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Drunken Irishman

(34,857 posts)
Fri Apr 17, 2015, 08:22 PM Apr 2015

SICK SICK SICK SICK SICK woman puts arrow in cat's head - cheers on FB. And she's a vet! *GRAPHIC*

Oh Dear God what the fuck is wrong with people? The cat wasn't even feral - and had been neutered.



Here is the cat she killed - Tiger.



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SICK SICK SICK SICK SICK woman puts arrow in cat's head - cheers on FB. And she's a vet! *GRAPHIC* (Original Post) Drunken Irishman Apr 2015 OP
shit Liberal_in_LA Apr 2015 #1
she has been fired! Liberal_in_LA Apr 2015 #2
So much for her "Vet of the Year" award ... Fantastic Anarchist Apr 2015 #188
She got fired. Suich Apr 2015 #3
and police are investigating. GOOD Liberal_in_LA Apr 2015 #4
Glad to hear! Drunken Irishman Apr 2015 #6
Good, I was going to ask if this wasn't an animal cruelty case. She should have her vet's license sabrina 1 Apr 2015 #31
On the linked page: dixiegrrrrl Apr 2015 #34
Too bad people choose to act that way. Gives her a sympathy card to play. Regardless she should sabrina 1 Apr 2015 #40
Personally I'm not sorry she's receiving threats. Arugula Latte Apr 2015 #50
True, she won't get any sympathy from me. Maybe it will teach her something, like not everyone sabrina 1 Apr 2015 #53
Yep. 840high Apr 2015 #105
it's fucked up, true, but she would only be looking only because it's a credible threat Demonaut Apr 2015 #123
Here is the State Licensing Board info: dixiegrrrrl Apr 2015 #37
Thanks, will send an email with a link. They've probably received some already. sabrina 1 Apr 2015 #42
Texas. hifiguy Apr 2015 #44
There are "crazy freaks" walking around everywhere, so I can't accept that apology. ScreamingMeemie Apr 2015 #59
Califirnia does that also, LOTS of groups. n/t dixiegrrrrl Apr 2015 #64
My brothers both live in LA (WeHo and Santa Monica). I've never seen anything like the setups in the ScreamingMeemie Apr 2015 #106
No doubt there are bent arrows hifiguy Apr 2015 #67
You are not suprised that it was Texas? Texasgal Apr 2015 #69
Back off. Being an animal doctor is a serious position in Texas. Paladin Apr 2015 #212
There's 8-9 years of college down the tubes... EL34x4 Apr 2015 #81
I hope she never gets hired again. OnyxCollie Apr 2015 #14
Ditto! City Lights Apr 2015 #17
She needs to lose her license and a notice sent to every Vet clinic in the country to make sure she sabrina 1 Apr 2015 #33
And she needs to be banned from ever owning a pet ever in her life. darkangel218 Apr 2015 #58
Yes. Blacklist her. nt City Lights Apr 2015 #68
Yes. Cruel and sick. 840high Apr 2015 #108
An update from your link is equally revealing - edgineered Apr 2015 #45
It does not matter how "amazing" a vet she is. avebury Apr 2015 #163
Absolutely, there is probably little chance that she will ever understand; edgineered Apr 2015 #167
To that resident: She's not being judged for posting in on FB, she's being judged for being cui bono Apr 2015 #240
Sick fuck. JaneyVee Apr 2015 #5
If she is really a vet she should lose her license still_one Apr 2015 #7
That poor thing was some elderly couple's six-yer-old PET! tblue37 Apr 2015 #8
yep Liberal_in_LA Apr 2015 #11
ARRRRRRRHHH! OnyxCollie Apr 2015 #9
sheriff is getting bombarded with calls Liberal_in_LA Apr 2015 #10
Bragging about hurting a cat not smart if you're a vet Liberal_in_LA Apr 2015 #12
The pic with the woman laying next to the dead giraffe Suich Apr 2015 #20
Charge the ghoul with animal cruelty, let her 'lol' about slaying someones pet to a judge! Sunlei Apr 2015 #13
WHAT THE GODDAMNED FLYING FK IS THIS!?!!!!? LiberalElite Apr 2015 #15
Seriously. I hope it's a hoax. Hissyspit Apr 2015 #100
I was hoping so too... jonno99 Apr 2015 #124
She was fired and she is an actual vet, so this certainly isn't a hoax. LisaL Apr 2015 #150
I know. Hissyspit Apr 2015 #174
I have no words. City Lights Apr 2015 #16
More proof, as if any were needed, that animal cruelty laws hifiguy Apr 2015 #18
+++ 1,000,000,000 +++ n/t RKP5637 Apr 2015 #26
I suppose it's good that idiots put their idiocy on display mythology Apr 2015 #19
The unintended consequence of cyberspace revelations! Surya Gayatri Apr 2015 #173
If I wrote the laws, she'd get 20 years for this. DisgustipatedinCA Apr 2015 #21
Amen and amen shenmue Apr 2015 #90
Kinda hard to get vet of the year when you've been fired for assholery Major Nikon Apr 2015 #22
Unforgiveable. Yes, she should lose her license. hlthe2b Apr 2015 #23
Why in gods name janlyn Apr 2015 #24
I have a feeling this is not the first time she killed a pet intentionally. darkangel218 Apr 2015 #29
Same reason pedophiles choose jobs where they are around young children. nt tblue37 Apr 2015 #137
People that do things like this should serve hard time, mandatory!!! n/t RKP5637 Apr 2015 #25
Holy fuck!!!! darkangel218 Apr 2015 #27
what in the holy hell of fuck? dhill926 Apr 2015 #28
Absolutely Heartbreaking! stage left Apr 2015 #30
People who think like that never do develop a conscience later in life. Jamastiene Apr 2015 #126
There goes your veterinary license! Initech Apr 2015 #32
A veterinarian degree is a pretty hard acheivement. ohnoyoudidnt Apr 2015 #222
Yeah really. I'm completely dumbfounded by this story. Initech Apr 2015 #223
It will be hard for her to even get a minimum wage job darkangel218 Apr 2015 #233
I once hit a feral cat with my car and killed it Downtown Hound Apr 2015 #35
Except it turns out Liberalagogo Apr 2015 #78
Message auto-removed Name removed Apr 2015 #192
WTF?! sakabatou Apr 2015 #36
another vets speak out about her actions / she is a new vet Liberal_in_LA Apr 2015 #38
Wonder why she became a vet LittleBlue Apr 2015 #39
Update #4: The Texas Veterinary Medical Association released a statement... cui bono Apr 2015 #41
Good for them. hifiguy Apr 2015 #48
They should check her property for bodies. First sign of a serial killer. She is psychotic!! Pisces Apr 2015 #43
Oh yes shenmue Apr 2015 #93
Thats true! workinclasszero Apr 2015 #186
It's how Dexter got started! Initech Apr 2015 #225
Devil's advocate post... Scootaloo Apr 2015 #46
Holy shit!! darkangel218 Apr 2015 #54
I'm with ya on this one darkangel... GReedDiamond Apr 2015 #71
Here's one for you - that moiseeks to destroy (so we can ignore) laserhaas Apr 2015 #208
A cat is not "vermin". And that particular cat is most likely Tiger, someone's pet cat who had been cui bono Apr 2015 #57
Yup, it looks exactly like Tiger, and i'm pretty sure it is Scootaloo Apr 2015 #72
Oh what a pant-load! Texasgal Apr 2015 #79
In places where feral colonies are managed, yes. That's not everywhere, though. Or even most places Scootaloo Apr 2015 #83
I once stayed in a house with feral cats BainsBane Apr 2015 #151
Thank You. I can't reply to Scootaloo because I'd get a hide for sure. I've worked w/ferals KittyWampus Apr 2015 #84
And I've worked with former fight dogs, so I can totally dig where you'd be coming from. Scootaloo Apr 2015 #85
" i'm not advocating people go out and start killing cats. Not in the least!" darkangel218 Apr 2015 #87
I'm not Scootaloo Apr 2015 #89
! darkangel218 Apr 2015 #91
have a good night n/t Scootaloo Apr 2015 #92
There's no such thing as "feral" domesticated cats. Cats have been domesticated Hissyspit Apr 2015 #97
That's actually the definition of feral, hissyspit - a domesticated animal living "wild" Scootaloo Apr 2015 #109
"If someone kills a feral cat, I'm not going to get terribly upset about it." Hissyspit Apr 2015 #112
No, that would require me to support what this woman did Scootaloo Apr 2015 #117
I understand her reasoning. Hissyspit Apr 2015 #175
Her reasoning was, "Yeehaw! Lookit my kill! Woo whee! I'm awesome!" kcr Apr 2015 #214
the cat was neutered DonCoquixote Apr 2015 #219
+1 BeanMusical Apr 2015 #140
+1 BeanMusical Apr 2015 #139
NOT pure luck. He must have been sitting right in front of her looking up at her from the tblue37 Apr 2015 #143
Fuck's sake, I hadn't thought to look at that until you mentioned it Scootaloo Apr 2015 #147
No way a feral would ever get that close to a person BainsBane Apr 2015 #152
If she had no way of knowing that this was a pet, she had no business killing the cat. LisaL Apr 2015 #94
I won't disagree Scootaloo Apr 2015 #113
The vets here in my county even clip the ears Jamastiene Apr 2015 #130
Collars don't work well on cats who spend time outdoors. Trillo Apr 2015 #166
The cat was neutered, so if she thinks he was a tom, she is a truly ignorant vet. nt tblue37 Apr 2015 #142
She was looking for a reason to kill it. Hissyspit Apr 2015 #182
Yep. She was on the hunt to make her first bow kill, and a friendly, trusting pet was an tblue37 Apr 2015 #187
So, she had no way of knowing awoke_in_2003 Apr 2015 #70
I don't advocate killing anything you're not going to eat Scootaloo Apr 2015 #74
I'd let the devil advocate his own position if I were you. PassingFair Apr 2015 #176
what about wild boar or fox that was killing livestock? frankieallen Apr 2015 #196
Exactly. LisaL Apr 2015 #95
I had a cat awoke_in_2003 Apr 2015 #98
Yes, some cats very much want to go out. LisaL Apr 2015 #102
She had all her claws awoke_in_2003 Apr 2015 #125
Feral Cats BlueinOhio Apr 2015 #107
Scoot... TeeYiYi Apr 2015 #115
Agreed that she sucks - I just found out her response to people on the subject. Scootaloo Apr 2015 #120
