RE: Bad Times for Cats

Where is the doctor who hired these morons? Why isn't he being charged with
something as well. What an idiot. Please keep us updated. I'm so sorry to
hear about your cats. That is sickening. 
A

Andrea H
Beaufort, SC 


> [Original Message]
> From: Zemuly Sanders <zsanders@midsouth.rr.com>
> To: gardenchat <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Date: 5/25/2005 9:39:34 PM
> Subject: [CHAT] Bad Times for Cats
>
> 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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