Feral Cat Feud in FL

I just noticed this story:


http://www.contracostatimes.com/mld/...ts/8297354.htm

Obviously, the cats are only part of the story, but it's obvious that it's a situation that's out of control.

It should hit a nerve for anyone deemed "crazy" for trying to help the cats.

Betty Galin, 75, and Al Stuetzle, 85, have feuded for a couple years in a Mountain View mobile home park. She loves feral cats; he traps them -- an apparently combustible combination.

Restraining orders are involved, as are small claims court conflicts. Now Galin is facing criminal prosecution for allegedly popping Stuetzle in the face with a rock and later smacking him on the head with a metal flashlight, after he reportedly found her in his carport with his cat cage in hand.

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Stuetzle said the cat fight began a couple years back, when feral felines started overrunning the place. They'd get under the mobile homes, have kittens, cry all night. The park provided traps, and the trapped cats were sent to animal control.

Galin objected, Stuetzle said. "They call her the 'Cat Lady,'" said Stuetzle, who's trapped about five cats. "She is, to put it nicely, eccentric."

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I shouldn't laugh, but the woman reminds me of my mom. She has been known to steal cages a neighbor was using to trap squirrels, and an arthritic dog that was chained outside with no shelter.
Seriously, though, this type of situation can, sadly, lead to violence. Police in Vienna, Austria, are still searching for the murderer of a "crazy cat lady" who was bludgeoned to death there well over a year ago. Suspects include neighbors who were irate about her "attracting more and more vermin" to the neighborhood, and a rival rescue group unhappy about the donations she was getting from members of the public, which supposedly cut down on the amount they were getting.

Originally Posted by jcat

and a rival rescue group unhappy about the donations she was getting from members of the public, which supposedly cut down on the amount they were getting.

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OMG, That's disgusting!

Maybe there are too many "crazy cat ladies"! I've been involved in animal rescue most of my life, and I'm totally disgusted with some of the egocentric personalities involved. My mom, sister and I definitely qualify as "crazy cat ladies", and I often question whether we've crossed the point of being "reasonable". However, those who think such attitudes qualify you as a homicide victim must be even crazier.

I am sorry , I had to laugh to . They really should get their act together . They both could trap and neuter and release and both would do a great thing together . But no , one is only traping and the other is just feeding them . Why not work together to get the cats # down ?
Gosh I hope I never get like that .