Officer cleared after shooting an entire litter of kittens to death in front of children

[buck000]

He's just doing God's work.

 

[heavenlyboy34]

Are people mad because it was in front of the children? Out in the open? With a gun?
or
Are people mad because the cats were killed?

I love cats. I own a cat. But if the shelters are over-populated, they most likely would have been given a lethal injection anyway. What's the difference between that and the way the officer did it?

It was misuse of a gun; it shouldn't have been in front of the children; but the end result would likely be the same.

(I'm expecting neg reps, but this is one of those times I feel like a robot trying to understand humans, please don't be cross)

Aside from animal cruelty and disregard for children present, blowing away kittens for no good reason is a symptom of sociopathy.

 

[Red Green]

The don't call it 'litter' for nothing.....

 

[V3n]

Aside from animal cruelty and disregard for children present, blowing away kittens for no good reason is a symptom of sociopathy.

A clean shot and the cat feels nothing. I agree about the children. Population control is a good reason.

Becoming a cop is a symptom of sociopathy.

 

[tangent4ronpaul]

And no one has posted a target with this A-Holes mug on it yet??? WTF???

-t

 

[Xenliad]

We need a picture of the scumbag just so people know to keep away from it.

 

[kahless]

First read pcosmar's response again if necessary. Most folks don't expect animal control to use a hand gun on kittens as a means of dealing with the situation. It is excess and unnecessary force when a lethal shot is available. Of course I abhor glue traps for rats so guess my respect for animals makes me "different".

The woman stated she thought he was going to tranquilize them and did not realize until it was too late what he was doing. It was the officers responsibility to inform the woman he was using lethal force to kill the animals on the spot. She learned the hard way that government when called will then do as it sees fit and clear itself of all wrongdoing. The citizens safety and her children's mental anguish were irrelevant. Anyone with half a soul would have made sure that the adult knew exactly what was going to occur and told her to see to the children. He did not wait or inform her of exactly how the situation was being handled.

Only people who are socially maladjusted would have handled a situation such as this one was handled. The people that work in animal control generally are of two sorts. Depending on how long this person has been doing this job, they may have burned out but they no longer need to be left in that position.

See underlined. I agree, but who does not ask these questions.

1. “He informed her that shelters were full and that these cats would be going to kitty heaven,”

So he already establishes with her that the kittens would be euthanized. Does he even know she had children and they were looking out the upstairs windows. Not enough information. He should have at this point told her that he would be euthanizing them on the spot.

2. “She assumed he would be trapping them or something and taking them to a shelter and they would be humanely euthanized if they were not adopted.”

So even after he tells her they are going to "kitty heaven" she still thinks they would be "adopted". Hmmm.

She also "assumes", big mistake since you never know who you are dealing with. Granted most people would assume them being trapped and euthanized offsite but just be sure and with kids watching, if it was me I would ask to be sure. (personally I would be finding a no kill shelter or families to adopt them but thats me)

3. “Instead, he went to his truck and got a gun, which she thought was a tranquilizer gun, and walked around to the back of the house and approximately 15 feet from her back door shot and killed....

She sees the guy coming around the house with a gun. 2nd chance to ask what he planned to do but did not.

 

[Anti Federalist]

She sees the guy coming around the house with a gun. 2nd chance to ask what he planned to do but did not.

You do not question a member of the Enforcement Class, Mundane.

Had she made much of a fuss, those kids would have watched Mommy get shot instead of stray cats.

 

[Origanalist]

You do not question a member of the Enforcement Class, Mundane.

Had she made much of a fuss, those kids would have watched Mommy get shot instead of stray cats.

Officer safety.

 

[tod evans]

I'll never understand city folk....

 

[kahless]

You do not question a member of the Enforcement Class, Mundane.

Had she made much of a fuss, those kids would have watched Mommy get shot instead of stray cats.

Nah, as long as she bowed and while bowing asked, it would have been alright.

 

[Sam I am]

Cats, dogs ferrets cows, horses, etc. are domestic animals.

Just because someone deems a domestic animal "feral" or "wild" or even mean shouldn't give a government employee authorization to slaughter that animal.

As to your question of "rats in the woodpile"; Nope, there's absolutely no reason what-so-ever for a government employee to even consider shooting them, waste of taxpayer time and equipment...

Cows are domestic animals too, but we kill them all the time

 

[heavenlyboy34]

Cows are domestic animals too, but we kill them all the time

They are bred to be killed for food and are slaughtered in a humane manner.

 

[moostraks]

See underlined. I agree, but who does not ask these questions.

1. “He informed her that shelters were full and that these cats would be going to kitty heaven,”

So he already establishes with her that the kittens would be euthanized. Does he even know she had children and they were looking out the upstairs windows. Not enough information. He should have at this point told her that he would be euthanizing them on the spot.

2. “She assumed he would be trapping them or something and taking them to a shelter and they would be humanely euthanized if they were not adopted.”

