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If you want information about a particular kitten please check the e-mail link a below their pictures on the
Current Kittens and Anticipated Litters page; that link will tell you whether you need to reach Kathy or Kirsten.
Due to recent health issues my daughter, Cory of StarFire Bengals is now handling SierraGold's Cattery affairs. You can reach her from the email link or phone number below. Caring for our bengals and their babies sometimes keeps us from answering the phone. If you call and get the machine just leave a message and we'll call back very promptly.
Additional Breeder Links you may find helpful ~
| TIBCC - a fabulous magazine for Bengal enthusiasts with many fine articles and a Breeder Directory, and great shopping for the hard to find Bengal specialty items! A must have! - AND TICA for Shows and Registrations and all the other breeds! |
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We are a proud member in good in good standing of
SierraGold has also been awarded a TICA "Outstanding Cattery" designation #122033 |
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| The International Bengal Cat Connection The International Bengal Cat Connection |
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A fabulous magazine for Bengal enthusiasts with many fine articles and a Breeder Directory, and great shopping for the hard to find Bengal specialty items! A must have! |
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 1-26-10 NOTE: To those who are emailing me in disgust of the latest actions of TIBCS toward yet another breeder, and the disgusting actions of the TIBCS so called "Ethics" committee people, asking if they might use part of this statement, you have my permission as long as you remove any reference to me or my cattery. I applaud you for standing up for what is right! Take your power back! Get the word out that when a breeder joins TIBCS they have literally given power over to TIBCS to blacken their reputation. Tell them NO MORE ! We will not stand by while they recklessly destroy what what we have worked for years to achieve. I don't know about the rest of you, but I for one am tired of having good caring breeders so disgusted that they quit as breeders because of this type of behavior.
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The International Bengal Cat Association (TIBCS) (not to be confused with TIBCC above)
First let me say that we absolutely abhor having to post anything like this...and I really hate giving up good website real estate for something as distasteful when I could be posting pictures of our beautiful cats and kittens......but, I feel that we are and will be losing countless good breeders or would be good breeders due to the recent cyber bullying.
We can no longer in good conscience recommend The Bengal Cat Association club (TIBCS) to our clients. Please read as I feel very strongly about this issue:
SierraGold is a licensed, tax paying cattery who raises beautiful, healthy, well socialized cats all guaranteed by contract. We have been raising beautiful Bengals with honesty and integrity for more than 10 years now, and have many fine references all over the world. This will not change.
WE HAD DROPPED OUR MEMBERSHIP to TIBCS cat hobbyist club early this year (although they did state in an email to me that our membership was good until next year) as we are in TOTAL disagreement with their ethics and their treatment of many fellow breeders.
Now they have chosen to publish SierraGold on a list of suspended club members in their magazine, on their site and on the Bengals-L List which they have currently taken control of, but which is not part of this hobbyist club. This has been done with malice and false accusations and because they are all "buddies" in this group, it appears they feel they have the right to perform what is nothing more than malicious "Cyber Bullying". They have done their best to display us as unethical and it appears their main reason is jealousy of the many fine cats we breed, show and sell.
IT ABSOLUTELY ASTOUNDS ME THAT THEY THINK THEY CAN SUSPEND A MEMBER THAT THEY DO NOT EVEN HAVE. SINCE I DID NOT RENEW MY MEMBERSHIP HOW CAN THEY PUBLICLY CLAIM TO SUSPEND IT! (see the email I received below)
From: TIBCS Membership Secretary [mailto:msecretary@wi.rr.com]
Sent: Tuesday, September 15, 2009 5:14 PM
To: hunterk@sierragoldbengals.com
Subject: Re: Membership that is not valid...please take all mention of my name from this click. I do not want anything to do with it
You can't revoke your memberhip. You are a member until 4/15/2010. The reason you got a renewal is because you are suspened and your membership has been pushed back so you don't have any TIBCS privlages. The person who pulled the renewal notice didn't know this at the time.
Brenda
(NOTE: Do you believe this....they extended a membership that I did not want so that they could suspend me!!! Unbelievable!!!!!!! Also, note the spelling errors.... membership (memberhip) suspended (suspened) and privileges (privlages)....and this is the club secretary??????)
----- Original Message -----
From: Kathy Hunter
To: 'TIBCS Membership Secretary'
Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2009 10:10 PM
Subject: Membership that is not valid..
I am not a member or any kind of this click. I cancelled my membership long before the date …..long ago…before April. AND, why then did I get a renewal notice three weeks ago??? I am NOT a member, nor do I ever want to be a member again in this lifetime.
Best wishes,
Kathy Hunter
www.SierraGoldBengals.com
Where treasures of Gold & Silver can still be found!!
