I got an e-mail from Judi last night that said she hadn't heard from Mr. Horsley again. He called her once - last Thursday, I believe.
I snapped off this e-mail to him last night and I "cc'd" the Amarillo Globe):
Mr. Horsley:
You wrote this to me in response to one of my comments about your article on "Osama":
David Horsley wrote: "Thanks for educating me. What do you recommend with this particular wild cat?"
I took you seriously, and I put many hours into finding someone local to assist in trapping the feral cat in your neighborhood. Do you want the cat removed from the neighborhood? You have not contacted me, you have not contacted my husband (Investment Strategist for Gilford Securities; previously, at age 30, the youngest Regional Manager ever for a Fortune 50 company*), and you have made one call to the woman who is interceding to help "Samoa." As you know well by now, her name is Judi Glidewell, and she runs CritterCamp. I understand she has left you numerous messages. She was hoping to trap Samoa this weekend. She can not do that if she does not know where to go. (Her number is [I put her number here]).
We were hoping that some good could come from all of this. That we could help Samoa. That we could help your neighborhood. That you might consider assisting in educating your local readers to the terrible problem the City of Amarillo has with its stray and feral pet population, instead of treating the problem like a joke and leaving it at that. To illustrate my point, Amarillo euthanises three times as many animals per capita as the City of Houston (according to the Amarillo SPCA).
In your home town, in 1999 (the latest available data according to the Amarillo SPCA) , 25,192 animals were picked up by animal control. 4,965 of those were dead. 1,750 were returned to their owners. 1,410 were reclaimed. 2,085 were adopted out. 10,882 were euthanised. (Please refer to attached document). One would think you might be concerned simply about the cost of the animal control and euthanisation programs as a tax payer. Amarillo has a terrible problem, far above national norms. It is, apparently, attitudes like yours that continue to perpetuate an already desperate situation. You are willing to joke and complain, but when a real solution presents itself, it appears to be of no real concern.
I had hoped you would prove me wrong.
Sincerely yours,
Laurie D. XXXXX
*My point is that he is a respected businessman (something you might relate to), not a "crazy cat woman" (something you clearly cannot relate to).
He wrote back to me this morning:
"Laurie -- Judi and I are playing phone tag. Samoa is just fine. Stay tuned. -- David"
So anyway, there you have it.
"Stay Tuned"
!!!!!!
If worse comes to worse, Judi can get his address from the Globe.
- Laurie
I snapped off this e-mail to him last night and I "cc'd" the Amarillo Globe):
Mr. Horsley:
You wrote this to me in response to one of my comments about your article on "Osama":
David Horsley wrote: "Thanks for educating me. What do you recommend with this particular wild cat?"
I took you seriously, and I put many hours into finding someone local to assist in trapping the feral cat in your neighborhood. Do you want the cat removed from the neighborhood? You have not contacted me, you have not contacted my husband (Investment Strategist for Gilford Securities; previously, at age 30, the youngest Regional Manager ever for a Fortune 50 company*), and you have made one call to the woman who is interceding to help "Samoa." As you know well by now, her name is Judi Glidewell, and she runs CritterCamp. I understand she has left you numerous messages. She was hoping to trap Samoa this weekend. She can not do that if she does not know where to go. (Her number is [I put her number here]).
We were hoping that some good could come from all of this. That we could help Samoa. That we could help your neighborhood. That you might consider assisting in educating your local readers to the terrible problem the City of Amarillo has with its stray and feral pet population, instead of treating the problem like a joke and leaving it at that. To illustrate my point, Amarillo euthanises three times as many animals per capita as the City of Houston (according to the Amarillo SPCA).
In your home town, in 1999 (the latest available data according to the Amarillo SPCA) , 25,192 animals were picked up by animal control. 4,965 of those were dead. 1,750 were returned to their owners. 1,410 were reclaimed. 2,085 were adopted out. 10,882 were euthanised. (Please refer to attached document). One would think you might be concerned simply about the cost of the animal control and euthanisation programs as a tax payer. Amarillo has a terrible problem, far above national norms. It is, apparently, attitudes like yours that continue to perpetuate an already desperate situation. You are willing to joke and complain, but when a real solution presents itself, it appears to be of no real concern.
I had hoped you would prove me wrong.
Sincerely yours,
Laurie D. XXXXX
*My point is that he is a respected businessman (something you might relate to), not a "crazy cat woman" (something you clearly cannot relate to).
He wrote back to me this morning:
"Laurie -- Judi and I are playing phone tag. Samoa is just fine. Stay tuned. -- David"
So anyway, there you have it.
"Stay Tuned"
If worse comes to worse, Judi can get his address from the Globe.
- Laurie
