Bless their hearts, they just want to survive.

The Keaheys and all the volunteers at In-Sync are saints.

A big THANK YOU to all who reported this horrible situation and to the wildlife santuaries who are making room for these great animals.

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I donated some money just now. You can support this organization by visiting the In-Sync location in Wylie or by making a contribution on-line via Paypal. They can really use the help right now.

Can I have the phone numbers for all the cougars?

We have known Vicki, her commitment to her work, and her crew of volunteers at In-Sync Exotics for years. Their hard work, dedication and love for these animals is above reproach. These cats come from a sad past and from someone who likely lived them and cared for them until the money and health was no longer available. ALL of the cats at In-Sync and other cat rescues do. But these cats have been truly blessed to have landed in Vicki’s loving hands. It only saddens me they they couldn’t ALL come to her to care for. As a rescue ourselves, and unprovoked by anything other than this very sad story, we beg of anyone able to contribute financially to assist the second to NONE care that these animals receive here in our own back yard, PLEASE help them with a monetary donation. Eight new cats is a mammoth financial commitment! Caging alone can run into the hundreds of thousands of dollars for so many animals. Businesses, individuals, animal lovers ~ only YOU can insure that these wonderfully beautiful animals have the caging and staff that they need. Please make a donation to In-Sync today! They have WONDERFUL donor packages!! Visit their website for further information. Thank you to all who can assist from another committed rescue resource to all you animal lovers. Reach out to everyone you know who might be willing to help. Vicki does work that the DFW area can be proud of! Let’s all show her our appreciation for yet another big rescue well done!!

Vicky Keahey and her husband are lying about the animals starving and they are lying about the 3 boxes of meat being bad. The meat was frozen and left out to thaw. I was there when she cut open the package then stuck her hand in the meat and commented it was still cold. They then fed it to the animals. Her husband ED commented at least 4 different times the animals were in good shape and were not starving. The cougar that was sick is 20yrs. old and had artheritis. Vicki was not upset at all, another lie. Also they did not expect horses they were called by the family because their owner was dying of cancer at 59 yrs. old in the hospital.

Billy Wilcher

In-Sync Exotics is doing a fantastic job, taking on this additional responsibility without any support from other animal groups. These folks go each day to feed, water, and clean up after the animals, and will continue to do so until all the animals are placed in really good homes.

I’m sadden for the passing of the woman who cared about her animals, I’m sure she loved them very much. I am relieved the owner was able to contact In-Sync to ask for their help during this most difficult time.

In order to continue feeding and caring for the animals, would you please consider making a donation at http://www.razoo.com/story/Insyncexotics?referral_code=share.

Please pass on the word that In-Sync truly needs everyone’s support right now via Twitter and Facebook.

God Bless the animals, staff, and board of directors of In-Sync Exotics.

Vicki Deadman, the owner of the cats in Poetry, was a blessing and joy in my life for the last 20 years. She is the reason I have devoted my life to them with my own refuge in Terrell, and her expertise and knowledge were invaluable as I got started in what has turned out to our labor of love. Ovarian cancer robbed her of her health and being able to care for these beloved cats as she knew how to. I cannot fault her for doing the best she could in her situation. I wish I had been there for her more in the end and it will be my greatest regret. I’m very saddened that the media chose to cast her property and cats in such a poor light so publicly, but I guess that’s what makes news. I know how upsetting this would be for her, but I’m very grateful that the cats will be cared for, which is most important.
Rest in peace dear friend..

What kind of human being or in your case, a MONSTER, would do such a thing as to degrade a woman who lost her 2 year battle with ovarian cancer in an attempt to make a profit?! REALLY?!?!?! I understand that as a nonprofit organization, you are able to survive through donations, but did you really have to portray your story the way you did? Have you no sympathy for the dying? There were better ways of getting your point across that you need money to help care for the cats. Was it necessary to make a woman who was on her death bed look bad when she couldn’t even defend herself? Sure you say you said you didn’t think the cats were abused, but it was said so quickly and without any empathy and you were quick to show her in a bad light. What you did was horrible and unforgiveable to a wonderful and amazing woman who devoted her life to those cats. A person who may have been stubborn to give up her cats, but she held on to them because she felt that if she gave them up, then she was giving up on them and giving up on the hope that she would make it through. This story shredded this woman’s legacy into pieces. I’m not sure if you have ever had a loved one die of any cancer, but it is HORRIBLE. To see them suffer day in and day out, to see their bodies waste right before your eyes, and to see the agony in their eyes as they continue to fight is one that I don’t even wish upon my enemies! This is the PAIN that I had to deal with for 2 years and you my friend, just topped it off with you news story. Bravo! To think the family even set up a website to help get donations for your sanctuary and you go and do this!! Maybe it was a good thing that you ran this story after she passed because I’m sure that had she seen or read this story, she would have died from that before the cancer got to her. I am truly speechless at how your organization could do this to someone in their darkest moments…….

Shame on you channel 11. Do you ever research your stories before they are put on TV? If you did, you would have found what a wonderful & devoted person the owner of these animals was. She lived her life for God, family & animals. I have know this lady for many years and she would never mistreat any animal or human. This was a lady that only 4 weeks ago (dying from cancer) mowed her yard with a push mower. My family was going to donate money to InSync until they did this lying story. My family & friends will just donate to Ovarian Cancer reseach. IT would be nice channel 11 if you would do your research before goin on the air & letting people lie and act like they are crying to raise money.

I was really upset with news clip, but I do appreciate the news reporter NOT mentioning the owners name and clarifying at the end of the report that the owner was NOt at fault with the care of the animals. I did speak with the reporter today and shared my concerns about this story and he told me that channel 11 made sure that the family’s privacy was protected.

It is very disheartening to hear Vicky Keahey say “This is the worst case ever seen”, when just a few days before her stating the cats were in good shape.
I agree with others that I was looking at supporting In-sync exotics until she came on TV with misleading the public on the care of these cats in Hunt co,.

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Shame on you Vicky Keahey and Channel 11 for sensationalizing a sad story with lies and self promotion. Vicki’s life was devoted to these big cats. And how will you be walking around when you are very old? Did Channel 11 or Vicky ever say how old the cougar was? His condition had nothing to do with lack of water and/or care. It had everything to do with being very old. Have none of you ever left your home for a few days vacation and come back to find the litter box overrun? Give me a break. What Channel 11 was trying their hardest to misrepresent was a couple of days of not cleaning the cages. So sorry that Vicki was in the middle of dying and her family were busy attending to her needs. These people also knew exactly where they were going before they arrived. The family called them! This was not a “rescue” situation. To say that they arrived and found such deplorable conditions just to raise money for themselves by making someone else looks bad is pathetic. I agree, I will instead donate to the Cancer Society before a dime of mine goes to the wonderful actress that is Vicky Keahey. We in Poetry are very proud to have known such a wonderful person and will remember her fondly for the great person that she was. Not the person that Keahey and her bunch nor Channel 11 tried to make her out to be. SHAME on you! Time to change the channel to Fox 4.