were decomposing in containers. Tulare County sheriff’s deputies said the DA wants the sheriff’s department to do more investigating before they will file animal cruelty charges. Corsiglia’s 16-year-old daughter was also taken into protective custody.

Why animal hoarders LOVE Kern County! Most never get caught and when they do…it’s a slap on the wrist – if that…

Kern released animals to woman now accused of cruelty By JAMES BURGER | Monday, Aug 02 2010 05:39 PM Last Updated Monday, Aug 02 2010 05:39 PM Californian staff writer jburger@bakersfield.com Kern County Animal Control apparently released more than 150 animals to a woman who later was accused of animal cruelty in Tulare County. "We’re hoping that they aren’t the ones they have found deceased," said animal control Director Guy Shaw. It was a tip from Kern County that led Tulare County Animal Control to the remote, rural home where last week it found 140 animals living without basic needs and a dozen animals that had died, the Visalia Times-Delta reported. Though the bad situation was discovered quickly, Shaw said, "I wish we identified it a little sooner." Shaw said his staff had an uneasy feeling about Linda Baker-Corsiglia when the Tulare County woman began rescuing animals from the county’s Bakersfield animal shelter at the beginning of June. Baker-Corsiglia was pulling a lot of animals — cats with litters of kittens and dogs with litters of puppies — using the non-profit number of a Santa Rosa animal rescue group called Countryside Rescue, Shaw said. She pulled from the shelter every week, he said. Shaw’s staff didn’t get a professional vibe from Baker-Corsiglia. Kern County has a list of 140 rescue groups that can pull from county shelters and rescue coordinators and transporters for about 50 or 60 shelters that take animals regularly, Shaw said. Shaw said county animal care workers spend a lot of time helping rescue groups pull animals, get them ready for transport and get them into rescue vehicles for the trip to a new home. Staff let Shaw know something felt wrong about Baker-Corsiglia. Shaw called the president of Countryside Rescue. Looking back, Shaw said, he wished he’d called Tulare County Animal Control first. But he gave Countryside the benefit of the doubt. The group president told Shaw everything was great with Baker-Corsiglia. She had a nice big 10-acre property in Strathmore for the animals and could handle the numbers she was taking. July came around and Baker-Corsiglia continued to pull more and more animals. Kern County Animal Control staff remained concerned. So Shaw called Tulare County Animal Control. The Visalia Times-Delta reported that Tulare County sheriff’s deputies searched Baker-Corsiglia’s property on Road 124 at 1:30 p.m. Thursday after Tulare County animal control officers saw animal carcasses on the property, a horse with no food or water and other animals that were fighting or showing signs of neglect. Animals removed from the residence included dogs, cats, ducks, parakeets, *censored*atiels, a chinchilla and a rooster, the newspaper reported. Baker-Corsiglia was arrested on suspicion of animal cruelty and child endangerment, the Times-Delta reported, and a 16-year-old juvenile was taken into protective custody. The situation in Tulare illustrates the difficulty faced by Kern County animal control officials who are tasked with collecting unwanted animals but also trying to reduce the number of those animals they must regularly euthanize. "We’re caught in between," Shaw said. Several years ago, Kern County was sued for not working with rescues and for euthanizing animals early. So it has pursued working with rescue groups more aggressively. And in recent years, rescue groups have taken thousands of unwanted animals out of the county shelter before they can be euthanized. But the county runs the risk, Shaw said, of inadvertently releasing animals to people who will not care for them properly. So Kern Country tries to be as aggressive as it can — with limited resources and staff — about finding problems with rescue groups. Shaw said Kern County will not allow anyone affiliated with Countryside Rescue to pull animals from county shelters while it further investigates the relationship between it and Baker-Corsiglia. Phone calls to Countryside Rescue were not answered Monday. The group’s website says it’s closed on