Poor little Emily, PTS by accident

Not the kitten we fostered, but another one. She has been at the shelter quite a while, spent a couple of months at one of the vets' offices available for adoption, had no luck, and came back. She was just spayed to improve her chances.

Apparently an inexperienced volunteer had two cats out at the same time, and got them switched when they were done. This morning, the other cat (who proved not to be very adoptable) was supposed to be put to sleep, but the worker got Emily out of the cage with the other cat's tag and put her to sleep.

Emily was a little feisty, but a nice kitty anyway, and she deserved a better chance.

Here's her PetFinder photo, until it's taken down.

Originally Posted by mews2much

That is terrible.
They need to be more careful.

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I agree.

You poor, sweet baby. Just look at her: she's adorable!

I'm so sorry you were taken before your time, Emily. I hope you're happy at the Rainbow Bridge.

Rest peacefully, sweet Emily.

Unfortunately, in larger shelters this is all too common. Which is why some of them have collars with names/ID numbers written on them.

Poor girl - play happily over the Rainbow Bridge.

ah shame man, thats awful. RIP little Emily

That is just so sad
Hopefully she is wanted and loved now

Oh no, what a needless, sad event.

Sweet Emily you were loved on earth..play happily at the bridge.

The shelter needs to change its procedures.

RIP, Emily. That shouldn't have happened.

That is so awful

I hope they will discuss their procedures after this. This should never happen.


Rest in peace, sweet girl

Oh, no.. That poor beautiful little girl! It's very, very sad, taken too early..

R.I.P. Emily, you gorgeous girl.. You are an angel now

What an absolutely terrible thing to happen. That we have to put animals to sleep in the first place, but to mix up two cats? I am quite mad after reading this. I hope that shelter worker gets a stiff talking to.

How sad. Poor sweet little Emily. Play happily, little one.

That is very sad.

It's so unfair.

You are not forgotten Emily.

It's not the first time I've heard of such a mistake either. Emily may or may not have found a forever home, but it shouldn't have happened. May she rest in peace. My heart goes out to the volunteer, simply because if it was an accident, she/he is probably having a hard time living with themself. I know I would be devastated. People sometimes don't understand the consequences of their actions and that is a terrible way to find out...both for little Emily and the volunteer.

I was curious why no one questioned euthanizing a newly spayed kitty?

Had Emily been anything other than a black cat, the euthanasiast (?) would have double-checked everything, but I suspect she just assumed they were thinning the number of black cats at the shelter.

That's even sadder if double checking is the standard, but wasn't done because she was black. Such a beautiful little girl.

My God... what a mistake...

RIP poor Emily...

Godspeed, Emily - with the devastating earthquake in Haiti, I am sure that there are plenty of newly arrived angels waiting over RB to give you the love & cuddles that you were denied here on Earth.
Run happily over the Bridge and join our TCS RB kitties - you can never be hurt again...
....I am also hoping that the volunteer is given peace and the courage to keep on working with the kitties. What a hard lesson to learn and may others learn from his/her mistake

That's disgusting. I mean really how stupid can they be? We get a LOT of cats in at our shelter and have 3 separate areas for them. Nobody gets anyone confused. Even if the cats are the same color we know them by name and personality.