FOR THOSE THAT ARE NOT AWARE, TIBCS NOW CONTROLS BENGALS PEDIGREE.COM AND ALSO THE BENGALS-L LIST. THEY HAVE BLOCKED MANY OF THOSE THAT DISAGREE WITH THEM FROM POSTING ANY RESPONSE....IT APPEARS TO ME THEY FEEL THEY CAN PUBLICLY MALIGN AND BULLY ANYONE THEY WANT. LOOK OUT! YOU MAY BE NEXT!
I am hearing there are others that have been bullied. ANYONE WHO FEELS THEY HAVE BEEN BULLIED IN THIS WAY, PLEASE DON'T BE AFRAID TO STAND UP TO THEM! THEY ARE ONLY A "SMALL" GROUP.
We have further made the decision to not sell any of our SIERRAGOLD BENGALS or their offspring to any officers, directors or committee members of this club. We have looked the other way for the past three years, but will no longer do so. We personally want to be involved only with those that will further a committment to this very special breed with honesty, integrity, good sportsmanship and kindness and feel this move supports that decision.
To those of you directly involved I say: If you would just spend more time on your own breeding programs you would not have time for the nonsense, and we would all have better Bengals." Life is far too short; I will not waste mine on such as this. My good reputation stands, and to anyone who may wonder, just come to our cattery and learn about the "real" SierraGold......a spotlessly clean and loving cattery when there is no nook or cranny you are not allowed to visit, where you may play with each and every cat and kitten...including our famous studs. We welcome you! |
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STILL WANT MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THESE SCAMMING RIP OFF AND COMPLAINT BOARDS....READ ON (I did not write any of this myself.......IT IS ABSOLUTELY DISGUSTING THAT MORE IS NOT DONE TO TAKE THESE CREEPS TO COURT...THEY ARE AND HAVE RUINED MANY A GOOD HONEST AND EHTICAL BUSINESS.....with lies, inuendo, non truths, out and out false stories, malicious accusations without founding and any other garbage that they can come up with......all in the name of greed, jealousy, nastiness, stupidity, and an inability to run their own business (or come up with a viable honest business of their own....they know only to tear down and tear apart. I sure hope that Karma and What Goes Around....heads toward them soon too! They sure do deserve it! )
Complaints Board does not publish truthful info - Armed Forces MCSS
PLEASE READ THIS ARTICLE:
I agree that this website (complaintboards.com) is in violation of the Communications Decency Act (CDA). Batzel v. Smith, 2003 US App.LEXIS 12736 (9th Cir. 2003).
They are NOT immune from liability for defamatory statements posted on their websites.
Blogs or social networks in which defamatory statements are written or recorded present several potential sources of liability and recovery for the person whose character was defamed. In cases where the defamation is proved, damages are presumed and often enforced with liberality.
As social networking sites and internet blogs continue to increase in both popularity and use, the opportunities for defamatory and libelous actions increase proportionally. Defamation, sometimes called "defamation of character", is spoken or written words that falsely and negatively reflect on a living person's reputation. Slander is generally spoken defamation, while ‘libel’ is written. Blogs or social networks in which defamatory statements are written or recorded present several potential sources of liability and recovery for the person whose character was defamed. In cases where the defamation is proved, damages are presumed and often enforced with liberality.
Operators of blogs are generally immune from liability for defamatory statements posted on their websites, as long as they did not contribute to the posting. In 2003, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a listserv moderator and operator of a website which allegedly published defamatory statements provided by a third party was eligible for immunity under the Communications Decency Act (CDA). Batzel v. Smith, 2003 US App.LEXIS 12736 (9th Cir. 2003). However, if the online service provider plays an active role in soliciting information from users that leads to the defamatory act, the operator may not be protected by the safe harbor provisions of the CDA. In Carafano v. Metrosplash.com, Inc., a federal court ruled on the application of the safe harbor of the Communications Decency Act (CDA). The defendant in that case operated a matchmaking website known matchmaker.com. As part of its service, the defendant collected profiles of singles based on an extensive questionnaire. The plaintiff sued Metrosplash because of a false profile of her which an unknown user had posted to the website. The court ruled that by creating the extensive questionnaire, Metrosplash played an active role in developing the information that had been posted. Furthermore, the court ruled that Metrosplash was an information content provider and thus not eligible for the CDA's safe harbor provided to "interactive computer services." Carafano v. Metrosplash.com, Inc., Case No. CV 01-0018 DT (CWx) C.D. Cal. 2002) (subsequently reversed by appeals court). While operators of blogs and services are generally immune from such liability, the more active the service is with its member’s, the greater the likelihood of potential liability as a publisher of defamatory materials.
