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Cascade County Humane Society, also known as Humane Society of Cascade County (HSCC) has existed since the 1970s. For many years it had a contract to run the City of Great Falls Animal Shelter; however, since 2007 HSCC has been independent of the City, and donors should be aware that contributions to HSCC don't go to the City shelter. HSCC's greatest strength now is its sponsorship of spay/neuter clinics for pets of low-income people.

Two things before considering this "organization":
(1) Find it on the Montana Secretary of State page (ID #D1062542) and note the name of the registered agent.
(2) Input that registered agent's name on the Montana Supreme Court docket "Closed Cases" page. In case No. DA 08-0554, for example, you'll see convictions for cruelty to animals, failure to tag, and failure to vaccinate.

In the Justice Court of Cascade County, Montana, Cause No. CV-2015-2005, Plaintiff stated: "(The Animal Foundation) misused a staggering amount of donor money, about three hundred thousand dollars, resisting a lawful subpoena duces tecum...." This assertion was not disputed by Defendant Animal Foundation of Great Falls. The Animal Foundation is now doing business as the Maclean Animal Adoption Center in Great Falls, Montana.

No weekend goes by without Pet Paw-see's volunteers having an adoption event for the many cats and kittens -- and sometimes a dog or two -- that need homes. I've seen them go the extra mile in rescuing and providing veterinary care for injured animals, with good results. They make consistently fine presentations that attract the public, and they never fail to thank their supporters.

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On November 22, 2011, the Montana Supreme Court issued an opinion in Case No. OP 11-0548, Animal Foundation of Great Falls, Robert F. James, Jean Faure, and Sara Sexe versus Montana Eighth Judicial District Court, Cascade County, the Honorable Katherine M. Irigoin. The Court found the Animal Foundation board in contempt of court for refusing to produce more than 100,000 documents as ordered by the lower court. It's the only time in Montana history that the entire board of a charitable organization has been held in contempt by the state's highest court. The Court wrote: "The breadth and depth of the decisions by the Foundation to defy the clear and direct orders of the district court were without legal or record-supported factual basis."

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