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Janice Claire Ardolina, or Claire Weissbach, since she now goes by a new name, is a SCAM ARTIST. Do not trust this woman with your money. She creates websites claiming that she is a trustworthy and compassionate woman who will provide great services to you.

She has created websites claiming to be a "Distance Learning Holistic Health School" a "Nutritional Counseling Provider" and a "Cleaning Business For the past 20 Years."

She will make you write a check and sign a contract saying the money is non-refundable. Then she skips off with your money. She knows what she is doing and has already ripped off multiple consumers and even former employees.

DO not trust this woman. If you have been a victim please report to the Attorney General so they can stop Janice Claire Ardolina.

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Connie Bena
Madison NJ, US
Feb 23, 2021 4:45 am EST
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Broadway Ragdolls is a wonderful breeder to work with! we just got a ragdoll kitten from there 3 months ago and he is the love of my life. Don't believe the BS you read on here from anonymous and fake names. I don't know who would want to lie about Claire, but I can tell you what they say is not true!

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Bill W Jr
Riverhead NY, US
Feb 07, 2021 3:24 pm EST

My family and I have an exceptional Ragdoll Cat from Broadway Ragdolls. He is BEST cat ever from day one. Claire is amazing, integrity, honest, and compassionate. The beginning post sounds like a crazy cyber stalker. This IS a NY State licensed breeder and registered business in NY. Do you know that this mean the state comes to inspect her cattery on a regular basis and a veterinarian has to too? She also has awards for being a top notch breeder. And what kind of name is "Gotcha Again"? Maybe you are the "scam artist", her competitor, or just a plain crazy person that needs to be locked up!

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Mike Dai
, US
Apr 11, 2020 11:52 am EDT

We made the mistake of trusting Claire to sell our two Rag doll kittens, Larry and Heidi back in February. We thought we were getting a good deal on a couple older kittens she sold us for $3500 as opposed to her usual exorbitant fees we were dead wrong.

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Do not buy a cat from her. She breeds kittens like a factory, sells unhealthy cats, charges obscene adoption fees on the premise that her cats are higher quality, and has a very shady contract that skirts NY state pet dealer requirements. She will do anything in her power to discourage you from doing anything that might be in the best interest of the cat, but harmful to her financially. This has cost us thousands of dollars in vet bills, and we do not want to talk to her anymore, but and she still insists that she is doing us a favor by being so responsive, and that we got such a great deal on the cats since she would have usually charged $1400 more than her "sale" price of merely $3500. We will be seeking legal advise.

Full Story:

One of our kittens, Larry, ended up having a congenital neurological disease. Since we had gotten him, he had not been eating well and was lethargic. Claire told us that we did not need to rush to see the vet as it was probably just stress from moving. Fast forward a week and Larry has a seizure. The vet wanted to order blood work and bile tests and Claire insisted not to have him blood tested on the premise that it "sometimes if you go looking for trouble you might cause it" and that he was merely stressed out from the move and any tests would probably do more harm than good. This sounded like BS then, and I subsequently found out about state law that says you have to have these issues detected the first 14 business days for the pet dealer to be held accountable.

The following day, we bring Larry to the emergency vet after a pretty bad seizure, call up Claire for advise since we still trusted her at this point, and she said that she can not be held accountable since it was outside of the 2 week period. She was delaying the whole time with a poor kittens life on the line! It turned out she also can not count because it was still within two weeks at which point she lightened her attitude considerably. After spending excessive veterinary fees for emergency treatment we decided to return Larry to her care since it had gotten to the point of the doctors suggesting chronic or fatal illness and CT/SCAN MRI. She ensured us that she would do her best to care for him and pay medical bills out of her own pocket. A week later, she tells us that she euthanized him because caring for him "would have gotten in the way of other things." I see on Facebook that she is too busy expanding her cattery and taking care of 3-4 other litters and posting cute kitten videos on available kittens.

At that point we had gotten our money back, and were very upset about the whole ordeal, but we had got more time to focus on our surviving kitten Heidi. She had always been very active and seemingly healthy, albeit with bouts of diarrhea and sneezing. It turned out that she had a respiratory infection and stomach parasites the whole time. Our vet said can only have come from the cattery. I informed Claire of the issue, and she immediately started out with her whole rhetoric of how she had the cats double vet certified, it was impossible to have come from the cattery, I did you guys a huge favor by selling you the cats so cheap, and staying in touch, blah blah.

