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Conference misery::feline_v1

Title:Meower Power is Valuing Differences
Notice:FELINE_V1 is moving 1/11/94 5pm PST to MISERY
Moderator:MISERY::VANZUYLEN_RO
Created:Sun Feb 09 1986
Last Modified:Tue Jan 11 1994
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:5089
Total number of notes:60366

4905.0. "kittens saved..." by DELNI::YORSTON () Thu Sep 05 1991 12:06

    A friend of mine was driving to work one day a couple of weeks ago,
    when he noticed a car pulled over on the side of the road.  He looked
    over and saw a guy dumping a burlap bag into the water.  Needless to
    say he didn't like how this looked so he wrote down the liscence plate
    number of the car, then turned around an went back to were he saw
    the guy dump the bag.  He walked in the water (which wasn't very deep)
    and found the bag.  When he open it up he found 9 kittens (still alive,
    just somewhat wet) with a rock on the bottom of the bag.
    
    He took the bag with the kittens  put them in his truck and went 
    straight to the police station to report the guy (who they ended up
    arresting for cruelty to animals)(YAAA).  Then from there he took the 
    kittens to a animal shelter/hospital type of a place.  The kittens
    were examined and got cleaned up.   They even gave one of the kittens 
    all of the shots it needed and gave it to the guy that saved it
    life....    As for the rest of the kittens their in one of those
    dreaded buddy dog places waiting for a new owner,,,, but better there
    then in the bottom of a river somewhere....
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4905.1JUPITR::KAGNOTo cats, all things belong to catsThu Sep 05 1991 12:1513
    Finally, justice is served!  I hope this moron thinks twice before
    pulling a stunt like that again!!  Kudos to your friend!
    
    Sometimes it is best not to make a scene but get the facts and go
    straight to the police.
    
    Why people continue to let their cats breed when their final plan is to
    kill the kittens is beyond me.
    
    --Roberta (who is always suspicious when seeing bags and boxes by the
               side of the road)
    
    
4905.2JJLIET::JUDYBorn to be wild...Thu Sep 05 1991 12:386
    
    
    	Amen Roberta!
    
    	Personally I'd like to hang the scumbag by his toenails....
    
4905.3fyi - kittensDELNI::YORSTONThu Sep 05 1991 12:504
    Latest update about the kittens!!!  I just found out,,,  that my friend
    that found the kittens called the humane society to check on the kittens 
    and they told him that they all found home!!!!    :)
        
4905.4BOOVX1::MANDILEHer Royal HighnessThu Sep 05 1991 14:075
    Good!  Glad to hear the butthead got caught.....
    
    And the babies found homes!
    
    Lynne
4905.5ELMST::WONGThe wong oneThu Sep 05 1991 14:0927
    I worked really hard to find homes for the kittens for the kat in
    the house I was living in because my roommate at the time said that
    he was going to "get rid of the kittens" if he couldn't find homes
    for all of them.
    
    I still have two kittens to find homes for.  They're currently
    being kitty-sat by a friend who took two of the kittens.  I've seen
    them lately, and they're doing well...first exams and shots done.
    
    See below if you're interested...
    
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   SWM and SBM (kittens) seek good home(s) for life-long
   relationship.  We are both short haired, had first shots,
   worm-free, and devastatingly cute.  Born 28 June 1991.  We're
   playful, affectionate, litter-box trained.  Enjoy fine
   meals-from-a-can, greeting you when you come home, playing with a
   variety of toys, sitting on your lap, walks on the beach, and
   anything else that makes us purr, which is almost everything
   (except rap music).  Looking for caring, affectionate owner(s)
   who will take good care of us, to have a mutually pleasurable and
   satisfying relationship for many years. 
    -----------------------------------------------------------------------
    
    The kitty-sitter lives is Malden (I-93 and Rt. 60).  If interested,
    send me mail and I can get you in touch with him.  These are the 
    kittens that I helped deliver back in June.
4905.6WILLEE::MERRITTThu Sep 05 1991 15:169
    Give your friend a big hug from all of us for the wonderful job
    he did to save those kittens.    Thank god there are wonderful
    humans on this planet too!!
    
