A Texas veterinarian was fired after a Facebook photo showing her with her "first bow kill" -- a local cat -- went viral. Dr. Kristen Lindsey bragged online that she killed a "feral" cat in her neighborhood in Brenham.
She posted a photo on Wednesday, which shows her holding up the dead cat by an arrow protruding from its head, according to KBTX.
And if that was not bad enough, and really it should be, it turned out that the "feral cat" was in actuality a beloved house pet.
Lindsey apparently didn't know that the "feral tomcat" she bagged was actually Tiger, a 6-year-old orange Tabby who went missing earlier on Wednesday. A Facebook page titled "Justice For Tiger" was quickly set up and called for Lindsey to be charged with a crime.
It has not yet been decided if Dr. Cat Murderer will be charged with a crime, but it is unlikely she will be practicing veterinary medicine in the area, or perhaps anywhere at all.
Now pardon me for my ignorance, I'm not from Texas, but how is it possible that this woman vet did not recognize that killing cats for sport would make people unlikely to trust her with the lives of their pets?
I mean that would be like having a doctor in the area that sat on the hood of his pickup truck with a high powered rifle picking off inmates as they attempted to escape from the local prison on his days off.
Social media brings out the stupid in people. I keep hearing news story after news story about criminals/terrorists being caught because they posted either their plans or deeds on Facebook.
ReplyDeleteThat said, I hope Tiger's owners sue the pants off her. Being Texas, I doubt she'll face any sort of criminal penalty.
That's why I call so much of it "anti-social media."
DeleteFreaking unbelievable! I just KNEW that the so-called feral tomcat would turn out to be somebody's baby. I hate it that I was right.
Yes, I would like to see her bankrupted in civil court over the pain, suffering and outrage of her insensitivity and stupidity.
DeletePlus her license to practice should be revoked immediately.
No. After all that time and money she will never practice veterinary medicine again.
So much for those student loans.
Maybe she can get a job with the NRA? Oh, wait. That was a BOW kill.
So sorry. Maybe the local Walmart has an opening for a part time cashier.
Justice for Tiger?
DeleteTHIS would be justice: http://www.wga.hu/art/p/paur/martyrdo.jpg
It could even be a fundraiser for an animal shelter. $10/arrow would have people lining up. They would probably have to use a paper target (pity), but there are a lot of cat owners who are outraged over this.
Veterinary education is only a little less expensive than for people doctors, in terms of years and money. She has callously thrown that all away. Her license should be pulled. Even if it isn't, thanks to the Internet, she will never practice again without opprobrium following her.
She can probably get a job as a helper at one of those dude ranches with staged hunts of tame/drugged critters. Anyone who would deliberately murder a pet, and brag about it (Vet of the year? Really???), would have no qualms about drugging quail.
This is one of the most appalling things I heard lately. Obviously not as bad as the cops killing people, but a close second. This young woman is off her rocker to think this is any way acceptable behavior.
ReplyDeleteI wonder how many other animals she has killed or tortured. She obviously didn't take her oath as a veterinarian very seriously. That asshole should be locked up. It can't be called "hunting" afterall.
ReplyDeleteI think she is one drugs. See how happy she is? Holding the poor cat up? My first KILL? Who says that about a CAT? (or any animal?) And she is "supposed" to be a Veterinarian? This is like out of a Stephen King novel.
DeleteAnd when did she shoot Tiger? He had been missing?This is the kind of "mental"ality that is "killing" America and making it "merika" the dumbass nation of fools.
The only worse thing could be if she used a gun.
But this is horrible and horrific that this woman took a 'Oath" to care for animals!?
That's why I think she is on drugs.
Big drugs. When they start investigating, drugs will be missing from the clinic.
What a horrible woman. I hope the people sue the crap out of the clinic also, they screened her and put her in a position of trust to care for peoples animals. Its like Gryphen says, a Dr. who mows down people in his spare time....OMFG!
I didn't know it was possible to be that stupid on so many levels.
