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Would you take your pet to this veterinarian?

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Word is she set up a claw trap to catch the car. He was caught on the rear leg and was trying to get away and she shot the poor immobilized cat.

Now it makes sense why that leg looked injured.
 
Hugo Drax said:
Word is she set up a claw trap to catch the car. He was caught on the rear leg and was trying to get away and she shot the poor immobilized cat.

Now it makes sense why that leg looked injured.
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Yeah, that would explain what looks like blood on his rear leg. If she did use a trap you be certain that she baited the trap to attract him to it.

Our local vets offer free spay/neuter services for feral cats, they don't bait, trap and kill.
 
Cat shot through head = Texas evil.

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Yeah no offense but I don't see how this is Texas's fault. I have family in Louisiana and they would be 100% against this.
 
touchstone said:
😵Please tell me you are trolling.
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No. I have no problem with feral tom cats being quickly dispatched. Perhaps my attitude is different from living out in the country. But, I find it hypocritical to hear, "oh, that's okay, kill all the pigs and cows and chickens that you'd like, as long as I have bacon in the grocery store. But don't kill any cats, no matter how much of a problem they are, because I have a cute, furry, cuddly, lovable kitty cat at home, so I know that all feral cats must be really cute, furry, cuddly, and lovable, but simply misunderstood."

I say this with a kitten that adopted us - friendly thing - sitting on my lap. It would be an outdoor cat now that the weather's nice, but it figured out the doggy door - the dogs also adopted it, or it would have been a snack. In all likelihood, it'll be dead within a year. I'm pretty sure it has feline leukemia; too many symptoms. Which brings us to, feral cats often carry diseases that are highly contagious to other cats. Feral cats multiply quickly - not all areas of the country are willing to use finite resources for trap, neuter/spay, release programs. I've never harmed a cat in my life, but I know people for whom that was the only solution to major problems. One area barn had in excess of 100 feral cats roaming about; people kept dropping them off, and they multiplied, exacerbated by someone who thought it was nice to keep feeding the cats.

Any idea on the negative impact to wildlife from cats? The number of song birds that are killed? Cats in the US kill somewhere between 1.4 and 3.7 billion birds a year. And people were bitching about windmills killing a few thousand??! There are plenty of rational reasons

Sorry, I think logically, not emotionally. I'd prefer a vet who is competent. I couldn't care less if the vet feels that feral cats are a problem and that eliminating them before they reproduce is a solution. Now, I understand that in this case, maybe the cat wasn't actually a feral cat. Well, maybe if the owners loved their cat so much, they would have had it neutered, eliminating a lot of the drive to roam? Hmmm?
 
DrPizza said:
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... Well, maybe if the owners loved their cat so much, they would have had it neutered, eliminating a lot of the drive to roam? Hmmm?
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My cats are neuters and both wander off at times to do cat stuff. If you watch the video of Tiger it looks like he was a neuter in one of the couple of shots of him sticking his ass in the camera. Also, it's the country (as per the video with the cat riding on the Gator) and cats wander all over the place in rural areas.

Tiger was a loved pet, not a stray. Now it looks like he is dead because of an idiot.
 
DrPizza said:
No. I have no problem with feral tom cats being quickly dispatched. Perhaps my attitude is different from living out in the country. But, I find it hypocritical to hear, "oh, that's okay, kill all the pigs and cows and chickens that you'd like, as long as I have bacon in the grocery store. But don't kill any cats, no matter how much of a problem they are, because I have a cute, furry, cuddly, lovable kitty cat at home, so I know that all feral cats must be really cute, furry, cuddly, and lovable, but simply misunderstood."

I say this with a kitten that adopted us - friendly thing - sitting on my lap. It would be an outdoor cat now that the weather's nice, but it figured out the doggy door - the dogs also adopted it, or it would have been a snack. In all likelihood, it'll be dead within a year. I'm pretty sure it has feline leukemia; too many symptoms. Which brings us to, feral cats often carry diseases that are highly contagious to other cats. Feral cats multiply quickly - not all areas of the country are willing to use finite resources for trap, neuter/spay, release programs. I've never harmed a cat in my life, but I know people for whom that was the only solution to major problems. One area barn had in excess of 100 feral cats roaming about; people kept dropping them off, and they multiplied, exacerbated by someone who thought it was nice to keep feeding the cats.