Wow... TeeYiYi Apr 2015 #132
She posted that too soon, since she was fired the very next day, as soon as the tblue37 Apr 2015 #145
She was fired. nt tblue37 Apr 2015 #144
AUTOMATED MESSAGE: Results of your Jury Service eggplant Apr 2015 #118
you done lost your mind snooper2 Apr 2015 #128
The cat was neutered. Yes, neutered cats can also be feral--adopted a feral tblue37 Apr 2015 #141
How big are the notches on the ears, in general? cui bono Apr 2015 #217
In some places they actually cut the tip off of one ear. My Tico has a notch, though-- tblue37 Apr 2015 #234
Ah, okay thanks. My cat's 'notches' are nowhere near that big. cui bono Apr 2015 #237
I just checked his ear--it is more like 1/4 inch. It just sees longer tblue37 Apr 2015 #238
FFS do you post a lot of really wrong things. Like a hobby?? nt Logical Apr 2015 #198
Why would your final judgment depend on whether it was a pet or ferral? ohnoyoudidnt Apr 2015 #227
Actually, I said it would depend on if she knew one or the other Scootaloo Apr 2015 #230
. AuntPatsy Apr 2015 #47
I hope her life is a living hell after this. Arugula Latte Apr 2015 #49
Yup all that expensive education down the drain for some Facebook bragging rights. Initech Apr 2015 #76
Now this woman I've got NO FUCKING PROBLEM with being fired. Inkfreak Apr 2015 #51
That is just messed up. What a freak of nature she is. WestSeattle2 Apr 2015 #52
When I see her, I see Dick Cheney and the cat is anyone Cheney valerief Apr 2015 #55
Dick, I mean Harry Whittington's Cat~ PassingFair Apr 2015 #179
Recc'd and kicked to bring more attention to... GReedDiamond Apr 2015 #56
If you care about animal cruelty and suffering Go Vegan mucifer Apr 2015 #60
+1 darkangel218 Apr 2015 #61
plus 100 Liberal_in_LA Apr 2015 #63
Kind of a non sequitur to this thread Major Nikon Apr 2015 #73
I just don't understand how people care so much for one cat but mucifer Apr 2015 #110
Believe it or not people can care about both Major Nikon Apr 2015 #121
But it would make one a hypocrite if they regularly contributed to the need for factory farming. cui bono Apr 2015 #129
Sure, just like anyone who plugs in a computer and pretends to give a shit about global warming Major Nikon Apr 2015 #134
Yes, everyone has to make their choices based on their concerns. I haven't eliminated meat from my cui bono Apr 2015 #135
Not bad ideas Major Nikon Apr 2015 #162
Concur. laserhaas Apr 2015 #209
So true. I care about all living beings. Peregrine Took Apr 2015 #131
The poster you are responding to never mentioned PETA. cui bono Apr 2015 #119
I didn't say they did Major Nikon Apr 2015 #122
You brought them up in your response which seemed, to me, to tie them to the poster cui bono Apr 2015 #127
Actually I meant the opposite Major Nikon Apr 2015 #133
Take your stinking agenda somewhere else Reter Apr 2015 #242
3-2-1 SamKnause Apr 2015 #62
UPDATE: She's been fired LiberalElite Apr 2015 #65
"I'm awesome!" Hissyspit Apr 2015 #103
Awe-ful would be... 3catwoman3 Apr 2015 #181
Fucking sick. nt awoke_in_2003 Apr 2015 #66
THAT WAS SOMEONE'S PET??? I would go insane with grief and rage KittyWampus Apr 2015 #75
I have to agree 100%. Bonobo Apr 2015 #80
If it were me they'd get a one second head start. hifiguy Apr 2015 #201
TIGER! Poor boy. His life was not in vain. He died so no other animals will ever be harmed KittyWampus Apr 2015 #77
If kitties are vermin, this piece of filth is a plague. RedCappedBandit Apr 2015 #82
Glad she was fired Beringia Apr 2015 #86
good lord IcyPeas Apr 2015 #88
Rest in peace shenmue Apr 2015 #96
ma'am... spanone Apr 2015 #99
Don't let me anywhere near this POS -- Hell Hath No Fury Apr 2015 #101
Wow..nt Jesus Malverde Apr 2015 #104
If that is the elderly couple's cat, I hope they sue her, Trillo Apr 2015 #111
The way the arrow is in his head, he probably did just that. He must have sat right in front tblue37 Apr 2015 #146
Cats do put their noses down to the ground and sniff around Trillo Apr 2015 #165
Look again - The feathers of the arrow are in front of the cat's face csziggy Apr 2015 #168
Thanks for pointing that out. Trillo Apr 2015 #169
Yes, it is illegal. even feral strays cannot be killed like that in Texas, and tblue37 Apr 2015 #171
I read this a couple hours ago... TDale313 Apr 2015 #114
She's either a PETA freak, or she's trolling. VScott Apr 2015 #116
One comment I read on another site pointed out that the way that tblue37 Apr 2015 #136
That's exactly what I thought when I viewed the picture, followed by the term 'sociopath'. n/t TubbersUK Apr 2015 #157
That's not a feral cat BainsBane Apr 2015 #138
It was a pet cat named Tiger. LisaL Apr 2015 #149
Hope she dies. phil89 Apr 2015 #148
I'm sorry, but, that's kind of a fucked up thing to say. Warren DeMontague Apr 2015 #154
No its not. darkangel218 Apr 2015 #164
I stand by my post. Warren DeMontague Apr 2015 #189
And how serious do you think that "wish" was? darkangel218 Apr 2015 #190
I am registering my opinion on it, that's all. Warren DeMontague Apr 2015 #191
Fair enough. darkangel218 Apr 2015 #193
I would have been done after the first post, but, im happy to continue to debate the point. Warren DeMontague Apr 2015 #194
I dont know who these posters are, but majority doesnt thinl like that darkangel218 Apr 2015 #195
You are correct. It just surprised me,and it is fresh in my mind b/c there was another thread Warren DeMontague Apr 2015 #197
They are looking into it, darkangel218 Apr 2015 #199
Yeah, TX has some fucked up laws. Warren DeMontague Apr 2015 #210
FFS any normal person knows it is FUCKED UP! Wow, so we are against the DP except for cats? You.... Logical Apr 2015 #200
IT WAS A NORMAL REACTION! and not a serious stance darkangel218 Apr 2015 #202
Really? NORMAL? Who the fuck hopes someone dies over a cat? You must have odd friends. nt Logical Apr 2015 #204
People say shit like that when faced with an abomination. darkangel218 Apr 2015 #205
She will. Brickbat Apr 2015 #206
AUTOMATED MESSAGE: Results of your Jury Service QuestionAlways Apr 2015 #213
Being a Vet... Warren DeMontague Apr 2015 #153
Wow. romanic Apr 2015 #155
Dumb idiot, she definitely deserves the Lloyd Christmas award in stupidity AZ Progressive Apr 2015 #156
Sick as that girl lying on her back with the dead giraffe I saw on the TV this week. B Calm Apr 2015 #158
She couldn't tell a neutered pet from a feral Tom? She sucks as a vet, msanthrope Apr 2015 #159
Facebook page for the kitty.... msanthrope Apr 2015 #160
I know this woman mrs_p Apr 2015 #161
Many sociopaths appear "normal, is friendly, and for the most part kind to others" csziggy Apr 2015 #170
+1 darkangel218 Apr 2015 #203
I didn't know the story had already been posted. Just found an Surya Gayatri Apr 2015 #172
What the fucking fuck. Fantastic Anarchist Apr 2015 #177
Internet public shaming of the week alcibiades_mystery Apr 2015 #178
Keep 'em coming! PassingFair Apr 2015 #180
If all other Internet shamings ever were uncalled for. Hissyspit Apr 2015 #183
This one's self-inflicted. smokey nj Apr 2015 #185
exactly Liberal_in_LA Apr 2015 #211
She's beaming about shooting someones pet in the head. alphafemale Apr 2015 #215
And it couldn't be happening to a nicer person... tenderfoot Apr 2015 #221
This is well deserved I think. Initech Apr 2015 #224
What a nasty person. Quantess Apr 2015 #184
On what deranged realm of existence, does she think this is award winning behavior laserhaas Apr 2015 #207
She's a sociopath. okasha Apr 2015 #216
I agree. darkangel218 Apr 2015 #232
Good grief, I've known so many compassionate vets in Texas, one wept with me when my freshwest Apr 2015 #218
That looks just like my cat. tenderfoot Apr 2015 #220
Brenham Veterinarian's Alma Mater Not Supporting Her in Cat tenderfoot Apr 2015 #226
I doubt this woman will go anywhere near any animal again. Thank goodness. ScreamingMeemie Apr 2015 #228
Jesus fucking Christ I wish I hadn't seen that picture. NuclearDem Apr 2015 #229
Imagine if she chose to be a cop.. darkangel218 Apr 2015 #231
It would seem many like her have done just that. n/t cui bono Apr 2015 #239
I sure hope they pull her vet's license. sinkingfeeling Apr 2015 #235
You know who she reminds me of? tenderfoot Apr 2015 #236
can't we bombard her facebook??? onecent Apr 2015 #241
GO TO HER FACEBOOK I SIGNED THE PETITION SHE HAS BEEN FIRED AS onecent Apr 2015 #243
 

Liberal_in_LA

(44,397 posts)
2. she has been fired!
Fri Apr 17, 2015, 08:25 PM
Apr 2015
http://www.kbtx.com/home/headlines/Veterinarian-Brags-About-Killing-Cat-with-Bow-and-Arrow--300293461.html?device=tablet&c=y
Statement from Washington Animal Clinic
"Dear Friends, Clients, and other interested folks. We just learned of the conduct that is discussed below. We are absolutely appalled, shocked, upset, and disgusted by the conduct. We have parted ways with Ms. Lindsey. We do not allow such conduct and we condemn it in the strongest possible manner. Please know that when informed of this we responded swiftly and appropriately and please do not impute this awful conduct to the Washington Animal Clinic or any of its personnel."

sabrina 1

(62,325 posts)
31. Good, I was going to ask if this wasn't an animal cruelty case. She should have her vet's license
Fri Apr 17, 2015, 09:04 PM
Apr 2015

removed. Who do people need to contact to get that done I wonder? No one who does something like that should have a Vet's license.

