RE: Bad Times for Cats

In this day and age?!?!?

My stars, I can't believe this, go get 'em Zem... 

And I am so sorry for your loss. It just never should have happened. If
there is anything I can do from here, just LMK.

Donna


> 
> I have hesitated to discuss this with you all because I have been so upset
> but
> here goes...  A very wealthy doctor and his wife own a historic house in
> LaGrange (one of many).  They decided they had a problem with skunks, and
> instead of calling the county animal control officer they called the game
> warden who gave them permission to use leghold traps.  Their house is down
> the
> street from me, in the middle of town, and surrounded by houses with small
> children.  They employed idiots from the primordial ooze.  Bottom line
> there
> are four dead cats (two of which were mine and all of whom were shot -- in
> town), one cat with a broken foot, one injured fox sold to dog trainers,
> and
> untold dead possums.  I have not heard of their catching any skunks.  I
> went
> beserk, our policeman was  horrified, the mayor was bothered because it
> involved a confrontation, which he abhors.  My girlfriend, whose cat has
> the
> broken foot,and I have involved PETA because all the mayor would promise
> was
> to see what he could do.  Today he told me they had switched to humane
> traps
> and that all cats would be released.  Oh, yes, they were baiting the
> leghold
> traps with sardines!!!  If you don't hear from me for a while it will be
> because I'm in jail.  I am going to speak with the DA's office about
> filing
> animal abuse charges (a misdemeanor here).  I am now extremely
> knowledgeable
> about the kinds of traps legal in Tennessee, and it makes me sick.  I have
> also posted a copy of our animal abuse statute on the towns bulletin
> board.
> PETA is calling our mayor tomorrow to find out the status of the case.  If
> that doesn't stop the slaughter I'm calling the television stations.
> zem
> zone 7
> West TN

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