Man Gets Special Probation For Shooting Cat With Arrow

WVIT News ^ | June 24 2002

[2Trievers]

MANCHESTER, Conn. -- A local man accused of shooting a cat with a bow and arrow has been granted a special form of probation.

Superior Court Judge Jorge A. Simon also ordered 22-year-old Jesse Reimann to do 50 hours of community service with the Connecticut Humane Society, make a $500 contribution to the society and pay $500 toward the cat's veterinarian bills.

Reimann is in an accelerated rehabilitation program for six months. If he successfully completes the program, a cruelty to animals charge against him can be dismissed.

Reimann was charged with cruelty to animals for shooting his neighbor's cat with an arrow Feb. 28.

The black-and-white cat, named Lucky Jr., showed up at the home of his owner, Lisa Negedly, the day after the incident, with a foot-long arrow sticking out of its chest. Negedly said her cat's veterinarian thinks the cat was initially pinned to the ground by the arrow, which didn't pierce any major organs or arteries.

The cat has made a full recovery.

Reimann refused comment, and his lawyer could not be reached.

[general_re]

Cottage cheese and salad on the side. Invite friends around and talk about diversity as you chew.

Sounds good, but if you're having salad on the side, can you roll it all together? Here I'm thinking maybe you can substitute cat for the turkey in a Cobb salad. Mixing it all together would keep the diversity theme going, I think...

[shaggy eel]

Here I'm thinking maybe you can substitute cat

,,, that's it; you've seen the bumper sticker "cat - the other meat"?

[Sungirl]

Well...this thread has certainly brought out the real you. Don't tell me I'm wrong about you anymore.

[smoking camels]

So what are we "really" like? I am so curious?

[smoking camels]

ROFLMAO

[MotleyGirl70]

I vote for the alternative of using a sledgehammer or a nice rusty leghold trap.

I guess I won't be asking you for a Chritstmas present anytime soon.

You are a sweetheart!

[Cagey]

(Mr Petermen) I am smack dab in the middle of a good old fashioned cat fight.
(Elaine) Mr Petermen, this is not a cat fight.
(Mr Petermen) Woof!
(Elaine) Do you mean "reer?"
(Mr Petermen) Yessss that's the one!

[MotleyGirl70]

hehehe, you rock!

[MotleyGirl70]

Jerry ( Speaking of what women do when they are together): “So what you go home and have tickle fight and end up kissing….”

Lainy: “You really think that’s what we don’t , don’t you.”

Jerry: “ YES I do.” ( with total sarcasm)

[MotleyGirl70]

Lainy: “you really think that’s what we don'tdo , don’t you.”

Spelling 101

[Terriergal]

I guess I won't be asking you for a Chritstmas present anytime soon.

You are a sweetheart!

;-)

[Terriergal]

Well...this thread has certainly brought out the real you. Don't tell me I'm wrong about you anymore

LOL, Fine with me, it was a waste of time anyway.

I find it odd that she makes judgements about the "real" anything!

[Terriergal]

You mean field points? But even so, he would have had to shoot it from darn far away, to have it stick in him, and not either bounce off or pass through.

[Terriergal]

lol no it's more like taunting a dog at the end of its rope. While I wouldn't do that to an animal due to its being unable to see things rationally, people are a different story.

[Terriergal]

I will say that the people I know who do hunt actually seem to have a greater understanding of and appreciation for wildlife than do the PETA folks. I mean that. That seems odd, but it's true.

Nah, not odd. Makes perfect sense when you think that most of those that hunt actually care about nature, whereas PETA only cares about taking away Constitutional rights.

[Terriergal]

Well I'd rather use them as compost myself...

However we don't have a pigeon problem around here. Probably due to the good number of raptors.

Grackles and starlings though... and squirrels, and rabbits.

They have been giving our yard a wide berth this year. Mission accomplished...for a while anyway.

[Terriergal]

Yep, it's pretty efficent and non-intrusive, overall.

[general_re]

No, I was thinking of those points you use on a target range - the ones who the little spikes coming out of the head sideways, to stop the arrow in the target and keep it from going all the way through. If that makes sense - know the ones I mean? ;)

[Terriergal]

Oh yeah, they're called either "Turkey thumpers," "adder points" (the star shaped ones)

or "grasshoppers" & "Judo heads" (with the wire arms that grab the grass)

If he used any of those he was an idiot. If you're trying to deter the animal use a rubber bludgeon head,

which will sting an awful lot if you don't hit it in the vitals or head. Although with an animal the size of a cat it would be hard not to hit those areas. Any of those other ones are going to cause big damage and you won't get a passthrough on anything bigger than a blackbird.

I'm thinking a paintball gun would also do a wonderful job of deterring marauding cats and dogs and only end up stinging and getting them a little funny colored. Too bad someone hasn't come up with clear paintballs yet. I think that would be a million dollar idea!

[Terriergal]

bludgeon head = forgot the link: