# Veterinarian brags about killing a cat **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [April 21, 2015, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/veterinarian-brags-about-killing-a-cat/718224 "2015-04-21T21:00:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 25
**Author:** ![Omar\_Little](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omar_little/32/269_2.png) [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2016, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/veterinarian-brags-about-killing-a-cat/718224/482 "2016-08-22T17:18:09Z")
> [@KarlGrenze](#): > > An [update](http://www.kagstv.com/news/local/board-recommends-license-suspension-for-vet-who-shot-cat-with-arrow/303047718) on the case. The recommendations are not necessarily the final word, though. It may have taken a toll on her though: > [@KAGS NBC](#): > > In July, Lindsey was charged with a DWI in Houston. ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2016, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/veterinarian-brags-about-killing-a-cat/718224/483 "2016-08-22T17:26:13Z")
> [@Omar\_Little](#): > > It may have taken a toll on her though: Hmmm, the arresting officer was listed as Tabby McMouser… ---
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2016, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/veterinarian-brags-about-killing-a-cat/718224/484 "2016-08-24T15:52:00Z")
> [@KarlGrenze](#): > > An [update](http://www.kagstv.com/news/local/board-recommends-license-suspension-for-vet-who-shot-cat-with-arrow/303047718) on the case. The recommendations are not necessarily the final word, though. It’s intriguing that the linked story avers, as a matter of fact, that the cat was not feral, but was “Tiger,” a pet. So far as I am aware, that’s a claim that remained disputed. ---
**Author:** ![KarlGrenze](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/dbc845/32.png) [@KarlGrenze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGrenze)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2016, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/veterinarian-brags-about-killing-a-cat/718224/485 "2016-08-24T16:39:30Z")
> [@Bricker](#): > > It’s intriguing that the linked story avers, as a matter of fact, that the cat was not feral, but was “Tiger,” a pet. > > So far as I am aware, that’s a claim that remained disputed. Possible, and legally you may be right, but it does seem the majority of people think it is, even if there is no legal-strength proof of it. That said, even a neighborhood “feral” cat, it would still be considered unethical by most veterinarians I know. Not just the killing of the animal, but everything surrounding it. It shows disregard for the profession and how we are perceived by society. I understand that there is a problem with cats (and dogs) damaging wildlife. The thing is, cats (and dogs) are not wildlife, they are domestic animals. And yes, because of that, I think they should be treated differently, and different approaches should be taken to decrease their impact to wildlife populations. Just killing all cats in one area will not make the problem disappear, as unless they are isolated, other cats will come and occupy their place. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2016, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/veterinarian-brags-about-killing-a-cat/718224/486 "2016-08-24T17:19:28Z")
> [@Bricker](#): > > It’s intriguing that the linked story avers, as a matter of fact, that the cat was not feral, but was “Tiger,” a pet. > > So far as I am aware, that’s a claim that remained disputed. or perhaps additional evidence was shown that supports that the cat was a pet. ---
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2016, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/veterinarian-brags-about-killing-a-cat/718224/487 "2016-08-24T21:14:53Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > or perhaps additional evidence was shown that supports that the cat was a pet. Oh, absolutely. There was a fact-finding phase of the hearing before the ALJ and I imagine that some evidence could indeed have prompted that finding – I just had not seen any such finding reported prior to the unsubstantiated assertion in the news story. My comment was not so much “That’s wrong!” as it was “Cite?” in other words. ---
**Author:** ![steronz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steronz/32/11765_2.png) [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2016, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/veterinarian-brags-about-killing-a-cat/718224/488 "2016-08-26T13:44:12Z")
> [@Bricker](#): > > Oh, absolutely. There was a fact-finding phase of the hearing before the ALJ and I imagine that some evidence could indeed have prompted that finding – I just had not seen any such finding reported prior to the unsubstantiated assertion in the news story. > > My comment was not so much “That’s wrong!” as it was “Cite?” in other words. The PFD goes on at great length about both sides’ arguments. Like, really, a shameful amount of testimony over a barn cat. I don’t think I can post directly to the document but if you’re really interested there are directions on the Tiger’s Justice Team facebook page. At the end of the day it came down to the markings from the picture that was posted on FB, but also the fact that Tiger apparently lived right across the street and the owners