It is also important to note that she attempts to get around NY pet dealer law in her contract that states that you have 72 hours, as opposed to 14 business days to bring up medical issues to have her take care of it. She tried to bring this up when we wanted our money back for Larry. I am not sure of the legality of this and will be checking with my attorney.

Attached screenshot of video of Larry having a particularly bad seizure. Claire down played the issue until we threatened legal action and tried to skirt financial responsibility the whole time.

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Connie Bena
Madison NJ, US
Feb 23, 2021 4:40 am EST
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Mike: I read Claire's explanation on your Yelp posting
https://www.yelp.com/biz/broadway-ragdolls-wading-river
You knew you were purchasing a runt who needed extra care. Why didn't you listen to Claire and return the kitten right away? You received a full refund, how is that "skirting responsibility as a breeder" ?. It looks like you DID NOT READ your contract. The 72 hours is for the vet visit. The contract guarantees the cat with 14 business days. I think its terrible of you to post a photo of a poor cat suffering :( It makes me think that you are the bad person here.

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Venessa F
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Apr 30, 2018 9:23 pm EDT
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BEST CATTERY EVER! HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
ATTN: “Gotta Again” who refuses to use their real name (wonder why?). I have known Claire for many years and have one of her beautiful cats for five years now. She is licensed with NY State Department of Agriculture. Her license number is #1076. Please ANYONE reading this do call and confirm it as I have. She has been TICA registered for years and was chosen by TICA to be the Ragdoll Ambassador Breeder this past winter at their International Show in NYC. Claire and her cats have been featured on Animal Planet's TOO CUTE. She is highly recognized and admired by many in the professional world of cats. The previous comments are related to identity theft and recovering from a very dangerous domestic violence situation of which she was a victim. These false accusations of Claire ARE SIMPLY NOT TRUE. Those of us who truly know her adore her and would not purchase a Ragdoll from anyone else. I can vouch for Claire that she would never scam anyone. In my book as well as many that will agree with me, Claire is an example of strength, resilience, dedication, and grace. She goes out of her way to help her clients and always has. Such a shame that fake sites like this one that do absolutely NO verification process allow fake named people hiding behind a made up "alias" to post slander and defamation which is ILLEGAL because they can make money off of it. I encourage anyone reading this to be smart enough to know that everything you see on the internet is not truth just because someone can post it. Using a fake name is a RED FLAG as well to indicate that the source is not real. Also any cat professional knows that a breeder can operate legally in New York state up to a certain volume of kittens per year. Only larger catteries are required to apply for a license. FYI: TICA is also bigger than the state as an INTERNATIONAL organization with a high code of ethics. Breeders who are registered with them must adhere to their standards without complaints otherwise their membership is revoked. If you are looking for a superior Ragdoll kitten with an amazing personality, health, and support from your breeder - Claire is the one to go to! This is Claire’s sixth year of breeding gorgeous and wonderful cats and she is NOT going anywhere!

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Kay Anderson Berger
, US
Dec 03, 2017 12:59 pm EST

Not sure what you are trying to post . Can you copy and paste?