Another potential source of liability is the person who actually posted the defamatory materials. As with more general defamatory statements or materials, a poster can be held personally liable for anything posted which reflects falsely and negatively on a living person’s reputation. Posting false and explicit claims regarding a person will generally be held as defamatory for purposes of liability. However, other issues arise concerning the anonymity of the person posting the information, and if known, the jurisdiction in which they are subject.
Jurisdictional issues may arise in situations where the poster had no reason to expect that the effect of the posting would be felt in a certain jurisdiction. However, in defamation cases jurisdictional disputes are liberally ruled upon in favor of the victim. In Griffis v. Luban, the Minnesota court of appeals ruled that Alabama had jurisdiction over a Minnesota defendant who posted defamatory messages on the Internet. The defendant repeatedly posted messages on an Internet newsgroup attacking the plaintiff’s professional credentials. The plaintiff initially obtained a $25, 000.00 default judgment in Alabama, which she was seeking to enforce in Minnesota. The Minnesota court ruled that the Alabama court had properly exercised jurisdiction because the effects of the messages were felt in Alabama and that the defendant should have expected that she would be sued there. An important factor in the ruling was that she had actual knowledge of the effect of the defamatory statements on the Defendant. Therefore, the Minnesota court enforced the $25, 000.00 default judgment. Griffis v. Luban, 633 N.W. 2d 548 (Minn Ct. App. 2001).
However, there are cases where courts have refused to allow the exercise of personal jurisdiction based on defamatory statements. In a Pennsylvania case, the court refused to exercise jurisdiction over a New York defendant who had posted defamatory comments about a defendant on an offshore betting website. The court held that since the comments were not specifically directed at Pennsylvania, the court could not exercise personal jurisdiction over the defendant. English Sports Betting, Inc. v. Tostigan, C.A. No. 01-2202 (E.D. Pa. 2002).
The problems with bringing defamatory actions based on internet postings largely lie in proving that the defendant actually made the posting. If that connection can be made, a much stronger case can be presented and jurisdictional issues can be tackled.
And of course, you do understand that one person can post multiple complaints cloaking themselves as different individuals and then use this as a reference to show extreme prejudice.
It is unfortunate that people will mistake opinions for the truth.
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Complaints Board - wrongful posts Posted by JM at 10:51 AM 0 comments 
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Wednesday, June 10, 2009
This complaints board site is nothing but a lazy persons way to make a buck. The site entices every moron consumer to voice there unwanted opinions about services or company's that screwed them. The only problem is that anyone with a valid email can post on this site and be completely unrestricted as to what they can say. Many business owners have been affected by these post tremendously. Here is a quote fr0m a website I found on
google.com.
"The complaint board is trying to ruin my company's reputation by posting lies from people who I have never heard of. They certainly are not my clients. I will offer a total refund to anyone of them if they can prove they are a client. Some sites are asking me for money and this is extortion!
I have built a wonderful company that has taken 23 years of sacrifice and hard work ethics based on honesty and plain old good American values. You treat one another as you would treat yourself or your family. In 23 years I have had very few complaints and those few were happily resolved out of thousands of clients. Check the BBB, as we have a A+ rating. The complaint board never checks anything.
They may even be the ones posting the lies to direct more advertising to their site. Or a competitor is paying them to put me out of business.
If they don't take the lies down, call me for any kind of law suit to get rid of such an dishonest & unethical organization. 415- 332-4111."
Comment by
Jill Kelleher on 07:09 PM May 21, 2009 found on
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Here are a few more just for fun. I can't believe how much a stupid website can affect someones business and lively hood..... these people who post on there are whack jobs.
I agree and would pay if a real lawyer would take this up. Could also contact melbourneit.com who they registered the site with. By telling the domain register that they allow Slander to be posted about your company and if they do not stop it, they can be sued as well.
Posted by Donna Lewis on 06:53 PM September 24, 2008
I have defamatory comments written about my company that are not true. I want this company hut down. Someone needs to be monitoring the usage from individuals. Their sole intent is to ruin company names or extort money from businesses, which is illegal.
Comment by
Tina Norris on 06:27 AM December 16, 2008
Please review NAAS Media Reports for an investigation of this company.
http://www.naas.org/facts.php
Comment by
naas on 02:33 AM January 29, 2009
Thank you so much for all your legal information. I am actually also thinking about a way to take complaintsboard to court for enabling defamatory statements about businesses and private persons without checking the justification of such comments. My husband has been called a THIEF, a loser, a bad parent and many more things on this website by different people who got their feelings hurt by him. I know that those women who accused him of all of that could not win on court against him and this is the reason why they now turn around and continue their fight on the complaints board website. These things have to stop.
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