ReplyDelete4 years of college and 4 years of graduate school minimum for DVM. The stupid part is being clueless about other people's perception of bragging about a heartless act.
DeleteThis woman could have been abusing animals for years. It's only the social media angle that exposed her.
I have friends the live in the country and occasionally have had feral cats become a problem. They go the animal shelter, get an "approved" cage and bring the captured cats to the animal shelter. It's not rocket science.
I was a Vet Tech for 11 yrs. This is BEYOND Horrible! One of the Vets I worked for used to spay/neuter the feral cats for free. Why didn't this ditz think of that? B/c all the huntin' shootin' rootin tootin female idiots like SARAH PALIN and Joni Ernst get all the media coverage. She is so far "out there" she didn't even know this was "someones" Pet, or even try to find out whose pet it was? She didn't even TRY or she would of seen the cute little "Tiger" on YOUTUBE for craps sake!!!! Check for a microchip maybe? Catch the cat and keep in a kennel at her clinic and run lost and found ads? Maybe????
DeleteShe is a product of faux news and a Sarah palin fan youbetcha!
(If she isn't I will eat my words. But she is,stupid follows stupid) And a IDIOT also,too!
Expect a dox on her, if she isn't charged or arrested, Anonymous has picked up the story. :)
Oh and I think she is strung out on drugs which will be her "excuse".
DeleteWatch for it.
According to this website, in the comment section of her post, she wrote “no I did not lose my job. Lol. Psshh. Like someone would get rid of me. I’m awesome!”
ReplyDeleteAgain, completely tone deaf and stupid.
http://www.kbtx.com/home/headlines/Veterinarian-Brags-About-Killing-Cat-with-Bow-and-Arrow--300293461.html
She sounds like a psychopath. Something is wrong with that child.
DeleteIt sounds like that comment was from Wednesday, and she was fired on Friday AFTER the clinic received more than 500 calls.
Deletehttp://www.kbtx.com/home/headlines/Veterinarian-Brags-About-Killing-Cat-with-Bow-and-Arrow--300293461.html
anon @ 12:50 pm
DeleteShe isn't a "child", she is a full grown woman. By calling her a child you are in a way lessening her responsibilities for her actions.
According to the website of the office she worked for, she DID get fired. Read it here:
Deletehttp://washington-animal-clinic.com/home.html
They were rightly horrified by her actions. And, she is no longer listed as staff on their site. Good for them and good riddance.
I live in upstate NY and there are real laws with real penalties for animal cruelty. This woman would be charged and serve time if she lived in NY. Sorry she doesn't for that reason alone.
She would serve time here in Cincinnati, too. One of our top Vets is Dr Grady, and his sister is, wait for it....one of our top Judges who renders decisions on almost all the animal cruelty cases!! We love him, and her, for their service to our community!!
Delete1:46, it sounds like the sheriff in Texas was disgusted by this. His comments seemed genuine, not political-evasion speak (Steubenville comes to mind for the latter). The sheriff's office has investigated and turned the case over to the DA, who decides whether to file charges. She might get a slap on the wrist, but let's hope there are consequences.
DeleteAnonymous12:38 PM
DeleteUpdated tonight:
"Story Updates:
Saturday
9:11 p.m.
Austin County Sheriff Jack Brandes said his office has reached out to Dr. Kristen Lindsey.
"She didn't want to talk to us at this time," he said. "She said she was going to come in with her attorney. Hopefully early next week, we get something cracking. Hopefully this girl comes in. She may. She may not."
Brandes said he could not arrest and Lindsey unless an investigation determines the picture of the dead cat is genuine.
"I've had people calling me from all over the country expressing their concern," Brandes said. "I just want everybody to know several things. We can't arrest and charge someone like that based on a picture on the internet. We have to make sure that is true and correct. Anybody can take a computer and alter a photograph."
"All these people are jumping up and down, they want action," Brandes said. "The wheels of justice turn slow. You want to be sure once you accuse and arrest someone."
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OMFG, she is going to get away with it!!
Unless they find the cat and she could of disposed of it with all the other strays, he got cremated and is gone....she can say her fb was hacked and the pic was photoshopped.