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Dec 03, 2017 1:10 pm EST
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Hi Kay,
She is NOT LICENSED IN THE STATE OF NY TO BE A BREEDER OF ANY SORTS... call the nys department of agriculture for your self.. Her house and all those poor kittens are not inspected and licensed in anyway to be sold and or a breeder.. You have no clue what you got because she is illegally doing business in nys! You can now call the attorney general office and file a complaint because your cat could very well be not what she says it is... I'm sorry but T.I.C.A. is only an association and has no inspection or enforcement what so ever and certainly doesn't license people in any state... There is no one inspecting to make sure things are what she tells you. Call for yourself before she disappears like she did to me. She will see this at some point so act fast or you'll be stuck like me. Call nys department of agriculture and the IRS then with what you find call the attorney generals office with your findings and help me get her stopped..I filed years ago but all these people now need to know. I found her on Facebook with yet another name Claire Michaels and as you can see by the picture that's her. You can also check her testimonials and who's the first one from but the one and only ed from long island the fact is it is her husband ed weissbach or weisbach I'm sure he changed his name to. It says he's allergic to cats but not these lmao from what I know she's always had cats as she told me millions of times and I know that's him because I've seen his picture before Google them both eagle ave in ridge ny not sure on the ave part. God only knows where her cats came from are they pure bred for sure? How would you know if she's not a legal business registered with the nys department of agriculture! She has the same type of business number that she used before that can be turned off in a heartbeat like she did to me.. Her address says po box in Setauket but all the cats are in her house in wading river hmm think about that... What ever you do call the nys people first do not call her she is the best liar there is and she will forge documents and hand them to you that legally mean nothing... Just like the t.I.c.a. Papers she gave you.. Those are papers that she paid for from an association .. That association has never ever even seen her house.. Here is an email I have from t.I.c.a. The breeders listed on the TICA website must be current TICA members (which they must pay a fee), they must have a cattery name registered (also a fee), and have a signed Code of Ethics on file (another fee) before we can list them on our website (the online service is another fee). These are our requirements that the members must meet in order for them to be listed on our website. Having a cattery registered is not a License. A license is something issued by a state, and not by this Association. Our disclaimer is listed on our website please see it below

DISCLAIMER
The International Cat Association, Inc.® (TICA®) Does Not Endorse any of the breeders, products, or services on this page unless otherwise noted. Please read our Disclaimers.

Thank you,

Gloria Mares
TICA General Assistant
www.TICA.org
gmares@tica.org

PayPal email address paypal@tica.org
Phone: [protected] M-F 8am-5pm
Fax: [protected]

You have paperwork that means nothing and cannot be proven all because she is NOT LICENSED TO BE A BREEDER...

But it is to make you THINK it means everything and make you think she's honest.

Call them Kay you've been scammed just like me she will disappear and she will keep all those deposits too. only god knows when it'll happen and you have no clue where your cat is bred from but only what her smiling face tells you. I filed against her and she got away with it because the scam she ran was still legal to do in the state of connecticut but she was located in nys... Same thing with tica but you got her nailed and so does everyone else who she ripped off paying to dollar for cats no one is inspecting as a legal business like this is..

Good luck go call for yourself don't listen to me...
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N 1st of Dec, 2017 by Gotcha again 0 Votes
@Gotcha again Ana M. Colón, LVT
Pet Dealer Program Manager, Division of Animal Industry

New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets
10 B Airline Drive
Albany, NY 12235
Office: 518.457.3502
Ana.Colon@agriculture.ny.gov
www.agriculture.ny.gov

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Dec 03, 2017 1:22 pm EST
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Check your messaging on here I army it to you maybe you can copy and paste... When I come on here it now show it multiple times but you can't see it

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Gotcha again
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Dec 03, 2017 1:34 pm EST
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Post to let me know you got the email or email me back on here click on my name

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Kay Anderson Berger
, US
Dec 03, 2017 11:10 pm EST

I don’t know how to get messages on here. I clicked on your name and you have a pic of Carol who also adopted cats from Claire.. is this Carol? Can’t be, Carol loves Claire.. weird ..

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Kay Anderson Berger
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Dec 03, 2017 11:14 pm EST

Or maybe you can just write what the link or whatever they aren’t let you post -here? I am not tech savvy with this at all. Just was curious about what info you had on Cat scamming . I worked with two breeders before and they were a nightmare and we had a good experience with her but it’s ok.. I was just curious .

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Kay Anderson Berger
, US
Dec 03, 2017 11:18 pm EST

Wait sorry I see the little message button now .. I got your message but the pic is blurry can’t read it.. just recognized the pic of that lady Carol .. ok can’t understand the words on the pic. No worries thanks for trying to help though.

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Kay Anderson Berger
, US
Dec 03, 2017 11:55 pm EST

Found your post and thank you !

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Venessa F
, US
Apr 30, 2018 9:27 pm EDT
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Kay PLEASE do yourself a favor and contact Claire directly with any questions or concerns that you may have. The comments from this fake person who refuses to be known publicly are not fair to Claire. She IS NY State licensed (#1076) as well as TICA registered and HONORED for years now. Her cattery has multiple accolades from dozens of her kitty clients in several places on the web who freely identify themselves. Your lovely statements in your first posting attest to the fact that you were given everything promised to you by this loving and dedicated breeder. One sour grape in the bunch means that only that one is rotten and not the whole vine. I hope that you will read my posting in its entirety.