Any idea on the negative impact to wildlife from cats? The number of song birds that are killed? Cats in the US kill somewhere between 1.4 and 3.7 billion birds a year. And people were bitching about windmills killing a few thousand??! There are plenty of rational reasons

Sorry, I think logically, not emotionally. I'd prefer a vet who is competent. I couldn't care less if the vet feels that feral cats are a problem and that eliminating them before they reproduce is a solution. Now, I understand that in this case, maybe the cat wasn't actually a feral cat. Well, maybe if the owners loved their cat so much, they would have had it neutered, eliminating a lot of the drive to roam? Hmmm?
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Very well put.

Love your cat? Keep it at home where it belongs. Feral cats are a plague in some areas and need to be killed.
 
pcgeek11 said:
Very well put.

Love your cat? Keep it at home where it belongs. Feral cats are a plague in some areas and need to be killed.
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There's some serious truth to that... but this "vet" was taking way too much pleasure in the kill, gloated about it, then was a smug snot when the criticism started coming.

This wasn't done in mercy - she reveled in her kill and utterly ignored the smooth, clean coat that most feral cats don't have.
 
Not sure if anyone read past the original article but she was fired from the Vet she worked at.

It appears the cat may not have been feral but was a domesticated house cat that had been missing for 3 days prior to the incident.

Pretty disgusting in general, especially from someone who claims to love animals.
 
Oddly when I had a dog years ago, her vet was an avid hunter. He had many mounted animal heads on his wall. Deer and the like, no domestic "pets". I still found it odd but he was an excellent vet. My dog was 150lb at the time and she loved him as well.
 
Vic said:
Sorry, did I miss something? How do you know that Tiger wasn't neutered?
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I don't think a vet would refer to a neutered male as a "feral tom cat."

Let me make it clear - I am absolutely against making *any* animal suffer, be it a mouse, or a rat, or a type of animal which has been domesticated, but not all members of that species are domesticated. I have, a few, animals that I take care of, all considered to be pets. And, I would say they receive excellent care. Friday at the vet, the vet actually said, "you get an A+ for how well you've done with Buster." (Dog with diabetes; we don't treat "optional" measures as being optional; it was a follow-up appointment, and the vet was given graphs of all the glucose readings, where we increased the dosage by 1/2 unit, etc.) Heck, last night my neck was bothering me, so I slept on the couch - with 3 kittens. I don't hate animals at all. But, I am able to step back and think rationally instead of emotionally about what to do with destructive nuisance pests.
 
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DrPizza said:
I don't think a vet would refer to a neutered male as a "feral tom cat."

Let me make it clear - I am absolutely against making *any* animal suffer, be it a mouse, or a rat, or a type of animal which has been domesticated, but not all members of that species are domesticated. I have, a few, animals that I take care of, all considered to be pets. And, I would say they receive excellent care. Friday at the vet, the vet actually said, "you get an A+ for how well you've done with Buster." (Dog with diabetes; we don't treat "optional" measures as being optional; it was a follow-up appointment, and the vet was given graphs of all the glucose readings, where we increased the dosage by 1/2 unit, etc.) Heck, last night my neck was bothering me, so I slept on the couch - with 3 kittens. I don't hate animals at all. But, I am able to step back and think rationally instead of emotionally about what to do with destructive nuisance pests.
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She was so blinded by bloodlust to get her first bow kill that cat could have been wearing a collar with a pink bow and she still would have called it feral. Her Facebook post saying they won't fire her because she is "so awesome" shows how in touch with reality she is.

I'm rural too and deal with my share of raccoons and possums and the occasional cat too. I have an assortment of live traps that take care of the issue quite humanely. The last cat I caught got let go with a note saying if I caught it on my property again it was going to the pound. Never saw that one again. Killing an animal for what it does naturally isn't a first resort, it is a last.
 
DrPizza said:
I don't think a vet would refer to a neutered male as a "feral tom cat."

