Ok, where do I begin. A friend and I were driving the back way to my house which involves going behind this little plaza of stores. Its a long shopping strip. We saw this couple trying to catch some stray kitties. There were atleast 12 of them. We decided to stop and see what these peoples intentions were. The man explained to us that the land that the shopping strip is on is owned by two diff people. Half belongs to their friend and the other half belongs to a gripey woman. They notice that there are up tp 25 cats and kittens that hang around on a daily basis behind the stores. Being cat lovers themselves, they asked their owner friend for permission to catch the cats, get them spayed/neutered and checked up (all at their own expense!!) and find them good homes. So that is what they were doing. But the wrench in the process is that each day the other owner (the grouchy woman) is setting traps with kitty food in them behind the stores on her side of the property and in the woods behind the stores. She is collecting the cats from these horrible metal traps, tossing them into her car, and marching them to the animal shelter, claiming they are her cats, and asking them to put them to sleep.
So these kitties arent getting a chance. If the owner of a cat wants it put to sleep then the shelter puts it to sleep the same day! The woman doesnt have to show proof that they are hers she just tells them that and every day atleast 3 kitties are dying. The couple who is trying to get them all healthy and find them homes have spoken to the woman, revealing their intentions. The woman says she doesnt care, the property is half hers and she wants the cats dead! I made a trip the shelter to talk to them about their policies and they confirmed that all a person has to say is that it is my cat and I want it put to sleep, and they do it!!! I alerted them to what this woman is doing and they didnt really care, they just said that it was her right!
It is the only shelter in our town, and obviously, it isnt a no-kill shelter.
I dont know what else to do!
I have been doing a very naughty thing though and at night I go and set off the traps so no kitties get in them.
Very illegal, but this just infuriates me that she can get away with this cruelty, especially when there are people who are willing to help at no cost to her,, she is just plain mean!!!
Any advice, I am lost.
--Stevie
ps-this also worries me cuz this place is very near our home and if conner was to get out then he may end up there and could be put to sleep before I ever even had the chance to find him!!!
I dont know what else to do!
Any advice, I am lost.
--Stevie
ps-this also worries me cuz this place is very near our home and if conner was to get out then he may end up there and could be put to sleep before I ever even had the chance to find him!!!