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catlover5
Wading River, US
Jan 22, 2021 3:33 pm EST
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I got a cat from Claire 7 years ago when she first opened her business; I received a beautiful, healthy, loving cat that I cherish every day. I just recently bought another kitten from Claire who is also sweet as pie, healthy, beautiful, and the love of my life.
I have double checked these accusations-- Claire IS a licensed breeder. I have personally been inside her home when buying my first cat from her pre-Covid and her animals are loved and treated like family. She doesn't even cage her animals like most breeders; they walk around the house freely. Her cats are so affectionate due to being handled and loved, as I have seen first hand. This is also why I felt so compelled to write a review. Claire clearly works very hard and loves her animals. It doesn't seem fair for you to defame her hard work. You want to harp on how she's a "scam artist" and will "take your money and run"... Then how has she kept selling kittens to hundreds of families since the 7 years when I first got my cat and not been shut down? Have you even TRIED buying a cat from her? You love to go on and on about how her business is a scam, but it sounds like you haven't even had a personal experience with Broadway Ragdolls in trying to buy a cat, as you have not mentioned it at all. To be honest you seem insane and obsessed with trying to ruin Claire's business, so much so that I don't even feel comfortable posting my name, because I don't want you to know who I am. If anyone comes across this, just know that I wouldn't hesitate buying a third cat from Claire. Her cats are incredibly sweet, affectionate and beautiful. They are also definitely Ragdolls, as both of my cats came with T.I.C.A and vet certified papers in their health records... tell me what vet would verify the health and pure bred line of a Ragdoll if it was all just a scam.

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Connie Bena
Madison NJ, US
Feb 23, 2021 4:57 am EST
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Kay Anderson Berger: THIS is definitely NOT Carol, Carol has three of Claire's Ragdolls. She would never say anything bad about Claire. This person is FAKE proven by the fact that she is using SOMEONE ELSE'S PHOTO from a screen shot from the website.

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Connie Bena
Madison NJ, US
Feb 23, 2021 5:01 am EST
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"Gotcha Again" YOU ARE THE FAKE ONE! PROOF: You using a poor quality screen shot of someone else from Broadway Ragdolls website as YOUR own profile photo on here. You are not even a customer of Claire's. Shame on you!

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Connie Bena
Madison NJ, US
Feb 23, 2021 5:05 am EST
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Kay Anderson Berger: "Gotcha Again" is a fake person posing as a customer of Claire's when she is not! Shame on her for using Carol's photo. Carol has three of Claire's Ragdolls and would never say a bad thing about her. I hope the police find out who this person is.

