a private fundraising company called quadriga art, spca would become the canadian spca and quadriga artsmailers. across all of canada. there was a big problem. practically every dollar that came in, according to montreal's new spca director was going directly to quadriga art. the fundraising bill so large that after three years, the montreal spca, despite receiving $13 million in donations, was in the hole $4.5 million. >> how do you get in debt to a fund-raiser? >> by incurring expenses and not having a plan for getting out of it. it was not a smart decision on the spca's part and we let quadriga create strategy for us. >> the strategy was simple. quadriga art would send out pleas for money on behalf of this shelter, include tote bags from the chinese factory but the costs far exceeded the donations and the spca was locked into this contract for seven years. the fundraising operation was so upside down for the montreal spca that they actually still owe quadriga art nearly $2 million and quadriga has even taken out a lien on this animal shelter. >> it's a lot of money. >> it's a lot of m

-based charity, spca international. from his home in montreal and a rarely staffed office in new york, bernardi and quadriga art have designed a new charity to tug on the heartstrings called baghdad pups. the goal? reunite vets and their war pets. the televised appeal with an unwitting former military dog handler on cnn's sister network, hln in 2011 was heartwarming. >> our salute to the troops today is live in the studio with jerry barns who has nugget with him and sitting right beside nugget is terri with the spca and ivy is down at my feet. >> terri crisp with spca international was telling our viewers that ivy and nugget were two bomb-stiffing dogs that had worked for a u.s. contractor in iraq and had been essentially abandoned by the company. she rescued them and was trying to find them homes. an hln anchor robin meade, understandably, couldn't believe it. >> how is it that they fall through the cracks and get stranded there? that's unthinkable to me. >> it is unthinkable. that's why spca international is making su

that's why spca international is making sure these dogs don't get forgotten. that they get brought home. >> reporter: it turns out ivy and nugget were not abdoned. they were donated. taken from their adoptive homes in iraq, a military contractor tells cnn. after terry crisp asks for them. the military contractor, reed security, told cnn they had no idea crisp would use ivy and nugget as fund-raising tools in the united states. for weeks, cnn has been trying to track down crisp. first we were told by her spokesperson she was unavailable. this week, we drove to crisp's rural home, down this dirt road in the foothills of california's sierra nevada and found crisp driving straight towards us. miss crisp, it's drew give within cnn. we would sure like to talk to you. terry crisp, dog in hand, got out of her car and walked right up to our camera and acted like she was about to answer our questions. >> this is not the place to do an interview. >> reporter: well, what is the place to do an interview? we've been trying to get an interview with you for a long, long time.

spca international says it rescued about 447 soldier's pets from iraq and afghanistan. but bob ottenhof, the president of the charity watchdog group guide star, says the numbers just don't seem to add up. >> i can't understand how to connect the dots between how much money is spent on fund-raising to how much money is spent on programming and what the sources of those revenues are, and i also can't really measure the irm pampact of this organization. what difference are they really making? >> reporter: and this isn't the first time terry crisp has been at the center of a questionable charitable fund-raising drive involving animals. in 2005, after hurricane katrina, she hshowed up on tv stations and networks, including cnn, claiming to be res skug stranded animals as part of her animal rescue charity called noah's wish. this is a former bookkeeper for noah's wish who wants to conceal her activity at the charity. she says she watched soon after katrina as the donations came pouring in. >> there was cash. there were checks. there were cashier's checks. there were letters,

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we're live at the maryland spca and tammy is up for adoption. she is 4 years old. she comes back and visit us and goes back again. this is a busy day of the year because of the fireworks. >> animal shelters are very busy on july 5 because of the fireworks. >> you noticed a difference on a day like today after such an event. >> a lot of phone calls for people calling for their pets. people post fliers and post on craigslist. there is even a site called findtoto.com. >> people can start searching run the neighborhoods are reaching out to other local shelters if they lost their pet. we will go back to tony. so interesting. pets are terrified from fireworks and often causes them to run away. >> our dog hated fireworks. interesting connection. cats do not run away, do they? the run if they do not get their food. thank you, ava. it is nice and quiet. we had some thunderstorms last night. 20% chance we get a shower this afternoon. 78 in randallstown. we will make it into the upper 90's again today with the heat .ndex over 100 \ we expect a front to go through on sunday. t

take the spca international. a group that's raised $27 million to supposedly help soldiers and their pets. group's manager wouldn't tell us anything about the money. >> no, i'm not going to reveal that, none of it, i can't answer any of your questions right now. believe me, i would love to. >> reporter: but on its tax returns, we did learn about a certain shipment of animal medicines the spca international donated to an animal welfare group in nepal. cnn was provided with the invoice. it shows an itemized list of drugs that the charity values at $816,000. a huge gift in kind. but when the gift arrived in nepal, the charity receiving the drugs valued them for customs purposes at a mere $2,500. tidwell arranged the shipment. how can it be $816,000 here and $2,500 there? >> the value that's placed on something according to law is placed according to the exit market. it would be what you would have to pay for it in the place that it's exiting. the fact they might be able to purchase similar medicines made in a back r

