[robomatik]

cats doing what they’re programmed to do bump.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Newland's vehicle slammed into the rear of Stevenson's van at one point, the officer said.

Sounds like vehicular assault to me.

[Sherman Logan]

"Jim Stevenson has never wanted to kill or harm cats," Nelson said.

Uhh. Then why did he shoot one? Shooting a living thing generally harms it.

[Huntress]

Kitty ping!

[lormand]

I had to put down our cat three weeks ago. He was a house cat and had never trespassed on my neighbors yard like their cats do to mine. He lived 15 years without bothering anyone but me.

Domestic cats should be under control of their owners at all times. When they roam around places destroying things outside their owners domain, then the situation changes sharply, and the rules should favor the property owner.

Feral cats on the other hand should never be thought of emotionally the same as house cats. Feral cats are some of the most destructive and brutal killers there is among other small domestic animals and wildlife.

I have no sympathy for these feral animals, nor should anyone else who cares about native wildlife.

At one time, we had an irresponsible neighbor that allowed some feral cats to breed in his born. At it's worse, there were beds of feathers all over my yard from these beasts killing the birds while they fed at the feeders.

Yadda yadda yadda, they aren't around anymore, and we have gobs of titmouse, finches, doves, hummingbirds, etc in our yard.

[LilAngel]

This jackass sounds like the self centered bastards who trespass on my home, swearing their rights override everyone else’s, because they want to photograph some rare bird that happens to be in one of my trees. They insist the laws don’t apply to them, because they’re “environmentalists.”

[sergeantdave]

Grill a dozen plovers and deposit the heads and guts in the mailbox of this Audubon jackass.

[SkyDancer]

Why is it when a LEO kills an animal, say, when the LEO jumps into someone’ yard chasing a criminal and shoots the family pet who was just protecting its turf - that’s not animal cruelty ... but when feral cats come in and kill chicks in your yard, well that’s animal cruelty ....

We live in mountain country and have small livestock namely chickens, ducks and geese. People from the city come over here and dump their cats who go feral .... we shoot them when they come on our property .... so is that animal cruelty? It would be if we maimed or tortured them .....

[Ramius]

Killing a cat isn’t ‘cruelty’ by itself. Killing it in a way *intended* to maximize suffering is cruelty. It’s about intent. Shooting it with a .22 is not inherently cruel at all but in fact a reasonably humane method to kill a small animal. That it apparently not an instant kill shot is unfortunate but it doesn’t rise to cruelty.

Case should be dismissed.

[DancesWithCats]

So because the guy was an official member of the bird club, that gives him the right to fire at will? Prosecute this Adam Henry!

[kittycatonline.com]

Birdwatching? I love birdwatching. It's the only way to assure freshness!

[krb]

Stevens is accused of using a .22-caliber scoped rifle and a hollow-point bullet to kill a cat...

...the prosecution painted Stevens as unconcerned about the cat's suffering

Those two statements do not show consistency on the part of the prosecution, in my opinion.