Posted on 12/18/2008 7:31:38 AM PST by Born Conservative
ROSS TWP. – Three kittens with ear, neck and tail piercings were removed from a home by humane officers on Wednesday.
One of the officers from the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals of Luzerne County said the pierced kittens were being sold as “gothic kittens” on an Internet auction site.
“This is a first,” said Officer Carol Morrison. “It’s unbelievable anybody would do this to kittens.”
Morrison said the investigation began about a week ago when a man from another state noticed “gothic kittens” being sold on eBay. The kittens were also being sold on a pet classified Web site with an attached picture of a pierced kitten.
“You’re not allowed to sell live animals on eBay,” Morrison said.
The man called the phone number that was listed with the kittens, and traveled to the home at 71 Dobson Road, where he saw the pierced kittens, Morrison said.
“He called us and explained what he saw,” Morrison said.
Morrison and two humane officers obtained a search warrant for the home from District Judge John Hasay in Shickshinny at about 3:30 p.m.
Assisted by the state police at Shickshinny, the humane officers traveled to the home located at the end of a long driveway in a remote area of Ross Township.
Humane officers and troopers were inside the home for more than an hour before removing three kittens and a cat just before 5:30 p.m.
“She (the homeowner) thought it was a great idea (to pierce kittens),” Morrison said.
Morrison said charges are likely to be filed against the homeowner.
A dog inside the home was also found with pierced ears, Morrison said.
Morrison said the homeowner has a pet grooming business in the basement of the residence. Several signs advertising “Pawside Parlor” were along Dobson Road and in front of the home.
The kittens also had submission rings placed in their tails, Morrison said, explaining that the rings would prevent blood flow, causing the tails to fall off.
The homeowner and a young girl were inside the home. After humane officers removed the kittens in cages, the window shades were closed and interior lights were turned off.
Morrison said the kittens will be checked by a veterinarian before deciding if the kittens will be placed for adoption.
what do you expect from someone in Shickshinny!
I love cats and would never do this but as several have already mentioned, what about cows, migratory birds, horses?
I bet those were some Po’d cats that were pierced unless they were knocked out from the drugs licensed groomers use.
Me either. I guess it is alright to cut the nuts off of a male dog or cat "to make him a better pet", but for gosh sakes don't pierce the kitty's tail! Allowing your teenager to pierce his/her tongue, ears, nose and lips is just fine, but don't pierce that cat! Hypocrites.
I DEMAND EQUAL PROTECTION!
AND LEAVE MY TESTICLES ALONE!
Lmao
Sick and wrong.
This guy was punching holes in kittens in his basement to sell them on ebay. The equivalence issue is a bit of a stretch.
And this is worse than the average teen, how?
I thought I got rid of all the copies and negatives of that picture and now it comes back to haunt me...
Unbelievable.
So someone sitting in their basement punching holes in animals for no reason is good. I guess the laws in Pa don’t go along with your moral equivalence.
Well actually...it is different. Have you ever had a kitten in house...they climb and jump and I can forsee either earrings (or were they those stupid ‘gage’ things) causing a problem as a kitten (or cat) could get hooked or stuck by their ear. This adding an appliance that could cause the cat harm its addition...docking a tail or clipping ears (of a dog) is different. And the tail thing? WTH...cats ‘need’ their tails for balance...what’s is this womyn thinking (other than turn a fast buck).
Why don’t you take a rubberband and wrap it real tight around your leg for say....a month....maybe you can grasp that pain.
“This is a first,” said Officer Carol Morrison. “It’s unbelievable anybody would do this to kittens.”
#1- You don’t get out much do you, Carol?
#2- Stop calling these jumped-up members of private organizations “Officers”. They aren’t “Officers”. They just pretend to be ones in real life.
Metaldog says: "Eh, what's the big deal?"
Same to you....tie a rubberband around your arm so it will die and fall off and tell me if it was painful.
Wot's the problem?
>I see no diference to this than clipping a dogs tail or cropping their ears,<
Those procedures are done by a licensed veterinarian.
She could hook a few kittens to her face on pay per view.
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