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)
34. On the linked page:
Fri Apr 17, 2015, 09:08 PM
Apr 2015

"NOTE: We have disabled comments on this story due to repetitive violations of our terms of use, including death threats made against the veterinarian."

sabrina 1

(62,325 posts)
40. Too bad people choose to act that way. Gives her a sympathy card to play. Regardless she should
Fri Apr 17, 2015, 09:16 PM
Apr 2015

never be anywhere near an animal especially as a vet.

 

Arugula Latte

(50,566 posts)
50. Personally I'm not sorry she's receiving threats.
Fri Apr 17, 2015, 09:23 PM
Apr 2015

May that fucking @#$%^ look over her shoulder for the rest of her life.

sabrina 1

(62,325 posts)
53. True, she won't get any sympathy from me. Maybe it will teach her something, like not everyone
Fri Apr 17, 2015, 09:28 PM
Apr 2015

thinks cruelty to animals is something to lol about.

Demonaut

(8,914 posts)
123. it's fucked up, true, but she would only be looking only because it's a credible threat
Sat Apr 18, 2015, 12:14 AM
Apr 2015

should she die or be injured for a terrible mistake and bad judgement??

BTW I have a cat and have had many over the years, I love animals, people laugh at my empathy for animals.

but I do not think she should be hurt or killed.

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)
37. Here is the State Licensing Board info:
Fri Apr 17, 2015, 09:15 PM
Apr 2015

Texas State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners


Complaints Against a Veterinarian page:
http://www.tbvme.state.tx.us/Complaints.php

 

hifiguy

(33,688 posts)
44. Texas.
Fri Apr 17, 2015, 09:19 PM
Apr 2015

Why am I not surprised?

Apologies to our many good TX DUers, but man there are some crazy freaks walking around down there.

ScreamingMeemie

(68,918 posts)
59. There are "crazy freaks" walking around everywhere, so I can't accept that apology.
Fri Apr 17, 2015, 09:41 PM
Apr 2015

Texas is the only state I've lived in where I've seen communities come together to maintain feral cat groups and participate in trapping and fixing feral cats before releasing them.

ScreamingMeemie

(68,918 posts)
106. My brothers both live in LA (WeHo and Santa Monica). I've never seen anything like the setups in the
Fri Apr 17, 2015, 11:11 PM
Apr 2015

neighborhoods here. The people here have done an incredible job.

 

hifiguy

(33,688 posts)
67. No doubt there are bent arrows
Fri Apr 17, 2015, 10:03 PM
Apr 2015

Walking around in every state. The more populous ones seem to have a higher percentage though.

Texasgal

(17,045 posts)
69. You are not suprised that it was Texas?
Fri Apr 17, 2015, 10:05 PM
Apr 2015

Really?

My Mother and Aunt run one of the biggest feral cat and release programs in the country! You obviously have NO idea about Texas or Texans in general.

Paladin

(28,254 posts)
212. Back off. Being an animal doctor is a serious position in Texas.
Sat Apr 18, 2015, 06:15 PM
Apr 2015

This woman found out just how serious by rightfully losing her job for this ugly act.

sabrina 1

(62,325 posts)
33. She needs to lose her license and a notice sent to every Vet clinic in the country to make sure she
Fri Apr 17, 2015, 09:05 PM
Apr 2015

is never hired again.

edgineered

(2,101 posts)
45. An update from your link is equally revealing -
Fri Apr 17, 2015, 09:21 PM
Apr 2015

This resident thinks the vets mistake was posting it on Facebook! For people this far removed from the concept of right and wrong there is no hope, no amount of explaining will ever educate them:

Story Updates:
6:44 p.m.
Despite the controversy, fired veterinarian Kristen Lindsey does have supported in Washington County.

Shannon Stoddard stopped by the Washington Animal Clinic with balloons and a thank you note.

"She's amazing. She’s caring,” Stoddard said. “She’s a good vet, so maybe her bad choice of posting something on Facebook was not good. But I don't think she should be judged for it."

avebury

(10,952 posts)
163. It does not matter how "amazing" a vet she is.
Sat Apr 18, 2015, 11:02 AM
Apr 2015

I would never take any of my pets to her or to a practice that hired her.

If she does not lose her license, the public needs to keep an eye out to see if anybody else hire her in order to institute a black ball of any practice foolish enough to hire her.

Social media can be the best tool to drive vile people like this out of business. The best reaction is to fight to get her license revoked, that no other vet practice hires her, and that people know what she has done.

edgineered

(2,101 posts)
167. Absolutely, there is probably little chance that she will ever understand;
Sat Apr 18, 2015, 12:15 PM
Apr 2015

at those moments in which she identified Tiger, drew, took aim, and plotted the precise time to let fly the deadly arrow any semblance of morality or feeling was totally absent. Extending that disregard for life into a practice of medicine, well hell, I wouldn't trust her to clip the cat's nails.

cui bono

(19,926 posts)
240. To that resident: She's not being judged for posting in on FB, she's being judged for being
Sun Apr 19, 2015, 02:14 PM
Apr 2015

a sociopath who kills domestic animals, in this case most likely someone's pet, using a bow and arrow and then being proud of it and yes, for bragging about it on FB. But the posting of it is being judged because of the content of the post. I'm sure she has posted many other things on FB that no one judged her for, it's the act depicted in the pic you fucking moron.

tblue37

(65,336 posts)
8. That poor thing was some elderly couple's six-yer-old PET!
Fri Apr 17, 2015, 08:30 PM
Apr 2015

She was like Zimmermann. She wanted a chance to kill a living creature, so she went out hunting, just like Zimmermann wanted to kill someone like Trayvon, so he went out hunting for a victim.

 

Liberal_in_LA

(44,397 posts)
10. sheriff is getting bombarded with calls
Fri Apr 17, 2015, 08:31 PM
Apr 2015

Update: Austin County Sheriff’s office reports, “We have a Deputy and a Lieutenant on the scene at this time, conducting the investigation.” The dispatchers are getting bombarded with calls, according to the update. For public safety, the sheriff’s office has asked the public to avoid tying up dispatch and to wait for an update in the investigation.
Read more at http://www.inquisitr.com/2016341/police-in-texas-investigating-facebook-image-of-alleged-veterinarian-holding-dead-tomcat-first-bow-kill/#rgcczl0wRv8rVM7D.99

 

Liberal_in_LA

(44,397 posts)
12. Bragging about hurting a cat not smart if you're a vet
Fri Apr 17, 2015, 08:34 PM
Apr 2015

Joe Mason
Does it ever amaze you how stupid people are?
I’m usually not amazed, but today I woke up and had a bunch of alerts on Facebook. When I clicked on them, I gotta say, I was amazed.
A “lady” named Kristen Lindsey apparently posted a photo on Facebook of her holding a dead cat. Along with the photo appears a caption that reads “My first bow kill lol. The only good feral Tom cat is one with an arrow through its head. Vet of the year award gladly accepted.”
Pretty stupid, huh?
After the week we had where that heartless hunter posted a photo of her cuddling up next to a dead giraffe she killed was shredded all over social media, this idiot decides to do the same thing with a cat?
http://www.burlingtoncountytimes.com/news/bragging-about-hurting-a-cat-not-smart-if-you-re/article_28bbbf06-54e0-50e6-ad0b-7731f71c09c8.html

Suich

(10,642 posts)
20. The pic with the woman laying next to the dead giraffe
Fri Apr 17, 2015, 08:47 PM
Apr 2015

broke my heart.

I just watched a giraffe being born last weekend at the Dallas Zoo on Animal Planet.


 

hifiguy

(33,688 posts)
18. More proof, as if any were needed, that animal cruelty laws
Fri Apr 17, 2015, 08:42 PM
Apr 2015

need to be felonies. I am speechless. Who in their right mind would shoot a domestic cat? That is one sick woman.

Poor Tiger.

Major Nikon

(36,827 posts)
22. Kinda hard to get vet of the year when you've been fired for assholery
Fri Apr 17, 2015, 08:50 PM
Apr 2015

The clinic where she worked even put ductape over her name.

 

darkangel218

(13,985 posts)
29. I have a feeling this is not the first time she killed a pet intentionally.
Fri Apr 17, 2015, 09:01 PM
Apr 2015

They need to look at her clinic records. I'm sure there is more.

 

darkangel218

(13,985 posts)
27. Holy fuck!!!!
Fri Apr 17, 2015, 08:59 PM
Apr 2015

I wonder how many other innocent pets she has purposely killed while pretending to treat them!!! She's a dangerous psychopath and I hope she gets put away from society!!!

RIP Tiger

dhill926

(16,337 posts)
28. what in the holy hell of fuck?
Fri Apr 17, 2015, 08:59 PM
Apr 2015

seriously disturbing. she needs to do time, and of course lose her license.

