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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]There is a board of directors of the rescue? [/b]I don't know if you have legal recourse if she didn't publicly name you. However, if she's behaving erratically and harassing you otherwise, see if you can approach the board. Otherwise, delete and disengage as much as possible.[/quote]

Unlikely.

[quote=Anonymous]I was fostering a cat for a rescue group for over a year and a half. She was feral and is now semi-feral and trusts me and my boyfriend and our other animals. The person who runs this rescue is a narcissist. She is known around town as someone a lot of veterinarians will no longer work with due to her narcissistic/difficult nature and she also doesn't pay bills. [b]There is no legit board of directors for the rescue. [/b]Funds have gone unaccounted for (donated funds).

I recently went through a situation in which I experienced domestic violence. I was going to move, but I have legal rights to remain in the home and my boyfriend cannot come to the home and hasn't been here for 3 weeks. I disclosed this to the director. She made it seem like the home is unsafe for the cat. She has a hoarded shed of cats on her land lady's property that no one can get into. Several people have asked animal control to investigate but they were unable to move forward due to it being padlocked (and they don't have search warrants).

The other day, I had to take the foster cat to the vet for a dental cleaning. I asked the day before what time I would need to be available to pick her up. Normally when you foster, if there is a potential adopter, they meet the animal first before proceeding with the adoption. I also like to send the animals' favorite blanket or toy and a short note detailing some information about them (likes/dislikes, daily routine etc) to help the transition. As I walked out of the exam room, I asked the receptionist if they have my number so they can call me when she is ready to be picked up. The director was there and said, "They will call me."  This is where I felt things getting weird. I had a suspicion that she might pull on me what was about to happen, but I thought surely no person with any compassion would do this. And I said, "Okay, but how will I know when to pick her up? Will you call me?" Outside she discloses that she would be picking up the foster cat and I'd never see her again.

She had been acting like she cared about my situation the past week or so and extracted info out of me and then used it against me. I went back in the clinic and went into the exam room to say goodbye to my foster cat. I opened the door and the director was standing there talking to the vet and whispering to the receptionists. I asked her if she'd like to tell them about the hoarded shed of cats  (She had no idea that I knew about this). I explained what was happening and that she was ready to let me walk out of there thinking I'd see this cat again. Then she called the police on me later (after I sent a message saying how upset and hurt I felt - and deceived)  and said I was "harassing" her.  A police officer called me adn thought the situation was ridiculous.

I'm heartbroken about the cat. She wouldn't tell me where the cat was going or anything. The cat has made a lot of progress and I'm worried it will be put in the hoarded shed or another area with similar awful conditions. I am really worried about this (not to mention the fact that the cat will regress in that environment after making progress trusting humans). 
Now she has made a long post detailing what happened to me (several details could point to my identity) with the domestic violence situation, made me out to be someone who can't care for animals (animals are basically Gods in this household), and publicly humiliated me. She didn't use my name, but there is enough identifying and sensitive information. Would it be reasonable to get an anti harassment protective order or restraining order? I don't think it's okay for her to post about me like this.[/quote][/quote]

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