Miranda's rescue

Said records obtained through a public records request document that Miranda continued taking in and adopting out dogs while his permit was suspended — grounds for revocation.

Demanded a full independent audit of the planning department's land use and tax verification practices, alleging the county failed to collect 20 years of property taxes and permanently lost up to 15 years of back tax revenue.

Urged the commission to agendize a recommendation to revoke Miranda's Rescue's permit, citing unmet conditions since 2003, kennels on a parcel not covered by the permit, waste flowing onto her property, and unpaid property taxes.

Also asked that the permit be revoked and Miranda's Rescue be required to reapply, citing unremoved structures, unpermitted kennels, enclosures not raised above flood elevation, and no emergency plan.

Opposed reinstating the rescue's permit, citing 26 years of violations, unpaid fees, and the mass graves of dogs found on the property.

New county resident urging rapid action to protect animals and a hurting community.

President of Fix Our Shelters; argued the county allowed 22 years of permit violations and questioned how the rescue was allowed to reopen.

Questioned why the operator got 25 years to comply and said unpermitted structures, animals, and unresolved euthanasia and flood-safety issues remain.

Former Californian now in Oregon who said she is embarrassed by the lack of transparency and wants accountability for the animals.

Said the operator should be held liable during the investigation, questioned why animals weren't in protective custody, and said she no longer feels comfortable visiting the area.

Introduced himself by his adopted and birth names, then criticized the county's CUP process, saying permits like Miranda's rescue are never enforced and warning that non-enforcement tells everyone not to bother complying.

Gave an emotional account of fostering a dumped dog named Marco/Icky, paying $500 to surrender him to Miranda's, and later learning adoption photos were forged as eight dead dogs were found on the property.

Alleged decades of special treatment for Shannon Miranda, said complaints to the sheriff went nowhere, and called for immediate denial of the permit and closure of the rescue.

Asked the commission to put permit revocation on its agenda, citing county code grounds including fraud — alleging the application falsely claimed an approved septic system and buildings that don't exist.

Said Miranda's has operated in violation of its CUP for over 20 years with zero fines, questioned who is protecting him, and demanded transparency and equal enforcement.

A former planning commissioner in Calistoga and Eureka said he's seen 'wink-wink' favoritism before and is appalled the county looked the other way on Miranda's despite known non-compliance.

A rescue founder said he'd heard 13 years ago that Miranda took money for dogs and shot them, and alleged Miranda admitted taking in 600 dogs and collected over $500,000 in surrender fees while mistreating animals.

An individual rescuer from the Central Valley said she paid $500 to Miranda for a dog years ago, didn't feel comfortable leaving the animal, and asked why the rescue isn't on the agenda.

A humane society founder said the operator's conduct fit a sociopathic pattern, accused the Sheriff's Department of decades of complicity, and said her dog was killed with fentanyl without investigation.

Urged the board to restore standard permit enforcement, saying the rescue's conditional use permit expired two decades ago and the county should not consider an extension.

Said she adopted an emaciated dog from Miranda's Rescue with a fake name and no ID check or records, calling the practice unacceptable.

The Companion Animal Foundation director said animals entrusted to the rescue disappeared and were killed.

Accused the rescue of slaughtering dogs and said the Sheriff's Office and Fortuna Police looked the other way; thanked the whistleblowers.

A former board president for the rescue defended the operator as honest and upstanding, saying she never saw anything wrong.

Called the treatment of the rescue operator a lynch mob and rush to judgment, arguing no charges have been filed.

Spoke for due process, warning against destroying a lifetime of work before the truth is known.

A Bay Area rescue operator said he retrieved an emaciated dog from the rescue and urged immediate action to save the roughly 60 dogs still there.

Said she dug dead dogs out of a mass grave on the property and demanded the remaining animals be removed from the operator's control.

A vet tech asked for a thorough investigation and to learn the fate of dogs sent to the rescue from Oakland shelters.

Estimated thousands of unaccounted-for animals over years of operation and said starving dogs are still on the property.

A citizen rescuer who gathered evidence said the CUP expired 22 years ago, criticized delayed animal inventories, and called for systemic accountability.

A shelter volunteer described seeing bags of deceased dogs unloaded as evidence and urged a thorough investigation.

A local rescue operator demanded the crime scene be secured, animals removed, and financial oversight of the nonprofit.

Asked the board what its plan is to actually fix the situation, referencing the prior grand jury report.

Thanked the Sheriff for the investigation and said the 2004-expired permit should not be revived.