Rescue group in crisis mode after cat euthanized

[OutHouse]

The article states that they put the cat down several hours later.

That indicates that there was time to go to Western Union/Money Gram/etc., get the funds and return to have the surgery done. (30 minutes tops for the funds to be available via CC)

The cost factor was they could do more good with the funds for other animals.

several hours..... not several days or several weeks but within hours of dropping off his cat he abandon it? He was trying to get them to take his moms credit card or or to get the money at western union.

common dude how can you possibly say he abandoned the cat when it was just a few hours after drop off they killed it. it does say the cat had a cut but a non life threatening cut. there was no immediate rush.

and they did say if he surrendered the cat it would get treated and turned over to a foster home. so why would they just up and kill it while he was scrambling around trying to find the money?

they fucked up.

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

As was pointed out money could have been wired and would have been an option. Dave if you were saddled with the same obligations you place on everyone else you would be screaming.

 

[BoberFett]

they offer discount veterinary care for those that can't afford otherwise, such as Dockery. I have used them in my younger days.

Huh, I was not aware of that. Does that apply to all of them? I could be completely wrong, but I thought they were kind of a loosely knit organization and local branches were fairly autonomous as far as policy.

 

[EagleKeeper]

several hours..... not several days or several weeks but within hours of dropping off his cat he abandon it? He was trying to get them to take his moms credit card or or to get the money at western union.

common dude how can you possibly say he abandoned the cat when it was just a few hours after drop off they killed it. it does say the cat had a cut but a non life threatening cut. there was no immediate rush.

from their POV; he came in and wanted the cut to be taken care of.
No they would not take the CC over the phone - policy.
No they would not take a promise to pay in 24 hours to get wired money - policy.

He walked out.

they put the cat in a second chance treatment with two other cats.
Apparently, they only had the resources for 2 of the 3.

They waited several hours before putting the cat down.

He described the injury as non-life threatening. the society states

very serious cut on Scruffy from her abdomen to her knee that went to the muscle

If not treated, infections would develop and become life threatening

As stated, he could have had the funds inside 30 minutes using CC by wire.
He did not return within 30 minutes, not within a couple of hours.
More than likely he came back the following day and I suspect without the funds - that would have been indicated in the article otherwise to make the Society look worse.

 

[IronWing]

The Humane Society lied to this man and killed his cat. There really isn't any argument about the facts. Had they been honest with the man there would be no story. The Humane Society kills cats every day. The Humane Society isn't a rescue group, it is an animal disposal group. They chose to lie about this one.

 

[xj0hnx]

Huh, I was not aware of that. Does that apply to all of them? I could be completely wrong, but I thought they were kind of a loosely knit organization and local branches were fairly autonomous as far as policy.

The one here doesn't. We took a stray cat in that had been degloved under it's jaw. They tested him for feline AIDS, and leukemia, when he tested negative for both that stitched him up, gave him all his shots, and neutered him, and got him well for adoption, but we had to pay a $25 surrender fee, and if we want him back we have to pay the $50 adoption fee.

 

[xj0hnx]

The Humane Society lied to this man and killed his cat. There really isn't any argument about the facts. Had they been honest with the man there would be no story. The Humane Society kills cats every day. The Humane Society isn't a rescue group, it is an animal disposal group. They chose to lie about this one.

The one here is a No Kill shelter. They only euthanize if the animal is terminal, or suffering from a disease.

 

[CPA]

What, you mean I can no longer buy people, collar them, and make them do my bidding? What kind of a world do we live in?!?

the same one that says I can't dress my 1 year old puppy up in a shirt, pants and shoes and send him to the local elementary.

But it would be a funny sight to see.

 

[IronWing]

the same one that says I can't dress my 1 year old puppy up in a shirt, pants and shoes and send him to the local elementary.

This is true. You have to wait until he is four. I signed my dog up for the McDonald's birthday club. He even got to eat the free cheeseburger.

 

[DrPizza]

So, in the end, the guy abandoned his cat with them.
They decided to not treat it for it's injuries.

The cost factor was they could do more good with the funds for other animals.

This. I'm sometimes amazed at the logic of some of the cases where they spend thousands of dollars to save one unwanted animal, while at the same time, they're euthanizing dozens of healthy animals in the next room.

The guy left it there. Were they supposed to leave it there, suffering until he coughed up the money? They were forced into decision mode: let it continue suffering, else put it down. It was several hours; they can't wait forever. I didn't see "he showed up with the money the next day" which most certainly would have been in the story, as it would have painted an even worse picture than the distorted picture he was trying to paint in the first place.

 

[dawp]

Huh, I was not aware of that. Does that apply to all of them? I could be completely wrong, but I thought they were kind of a loosely knit organization and local branches were fairly autonomous as far as policy.

It's mostly spading and neutering. That was in Ft Worth, TX, so I don't know if it is national.

 

[SagaLore]

He could not afford the care so he walked away and left the cat.

He should have taken the cat to other Vets that may have taken the CC over the phone.

The article isn't clear on that... did he leave to try to find a way to pay, or did he just leave because he couldn't pay? Did they warn him the cat would be put down by a certain time, or was it unexpected? I suspect sensationalism here; it would be good to know these details before blaming the org.