Jamastiene

(38,187 posts)
126. People who think like that never do develop a conscience later in life.
Sat Apr 18, 2015, 12:51 AM
Apr 2015

They stay that way and get even worse with time.

ohnoyoudidnt

(1,858 posts)
222. A veterinarian degree is a pretty hard acheivement.
Sun Apr 19, 2015, 01:08 AM
Apr 2015

It is amazing how someone smart enough to earn such a degree could do something that stupid.

Initech

(100,067 posts)
223. Yeah really. I'm completely dumbfounded by this story.
Sun Apr 19, 2015, 01:15 AM
Apr 2015

Killing a cat with a bow and arrow was obviously something that was planned, and she went and bragged about it on Facebook with a horribly graphic picture at that. Talk about throwing away your education.

Downtown Hound

(12,618 posts)
35. I once hit a feral cat with my car and killed it
Fri Apr 17, 2015, 09:10 PM
Apr 2015

It ran out in front of me and it was late at night, there was no way I could avoid it. I cried over its body, told it how sorry I was, and felt like shit for quite some time afterwards.

I can't imagine the kind of sick mind that would post a picture like that on FB after INTENTIONALLY killing one. Hope this follows her for a long time.

Response to Downtown Hound (Reply #35)

 

Liberal_in_LA

(44,397 posts)
38. another vets speak out about her actions / she is a new vet
Fri Apr 17, 2015, 09:15 PM
Apr 2015

She was also condemned online by a number of people in her profession.
Larry Wallace, who said he had been a veterinarian for 40 years, said on Facebook: 'I have never in my long career heard of such an atrocious act by a member of my profession.
'This person most be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
'She took an oath to protect and heal not to killing innocent life. I will be contacting my national association about this matter as she has tarnished the profession for which she has chosen.'
Underneath the clinic's statement, Sheilah Christensen wrote: 'She needs to be in jail for animal abuse - follow your state state statutes re animal abuse. Take her license away -- my God, what did she do to the animals in her care at your clinic.'
Cruelty to animals is a Class A misdemeanor under penal code 42.092: “A person commits an offense if the person intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly tortures an animal or in a cruel manner kills or causes serious bodily injury to an animal.”
Lindsey interned at Equine Sports Medicine & Surgery in Weatherford from 2012 to 2013.


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cui bono

(19,926 posts)
41. Update #4: The Texas Veterinary Medical Association released a statement...
Fri Apr 17, 2015, 09:16 PM
Apr 2015

Update #4: The Texas Veterinary Medical Association released a statement about the veterinarian condemning the alleged actions of the veterinarian.

“This individual’s actions directly violate the veterinarian’s oath taken to use his or her “scientific knowledge and skills for the benefit of society through the protection of animal health and welfare, the prevention and relief of animal suffering, the conservation of animal resources, the promotion of public health and the advancement of medical knowledge.” We are saddened and disturbed by the unfortunate actions of this individual, and we remind Texas residents that this conduct is not reflective of the veterinary profession or of the veterinarians who strive to embody the words of the veterinarian’s oath every day.”

The press release from the TVMA can be found in its entirety online.
http://www.pitchengine.com/pitches/4e3cdfb2-67bd-43f3-aa0a-348e938a2398

Looks like she won't have a vet license for long.

 

Scootaloo

(25,699 posts)
46. Devil's advocate post...
Fri Apr 17, 2015, 09:21 PM
Apr 2015

1) I personally have no problem with killing feral animals. They're a menace to wildlife, and to actual pets, through disease and attacks. No, this was not a feral animal, but I'm betting the woman had no way of knowing this. It looks like Sticksville out there, and mistaking a farm cat for a feral, away from the farm, is not a hard mistake to make.

2) an arrow through the head is certain to have killed the thing before any sort of pain could register. It was not a cruel death. Pretty certainly a cleaner kill than achieved by most deer hunters in the area, I'd imagine.

That said... why pose for a picture? What kind of yee-haw bullshit is that? if you're killing vermin, just kill vermin and dispose of their corpses. The Orkin man does not pose with a brace of dead rats.

I'm weirded out by that decision. but i'll hold my final judgement until I hear her reaction to finding out that this animal was someone's pet.

 

laserhaas

(7,805 posts)
208. Here's one for you - that moiseeks to destroy (so we can ignore)
Sat Apr 18, 2015, 05:28 PM
Apr 2015

Elephant runs over the human pac leader of a hunting squad.

This website (that posted condolences) and its ilk - are now, also, on my ignore/chit-list.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10026528896

cui bono

(19,926 posts)
57. A cat is not "vermin". And that particular cat is most likely Tiger, someone's pet cat who had been
Fri Apr 17, 2015, 09:32 PM
Apr 2015

missing for two days. If that is the case then how can this cat killer determine that it is a feral cat and a tomcat?

I hope she gets a huge lawsuit on her hands. If someone did that to one of my cats... boy oh boy...

 

Scootaloo

(25,699 posts)
72. Yup, it looks exactly like Tiger, and i'm pretty sure it is
Fri Apr 17, 2015, 10:11 PM
Apr 2015
A cat is not "vermin".


A pet cat is not, totally agreed. A feral cat, however, is. I'm sorry but at no point is a voracious alien predator an acceptable part of the wilderness landscape.

If that is the case then how can this cat killer determine that it is a feral cat and a tomcat?


1) The determiner is that it is a cat, without collar or tags, or any other sign of ownership, wandering the outdoors. And from the look of the area, there's a lot of "outdoors" to go around, so you can't really just assume "oh, that must be the neighbor's cat." As far as she likely knew, this was a feral out killing the local critters and spreading distemper every which way.

2) It's... well, it's really easy to tell if a cat is a tom, if they're not neutered.

Now of course, if she knew the cat... that's an entirely different thing. And she's a veterinarian, so, that's not at all impossible.

I hope she gets a huge lawsuit on her hands. If someone did that to one of my cats... boy oh boy...


She's probably going to face more than a lawsuit - it's actually illegal to intentionally kill cats like she did. Trap-and-euthanize is permissible, but shooting them, kill traps, and the like are not (though with kill traps, it's almost impossible to prove intent.)

My advice is to keep your cats indoors. If they go outside, go outside with them, and a leash and harness. it keeps your cat safe, it keeps other people's cats safe, it keeps the local critters safe, and it keeps coyotes and raccoons from seeing your neighborhood as a buffet line.

Texasgal

(17,045 posts)
79. Oh what a pant-load!
Fri Apr 17, 2015, 10:27 PM
Apr 2015

First off.. Feral cats CAN be unidentified. They usually have there right ear clipped.

If she is a real vet and have concern for animals she would attest try to identify the cat! If the ear was not clipped it most likely belonged to someone or needed to get in the catch and release program.

She makes me wanna BARF!

 

Scootaloo

(25,699 posts)
83. In places where feral colonies are managed, yes. That's not everywhere, though. Or even most places
Fri Apr 17, 2015, 10:32 PM
Apr 2015

And like I said, I'm creeped out by the whole "lookit what I done shotted!" posing. Even making the assumption - and yes I'm making an assumption - that she thought she was doing good, that's just... unsettling. Feral or not, it was a living creature, after all, and she's just hanging it there like a freaky toy.

I can understand where she may have been coming from. This doesn't mean i endorse her at all, just that i'm willing to offer a 'well, maybe" dvil's advocate argument.

BainsBane

(53,031 posts)
151. I once stayed in a house with feral cats
Sat Apr 18, 2015, 03:43 AM
Apr 2015

It was AWFUL. They are literally like rats. I don't think people realize. They think they are like pet cats. They are not, not even like strays. There is a HUGE difference between a stray and a feral cat. That said, there should be no way a vet could mistake a pet for a feral cat since they don't act remotely similar. A feral cat doesn't come up to a person. It runs away, hides, and comes out only to hunt or scavenge. They don't act like the same species as domestic cats. I know that much, with no vet training. She should have been able to tell the difference immediately. He's also way too well fed to be feral.

 

KittyWampus

(55,894 posts)
84. Thank You. I can't reply to Scootaloo because I'd get a hide for sure. I've worked w/ferals
Fri Apr 17, 2015, 10:33 PM
Apr 2015

Vets go out of their way to help get ferals spayed and ears clipped.

 

Scootaloo

(25,699 posts)
85. And I've worked with former fight dogs, so I can totally dig where you'd be coming from.
Fri Apr 17, 2015, 10:36 PM
Apr 2015

Seen a lot of "kill 'em all!" responses regarding 'scary-looking' dogs on DU that make me want to smack people with a board.

I just want to say again, i'm not advocating people go out and start killing cats. Not in the least!

 

darkangel218

(13,985 posts)
87. " i'm not advocating people go out and start killing cats. Not in the least!"
Fri Apr 17, 2015, 10:42 PM
Apr 2015

[But you say you have no problem with killing feral animals.

Scootaloo
46. Devil's advocate post...
1) I personally have no problem with killing feral animals. They're a menace to wildlife, and to actual pets, through disease and attacks. No, this was not a feral animal, but I'm betting the woman had no way of knowing this. It looks like Sticksville out there, and mistaking a farm cat for a feral, away from the farm, is not a hard mistake to make.

2) an arrow through the head is certain to have killed the thing before any sort of pain could register. It was not a cruel death. Pretty certainly a cleaner kill than achieved by most deer hunters in the area, I'd imagine.

That said... why pose for a picture? What kind of yee-haw bullshit is that? if you're killing vermin, just kill vermin and dispose of their corpses. The Orkin man does not pose with a brace of dead rats.

I'm weirded out by that decision. but i'll hold my final judgement until I hear her reaction to finding out that this animal was someone's pet.