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Emily woods
, US
Mar 17, 2021 12:07 am EDT
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Hi there! Im a former employee of Claire's. There are numerous reasons why I left but let's start off with just a few of the main ones. Her house where she keeps and breeds these cats is disgusting. Her house is filled with fece and vomit and urine. Ahes got over 50 cats in that house and not nearly enough litter boxes. Not only this but all if not most of her kittens are sick yes she takes them to the vet but 9/10 times she does whatever she wants to do anyways. She breeds for quantity not quality. Shes practically the equivalent of a puppy mill but for kittens. I've spent my whole life working with animals, I've spent years working in animal hospitals and I came to Claire because my old job at the animal hospital wasn't paying me properly and I needed the money and I honestly regret taking that job. She insisted that when we clip nails on the cat each staff member has to do thier own cat and we weren't allowed to help eachother. Meanwhile I was the only staff member with the proper training for handling and restraint of cats. My co workers were 2 highschool students terrified to go near the studs. Letting them trim nails alone would have been dangerous for the cats and my co workers. Claire then got mad at me and insisted that we work independently which not only slowed us down (which she then complained about) but put everyone involved at a higher risk of getting injured. She feeds her cats canned tuna for dinner multiple times a week which in small amounts and on rare occasions would be OK but to do it 2-3 times a week is not becsuse tuna can have high amounts of mercury which can become lethal. She talked down to me on a daily basis. Tried to tell me that for the month of January I cant play music in the house that had any lyrics in it whatsoever bc the family was going on a cleanse. So I politely asked her if I could simply bring headphones or earbuds because the music helped me focus at work and without it I'd get distracted easier due to my ADHD. She then tried to tell me that soundwaves would still go into the atmosphere and affect the mood of everyone in the house despite the fact that they won't be able to hear the music...? Oh and let's not forget her insisting that I give Cory, a runt who had an upper respitory infection and probably some kind of parasite and who knows what else HUMAN PROBIOTICS because she ran out of the prebiotic dhe had thst was made for the cats. When I questioned he Ron it ans explained explained I wasn't comfortable giving a kitten a human dose of human probiotics she explained to me that its fine because its "all natural" therefore it has to be safe. The house is also infested with fleas and ivs told her over and over thst she should use flea and tick preventative and she told me that she sprays them with the all natural flea spray. This is literally just a stop and shop brand of otc spray. Not a single veterinarian has reccomended this to her and clearly it dosent work if she has fleas. She treats her employees like slaved / personal servants and throws random extra tasks at you during the day that is not on the schedule of things to do and then complains that you didn't finish everything by 5 because she asked you to run to the store and buy her stuff or take cats to the vet and it took a lot of time out of your day. She promised me a raise after I worked there fir 2 weeks and I never received that raise. Let alone she almost never paid me on time wither. She would blame it on holidays or the "bank" meanwhile she uses PayPal for payroll and just has to log on and send the money. PayPal isn't affected by holidays nor weekends. Numerous times I called PayPal trying to give her benefit of the doubt to see if I just had a pending transaction and never once did they see anything. After about 6 weeks of my paycheck not coming when I was promised it would come I told her I couldn't return to work until I got paid as it is my right as an independent contractor to refuse services until I was properly paid for my time. She accused me of having a threatening attitude (I was nothing but polite I can show ss) and said that I put her kittens in danger when I've never ever done thsf.

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Emily woods
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Mar 17, 2021 12:10 am EDT
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She dosent do right by these kittens and her buisness should be shut down for so many labor law issues and alofvthe neglect

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ShellyMLC
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Jun 30, 2023 6:02 pm EDT
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Hi Emily,

I bought a kitten from Claire 7 years ago. I agree her house was filthy, smelled of cat urine and feces. I had a gut feeling that I should run, but I fell in love with one of her kittens. From the day I brought her home she was ill with GI issues. My vet recommended that I return her for failure to thrive, way under weight, and had bloody diarrhea. I couldn't return my kitten that I fell in love with. I spent thousands of dollars throughtout her 5 years. At 5 years old she was diagnosed with FIP and passed away. I now have two HEALTHY ragdolls from a different breeder out of state. The difference in breeding was like night and day. Claire is a kitten mill. If you want a healthy kitten stay FAR AWAY from this breeder.

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Reva63
Scottsdale, US
Jan 25, 2024 5:43 pm EST
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I am so glad I backed out of the transaction with Claire! She kept giving me the runaround each time she gave me an appointment to call her! She set a time for selection and didn’t bother to show up for the call, we had arranged our schedule to accommodate her and she didn’t even bother to send me a text to say she wasn’t going to be there. In response to my various texts she finally responded citing various reasons, she was unwell, tending to a birthing cat etc. which apparently is an excuse she’s given to many as I read in numerous reviews. I immediately asked for a refund which she did give me.

I am writing here now because I recently saw her post on Facebook announcing the pregnancy of the cat that just gave birth in late October! That’s the litter I had placed a deposit for! This is so unethically and inhumane! That poor cat has given birth two months ago and she’s already been mated in January 2024! Terrible.