FFS.
this is no different than kids shooting cats with bb guns. criminal.
DeleteI'm sure she's disposed of the body.
DeleteBut the photos are identical. That is Tiger. The markings are spot perfect a match.
She'll pass on the pet part but they'll get her for animal cruelty if the pursue it.
I hope the owner sues her in civil court.
And I hope she loses her license to practice forever. Then let her try to pay all those student loans.
She has bankrupted herself and ruined her life.
Probably a good thing given her tendencies. Can you imagine the joy she takes in euthanizing family pets? Perhaps to the point of recommending it when not needed. Maybe she tortures them a little before putting them down?
And that Vet of the Year and I'm Awesome show not only a disregard for life but a distinct narcissistic tendency.
This woman is sick. Good that she's exposed now. Just hope she will be barred from any contact with animals for the rest of her life. That includes pet ownership.
I'd say someone needs to put an arrow through her ass and see how she likes it.
ReplyDeleteNot her ass, her head.
DeleteDespicable and so very sick.
ReplyDeleteif you go to the article...more than 500 have called in to complain....she is a serial murderer......ted bundy was cute too but he was a killer......she and the other little white pearlies cheerleader who posed with the passive giraffe she killed and posed with showing her pearlies. These two are the ted bundys of the animal world. But this animal "doctor" lied, yes, LIED about it being a feral cat....she thought that would go over better than being a pet cat. bitch....can burn in hell.
ReplyDeleteShe is a serious contender for the worlds dumbest veterinarian (at the very least). Given the degree of stupidity displayed here, I am surprised she was able to finish the course work.
ReplyDeleteMy understanding (and I could be wrong) is that this person is the daughter-in-law of the owner of the veterinary clinic. One of the people commenting on her page and egging her on is apparently the office manager/receptionist at the vet clinic.
ReplyDeleteThere may be fewer repercussions than anyone would like, although after the outcry, I suspect she might lose her license to practice.
She is despicable.
Archie Butt
Even if she is safe from losing her job, the veterinary clinic may lose a few regular customers. I would drive many extra miles to take my dogs to a different clinic.
DeleteShe was immediately fired. And I do know of a few animal rescues that have already reported her to the state licensing board.
DeleteI saw this yesterday, and it made me sick. And that was before I realized the cat was someone's pet. Unimaginable pain for rthat poor family. We take our cat to a clinic that only sees cats, and our vet always kisses him on the top of his terrified head as she carefully extracts him from his carrier -- every single time. That is the kind of veterinarian you hope you've entrusted your pet to. There is something very, very wrong with this woman, and I hope she is prosecuted, sued, and barred from practice. Too much to hope for, I'm sure, but sue the pants off her and let her name be known.
ReplyDeleteMy vet (in a high-kill county in rural Georgia) has six office cats, all rescues.
DeleteEven if this woman faces no criminal charges and is not fired from her job, I would think her practice would lose a significant number of clients. Sure, it's Texas, but who wants their beloved pet treated by someone who bow-hunts beloved pets??
Future governor.
ReplyDeleteFuck her.
ReplyDeleteOmfg, what is wrong with these low-life, horrible people? I can't imagine doing this even if this cat were threatening me, let alone for "sport". She needs to be severely punished...losing her license is not enough. This is the kind of behavior Sarah and her loony friends, Ted and the like, encourage. Exceptional? Not so much.
DeleteShe was just following Sarah Palin's hunting and eating advice. If it has fur on it, shoot it for dinner. Mmmmm, cat, well maybe just appetizers. It's not very big.
ReplyDeleteGryph: Out of respect for Tiger and her family, would you be willing to crop Tiger out of the photo?
ReplyDeleteI get what you're saying...but we all need to face the reality of what's happening with the gun/hunting culture in this country. It must be stopped, and sometimes seeing the reality is necessary.
DeleteI second this -- I have to scroll down quickly to avoid the image that I wish I could un-see. Very painful. Maybe put it under the fold?
