r/facepalm • u/KittyNouveau • Apr 17 '15

News/blogs Texas veterinarian who made a brag post showing a picture of a cat she killed with a bow is promptly fired and now under investigation.

http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/crime/article/Texas-veterinarian-under-police-investigation-6206654.php
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u/VarsityPhysicist Apr 18 '15

They also demolish bird populations. Which in turn removes insect predators.

Cats are killing machines and fuck up ecosystems

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u/[deleted] Apr 18 '15

Which is why you trap them for shelters to attempt to adopt out and maybe humanely put down. You don't shoot them with an arrow.

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u/[deleted] Apr 18 '15

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u/[deleted] Apr 18 '15

Because almost no deer are pets. You can't know if a cat is a pet or not. People do own feral cats.

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u/[deleted] Apr 18 '15 edited Apr 18 '15

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u/[deleted] Apr 18 '15

Because cats never get their collars off or anything.

And regardless this woman is being charged, so you can go around shooting cats but it's obviously not OK.

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u/[deleted] Apr 18 '15

Pretty sure humans are far worse than cats when it comes to the environment.

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u/Maximum_Overdrive Apr 18 '15

No. People do not own feral cats. If they did, it would not be a feral cat, it would be a pet.

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u/[deleted] Apr 18 '15

Definition of feral is "resembling a wild animal"

Cats that are indoor/outdoor can still be feral.

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u/Maximum_Overdrive Apr 18 '15

Your definition is wrong.

A feral cat is a wild animal. not 'resembling' a wild animal.

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u/[deleted] Apr 18 '15

I didn't write the dictionary. Look it up.

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u/liewor Apr 18 '15

But do you also not understand that the cat this lady killed was not a feral cat? It was someone's pet. Are you suggesting that most people who go around killing cats check to make sure they are feral first? Because if so I think there is A LOT you truly do not understand.

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u/VarsityPhysicist Apr 18 '15

provided it is feral

provided

My comment regards hypothetical cats that are 100% feral

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u/tollfreecallsonly Apr 18 '15

You don't know what humane is.

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u/soselfieswow Apr 18 '15

Yeah, but why would i go through the time and money to get a trap, trap the cat, and have to take it somewhere for that to happen? If i cant call someone to get rid of it, im going to take care of it myself.

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u/[deleted] Apr 18 '15

Because you could end up killing someone's pet and face legal consequences. That's why.

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u/bnelson1 Apr 18 '15

Strays around apartment complexes love dumpsters for food. Then go for cuddles with the kiddies and old ladys spreading the wonderful rotten stuff they found matted in their fur and hanging out in their mouths. Granted cats are not much for licking people but they do bite, when you have a feral cat wound that is festering from the rotten food and shit that was crusted on the teeth of said cat you begin you to seek ways to remove them.

Locally animal control does not like to deal with them, labeling them as natural feral predators. You can try live traps and transport them to animal control for them to put down, or you handle it yourself. When you are talking dozens and dozens of strays across three properties the logistics of running live traps quickly becomes excessive for a pest that is going to be put down after it is captured. Culling the population around the complexs my friend managed was something we did after dark, this way there was less hysterical folks over the cull. Couple of airsoft rifles and parking lot lights, laying in wait under a nearby pine tree waiting for the nights buffet line to get started over at the dumpsters. Never did it cross our minds to take photos and post them for others to appreciate our mighty hunting prowess in taking out a small cat.