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Dec 02, 2017 8:00 am EST
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My reply isn't posting so lets try it this way

Hi Kay,
She is NOT LICENSED IN THE STATE OF NY TO BE A BREEDER OF ANY SORTS... call the nys department of agriculture for your self.. Her house and all those poor kittens are not inspected and licensed in anyway to be sold and or a breeder.. You have no clue what you got because she is illegally doing business in nys! You can now call the attorney general office and file a complaint because your cat could very well be not what she says it is... I'm sorry but T.I.C.A. is only an association and has no inspection or enforcement what so ever and certainly doesn't license people in any state... There is no one inspecting to make sure things are what she tells you. Call for yourself before she disappears like she did to me. She will see this at some point so act fast or you'll be stuck like me. Call nys department of agriculture and the IRS then with what you find call the attorney generals office with your findings and help me get her stopped..I filed years ago but all these people now need to know. I found her on Facebook with yet another name Claire Michaels and as you can see by the picture that's her. You can also check her testimonials and who's the first one from but the one and only ed from long island the fact is it is her husband ed weissbach or weisbach I'm sure he changed his name to. It says he's allergic to cats but not these lmao from what I know she's always had cats as she told me millions of times and I know that's him because I've seen his picture before Google them both eagle ave in ridge ny not sure on the ave part. God only knows where her cats came from are they pure bred for sure? How would you know if she's not a legal business registered with the nys department of agriculture! She has the same type of business number that she used before that can be turned off in a heartbeat like she did to me.. Her address says po box in Setauket but all the cats are in her house in wading river hmm think about that... What ever you do call the nys people first do not call her she is the best liar there is and she will forge documents and hand them to you that legally mean nothing... Just like the t.I.c.a. Papers she gave you.. Those are papers that she paid for from an association .. That association has never ever even seen her house.. Here is an email I have from t.I.c.a. The breeders listed on the TICA website must be current TICA members (which they must pay a fee), they must have a cattery name registered (also a fee), and have a signed Code of Ethics on file (another fee) before we can list them on our website (the online service is another fee). These are our requirements that the members must meet in order for them to be listed on our website. Having a cattery registered is not a License. A license is something issued by a state, and not by this Association. Our disclaimer is listed on our website please see it below

DISCLAIMER
The International Cat Association, Inc.® (TICA®) Does Not Endorse any of the breeders, products, or services on this page unless otherwise noted. Please read our Disclaimers.

Thank you,

Gloria Mares
TICA General Assistant
www.TICA.org
gmares@tica.org

PayPal email address paypal@tica.org
Phone: [protected] M-F 8am-5pm
Fax: [protected]

You have paperwork that means nothing and cannot be proven all because she is NOT LICENSED TO BE A BREEDER...

But it is to make you THINK it means everything and make you think she's honest.

Call them Kay you've been scammed just like me she will disappear and she will keep all those deposits too. only god knows when it'll happen and you have no clue where your cat is bred from but only what her smiling face tells you. I filed against her and she got away with it because the scam she ran was still legal to do in the state of connecticut but she was located in nys... Same thing with tica but you got her nailed and so does everyone else who she ripped off paying to dollar for cats no one is inspecting as a legal business like this is..

Good luck go call for yourself don't listen to me...
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N 5 mins ago by Gotcha again 0 Votes
@Gotcha again Ana M. Colón, LVT
Pet Dealer Program Manager, Division of Animal Industry

New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets
10 B Airline Drive
Albany, NY 12235
Office: 518.457.3502
Ana.Colon@agriculture.ny.gov
www.agriculture.ny.gov

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Kay Anderson Berger
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Nov 24, 2017 11:57 am EST

Can you explain how she is scamming people in regards to being a Ragdoll Cat breeder? Just curious because my brother in law and myself have gotten cats from her and everything she promised she came through with ... I have no idea about the other businesses, I just remember how organized and honest she was throughout our cat adoption process. We both received super healthy cats that were registered with T.I.C.A. From our experiences with her, she runs an incredible cattery.. we had been at her home on several occasions to meet and choose our kittens. She did everything she said she would ... we even contacted several of her other customers and they all had only great things to say about their experiences .. Now I am talking about her as a breeder. That’s been our only experiences with her so can you clarify HOW she is scamming people regarding her cat breeding? I don’t doubt you, but How is she now scamming people with cats? She is registered with TICA because we received all their paperwork. Just curious can you clarify?