Let me make it clear - I am absolutely against making *any* animal suffer, be it a mouse, or a rat, or a type of animal which has been domesticated, but not all members of that species are domesticated. I have, a few, animals that I take care of, all considered to be pets. And, I would say they receive excellent care. Friday at the vet, the vet actually said, "you get an A+ for how well you've done with Buster." (Dog with diabetes; we don't treat "optional" measures as being optional; it was a follow-up appointment, and the vet was given graphs of all the glucose readings, where we increased the dosage by 1/2 unit, etc.) Heck, last night my neck was bothering me, so I slept on the couch - with 3 kittens. I don't hate animals at all. But, I am able to step back and think rationally instead of emotionally about what to do with destructive nuisance pests.
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The person that cares for the cat worked with an animal rescue organization. I think she would have been responsible enough to have him fixed. In the video of tiger riding on the front of the Gator vehicle, he looks and acts very much like my own neutered male cat.
 
DrPizza said:
Sorry, I think logically, not emotionally. I'd prefer a vet who is competent. I couldn't care less if the vet feels that feral cats are a problem and that eliminating them before they reproduce is a solution. Now, I understand that in this case, maybe the cat wasn't actually a feral cat. Well, maybe if the owners loved their cat so much, they would have had it neutered, eliminating a lot of the drive to roam? Hmmm?
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Its not like cats sometimes like to roam or anything. Or can escape. Generally there aren't worthless redneck trash like this vet around hunting animals for sport though.
 
DrPizza said:
No. I have no problem with feral tom cats being quickly dispatched. Perhaps my attitude is different from living out in the country. But, I find it hypocritical to hear, "oh, that's okay, kill all the pigs and cows and chickens that you'd like, as long as I have bacon in the grocery store. But don't kill any cats, no matter how much of a problem they are, because I have a cute, furry, cuddly, lovable kitty cat at home, so I know that all feral cats must be really cute, furry, cuddly, and lovable, but simply misunderstood."

I say this with a kitten that adopted us - friendly thing - sitting on my lap. It would be an outdoor cat now that the weather's nice, but it figured out the doggy door - the dogs also adopted it, or it would have been a snack. In all likelihood, it'll be dead within a year. I'm pretty sure it has feline leukemia; too many symptoms. Which brings us to, feral cats often carry diseases that are highly contagious to other cats. Feral cats multiply quickly - not all areas of the country are willing to use finite resources for trap, neuter/spay, release programs. I've never harmed a cat in my life, but I know people for whom that was the only solution to major problems. One area barn had in excess of 100 feral cats roaming about; people kept dropping them off, and they multiplied, exacerbated by someone who thought it was nice to keep feeding the cats.

Any idea on the negative impact to wildlife from cats? The number of song birds that are killed? Cats in the US kill somewhere between 1.4 and 3.7 billion birds a year. And people were bitching about windmills killing a few thousand??! There are plenty of rational reasons

Sorry, I think logically, not emotionally. I'd prefer a vet who is competent. I couldn't care less if the vet feels that feral cats are a problem and that eliminating them before they reproduce is a solution. Now, I understand that in this case, maybe the cat wasn't actually a feral cat. Well, maybe if the owners loved their cat so much, they would have had it neutered, eliminating a lot of the drive to roam? Hmmm?
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Totally agree with all of this.
 
What I find concerning is people who see no issue. She shows zero remorse and no empathy whatsoever.

She tortured and killed a domestic cat for the sheer pleasure of watching it suffer and die. People with that kind of sadistic NPD type psychopathy Is something to avoid.

She could have trapped the cat and sent it to Animal Control if she had an issue with the cat or contacted the owners.

What she did has nothing to do with controlling a feral cat population.
 
Hugo Drax said:
What I find concerning is people who see no issue. She shows zero remorse and no empathy whatsoever.

She tortured and killed a domestic cat for the sheer pleasure of watching it suffer and die. People with that kind of sadistic NPD type psychopathy Is something to avoid.

She could have trapped the cat and sent it to Animal Control if she had an issue with the cat or contacted the owners.

What she did has nothing to do with controlling a feral cat population.
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Not to nitpick, but it probably didn't even feel anything getting an arrow through the head. Not really "torture". Unless you think all hunters torture animals, I guess.
 
Hugo Drax said:
What I find concerning is people who see no issue. She shows zero remorse and no empathy whatsoever.

She tortured and killed a domestic cat for the sheer pleasure of watching it suffer and die. People with that kind of sadistic NPD type psychopathy Is something to avoid.

She could have trapped the cat and sent it to Animal Control if she had an issue with the cat or contacted the owners.

What she did has nothing to do with controlling a feral cat population.
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I kinda agree with you on most parts , and i totally agree with all of DrPizza's posts on this.
 
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