testified that he went missing on the same day that the photo was posted. Text copied from a terrible OCR job, it’s somewhat garbled but you can get the idea: > [@](#): > > The parties disagreed sharply as to whether the photograph of the remains indicated a > neutered or an intact male cat. The operative question, however, is whether the cat was Tiger. > > The ALJs nd that the most relevant and reliable evidence of the cat s identity is the > marked similarity between the attributes of the cat in the Facebook photograph and the cat in > Ms. l~Iemse1l s video. As Dr. Folger convincingly testified, the physical patterns on the fur of > both cats are strikingly similar. Although orange tabby cats are common cats and thcrc were > other orange-and-white cats in the neighborhood, the ALJ s are persuaded that the cat was Tiger > by the close resemblance between the two cats with respect to the band of white fur down the > trachea extending halfway up the cervical area, the belt of white fur on the left~hind thigh > extending in a semicircle from the knee to the back part of the leg, and the single stripe going > towards the eye on the left side. lrnportantly, the persons most familiar with Tiger s markings > the Johnsons and Ms. Hemselliiinmediately recognized Tiger in the Facebook photograph > based on these very attributes. Tiger also went missing at about the same time as the photograph > was taken, and has not been seen since. > > … > > \*\*The ALJs … find a preponderance of the evidence establishes > that the cat shot by Respondent on April 15, 2015, was Tiger. \*\* I don’t know what the rules of journalism are on this… I think it’s fair to say that the claim remains disputed, but a decision was indeed made on the identity of the cat. ---
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2016, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/veterinarian-brags-about-killing-a-cat/718224/489 "2016-08-26T16:20:38Z")
> [@steronz](#): > > The PFD goes on at great length about both sides’ arguments. Like, really, a shameful amount of testimony over a barn cat. I don’t think I can post directly to the document but if you’re really interested there are directions on the Tiger’s Justice Team facebook page. > > At the end of the day it came down to the markings from the picture that was posted on FB, but also the fact that Tiger apparently lived right across the street and the owners testified that he went missing on the same day that the photo was posted. > > Text copied from a terrible OCR job, it’s somewhat garbled but you can get the idea: > > I don’t know what the rules of journalism are on this… I think it’s fair to say that the claim remains disputed, but a decision was indeed made on the identity of the cat. I agree. I was unaware that this finding had been made. Now apprised of it, I agree the article’s claim is defensible. ---
**Author:** ![mistymage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mistymage/32/459_2.png) [@mistymage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mistymage)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2016, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/veterinarian-brags-about-killing-a-cat/718224/490 "2016-10-18T21:36:42Z")
> **[Texas vet who killed cat with arrow, posed for photo can't practice for 1...](https://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/article/Texas-Board-of-Veterinary-Medical-Examiners-9980584.php)** > > The Texas Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners ruled Tuesday that Kristen Lindsey, the... "The Texas Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners ruled Tuesday that Kristen Lindsey, the veterinarian who posted a photo of a dead tabby cat named Tiger with an arrow through its head on her Facebook last year, will have her license suspended for one year where she will not be able to practice. After, she will be able to practice under conditions of probation for four years." ---
**Author:** ![choie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/choie/32/7829_2.png) [@choie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/choie)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2016, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/veterinarian-brags-about-killing-a-cat/718224/491 "2016-10-18T21:37:22Z")
Ah **steronz** , if only you’d made that bet timeline six months longer… [Board yanks Dr. Shooty McKillcat’s license to practice for a year.](http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/article/Texas-Board-of-Veterinary-Medical-Examiners-9980584.php) > [@](#): > > The Texas Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners ruled Tuesday that Kristen Lindsey, the veterinarian who posted a photo of a dead tabby cat named Tiger with an arrow through its head on her Facebook last year, will have her license suspended for one year where she will not be able to practice. > > After, she will be able to practice under conditions of probation for four years. > > Tuesday’s hearing was the last in a string of debates on what action to take, if any, against Lindsey, after her photo incited international uproar from animal activists. Also apparently confirms that this was indeed a pet. Edited to add: **Aw COME ON! Stopped to add a longer quote and I get _ninja’ed_**! Damn it! Damn it all to hell! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/veterinarian-brags-about-killing-a-cat/718224.md?page=24)