Deleteplease do crop out tiger. that pic brings tears to my eyes.
Deletehttps://www.facebook.com/JusticeforTiger?fref=nf
ReplyDeleteHas FB taken this page down? Every time I go to any Justice for Tiger link, it sends me to my homepage.
DeleteNo. It's still there.
DeleteThere are photos and video of Tiger. From the markings there is no doubt it is the same cat.
If it were me, I'd have a lawyer filing papers on asap to sue her ass off. Plus I'd be lobbying the local District Attorney to bring her up on animal cruelty charges and have her not only forbidden to practice vet. med. but barred from ever owning a pet every again.
Then contact the state Vet to have her license permanently revoked.
I would basically destroy her life. And take great pleasure in it.
Vile!
ReplyDeleteAny vet who
ReplyDeletea) can't tell the difference between a pet and a feral cat and
b) thinks feral cats should be killed rather than cared for...
should not be in practice.
I have worked with feral cat colonies. It makes me furious and sad that a vet would perpetuate the myth that feral cats are worthless.
A feral cat adopted my family several years ago, and while it was difficult at first (getting her in a crate to transport for vet care) she turned out to be the BEST cat. Unfortunately, a coyote got her because she became too trusting.
Deleteditto on a)
DeleteSeeing the photo, my first thought was "Not feral, too healthy looking".
Her license is up for renewal March 1, 2016. Yeah, good luck with that.
DeleteShe has totally screwed the rest of her life. Her name will forever be infamous as the cat killer. Not only will she never practice medicine again, good luck even owning any pet whatsoever.
I would like to know whether she fired this deadly weapon in, say, a fenced backyard. Could it have gone through a fence? Hit someone?
ReplyDeleteShe has to be a sociopath. BTW there is an elderly couple missing their cat that looks like the "feral" cat she shot.
ReplyDeleteBTW I would look at that cat and know it is someone's pet just by the shape it's in.
And I am glad she was fired immediately.
Sounds like the county sheriff is pretty serious about pressing charges:
ReplyDeleteThe image...is just “disgusting,” Austin County Sheriff Jack Brandes told the Daily News.
...Upon seeing the inhumane social media post Friday morning, Brandes sent two deputies to Lindsey’s home to investigate whether such an act of animal cruelty really happened. Intentionally killing a cat, even a stray as Lindsay suggested, is against the law nationwide.
“This is not acceptable in our society. I don’t like it and I hope we don’t have to deal with this again,” Brandes added.
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/texas-vet-fired-allegedly-killing-cat-arrow-article-1.2189471
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/334/672/546/suspend-kristen-lindseys-license-to-practice-veterinary-medicine-permanently/
ReplyDeletePlease sign the petition against this POS
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DeleteI couldn't even look at the picture of the poor kitty, but I did catch her shit-eating grin. She is more than an asshole. Complaints should be made to the licensing board.
ReplyDeleteIn Texas we say "No se dar gato por liebre." Just so you know. Might also be substituted for chicken. Texans got no taste.
ReplyDeleteI hope people in that community have another vet to go to.
ReplyDeleteIf the pet was so beloved by the owners, why did it leave home and stray around her back yard since Wednesday?
ReplyDeleteSometimes people allow their cats to roam free and attack smaller pets, rabbits, squirrels, chipmunks, birds, in their neighbors yards. If people don't want their pets harmed, they should keep their pets tied or kept in the house.
I agree that cats should be kept indoors, but allowing your cat outside doesn't mean you're asking for it to be bow-hunted. I have a kitty who has spent her life indoors but occasionally gets a yen to wander. When I take the dog out, she sometimes waits at the door and dashes past before I can stop her (although the dog, who is faster, has caught her; when she evades him, he sits by the door and whines until she returns). She doesn't usually roam for long, at most a few hours and typically more like five minutes, but I would be devastated if someone mistook her for feral and harmed her.
DeleteI don't think this is the fault of the pet owners at all; it's a bit like blaming Trayvon Martin's father for his son's murder. There is too great a tendency in this country to blame the victim or the victim's family. The vet should not have killed the cat. Period. End of discussion.