this is miss piggy a great dog and katy from the maryland spca brought her in. she is wonderful. >> yeah she is a sweet girl. 10 years old and she could stand to lose a couple pounds but very sweet girl. looking for a lovely home. i have a boston terrier. >> so do i. they are great. >> an amazing breed of dogs. she would love to fiend a wonderful home where -- find a wonderful home to leb out her golden years. >> you are -- to living out her golden years. >> you are waiving the fees. >> any dog over the age of 7 wouldn't have an adoption fee. >> and's benefits to adopting a older pet. >> it cab wonderful companion to have -- it could be a wonderful companion without the training stages. >> miss piggy and you brought in hot dogs? >> i did. we have wonderful event this evening from 5:30 to 7:30 a wine and wailing a wonderful fund-raiser at the spca where people can come and bring their dogs. and the dog can do hot dog bobbing so we would love everybody to come out and support the spca from 5:307:30. >> give -- 5:30 to 7:30. >> give the phone number and will be add

there's free cat and kitten adoptions tomorrow at the maryland spca. there's a ton of kittens and cats. we have to find them homes. if you're looking for a feline, that would be the place to go this weekend, today, tomorrow and sunday. our little yellow scarf is compliments of our friday noon sponsor, mr. basement, who believes we can make a difference for pets who need a home. one of the good guys. crispy, you have a good time. will you watch him? >> i will. >> i have to walk over there and i don't want him to follow me. >>> i want to take a look at first warning doppler weather radar. we've got shower activity that's sitting just out to the west. it's not going to migrate east. the thing is, we really do need some rain. last night on eyewitness news first warning weather we were telling you that normally we have an inch and a half of rain in july. right now we're over an inch and a tenth down area wide for rain in this month. this is one of our drier periods of the year. this is very light moisture to begin with. it's very doubtful the bulk of this w

she says she is an employee of spca international. communication with terry crisp. but she says she can't do it without the communications manager to give her the okay. so you have tried the communications manager time and time again, and even after that confrontation with terry crisp? >> they said since we were so rude, it's unlikely that terry crisp will ever respond to our viewers andrequest to talk about why -- >> to they're standing strong, the organization, saying this is a legitimate business, we are -- or are they at least saying that or reiterating that we are indeed reuniting puppies with troops? >> they are saying that they're taking troops pets, certainly not military dogs, but pets and bringing them home to reunite them with the troops. but this fundraising drive where so much of the money is going through a private company isn't quite where they would like it to be, but they tell us in the long run this fundraising drive will eventually give them the money to do the job. >> is there a fraud investigation under way? >> th

the spca believes some of the cats may have been house pets taken from nearby streets. so far, no arrests have been made. >>> coming up next on bay area news, today's big win off the fields for the san francisco giants. >> they won the world series, now they've been picked to host the world baseball classic. what it means as they enter the world stage for the city. >>> also, how rodents may have contributed to the early morning evacuation of ten families in one neighborhood. join us at 7 on tv 36. >>> a lesson about empowerment. the real life experience these california students received today about the influence that they can have in sacramento. >>> more than 100 latino high school students were in sacramento today to get a closer look at the legislative process. this is the 30th year of the chicano latino youth leadership project. they say the experience is life changing because it teaches latino youth they can make a difference. students held mock legislative hearings as part of the day. >>> the a's are just the hottest team in the league right now. >> they are rolli

a company that manages two properties alerted seaside police and the spca. they seized 51 adult cats and found the remains of at least 113 more kittens. the living cats were taken to the animal shelter to undergo medical exams and receive care into it took us about six or seven hours from start to finish. that didn't include the time spent here at the spca triaging all the cats, getting the medication, getting them into safe living quarters. >> the cats are suffering from respiratory infections and parasites. the investigation is. >> john: going. no arrested have been made. >>> search and rescue teams from across the state are joining the effort to find a missing bay area hiker. officials say 31 thomas hang left sunday for what was supposed to be a day hike to the summit of mount lingually along highway 395. he was hiking with friends but split from the group to hike to the peak. officials say he did make it to the top signing a register at the summit and last seen sunday afternoon around 1:00. >> well, the countdown to the london games is winding down tonig

i'm alive in hamden at the maryland spca. adoption .-- we have a packed up for adoption.p for people meant realize how the your pet. your paffects what kind of signs which to be looking for? >> keep an eye on them and make sure they are cool. look for a difficulty breathing or excessive panting or weakness or lethargy. give your pet to a quick bath -- get yor pet to a quick bath if you see those signs -- get youru to a quick bath if you see those signs. keep them cool with plenty of water, a fan on them and put them in places in the house that are cool. >> not taken them out in the hottest part of the day. >> did not go for a walk or jog with your pet at noon. get some air ventilation and air-conditioning. breaks.potty >> you have any event coming up. >> a week from friday. >> 5:30 until 7:30. more information on our website or spca.org. what you should never leave a dog or a child inside a car. >> i saw somebody walking their dog yesterday in the middle of the afternoon. >> if you're dragging your dog on a leash, that is a s