 

Scootaloo

(25,699 posts)
89. I'm not
Fri Apr 17, 2015, 10:53 PM
Apr 2015

I don't have a problem with it, no - feral cats, dogs, hogs, they're menaces to the environment, wildlife, and other people's pets. But that's not advocacy, it's indifference. I don't think people should go our loaded for cat. For one, no, not every animal out there is a feral, as this incident certainly proves. For another, allow me to reiterate - don't kill anything you're not going to eat. And if you have any amount of income, subsistence isn't necessary. Third, it's illegal - this woman is going to be in a mess of legal trouble, and not just from the cat's owners.

But if someone kills a feral animal, It's not going to be the end of my world.

And yes, an arrow to the head is almost certainly a cleaner kill than a bullet to the lungs (for instance - good shot in deer hunting). However, it's almost certainly pure 'luck" in this case - she could have easily hit the animal somewhere else an consigned it to a pretty awful way out. Another reason to not advocate it.

Hissyspit

(45,788 posts)
97. There's no such thing as "feral" domesticated cats. Cats have been domesticated
Fri Apr 17, 2015, 11:00 PM
Apr 2015

for millennia. There are non-socialized domestic cats. You know who else is a menace? Human Beings.

You don't even make any sense: They are a menace! But don't kill anything you 're not going to eat.

 

Scootaloo

(25,699 posts)
109. That's actually the definition of feral, hissyspit - a domesticated animal living "wild"
Fri Apr 17, 2015, 11:22 PM
Apr 2015

You can add as many syllables as you like, it's still the same thing as "feral."

And yes, they are a menace - they tear up wildlife and are primary vectors for diseases such as distemper. Why do you think you need to get your housecat vaccinated? it's not because magical disease fairies come in through the window at night and tickle Snookums' nose with viral particle-dust. it's becuse of the other animals out there ranging around carrying these diseases.

This does not mean i think people ought to go out and kill the animals, though. I think feral populations need to be controlled, absolutely - catch 'em, spay 'em, and let the colonies die out at their own time. Better yet, re-home the things if at all possible (and it often is; cats can become home critters after living wild, it's humans who get stuck on the notion). But it's just that if someone kills a feral cat, i'm not going to get terribly upset about it.

and yes, human beings are a menace. and without careless cat-jockeys who think Snookums should be free to roam around tearing up all the birds and squirrels he feels he needs to, there wouldn't be any feral cats in the first place. But no, miserable, ignorant, lazy people who think cats can "sustain themselves" insist on letting mr. Fluffums roam around, making all the "Li'l Fluffums" he can squirt out ("it's cruel to neuter!&quot tearing up the neighborhood's other cats, denuding the bluebird colonies and otherwise acting exactly as one would expect a very able predator with the instinctual stuntings of domestication to act like.

Hissyspit

(45,788 posts)
112. "If someone kills a feral cat, I'm not going to get terribly upset about it."
Fri Apr 17, 2015, 11:26 PM
Apr 2015

You are not being a devil's advocate, you are being an apologist.

 

Scootaloo

(25,699 posts)
117. No, that would require me to support what this woman did
Fri Apr 17, 2015, 11:56 PM
Apr 2015

I'm making the case for why I can understand her reasoning. At least up until she starts bragging about it. Really, lady?

I do not support "do it yourself" methods of critter management, for the simple reason that there's next to no way to guarantee you can kill the animal without it suffering. This arrow shot was exceptional, and it actually makes me wonder about the circumstances of it.

kcr

(15,315 posts)
214. Her reasoning was, "Yeehaw! Lookit my kill! Woo whee! I'm awesome!"
Sat Apr 18, 2015, 07:57 PM
Apr 2015

The fact she posed for that picture is pretty damning evidence that her judgment wasn't based on sound reasoning that your benefit of the doubt wants to give her. She saw that cat and immediately wanted to grab her bow and have herself a hunt! So she could brag on Facebook and people could see how cool she was. Her desire to present an image on facebook was more important than her profession and now it will cost her and I say good. If she'd thought about it for a moment she wouldn't be in this position. That poor cat, and its poor owners. Shame on her.

DonCoquixote

(13,616 posts)
219. the cat was neutered
Sat Apr 18, 2015, 11:25 PM
Apr 2015

now,as that does not happen in the wild, a vet might have reason to wonder if the cat is owned. Check to see if the cirter isch ipped perhaps?

tblue37

(65,336 posts)
143. NOT pure luck. He must have been sitting right in front of her looking up at her from the
Sat Apr 18, 2015, 02:03 AM
Apr 2015

way that arrow went in--and from how thoroughly it went in. He was looking to be petted, and she was looking to kill something.

 

Scootaloo

(25,699 posts)
147. Fuck's sake, I hadn't thought to look at that until you mentioned it
Sat Apr 18, 2015, 02:21 AM
Apr 2015

And now I see the vanes... they're like three inches from the animal's face, and it looks like it went through the eyebow and out below th ear.

I'd figured it was the opposite way just 'cause of the way she was holding it. 'Cause even a small animal's skull has plenty of stopping power at a decent range.

This animal was shot at less than ten feet, facing her - and from the apparent angle, it might have been eating something or she was crouching.

I already wasn't a fan, but... wow. Wow.

I know I've upset some people with my viewpoints so far on this thread. But fuck's sake. You're right, it looks like she just walked up and pegged the thing while it was expecting treats.

BainsBane

(53,031 posts)
152. No way a feral would ever get that close to a person
Sat Apr 18, 2015, 03:46 AM
Apr 2015

and just sit there. She should know that much.

LisaL

(44,973 posts)
94. If she had no way of knowing that this was a pet, she had no business killing the cat.
Fri Apr 17, 2015, 10:57 PM
Apr 2015

A lot of people still let their cats out.

 

Scootaloo

(25,699 posts)
113. I won't disagree
Fri Apr 17, 2015, 11:28 PM
Apr 2015

Though frankly, people shouldn't let their cats out unmanaged.

I inherited an "outdoor" cat - a poor old thing, like ten years old, rangy as hell. she would not use the litterbox, and was too old to train (or if she was trainable at that age, i didn't know how.) My solution? Toilet tissue and vinegar. Better I endurethe fragrance of cat poop for a few moments than let Cow Nose become raccoon chow. or, as happened the time she DID slip out, get torn up by hte neighbor's "outdoor cat."

Jamastiene

(38,187 posts)
130. The vets here in my county even clip the ears
Sat Apr 18, 2015, 12:58 AM
Apr 2015

of pets that have been spayed or neutered. They take a small piece of skin out of their ear. You can tell if a cat or dog has been spayed or neutered here too. I cannot believe anyone would play devil's advocate to a person who would do such a thing to a cat, whether it was feral or a pet.

Trillo

(9,154 posts)
166. Collars don't work well on cats who spend time outdoors.
Sat Apr 18, 2015, 12:05 PM
Apr 2015

They can hang themselves and choke to death. There are cat collars that have quick release buckles, but those cost $5 or more, and they're always losing them, so regular replacement becomes quite an expense.

tblue37

(65,336 posts)
187. Yep. She was on the hunt to make her first bow kill, and a friendly, trusting pet was an
Sat Apr 18, 2015, 02:55 PM
Apr 2015

easy target. She obviously shot him at close range. He was probably sitting in front of her, looking up and expecting to be petted.

 

Scootaloo

(25,699 posts)
74. I don't advocate killing anything you're not going to eat
Fri Apr 17, 2015, 10:17 PM
Apr 2015

As I said, I'm taking a devil's advocate position here.

PassingFair

(22,434 posts)
176. I'd let the devil advocate his own position if I were you.
Sat Apr 18, 2015, 02:01 PM
Apr 2015

Because your smelling of sulfur in this thread.

The shooting of this cat is absolutely indefensible.

 

frankieallen

(583 posts)
196. what about wild boar or fox that was killing livestock?
Sat Apr 18, 2015, 04:40 PM
Apr 2015

Your position sounds nice but is not reality

LisaL

(44,973 posts)
95. Exactly.
Fri Apr 17, 2015, 10:58 PM
Apr 2015

Especially considering this woman is a vet. She has to know people still let their pet cats out.

LisaL

(44,973 posts)
102. Yes, some cats very much want to go out.
Fri Apr 17, 2015, 11:04 PM
Apr 2015

Very dangerous, because of all the things that can happen, including being killed by a person like this one.

BlueinOhio

(238 posts)
107. Feral Cats
Fri Apr 17, 2015, 11:14 PM
Apr 2015

Probably just used as an excuse. I have to wonder how many animals she has tortured and killed before this. Potential serial killers will start with animals and work up. So animal cruelty is important. Sorry but I worked with someone that looked for any excuse to kill neighborhood pets. She also stoled items from people at work to hold as trophies. Certain ones will put themselves in positions to be close to their victims.

TeeYiYi

(8,028 posts)
115. Scoot...
Fri Apr 17, 2015, 11:37 PM
Apr 2015

...wtf?

I still love ya' man but what the 'effing actual fuck?

I live in a farming community where feral cats are out of control. That said, I would never condone harming a cat or any other species of fellow 'human' being; to include spiders, mice, ants, plants, et al., ...unless there was a damned good, justifiable reason for doing so. We share this earth together.

She had no business killing any style or brand of cat, regardless of that cat's perceived social station. The fact that she posted her escapades on facebook only confirms for me that she's a malignant narcissistic psychopath... Just like the bish from Utah that posed with a dead giraffe, I find them both deplorable.

Our brain pans are bigger. We have opposable thumbs. For this reason, it is incumbent upon us to figure out humane solutions to logistically challenging, humanist issues. A massive federal catch and release, FREE spay and neuter program (especially in rural farming communities,) would be an example of a preferable solution to the nationwide feral cat conundrum.

The problem, in this case, isn't about the issue of feral cats. It is, however, about psychopathic/sociopathic individuals trying to justify their excessively amoral, murderous tendencies by posting their offensive look-at-me selfies on social media. Not only was the the murder of that cat completely unnecessary and inhumane, it was cruel and abhorrent.

That woman is not a veterinarian, she's a lunatic and a pariah. She has no business being around ANY animals, whatsoever... Period. Padlock.

She sucks and I hope she gets fired!

TYY

 

Scootaloo

(25,699 posts)
120. Agreed that she sucks - I just found out her response to people on the subject.
Sat Apr 18, 2015, 12:01 AM
Apr 2015
Lindsey works for the Washington Animal Clinic in Brenham. In the comment section of her post, she wrote “no I did not lose my job. Lol. Psshh. Like someone would get rid of me. I’m awesome!”




Seriously, like i'm saying elsewhere, i don't advocate going out and killing cats. For a number of reasons. As you say, there are other options for controlling them. "Do it yourself" is certainly at the bottom of that particular list.

TeeYiYi

(8,028 posts)
132. Wow...
Sat Apr 18, 2015, 01:17 AM
Apr 2015

...she's absolutely fucking pathological! Life is not going to be kind to her, until she does some self-reflective introspection and begins to take personal responsibility for her actions.

re:“no I did not lose my job. Lol. Psshh. Like someone would get rid of me. I’m awesome!”

She's scary. I'm glad she's being removed from her current close proximity to animals; and/or humans for that matter.

TYY

tblue37

(65,336 posts)
145. She posted that too soon, since she was fired the very next day, as soon as the
Sat Apr 18, 2015, 02:08 AM
Apr 2015

clinic she worked at got wind of what had happened.

eggplant

(3,911 posts)
118. AUTOMATED MESSAGE: Results of your Jury Service
Fri Apr 17, 2015, 11:56 PM
Apr 2015

On Fri Apr 17, 2015, 10:27 PM an alert was sent on the following post:

Devil's advocate post...
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=6525360

REASON FOR ALERT

This post is disruptive, hurtful, rude, insensitive, over-the-top, or otherwise inappropriate.

ALERTER'S COMMENTS

some sick fuck shots an arrow through someone's pet cat and this DU'er wants to play devil's advocate? It is so insensitive and disturbing. Please hide this.

You served on a randomly-selected Jury of DU members which reviewed this post. The review was completed at Fri Apr 17, 2015, 10:38 PM, and the Jury voted 2-5 to LEAVE IT.

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That said, what the heck is up with all these alerts trying to squelch what amounts to nothing more than an opposing opinion? Did killing Free Speech become a Progressive value when I wasn't looking? Put the person on "ignore" if you need to, but quit with the business of hiding anything you object to.
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tblue37

(65,336 posts)
141. The cat was neutered. Yes, neutered cats can also be feral--adopted a feral
Sat Apr 18, 2015, 01:58 AM
Apr 2015

young adult cat last July who had been neutered and ear-notched by a catch and release program. Tico had been hanging around my apartment for a while, looking for attention but too shy to be touched until I gained his trust. I finally got close enough to grab him, and when I first saw that he was neutered, I assumed he was a pet, since I didn't know at the time about the ear-notching that signaled a neutered feral. I just thought he'd been in a fight.

But the fact that this cat was neutered and obviously well cared for was a sign that he might well be someone's pet. Besides, the way that arrow was positioned indicates that she almost certainly shot at him as he sat right in front of her looking up at her, probably expecting to be petted. That, too, suggests a pet, not a feral cat, since ferals tend to be shy. My Tico desperately wanted to be given attention, so he hung around my apartment and shadowed me on my walks, and even sat outside my window and visited with my other 3 cats, but it took some time for him to trust me enough to get close enough for me to grab him and take him inside.

I bet she knew this was someone's pet. This woman was on the hunt, looking for a living creature to kill, and a friendly, affectionate pet cat was an easy target.

cui bono

(19,926 posts)
217. How big are the notches on the ears, in general?
Sat Apr 18, 2015, 10:21 PM
Apr 2015

I have two cats that I took in after they started living in my yard. (4 years apart). The first one has a little notch in each ear but I don't remember seeing them when I took her in so I figured she got them in fights later on - there's a bully stray in the neighborhood. But now I'm wondering if that's what they are, at least one of them, the second one I'm sure she just got sometime after I took her in. It took her a while to get used to me petting her and the sound of plastic bags would send her running, I'm sure because it sounded like something coming up in the leaves. She had been living in my yard for a few months before I was able to befriend her and she was spayed.

tblue37

(65,336 posts)
234. In some places they actually cut the tip off of one ear. My Tico has a notch, though--
Sun Apr 19, 2015, 10:12 AM
Apr 2015

perhaps one half inch long, or even a tiny bit longer than that. Quite noticeable, though, even from a distance.

cui bono

(19,926 posts)
237. Ah, okay thanks. My cat's 'notches' are nowhere near that big.
Sun Apr 19, 2015, 12:53 PM
Apr 2015

I'm sure she got them herself somehow.

tblue37

(65,336 posts)
238. I just checked his ear--it is more like 1/4 inch. It just sees longer
Sun Apr 19, 2015, 02:08 PM
Apr 2015

to me. It is still very noticeable, though, and there is a roundish part at the inner end of the notch.

ohnoyoudidnt

(1,858 posts)
227. Why would your final judgment depend on whether it was a pet or ferral?
Sun Apr 19, 2015, 01:35 AM
Apr 2015

Posing for a picture as if she was some hunter killing an elephant for sport should be enough to tell you about her character. So you mean that if it wasn't someone's pet, her behavior as a veterinarian was okay?

 

Scootaloo

(25,699 posts)
230. Actually, I said it would depend on if she knew one or the other
Sun Apr 19, 2015, 03:06 AM
Apr 2015

We all already know it was a pet - I was willing to extend that she made a mistake. I mean, beyond hte mistake of her super-creepy facebook picture.

After having the position of th arrow pointed out to me, yeah, I'm 100% certain she knew this animal wasn't a feral. 'Cause it would require her to be really close to the animal, with it facing her - most cats 'in the rough" even house pets, will work to keep strange humans far away - ferals certainly so. But this animal obviously trusted her, indicating either they already knew each other, or it was very well-socialized or, if nothing else, she was feeding it at the time.

GReedDiamond

(5,311 posts)
56. Recc'd and kicked to bring more attention to...
Fri Apr 17, 2015, 09:30 PM
Apr 2015

...this vile creature known as "Kristen Lindsey."

She's already lost her job, but I hope she does some jail time, and, after that, ends up working in a WalMart or McDonalds for minimum wage, at best.

A sick fuck, she is.

mucifer

(23,537 posts)
60. If you care about animal cruelty and suffering Go Vegan
Fri Apr 17, 2015, 09:42 PM
Apr 2015

Millions of animals with horrific suffering.

No one goes to jail.

Major Nikon

(36,827 posts)
73. Kind of a non sequitur to this thread
Fri Apr 17, 2015, 10:14 PM
Apr 2015

Because someone eats meat doesn't mean they don't give a shit about someone putting an arrow through a pet's head.

If you really want to go out on a tangent you can say that people shouldn't own unnecessary pets that are carnivores and require "animal cruelty and suffering" in order to feed them, not to mention the millions of "animal cruelty and suffering" dealt from free range cats. That's certainly PETA's position, which includes the unnecessary termination of pets, which if you think about it isn't that much better than the vet in the OP.

http://www.petakillsanimals.com/downloads/PetaKillsAnimals.pdf

mucifer

(23,537 posts)
110. I just don't understand how people care so much for one cat but
Fri Apr 17, 2015, 11:25 PM
Apr 2015

not for millions of pigs, cows and sheep and baby chicks. I just don't get it. The conditions on factory farms are insane. There's lots of videos that prove this. No one goes to jail. But, for one dog or one cat they do.

It's how I feel. You haven't convinced me otherwise.

Major Nikon

(36,827 posts)
121. Believe it or not people can care about both
Sat Apr 18, 2015, 12:06 AM
Apr 2015

...and it doesn't require abstaining from viable sources of protein.

I could care less about convincing you of anything. You seem to be the one wanting shame people into becoming vegan.

cui bono

(19,926 posts)
129. But it would make one a hypocrite if they regularly contributed to the need for factory farming.
Sat Apr 18, 2015, 12:57 AM
Apr 2015

There are more humane ways to raise animals for meat and if one purports to care about animals they should be concerned about factory farming and attempt to eliminate it. One method is to eliminate the need for it.

Not to mention it's better for the planet overall to change our diet away from so much meat since for the most part it takes much less resources to make a meal from vegetation than from beef.

cui bono

(19,926 posts)
135. Yes, everyone has to make their choices based on their concerns. I haven't eliminated meat from my
Sat Apr 18, 2015, 01:38 AM
Apr 2015

diet. I have eliminated red meat and pork but do eat poultry sometimes - generally about 3 times/week - and the occasional bacon. If I buy it myself I buy organic free range, but I can't only eat at restaurants that serve that because work buys me lunch every day. And I can't always eat organic veggies because of that as well, but pretty much only buy organic with very few exceptions. I don't eat fish mostly for health reasons but I'm aware that we are supposed to run out of fish in about 50 years.

I can't live without a computer, but I limit my electricity use. I only have lights on that I need and use LED bulbs now.

I save the water I run in the tub to get to the hot water in a bucket and use that water to flush my toilet. I don't always completely turn off the water as I shampoo and soap up though.

So the point is, even if you can't completely live a life in perfect accordance with your beliefs, if everyone cut back a good percentage and was actually conscious of how they are contributing to things and what they are wasting and took steps to adjust and lessen their impact, we would need so much less energy and water and factory farming.

Major Nikon

(36,827 posts)
162. Not bad ideas
Sat Apr 18, 2015, 09:12 AM
Apr 2015

I just reject the one that says we must all be vegan or we can't possibly give a shit about animals without being a hypocrite.

 

laserhaas

(7,805 posts)
209. Concur.
Sat Apr 18, 2015, 05:31 PM
Apr 2015

Plants have feelings too.