So even after he tells her they are going to "kitty heaven" she still thinks they would be "adopted". Hmmm.

She also "assumes", big mistake since you never know who you are dealing with. Granted most people would assume them being trapped and euthanized offsite but just be sure and with kids watching, if it was me I would ask to be sure. (personally I would be finding a no kill shelter or families to adopt them but thats me)

3. “Instead, he went to his truck and got a gun, which she thought was a tranquilizer gun, and walked around to the back of the house and approximately 15 feet from her back door shot and killed....

She sees the guy coming around the house with a gun. 2nd chance to ask what he planned to do but did not.

When one thinks rationally they do not question irrational individuals about their irrational potential especially when they assume the person they are talking to is not irrational. She called the government because she believes them to be rational people. Most rational people would not believe that going to kitty heaven means they will be killed in the backyard, much less be shot by a gun. As for not knowing about the children, who talks to a grownup by saying they are going to kitty heaven? Potential lies heavy on the officer knowing about the children and that is a snarky statement no matter how you slice it. The officer needs to be removed from their job.

 

[kcchiefs6465]

They are bred to be killed for food and are slaughtered in a humane manner.

No they are not.

At least not in most cases.

Same goes for pigs, chickens, or anything else.

You can find humanely treated meat but it will cost you more. Family farms would be your best bet, I'd say.

 

[nobody's_hero]

You have to be pretty insensitive not to realize how much that traumatized those children.

Or be a cop. Maybe I'm being redundant.

 

[kahless]

When one thinks rationally they do not question irrational individuals about their irrational potential especially when they assume the person they are talking to is not irrational. She called the government because she believes them to be rational people. Most rational people would not believe that going to kitty heaven means they will be killed in the backyard, much less be shot by a gun. As for not knowing about the children, who talks to a grownup by saying they are going to kitty heaven? Potential lies heavy on the officer knowing about the children and that is a snarky statement no matter how you slice it. The officer needs to be
removed from their job.

If someone you do not know uses the term "kitty heaven" then that is about the time you start asking questions and not assume how the person is going to proceed. We do not know if he knew the children were there since he is dealing with kittens so I can very well see mr tough guy using the phrase 'kitty heaven' when dealing with a female.

 

[moostraks]

If someone you do not know uses the term "kitty heaven" then that is about the time you start asking questions and not assume how the person is going to proceed. We do not know if he knew the children were there since he is dealing with kittens so I can very well see mr tough guy using the phrase 'kitty heaven' when dealing with a female.

I'd think the guy was ridiculous if he started talking to me like that and would assume he saw the children and was phrasing it as such for that purpose. You seem to be making all sorts of leaps to further justify an unjustifiable action as being somehow an external parties fault for being subjected to witness the act. Even you seem willing to think burly guy may talk in such a patronizing manner to a female. At that point he has rendered her childlike and should then not be shooting the kittens in front of her to shield her from the action.

 

[heavenlyboy34]

No they are not.

At least not in most cases.

Same goes for pigs, chickens, or anything else.

You can find humanely treated meat but it will cost you more. Family farms would be your best bet, I'd say.

They are killed with a single industrial shotgun shot to the head. At least, I have been led to believe this is the norm. I don't know about the other industries mentioned except WRT chickens-my grandmama raised them and slaughtered them. Sometimes they're killed by wringing the neck, sometimes the farmer chops off the head with the appropriate blade.

At any rate, thanks for piquing my curiosity. I will look into this.

 

[newbitech]

Bad judgement to euthanize in front of children. As far as safety issue, feral cats and dogs carry all kinds of diseases that can spread to the domesticated pet population. I believe it is a safety issue for humans as well because they carry fleas, lice, and ticks.

I lived in an apartment complex at one point in my life that was infested with feral cats because the property manager refused to call the humane society since she knew the cats would be euthanize. There were a couple of people in the complex that argued that it was inhumane to call the animal control because the animals would just be killed.

It got to a point where one of the neighbors started putting out traps and "disappearing" the cats. My dog that I have up to date on all shots and monthlies became infested with fleas because of these cats. I estimate there was 40-50 adult cats running around and who knows how many juveniles and kitten litters up under the stair wells.

It became much more than a nuisance. One of the alpha cats I know became rabid and finally animal control came out and began rounding them up.

Feral cats if allowed to bread will create a safety concern. Not necessarily directly in the form of attacking or biting like a rabid dog, but in the form of spreading disease to domestic pets, and disease carrying pests that can bite humans and spread things like plague, typhus, Lyme, and in children who would play with feral cats, the infamous cat scratch fever.

When I was a kid, I watched my dad take down chickens for dinner. It was horrifying, but he didn't even use a gun, he used his bare hands.

The parent should have had an opportunity to shield the children from that action I suppose, but really in this case I would say that the animal cop didn't really do anything to hurt anyone.

He did probably act cruel tho and he should have save the bullets and just used his bare hands.