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Dec 01, 2017 8:41 pm EST
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Hi Kay,
She is NOT LICENSED IN THE STATE OF NY TO BE A BREEDER OF ANY SORTS... call the nys department of agriculture for your self.. Her house and all those poor kittens are not inspected and licensed in anyway to be sold and or a breeder.. You have no clue what you got because she is illegally doing business in nys! You can now call the attorney general office and file a complaint because your cat could very well be not what she says it is... I'm sorry but T.I.C.A. is only an association and has no inspection or enforcement what so ever and certainly doesn't license people in any state... There is no one inspecting to make sure things are what she tells you. Call for yourself before she disappears like she did to me. She will see this at some point so act fast or you'll be stuck like me. Call nys department of agriculture and the IRS then with what you find call the attorney generals office with your findings and help me get her stopped..I filed years ago but all these people now need to know. I found her on Facebook with yet another name Claire Michaels and as you can see by the picture that's her. You can also check her testimonials and who's the first one from but the one and only ed from long island the fact is it is her husband ed weissbach or weisbach I'm sure he changed his name to. It says he's allergic to cats but not these lmao from what I know she's always had cats as she told me millions of times and I know that's him because I've seen his picture before Google them both eagle ave in ridge ny not sure on the ave part. God only knows where her cats came from are they pure bred for sure? How would you know if she's not a legal business registered with the nys department of agriculture! She has the same type of business number that she used before that can be turned off in a heartbeat like she did to me.. Her address says po box in Setauket but all the cats are in her house in wading river hmm think about that... What ever you do call the nys people first do not call her she is the best liar there is and she will forge documents and hand them to you that legally mean nothing... Just like the t.I.c.a. Papers she gave you.. Those are papers that she paid for from an association .. That association has never ever even seen her house.. Here is an email I have from t.I.c.a. The breeders listed on the TICA website must be current TICA members (which they must pay a fee), they must have a cattery name registered (also a fee), and have a signed Code of Ethics on file (another fee) before we can list them on our website (the online service is another fee). These are our requirements that the members must meet in order for them to be listed on our website. Having a cattery registered is not a License. A license is something issued by a state, and not by this Association. Our disclaimer is listed on our website please see it below

DISCLAIMER
The International Cat Association, Inc.® (TICA®) Does Not Endorse any of the breeders, products, or services on this page unless otherwise noted. Please read our Disclaimers.

Thank you,

Gloria Mares
TICA General Assistant
www.TICA.org
gmares@tica.org

PayPal email address paypal@tica.org
Phone: [protected] M-F 8am-5pm
Fax: [protected]

You have paperwork that means nothing and cannot be proven all because she is NOT LICENSED TO BE A BREEDER...

But it is to make you THINK it means everything and make you think she's honest.

Call them Kay you've been scammed just like me she will disappear and she will keep all those deposits too. only god knows when it'll happen and you have no clue where your cat is bred from but only what her smiling face tells you. I filed against her and she got away with it because the scam she ran was still legal to do in the state of connecticut but she was located in nys... Same thing with tica but you got her nailed and so does everyone else who she ripped off paying to dollar for cats no one is inspecting as a legal business like this is..

Good luck go call for yourself don't listen to me...

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Ana M. Colón, LVT
Pet Dealer Program Manager, Division of Animal Industry

New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets
10 B Airline Drive
Albany, NY 12235
Office: 518.457.3502
Ana.Colon@agriculture.ny.gov
www.agriculture.ny.gov

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Check her on scam reports too

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Ripoff

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Sorry scam reports

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It doesn't want to post the other board lets try this
scam reports

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Its not posting

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May 28, 2019 7:48 pm EDT

I just checked the NYS Dept of Agriculture and she’s listed as registered and licensed.

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https://youtu.be/6ar9tnC-c1M

Here she is scamming people with cats and her name is Claire Michaels... Based on her Facebook page she's in wading river NY and guess what people she's not a real business...I have searched her business Broadway ragdolls its not registered in nys... As with all her scamming companies...

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Mar 23, 2014 12:18 am EDT

I have been a client of this woman for years. She is very compassionate and dedicated to her clients. She has even visited me in my home when I wasn't well enough to get out, taken me to the store, and sent me cards of encouragement after my operation. She helped me manage my diabetes for 7 years and avoid taking insulin. She is very knowledgeable. I know personally that she works very hard to help her clients and her employees. None of the above accusations are true as I have known Janice Ardolina for over a decade. She is one of the most dedicated, hard working, and kind people I know.