Crazy Cat Lady Writ Large
A while back, TNH wrote on animal collectors , i.e. people who acquire animals seemingly compulsively and with delusions about the animals’ well-being. Recently, there was a case of this writ large .
On Tuesday, the authorities from the state Department of Fish and Game found some 30 dead animals on his property — most of them large cats like tigers — with 58 cubs also dead in a freezer. Among the living, they found 11 baby cats — nine tigers and two leopards — estimated to be just 10 to 14 days old in a crawl space and another two young tigers outside. In the bathtub were two reptiles, identified as alligators.
The surviving animals are being nursed back to health .
I simply couldn't bring myself to read those articles. The idea that someone who claimed to be running an animal shelter, a benevolent organization, could've been doing that... I don't think I could kill someone for hurting humans, but someone who could wilfully harm big cats, I might be tempted.
Posted by Kate M. on April 28 2003 21:00