Posted on 06/24/2002 5:38:21 AM PDT by 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.
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.
They can't call animal control
Tell them to do the "humane" thing- collect the cat or cats and take them to the animal shelter, in the next county. They will be fed and eventually find a good home.
And you neighbor will not see them again.
Everyone keeps calling him a kid, but actually he's 22. At that age, his act indicates a possibility of some personality disorders.
Regular damages (the vet bills plus time and expenses to travel to and from the vet), emotional distress, punitive damages, exemplary damages, plus court costs and reasonable attorney fees...
Assure the dear boy that it is merely a formality. Then get a writ of execution and garnish his bank account one day after he gets paid...so that the checks he wrote to pay bills all bounce....
Then get another writ and go into his house to videotape his personal property...
Oh, yes, the civil justice system can be quite effective...
And it is a property owner's right to zap them if they betread his turf, particularly if they cause a problem. When you go into the outdoors you are taking up your place in the food chain, whether you are a human climbing Rainier or a cat wandering in the suburbs.
Actually animals can have no rights; they are not human beings and to confer human rights upon animals certainly does damage to the whole concept of human rights. But humans certainly do have responsibilities and duties w/r/t animals in their charge or control, and one of the most fundamental duties is to be humane to the creatures and not cause them unnecessary suffering. This man has failed that standard of care (how's that for a dry understatement?).
Nothing here, though, indicates the cat was a problem, or that Reimann had any conceivable justification for harming it at all. (Since this is not a court, we can take his failure to speak in his defence as an admission that he hasn't much of a defence to offer). It sounds like this jerk just shot the cat for sport. Gratuitous cruelty. If that is the case he bears considerable watching, and should NOT be in a programme where his record will be expunged. While there are many creeps who are cruel to animals but don't hurt people, it's very true that men who harm people very often have a history of cruelty to animals, especially in adolescence and youth. Therefore, records of animal cruelty are very pertinent to certain criminal investigations and should probably always be permanent.
Of course, this may be a state like mine where an expunged record is invisible to the public but still available to criminal authorities for just this kind of purpose.
d.o.l.
Criminal Number 18F
He really isn't cruel. The people who are cruel are those that let their cats outside to kill our birds. House cats are not a domestic species. People who fancy cats should keep them indoors.
Any cat that gets into my backyard is a target.
A good pellet rifle is much neater.
Unfortunately, the blunt tore off and the dog was pierced in the buttocks with the bare shaft. Though the injury was unintentional, the goal was attained: to this day the dog will not go near his yard.
Ok..let's play your illogical game...... you have to teach the cat to read so he can see your sign that says "Cats not Welcome here...No Trespassing". At least then when you shoot it for trespassing ...it'll be fair and just.
By the way....pesticides kill thousands of birds every year.....than do cats.
That's not true. I have very little compassion for inconsiderate, self-centered people who let their cats run free outside. Read my lips: House cats are not a native species.
I hope you're not procreating.
There's a low blow. Not anymore.
How often do you hunt?
I don't. Except for cats and Starlings, that is.
On the other hand, 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.
What kind of animal trophies do you have?
None.
By the way....pesticides kill thousands of birds every year.....than do cats.
I don't use either.
Now you just keep your cat out of my yard and away from my birds. If you don't, it's a target.
That's nice....quit hunting cats. It's not right for you to kill an animal that can't understand that you don't want anything on your property. Nutcase.
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