Let's just all starve to death upon birth;
and say its g0d's way of rushing us to heavens.

cui bono

(19,926 posts)
119. The poster you are responding to never mentioned PETA.
Fri Apr 17, 2015, 11:59 PM
Apr 2015

A lot of animal rights activists have issues with PETA so that's a strawman argument.

cui bono

(19,926 posts)
127. You brought them up in your response which seemed, to me, to tie them to the poster
Sat Apr 18, 2015, 12:52 AM
Apr 2015

you were responding to. If that's not how you meant it, then great! And I apologize.

Major Nikon

(36,827 posts)
133. Actually I meant the opposite
Sat Apr 18, 2015, 01:19 AM
Apr 2015

That poster said they couldn't understand why someone who eats meat can possibly give a flying fuck about a cat getting shot through the head. To which I pointed out that cats are carnivores that require the meat of other creatures to survive. So basically it seems just as odd that such a person would give a flying fuck about a non-native and nonessential animal that must eat other animals to survive. I also pointed out that at least PETA's position is consistent on that note because they manage to kill just about every cat they can get their hands on.

 

Reter

(2,188 posts)
242. Take your stinking agenda somewhere else
Sun Apr 19, 2015, 02:19 PM
Apr 2015

Last edited Sun Apr 19, 2015, 08:43 PM - Edit history (1)

This isn't the place.

LiberalElite

(14,691 posts)
65. UPDATE: She's been fired
Fri Apr 17, 2015, 09:52 PM
Apr 2015
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2015/04/texas-veterinarian-fired-after-bragging-online-about-killing-a-cat-with-a-bow-and-arrow/

"A veterinarian in Brenham, Texas lost her job and has allegedly received death threats after posting a picture online of herself with a cat she killed with a bow and arrow, KBTX-TV reported on Friday.

Officials at the Washington Animal Clinic terminated Kristen Lindsey’s employment after the picture from her Facebook page surfaced on Thursday. Lindsey can be seen holding the arrow, which is stuck inside the animal’s head.

“My first bow kill, lol,” she wrote. “The only good feral tomcat is one with an arrow through it’s [sic] head! Vet of the year award … Gladly accepted.”

Lindsey took down her page after criticism began flooding in, but at one point she bragged that she would not lose her job over killing the cat, stating, “Like someone would get rid of me. I’m awesome!”"
 

KittyWampus

(55,894 posts)
75. THAT WAS SOMEONE'S PET??? I would go insane with grief and rage
Fri Apr 17, 2015, 10:23 PM
Apr 2015

if that were my fur baby. To SEE a photo of my baby like that? OMG!

It's bad enough if it were feral.

 

KittyWampus

(55,894 posts)
77. TIGER! Poor boy. His life was not in vain. He died so no other animals will ever be harmed
Fri Apr 17, 2015, 10:25 PM
Apr 2015

by that murderer. So sorry his humans had such a grievous loss. I send them my heartfelt sympathy. I hope they can find some peace somehow.

IcyPeas

(21,863 posts)
88. good lord
Fri Apr 17, 2015, 10:47 PM
Apr 2015

that cat is beautiful. it doesn't even look feral -- he's too clean and well kept looking.

I wonder if the owners have made a statement. The woman driving and speaking in the video loves her Tiger. She must be absolutely devastated. Heartbreaking.

Hope they throw the book at this so called vet.

 

Hell Hath No Fury

(16,327 posts)
101. Don't let me anywhere near this POS --
Fri Apr 17, 2015, 11:04 PM
Apr 2015

There's not enough bail money on the planet to get me out of the trouble I'd get in.

Trillo

(9,154 posts)
111. If that is the elderly couple's cat, I hope they sue her,
Fri Apr 17, 2015, 11:26 PM
Apr 2015

Last edited Sat Apr 18, 2015, 12:00 AM - Edit history (1)

though depending on where the kill occurred, suing may be pointless. Most folks love house-type cats, and even if they trespass, generally leave them alone. Around here they're generally welcome as they hunt and kill gophers, which puts them in competition with BigChem and their gopher poisons.

He was such a pretty cat. If he was a pet, it was nothing to kill, the cat wouldn't have had the full fear of humans ferals typically have. I am in total fear of two cats, which as kittens I bottle fed, getting out of the house. They would likely walk up to just about anyone and presume friendship.

tblue37

(65,336 posts)
146. The way the arrow is in his head, he probably did just that. He must have sat right in front
Sat Apr 18, 2015, 02:15 AM
Apr 2015

of her and looked up at her expecting to be petted.

Trillo

(9,154 posts)
165. Cats do put their noses down to the ground and sniff around
Sat Apr 18, 2015, 11:58 AM
Apr 2015

The angle of the arrow leads me to believe the cat was not both sitting facing and looking up at her, and it seems more likely he was moving away from her at the moment of impact. Perhaps he approached, but sensed something was wrong, and tried to move away.

csziggy

(34,136 posts)
168. Look again - The feathers of the arrow are in front of the cat's face
Sat Apr 18, 2015, 12:51 PM
Apr 2015

See the green feathers? She's holding the arrow by the point. The cat was looking towards her when she shot it. The arrow traveled most of it's length through the cat's head.

Poor Tiger.

Trillo

(9,154 posts)
169. Thanks for pointing that out.
Sat Apr 18, 2015, 12:56 PM
Apr 2015

I stand corrected, the cat was directly facing her, you are correct about the feathers. I hope Scootaloo is correct that this was an illegal act, and that she gets some lawful punishment.

tblue37

(65,336 posts)
171. Yes, it is illegal. even feral strays cannot be killed like that in Texas, and
Sat Apr 18, 2015, 01:07 PM
Apr 2015

a person's pet cat cannot be killed without the owner's permission.

I just hope the law follows through on this and really punishes her for what she did. You can bet she knew she was killing someone's pet, but she was eager for a chance to kill something with a bow and arrow, and a trusting pet cat was an easy target for her.

TDale313

(7,820 posts)
114. I read this a couple hours ago...
Fri Apr 17, 2015, 11:32 PM
Apr 2015

And still can't form a coherent post about how completely sickened I am by this. What a psychopath this woman is. Hope justice is done. Loss of job and licence and hopefully serious jail time. (Most of which seems to have happened or is at least being looked into/investigated.) People who harm animals are a danger to society. Bragging about it shows a total lack of humanity. The suffering she inflicted on this pet and his family is unforgivable.

tblue37

(65,336 posts)
136. One comment I read on another site pointed out that the way that
Sat Apr 18, 2015, 01:41 AM
Apr 2015

arrow is positioned, and the way it went right through the skull means she was standing very close to the poor cat, and he was probably looking up at her, all sweet and thinking she meant to pet him!

She obviously used his sweet, trusting nature against him to get close enough to kill him that way.

BainsBane

(53,031 posts)
138. That's not a feral cat
Sat Apr 18, 2015, 01:48 AM
Apr 2015

I've seen feral cats. They don't hang out all cute around people. They are wild, more like rats.

Warren DeMontague

(80,708 posts)
154. I'm sorry, but, that's kind of a fucked up thing to say.
Sat Apr 18, 2015, 04:54 AM
Apr 2015

not defending what she did, but still sort of a fucked up thing to say.

 

darkangel218

(13,985 posts)
164. No its not.
Sat Apr 18, 2015, 11:31 AM
Apr 2015

It may not be "politically correct" but I bet it was on the mind of many in this thread.
Obviously, no one literally wishes her to die, but what that poster said is a normal reaction to this atrocious act.

What is "fuct up" is the fact that someone ( and a vet, out of them all) put a freaking arrow throw the skull of an innocent pet cat, and then held it up to take pictures and brag on social media of "what great vet she is". That is what's fuct up!!!!

I'm so sick of people making excuses for animal abuse. Not saying you did, but you have to understand how animal lovers feel when an innocent soul is executed in cold blood like Tiger was!

Warren DeMontague

(80,708 posts)
189. I stand by my post.
Sat Apr 18, 2015, 04:18 PM
Apr 2015

People get lectured here for suggesting that Dzhokhar Tsaernev deserves the DP... hell, people get lectured for even suggesting he be sent to prison for his whole life.

I think putting the arrow in the cat's head is MASSIVELY fucked up, but I also think wishing death on a human being in this thread is inappropriate.

 

darkangel218

(13,985 posts)
190. And how serious do you think that "wish" was?
Sat Apr 18, 2015, 04:21 PM
Apr 2015

People say things when upset.

The only fuct up thing here is what that psychopath did.

Warren DeMontague

(80,708 posts)
191. I am registering my opinion on it, that's all.
Sat Apr 18, 2015, 04:24 PM
Apr 2015

saying "gee, that's kind of a fucked up thing to say" doesn't mean I think the person is serious.

 

darkangel218

(13,985 posts)
193. Fair enough.
Sat Apr 18, 2015, 04:32 PM
Apr 2015

And my opinion is we should focus on the real "fuct up" thing here, not on people's reactions to what happened.

Warren DeMontague

(80,708 posts)
194. I would have been done after the first post, but, im happy to continue to debate the point.
Sat Apr 18, 2015, 04:37 PM
Apr 2015

Like i said.. While the putting of the arrow in the cat's head is appallingly horrific and I do hope she is charged with the maximum possible level of criminal animal cruelty, it is kind of funny to me that some people on DU absolutely lose their shit with outrage at the thought that the guy who giggled as he blew up an 8 year old child might be "deprived of his liberty for his entire life" (oh no!) and to suggest he should be is "distressingly un-progressive"


But the woman who shoots a cat with a crossbow? No punishment is too severe!

Warren DeMontague

(80,708 posts)
197. You are correct. It just surprised me,and it is fresh in my mind b/c there was another thread
Sat Apr 18, 2015, 04:41 PM
Apr 2015

Yesterday.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=6521699

Getting back to the topic, again, what she did sucks and i hope the authorities are looking into it.

