Re: Bad Times for Cats

Zem, really sorry, this is absolutely horrific.
--Barb, CA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Pam Evans" <gardenqueen@gmail.com>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2005 7:00 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Bad Times for Cats


> Keep us posted dear.  That is utterly horrible.  I'll sick the Doris
> Day Foundation on them too - that's ridiculous!   That makes me ill.
>
> On 5/25/05, Zemuly Sanders <zsanders@midsouth.rr.com> wrote:
> > 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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> Pam Evans
> Kemp TX
> zone 8A
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