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spca and police rescued 51 adult cats. those are the cats you're seeing here but they found dead kittens and 50 urns filled with cat remains. spca is treating most of the cats for parasites and infections. members of the same family lived in both homes. the case will be forwarded to monterey county district attorney for possible criminal charges. we'll have to see. >> still to come new charges against congress for subsidizing junk food. >> why the overnight kidnapping of cal ripken >> latest now on the traj dmi colorado. there are reports tonight that the suspect may have tried to alert his school about the attack. reports saying james holmes sent the university of colorado a package of materials describing what is about to happen. but no one opened it. abc news learned hoevmz bought the rifle june 7th hours after failing a key oral exam at the school. pemplts say it's possible he had an under lying mental illness that was triggered by the stress of failure. >> those things could make a dormant schizophrenia type of geneti

. >>> plus a disturbing a case of animal crewty wait until you see what a spca discovered in two seaside homes. >>> traffic looks good, we will tell you more about the bay area weather, stay tuned for more news weather and t news weather and traffic. . >>> detectives are investigating the latest stabbing. the latest was the last night. here is more on where the attack happened, jeanine? >> reporter: police are trying to figure out how a man on john street got fatally stabbed. as soon as this light rail clears, crews arrived to clean up this fatal stabbing and it happened in front of trinity cathedral. people in the area thought he may have been involved in a car accident but when they rolled him over they saw he was stabbed. around 8:30 police responded to numerous calls. some say it was a pedestrian accident others say it was a stabbing. now officers found the man and he was suffering from at least one stab wound. paramedics rushed to the scene and took him to the hospital where he died shortly after. homicide investigators are back at the ohio trying to -- office trying to piece it tog

now 13 of the pups went to the lucerne county spca.eople were showing up to adopt the dogs before they were ready to leave the shelter. >> and we've tried our hardest yesterday. they said come down with the dogs. and they said they weren't ready so we had to come down today. >> some of the rescue dogs are still available for adoption at other shelters president the owners are facing animal cruelty charges. >>> all right. start off with the severe thunderstorm watch for just about the entire state except for garrett county. no active warnings. i think it is a border line severe situation. any storm that does pop up as the potential to intensify. this is a garden variety. another one in frederick county, has dropped below severe limits. that storm has canceled. even though we have widespread showers most of throws in the nonsevere category right now. how about a look at mt. airy. 89 degrees, nearly 90 with a heat index value much, much higher. we can see a little bit of a storm structure off to the east. so that's one of our storm cells

the local spca has never seen anything like it. we haven't either. it's not sure if they're dealing with one cat or conjoined twins. i said kind of cute. bill, i don't know if you're sold on that. for the weather i say bill -- >> you say cute to freakishly adorable. are we flip-flopping here? >> we're starting this morning off rather quiet. temperatures are very warm. everyone is in the 70s for the most part across much of the country. we are watching 78 in san antonio, 76 in minneapolis. it's another mild july start to the day. we will see areas of rain today. we desperately need it. the new drought report came in yesterday. the drought continues to expand across the country and continues to get across from missouri to illinois to eindiana. this morning a soaking rain and a few storms and minneapolis. the humid air is going to be the story. it's been a very dry period. i'm sure you noticed it, very comfortable going outside from the great lakes to new england. that's going to come toed and as a humid air comes the east coast. with it rainfall chance

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after receiving a tip the spca and police removed the kitten.fficers also found 50 urn filled with cat remains and rescued 51 live adult cats. the spca is treating most of the cats for respiratory infections and parasites. the case will be forwarded to the monterey district attorney's offense for possible criminal charges. we will let you know. >>> meantime in sonoma county today a couple went to court fighting to keep their herd of gets. for years the animals have been a nuisance in the exclusive neighborhood of penn grove and nothing has been done about it. neighbors call the area the goat ghetto. >> when ken and nancy bought their house in 2005 for $1,360,000, it was is in great shape just a few years old. three bedrooms, five baths. 3700 square feet. but you now they admit it is a mess. their neighbors believe they are hoarders. >> i wouldn't call it hoarder but i'm a collector of junk. >> i counted ten cars that haven't moved in years. bicycles. machinery and indistinguishable junk litter the yard and block the driveway. the retired high sc

he is at the md -- at the maryland spca. he's 3. his owners for one reason or another had to give him up. we also need to mention that the baltimore 500 where all the shelters got together to adopt out 500 cats and kittens, it was supposed to end saturday but because of the power failure that never happened. they're doing an on core. cats and kit kit tens free -- kit tens free. our yellow scarf is from our friday pet sponsor mr. basement who believes we can make a difference for pets who need a home. >>> relief is on the way. black jock, you have a good life. tim williams, we'll be living big in about 48 hours. take it away. >> get ting a slight break because of the dew point being down. with the temperatures at 93, the heat index is 92. we've been deal being the dew points in the 70s. that's liable to kick in again through the day. already at 93 at the noon hour. no releft from the wind -- no relief from the wind. 87 on the shore, 89 in elkin, 93 at bwi, 92 at reagan national, bel air 88, rock 89. calm winds in central maryland but