    Do you happen to know what this jack%$# punishment will be for this 
    cruelty act?   I'd say....give him to us feliners for just one day!!!!  
    That's all it would take!!!!
    
    Sandy
4905.7What happened to momcat?DEMON::MURPHYThu Sep 05 1991 15:264
    I'm glad he was caught too.  Was the momcat taken away from him?  Since
    he had the kittens, I assume he also had the mom.
    
    
4905.8don't knowDELNI::YORSTONThu Sep 05 1991 16:085
    re 6:  I'm not sure what type of punishment he/someone gets for that...
           Does anyone have any idea what happens to someone when they get
           arrested for something like that????
    
    re 7:  No clue to were the mom cat is (hopefully still alive)...
4905.9in the westTYGON::WILDEwhy am I not yet a dragon?Thu Sep 05 1991 16:218
>    re 6:  I'm not sure what type of punishment he/someone gets for that...
>           Does anyone have any idea what happens to someone when they get
>           arrested for something like that????
    
in our area, Santa Clara county in California, a cruelty to animals charge is
an offense that can lead to fines and/or jail time.  This is a charge that 
is decided by trial in front of a judge.  I have read that people can be fined
quite heavily, and jailed for a year or more.
4905.10TENAYA::KOLLINGKaren/Sweetie/Holly/Little Bit Ca.Thu Sep 05 1991 16:342
    How about putting him in a bag with a rock and .....
    
4905.11TENAYA::KOLLINGKaren/Sweetie/Holly/Little Bit Ca.Thu Sep 05 1991 16:353
    I'm also worried about the Mom cat;  would a call to the local animal
    officer be in order?
    
4905.12USDEV1::NDCPutiput Scottish Folds DTN:297-2313Fri Sep 06 1991 10:522
    I'd hang him by something other than his toenails!  And I"d ENJOY it.
    
4905.13How long can YOU tread water, Mister?BOOVX2::MANDILELynne Mandile a.k.a. HRHFri Sep 06 1991 13:405
    Imagine......1500 feliners given the final say in the
    torture of this individual.....the mind boggles with the
    possibilities!!!!
    
    Lynne
4905.14ICS::MORGAN_CFri Sep 06 1991 15:246
    I love the idea of putting him in a bag with a rock.  Too bad one
    couldn't make sure that this interesting little tidbit couldn't
    hit this guys local town newspaper!
    
    Cindy
    
4905.15KOBAL::BBOOP::SCAERBoop-Boop-a-DoopFri Sep 06 1991 16:2411
>    I love the idea of putting him in a bag with a rock.  Too bad one
>    couldn't make sure that this interesting little tidbit couldn't
>    hit this guys local town newspaper!
>    
>    Cindy

I mentioned this story to my husband, a newspaper reporter, and
he said it would make a great story.  All you need to do is
call the local paper and tell them about it.  That would give
that person a lot of bad publicity......................beth

4905.16JJLIET::JUDYBorn to be wild...Fri Sep 06 1991 18:295
    
    
    	Nancy I thought of that too but couldn't think of a delicate
    	way to say it.......
    
4905.17Let this idiot learn what terror feels like!VMSDEV::BALLOUIt's late, but at least it's slow!Mon Sep 09 1991 18:0015
Actually, I don't think just putting this b*st*rd in a bag with a rock and
throwing him in the water is enough.  My suggestion:

    1.  Queue up all the FELINErs.
    2.  The FELINEr at the head of the queue puts him in a bag with a rock.
    3.  Throw him in the water, and wait till the last moment to pull
        him out and resuscitate him.
    4.  Go back to step 2 with the rest of the queue.

I think repeatedly subjecting him to terror would be much better than just
letting him die ...

        - Ken who_sometimes_wonders_about_the_claim_that_homo_sapiens_
              is_a_superior_species (how many species torture others
              for amusement?)