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Teacher shoots cat for using kid's sandbox as litter box
WJHL-TV ^ | January 31, 2014 | Chris Bundgaard

Posted on 01/31/2014 2:44:12 PM PST by don-o

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. -

A Rutherford County elementary school teacher faces animal cruelty charges for shooting her neighbor's cat.

Katherine Duke, a fourth grade teacher at Wilson Elementary School in Murfreesboro, admitted to police she shot the cat Thursday afternoon because she was tired of it using her children's sandbox as a litter box.

The cat's owner rushed it to a veterinarian where the animal had to be euthanized.

Duke, 41, was charged with animal cruelty and booked into the Rutherford County.

She has since been released on a $2,250 bond and is scheduled to appear in court March 4.

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TOPICS: Miscellaneous; Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: animalcruelty; publicschools
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To: GJones2

Very well said.


61 posted on 01/31/2014 4:38:17 PM PST by beandog (All Aboard the Choo Choo Train to Crazy Town)
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To: GJones2

>> Animals cannot be murdered, for murder only applies to humans, as we bear the image of God — to claim otherwise is to demean mankind.
>
> And what an ugly image “we” have when we kill pets because of easily remedied nuisances. I’d say that kind of conduct demeans mankind.

I didn’t say that we bore the perfect image, the fall of mankind has profound impact on the inborn image of God we bear... But God still saw fit to save us — “while we were yet sinners” — and THAT is something that ought to be respected.


62 posted on 01/31/2014 4:38:21 PM PST by OneWingedShark (Q: Why am I here? A: To do Justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with my God.)
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To: beandog

Thank you.


63 posted on 01/31/2014 4:38:43 PM PST by OneWingedShark (Q: Why am I here? A: To do Justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with my God.)
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To: don-o

People who think it’s okay to kill a cat because it poops in a stupid sandbox creep me out.


64 posted on 01/31/2014 4:40:02 PM PST by beandog (All Aboard the Choo Choo Train to Crazy Town)
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To: don-o

Toxoplasmosis.

Not guilty.


65 posted on 01/31/2014 6:13:05 PM PST by kiryandil (turning Americans into felons, one obnoxious drunk at a time (Zero Tolerance!!!))
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To: 9YearLurker

Toxoplasmosis.


66 posted on 01/31/2014 6:15:10 PM PST by kiryandil (turning Americans into felons, one obnoxious drunk at a time (Zero Tolerance!!!))
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To: oldenuff2no

Wow that sounds extremely ignorant! So you justify killing an innocent animal? I am surprised you own a animal talking like that, did you ever think maybe she should could have put something over the sandbox? So you think resolving an issue is just to kill? WOW


67 posted on 01/31/2014 6:27:58 PM PST by Tygergurl
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To: glorgau

Well maybe you should come back as a cat


68 posted on 01/31/2014 6:27:58 PM PST by Tygergurl
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To: don-o

We have kitties, and I ask our neighbors if they are crossing over and being a nuisance. No problem and her children love em.

BUT, if they were a problem, I’d buy and request that the neighbors use my paintball gun to sting em. That sends a strong message without killing em.


69 posted on 01/31/2014 6:31:56 PM PST by SgtHooper (If at first you don't succeed, skydiving is not for you.)
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To: don-o
Perhaps she should have invested in a sandbox cover?

I can guarantee that more animals then that one kitty are using the sandbox as a toilet. (probably including her kids)

70 posted on 01/31/2014 6:33:17 PM PST by Harmless Teddy Bear (Proud Infidel, Gun Nut, Religious Fanatic and Freedom Fiend)
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To: don-o

Both were irresponsible. She is a bad mother if she didn’t keep the kid’s sandbox covered...even if that cat wasn’t able to mess in it there are more cats in the world. The cat owner is a bad owner to allow the cat to be loose to keep messing in the sandbox.


71 posted on 01/31/2014 6:33:38 PM PST by Tammy8
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To: oldenuff2no

Oh and by the way how would you feel if your dog some how got lose and pooped on someones front yard and got shot? Would you be talking the same way?


72 posted on 01/31/2014 6:55:19 PM PST by Tygergurl
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To: Walmartian

“I thought digging down into the sand and finding cat crap was a rite of passage for all kids growing up.”

Me too.


73 posted on 01/31/2014 9:52:01 PM PST by catnipman (Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
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To: Tygergurl
I am surprised you own a animal talking like that,

Yes I own animals, and yes I am a responsible pet/animal owner. There are at least two chain link fences between my locked kennels and dog runs and my property line that are secure at all times. I have large animals too and have shot dogs for chasing my livestock many times. Will I shoot them again?? Hell yes and you would too after the first $3k vet bill when some stupid owners dog runs a trailer load of expensive horses and mules through a fence cutting them up. I live in the real world where we are held responsible for our animals. If I see a dog harassing or chasing my horses, mules, or cattle I reach for a rifle. There are no second chances and the law is on my side. The pet owner is the one who is responsible for keeping their pet home.

I do not get how people value their pets so little that they would let them run wild and take a chance on them finding trouble or being hit by a car. That is the irresponsible pet owner. When these free running pets find trouble and pay the price the owners always want to blame someone else. BS, it is their own fault their pets are gone.

74 posted on 02/01/2014 12:03:06 AM PST by oldenuff2no
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To: don-o

She forgot the last two parts, shovel and shut up!


75 posted on 02/01/2014 12:11:34 AM PST by dalereed
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To: dalereed
My neighbors have several cats..most of them feral. They throw food and leftovers to them on the ground.

I have lived here for 25 years..and I am sure they wonder from time to time why one goes missing.

I'll never tell...and my humming birds appreciate it..

76 posted on 02/01/2014 12:19:17 AM PST by Cold Heat (Have you reached your breaking point yet? If not now....then when?)
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To: aMorePerfectUnion
It was cruelty. It wasn’t a clean shot.

Gotta agree with that . If you're going to do something, do it right.

77 posted on 02/01/2014 4:45:16 AM PST by glorgau
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To: Tammy8

“She is a bad mother if she didn’t keep the kid’s sandbox covered”

Bad? I don’t think so. The pet owner, who allowed their animal to roam over property they did not own is the “bad mother”.


78 posted on 02/01/2014 7:16:21 AM PST by aMorePerfectUnion (Truth is hate to those who hate the Truth)
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To: don-o

79 posted on 02/01/2014 7:21:14 AM PST by aMorePerfectUnion (Truth is hate to those who hate the Truth)
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To: aMorePerfectUnion

The point is there are other cats, birds, etc. in the world; so many ways to get a sandbox contaminated unless she is going to guard that sandbox 24/7 she needs to have it covered to protect her children.

I said the cat owner was wrong as well.


80 posted on 02/01/2014 7:21:39 AM PST by Tammy8
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