 

darkangel218

(13,985 posts)
199. They are looking into it,
Sat Apr 18, 2015, 04:44 PM
Apr 2015

But she will only get a slap on the hand, since animal abuse, especially first offence, is only a misdemeanor in TX.
Hopefully she will lose her licence at least. I have a feeling this is not her first kill of a pet.

 

Logical

(22,457 posts)
200. FFS any normal person knows it is FUCKED UP! Wow, so we are against the DP except for cats? You....
Sat Apr 18, 2015, 04:46 PM
Apr 2015

are as bad as the poster.

 

darkangel218

(13,985 posts)
202. IT WAS A NORMAL REACTION! and not a serious stance
Sat Apr 18, 2015, 04:51 PM
Apr 2015

Look at the other comments of people outraged.

 

darkangel218

(13,985 posts)
205. People say shit like that when faced with an abomination.
Sat Apr 18, 2015, 05:01 PM
Apr 2015

How much do you wanna bet the above poster wasn't serious?

No one wants the psychopath's death. Just for her to be held accountable for her crimes.

 

QuestionAlways

(259 posts)
213. AUTOMATED MESSAGE: Results of your Jury Service
Sat Apr 18, 2015, 06:56 PM
Apr 2015

Mail Message
On Sat Apr 18, 2015, 04:45 PM an alert was sent on the following post:

Hope she dies.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=6526291

REASON FOR ALERT

This post is disruptive, hurtful, rude, insensitive, over-the-top, or otherwise inappropriate.

ALERTER'S COMMENTS

Wow, wishing a human dead over killing a cat! Please hide this.

You served on a randomly-selected Jury of DU members which reviewed this post. The review was completed at Sat Apr 18, 2015, 05:02 PM, and the Jury voted 2-5 to LEAVE IT.

Juror #1 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: No explanation given
Juror #2 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: No explanation given
Juror #3 voted to HIDE IT
Explanation: She should be charged with cruelty to animals, not wished dead.
Juror #4 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: Wow! I think this is a rather normal emotion in response to the OP. Not all expressed emotions on DU are meant in the literal way. Shame we don't have a smiley that symbolizes "my heart feels for this poor victim so greatly that my emotional response is eye-for-an-eye even though I would rationally never feel that way". I vote to let this one slide.
Juror #5 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: My reaction was the same, the death penalty for her, she killed someone's child {if you are a pet lover, you know what I mean}
Juror #6 voted to HIDE IT
Explanation: No explanation given
Juror #7 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: What is the saying? God may have mercy, but...

Thank you very much for participating in our Jury system, and we hope you will be able to participate again in the future.

romanic

(2,841 posts)
155. Wow.
Sat Apr 18, 2015, 04:59 AM
Apr 2015

This is the most fucked up story I've read all day and even though there was a warning, I did NOT expect to see that picture of the poor cat and the fucked up so-called "vet" that killed him. I hope this "lady" enjoys her one-way ticket to Hell.

mrs_p

(3,014 posts)
161. I know this woman
Sat Apr 18, 2015, 07:03 AM
Apr 2015

And was shocked by her post. All comments were positive about her "kill&quot she is an avid hunter as is most of her friends, I presume). Well, I promptly de friended her, an acquaintance from vet school, not a friend, no loss.

The scary thing is she isn't some freaky horrible person. She appears normal, is friendly, and for the most part kind to others.

Besides making me sick to my stomach, the post did make me wonder about her judgement and common sense. I find the whole situation sad. Poor kitty. Stupid woman. She has seriously fucked up her life. And, she deserves to suffer the consequences. I do not hope her dead, though. I hope for a conversion to compassion and love.

csziggy

(34,136 posts)
170. Many sociopaths appear "normal, is friendly, and for the most part kind to others"
Sat Apr 18, 2015, 12:57 PM
Apr 2015

Until they show their true colors. And I believe this woman just did that.

I feel sorry for her - she has destroyed her life. It will take a monumental effort to recover from this unless she only wants to work for and associate with people as uncaring as she demonstrates herself to be. Even though I feel sorry for her, I would not want to have anything to do with her and I don't believe she should ever be allowed to take care of animals or any helpless creature - including children.

 

Surya Gayatri

(15,445 posts)
172. I didn't know the story had already been posted. Just found an
Sat Apr 18, 2015, 01:39 PM
Apr 2015

updated version in the Independent today.

I see the Independent blurred out the cat.

May she never practice veterinary medicine again.

Fantastic Anarchist

(7,309 posts)
177. What the fucking fuck.
Sat Apr 18, 2015, 02:05 PM
Apr 2015

How do people even think that's acceptable, much less be proud enough to show their sociopathy to the world.

I hate to say this, but there's only one animal in that picture that deserves an arrow in their head - and it ain't the cat - and I don't even like cats all that much.

Couldn't watch the video.

PassingFair

(22,434 posts)
180. Keep 'em coming!
Sat Apr 18, 2015, 02:17 PM
Apr 2015

Creepy actions and mentality should be dragged into the sunlight.

Bad behavior condoned by small town mentality...
Duck Dynasty type "morality"...

Drag. It. Out.

They are so SHOCKED at condemnation of their insular accepted ways.

Drag. It. Out.

It is indefensible.

Quantess

(27,630 posts)
184. What a nasty person.
Sat Apr 18, 2015, 02:40 PM
Apr 2015

Anyway... how did that dumbass make it through veterinary school if she has so little common sense?

 

laserhaas

(7,805 posts)
207. On what deranged realm of existence, does she think this is award winning behavior
Sat Apr 18, 2015, 05:19 PM
Apr 2015

Doomed to Life in Prison R Us...

Sheessshhhh

okasha

(11,573 posts)
216. She's a sociopath.
Sat Apr 18, 2015, 10:07 PM
Apr 2015

Sociopathy isn't curable, and it onsets early. All deaths that occurred under her care at the clinic should be reviewed.

freshwest

(53,661 posts)
218. Good grief, I've known so many compassionate vets in Texas, one wept with me when my
Sat Apr 18, 2015, 10:31 PM
Apr 2015
kitty finally expired from FLV.

After several times in the animal ER with IVs which always brought him back to full health for a few months in his latter years, I left him with the vet as I went to work. He called me at work and reported he slept well.

I got off work, went to see him with the vet. He got up for a moment, took a breath and laid down as if to sleep, not breathing anymore. He was gone. I was in my 9th month and it was heartbreaking losing my furry friend.

This vet in the OP is sociopath and media culture celebrates this. Some insist on denying that all they want. But the proof is all around us.

Carl Sagan's opinion on media:


...The dumbing down of America is most evident in the slow decay of substantive content in the enormously influential media, the 30 second sound bites (now down to 10 seconds or less), lowest common denominator programming, credulous presentations on pseudoscience and superstition, but especially a kind of celebration of ignorance...

An extraterrestrial being, newly arrived on Earth - scrutinizing what we mainly present to our children in television, radio, movies, newspapers, magazines, the comics, and many books - might easily conclude that we are intent on teaching them murder, rape, cruelty, superstition, credulity, and consumerism.

We keep at it, and through constant repetition, many of them finally get it. What kind of society could we create if, instead, we drummed into them science and a sense of hope?

~ Carl Sagan, The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark

This is the Idiocracy in motion, it's not a satire. We are 'monkey see, monkey do' beings, nothing wrong with that, it's one of our greatest strengths for passing knowledge. It's how we learn.

Highly visual, fast moving and with sound, there is nothing as effective as television and movies to teach us. We generally have no filter to resist, we take in the data and it never leaves us. Every single thing we see and hear is a learning process. We can't escape, unless we turn it all off. And then we are in danger of being isolated from the majority as they will be talking a different language than us.

Emotional content in any venue is the most remembered because it engages the limbic system. It goes straight past the buffering part of consciousness, where reflection, reason and logic reside and is registered in the area we call the subsconscious. With physical stimulation at the same time, it is as hard wired as being beaten or raped.

This has been exploited in the last few decades without restraint and in the most negative and nihilistic fashion. It is obviously not done to favor any of us or any living thing. We are being channeled to act as killing machines. And to glory in it. So I'm not surprised at the latest manifestation of it.

JMHO.

tenderfoot

(8,426 posts)
220. That looks just like my cat.
Sun Apr 19, 2015, 12:56 AM
Apr 2015

There's no way in hell that animal was a treat to her and what an astonishing lack of compassion. I'm wondering if she became a vet for sole purpose of torturing them rather than helping them.

What an asshole that woman is.

tenderfoot

(8,426 posts)
226. Brenham Veterinarian's Alma Mater Not Supporting Her in Cat
Sun Apr 19, 2015, 01:19 AM
Apr 2015

FORT COLLINS, Colorado - The school where Kristen Lindsey earned her Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine is not standing behind the Brenham vet after she bragged on Facebook about killing a cat with a bow and arrow.

Lindsey was fired by the Washington Animal Clinic Friday. The Austin County Sheriff’s Office is investigating her for possible animal cruelty.

The Dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at Colorado State sent the following letter to “strongly decry (Lindsey’s) grotesque actions.”

The letter in full: http://www.kbtx.com/home/headlines/CSU-Not-Supporting-Brenham-Vet-at-Center-of-Cat-Controversy-300573791.html

ScreamingMeemie

(68,918 posts)
228. I doubt this woman will go anywhere near any animal again. Thank goodness.
Sun Apr 19, 2015, 02:04 AM
Apr 2015

I'm hope there's a jail term/

onecent

(6,096 posts)
243. GO TO HER FACEBOOK I SIGNED THE PETITION SHE HAS BEEN FIRED AS
Sun Apr 19, 2015, 02:20 PM
Apr 2015

A VET, and the petition is so she NEVER WORKS AS A VET AGAIN.

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