TENNESSEE -- Although I no longer live in Sebring I do keep up with the news from there and with my friends and family. A couple that I love there are heartbroken right now over the loss of their precious cat.
Like many cats, Juliet was one that loved to wander. She had not been spayed because she was sterile and had never given birth. A very sweet feline that was dearly loved. All the neighbors knew whose pet she was and there was never a complaint about her.
[Unless the cat was examined by a vet and declared 'sterile', this woman would not know it. Just because a cat hasn't given birth doesn't mean it's sterile.]
Jaquae and Roger Sands spent 10 days looking for their beloved pet and asking neighbors if they had seen her. Finally, one neighbor admitted that he and his wife had contacted Animal Control and had a cat trap set up. She was caught in it and then was put to sleep.
[Why didn't this couple go to the shelter to look for their cat? The neighbor didn't want the cat 'killed'. The shelter didn't want to 'kill' the cat. It is the owners' fault that this cat was euthanized. The owners could have prevented this by 1) keeping their cat indoors and 2) micro chipping their cat.]
These neighbors not only knew who Juliet belonged to but kept it secret while the devastated owners looked for her. What a cruel thing to do! This was not a stray cat that was not being cared for. It was a beloved pet and the neighbors that called Animal Control knew it.
For Jaquae and Roger, my condolences over the loss of their beloved pet. To the neighbors that lack compassion for others and did this deed, may Santa fill your stockings with cat litter.
Diane Thibodeau, Dandridge, Tenn.
(News Sun - Dec 27, 2013)
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