DeleteBeaglemom
Dear Anonymous 2pm,
DeleteEarlier this year one of our INDOOR ONLY cats somehow managed to get out of our home. We looked everywhere. We posted fliers and my husband checked the pound every other day.
I walked the neighborhood looking for her. There were days when I was out in freezing weather until I couldn't feel my hands anymore looking for her. I cried until my face was so swollen that it hurt. I beat myself up everyday asking how did it happen? What could I have done differently? How did she manage to get out?
I still don't know how she managed to escape and it hurts like hell to see her bed and her favorite bay window where she loved to nap.
Thankfully, you have shown me the light. I'll try harder next time to be perfect like you obviously are 24/7/365.
Aunt Ethel, I am so, so sorry for your loss.
Deletevery sad. our pets are family.
Deletecats function Fine outside. they're carnivores for Pete's sake. declawing and trapping a cat in the house sets up the cat for Doom as the cat doesn't know how to function on the outside. cars? dogs?or worse!? point being your cat doesn't know What to do once it escapes.doesn't know to climb a tree to get away from a dog.doesn't know genuflection to stay out of the road.no claws! cant defend itself. totally witless and defenseless. imagine beung trapped in a house. never feeling the grass under your feet..the wind in your ears. watching the world go by from a window? having your claws removed? nope. my cats are both indoor and outdoor cats.
DeleteElderly owners on on vacation. They have a cat sitter who identified Tiger from the photograph. Apparently Tiger went missing on Wed. morning. This photo was taken in daylight. Hard to say if it's mid morning or mid afternoon. Facebook post went up that night.
DeleteI don't fault the owners or the sitter. They are the victims here. No amount of blame shifting is going to erase the culpability of that soontobeex vet.
This woman should immediately turn in her license to practice. If she showed up in my community she would be drawn and quartered.We love our animals, feral or not. She has no understanding of the possessive construction either.
ReplyDeleteProbably became a vet for the dough. How stupid can one person be? To advertise your sadistic stupidity is above and beyond. Good luck finding another job.
DeleteThe clinic fired her right away, but there comments from at least one person in her office (not another vet) who was laughing and congratulating her. That person should be fired, too.
ReplyDeleteIs there a name for this person? One interview I read said the clinic owner said this left them with a "black eye," so I'd think they can't afford to look the other way if other staff are promoting this sort of behavior.
DeleteYou sure it wasn't sarcastic and congratulating her for getting her ass fired?
DeleteI can see her as an abrasive personality, treating some of the staff in a condescending manner and basically being a dislikable person.
Could the post be interpreted as a good bye, good riddance and you did it to yourself gloat?
That picture is stomach-turning awful.
ReplyDeleteHow could someone be so soulless as to look PROUD of what she did as this so-called veterinarian is?
It is stomach-turning and heart wrenching,,,that poor cat! My jaw dropped when I found out that she was a vet!
DeleteGeez, I hope the neighborhood kids never play on her front lawn.
ReplyDeleteI hope they use her lawn for bow target practice, while she's there preferably.
DeleteEvery road to Texas goes downhill I'm sure.
ReplyDeleteThis image was very upsetting, but thank you for posting it. I returned several times today to get through the article.
ReplyDeleteI have two comments:
1) I have lived with two cats rescued from a feral colony ten years ago. They went thru a process that allowed them to be domesticated. They are the sweetest companion animals I've lived with, and I've lived with a lot. Every vet I've ever known seeks to solve the feral cat problem, but not by using them as target practice. This is really strange behavior for a vet, in my experience.
2) How on earth did she think THAT cat was a feral cat???? In no way does that cat look anything but clean and healthy. So she also has no credibility in the ongoing vet discussions of how best to solve abandoned and/or feral cats.
I brought my feral Kitty home from the fed. facility where I work 15yrs. ago. she loves me but could take or leave anyone else. I hope her patients find a different vet after reading this. I hope she got lots of people canceling appointments when this came out. hisssssss
DeleteAnd people pay this woman to care for their sick or injured pets! I'm very glad that our dogs were always cared for by people who actually cared about them. I'm glad the woman was fired. I hope that she'll take a course in medical ethics sometime, certainly before she ever is part of a veterinary practice again.
ReplyDeleteBeaglemom
I read this while spending the last few days with my sweet cat of 15 years who is dying from lymphoma. What a cruel ass. She should not be allowed to practice unsupervised.
ReplyDeleteI'm so sorry about your cat. (((Anon 4:01pm)))
DeleteWe lost one of ours to cancer a few years ago. It hurts like hell to lose them. :(
My 12 year old kitty is currently dying of lymphoma as well. Condolences.
DeleteThe only good murderous vet is the one with an arrow though her head. I hope she loses her practice AND gets banned from working with any living thing. Killing any animal for personal gratification is sick enough, but posting it on social media ranks right up there with the Palins. As an animal lover and dog owner, I'm beyond appalled this bitch calls herself a doctor.
ReplyDeleteAnyone more knowledgeable here knows what happens when a dead cat is shoved up someone's ass and stitched in place?
Governor of Alaska.
DeletePerfect description of a sociopath.
DeleteI hate this bitch for doing this.
ReplyDeleteThis woman should be fixed. Seriously she probably will spawn sociopaths and serial killers. It is genetic.
ReplyDeleteStick her in lion cage at the closest zoo and let the big cats settle the score. That's kitty justice.
ReplyDeleteShe's a graduate of Colorado State, not sure if university or veterinary college.
ReplyDeleteBut apparently her alma mater is looking into some sort of action even though she has already graduated.
I think it is possible that her degree and/or license to practice veterinary medicine will be revoked regardless of what happens legal wise.
This woman is going to pay and pay for the rest of her life.
Here is a site with updates on the story:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.kbtx.com/home/headlines/Veterinarian-Brags-About-Killing-Cat-with-Bow-and-Arrow--300293461.html
It appears the sheriff wasn't sure if it was a true story or a hoax, however it appears HER MOTHER took the photo and it sounds like they are going to press animal cruelty changes against her.
Bet both her parents lie their heads off. After all, having a sociopath daughter who is a vet that kills cats for pleasure would reflect poorly on their parenting skills.
DeleteSomeone has pointed out that the cat's front leg is mangled. That means she trapped it first before shooting it.
There also seems to be Texas statues making this a felony.
Shooting “stray” Dogs and Cats (Penal Code 42.09 Animal Cruelty). Any person who shoots a non-livestock animal, which includes any stray or feral cat or dog, and a wild living creature previously captured, can be charged with a felony offense. Penal Code 42.092 of the State of Texas law states that a person must have the owner’s consent to kill the animal (exceptions to prosecution are provided in Section 42.092(e)(1)). It is clear that a “stray” dog or cat either has no owner or that the person who shoots the animal did not get the owner’s consent.
The owners are on vacation and the cat sitter identified the cat as Tiger. He lived on the same street as the soon-to-be-ex vet.
She better get herself a good lawyer and find another job out of her field that can pay those student loans because she'll never be a vet again.
I'll bet the Texas State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners revokes her license. Even if they don't, she is done as a vet. No one will hire her and she'll fail if she attempts a private practice. Her license expires March 1 of 2016. Good luck getting it renewed. She violated her vet oath.
It gets worse.
ReplyDeleteThe elderly couple that owns the cat are on vacation. It was the cat sitter that identified the poor thing as Tiger. The family lives on the same block.
This cat was obviously well groomed and well fed. It was NOT a feral cat.
I have to wonder if this soon to be EX-vet had a grudge against the cat and took this opportunity to eliminate it and then cover her tracks by publicly posting it as a feral cat. Then she has plausible deniability.
That said, she is still ruined and has some mental and personality problems.
Better they are exposed now than when she takes out a child or adult she has issues with.
www.click2houston.com/news/photo-of-veterinarian-allegedly-killing-cat-with-arrow-leads-to-investigation/32422554