Texas Veterinarian Fired After Post About Killing Cat With Bow And Arrow

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A Texas sheriff said Saturday that he could not arrest and charge a veterinarian shown in a Facebook post bragging about killing a cat with a bow and arrow unless an investigation determines the photo of the dead cat is genuine.

Austin County Sheriff Jack Brandes said he was disturbed by the image that shows Kristen Lindsey holding up what she described as a dead feral tom cat. Brandes assigned two deputies and an investigator to the case.

“I’ve had people calling me from all over the country expressing their concern,” Brandes said, speaking from a pasture while inspecting his cattle. “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.”

The operators of the clinic where Lindsey worked in Brenham, about 100 miles northwest of Houston, said Friday she was fired after they learned of the posting earlier in the week, which has since been removed, along with her Facebook account. The posting prompted hundreds of phone calls also to the Washington Animal Clinic.
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A sign outside the clinic that lists its vets had her name covered with tape.

No telephone listing for Lindsey could be determined Saturday and she could not be reached for comment.

The sheriff said his office had reached out to her.

“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.”

The incident is believed to have taken place in his county, which is adjacent to Washington County, which includes Brenham. The results of the investigation would be turned over to the county district attorney, who could present the evidence to a grand jury or issue a warrant.

Depending on the nature of the charge, animal cruelty can be a misdemeanor or a state jail felony in Texas.

Brandes said while Lindsey’s posting described the animal as a feral cat, he was aware of some reports that it was a lost domestic cat.

“We haven’t determined that 100 percent at this time,” he said.

The Texas State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners lists Lindsey as holding a valid license since June 2012 and with no disciplinary action.

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[Dutchesse]

How about a 'cunt of the year'-award, I think you've earned that. Enjoy your dead career.

Stray cats are a problem but what kind of sick twat would think this is a solution?

 

[sassical]

A vet even. Im so disgusted. Wish her plenty of bad karma.

 

[reneelvsbrian]

I hope its not real but it sure looks real, what a mean bitch why is she a veterinarian? Poor kitty.

 

[BostonBurns]

Damn, this would be horrible, if she wasn't so damn hot

 

[DaemonSadi]

Damn, this would be horrible, if she wasn't so damn hot

Bad dog.

 

[rod2pop]

I don't care if she's hot looking on the outside. She is a worthless piece of shit on the inside, from head to toe. I pity any dude that hooks up with her - she can't possibly possess any empathy or other positive traits needed to be a friend.

 

[Amy Willnotbestalked]

That cat looks amazingly robust for a feral cat. How did she determine it was feral? Had it been ear-tipped and therefore taken in for spay/neuter before re-releasing it into the same area to prevent other, unaltered cats from moving in and reproducing? As the owner of 5 cats and with 5 years in shelter work, this makes me want to end this lady. Destroy. Many times.

 

[Momzilla]

I get that a feral tom cat would be a nuisance & bad for cat overpopulation-- so neuter him, Ms. "Vet of the Year"!!!

How did she think people were going to react to that post? Was she surprised that most people actually like animals & don't enjoy seeing them dead with an arrow through their head?! Ya, "Vet of the Year", I don't think so-- maybe I'd give her "Insensitive Bitch of the Month"??

 

[Keepalowprofile]

@ #KristenLindsey

If you happen to search the internet and find this post, I just want you to know you are a despicable
person.

Surely you could have humanely trapped this "tom cat" and neutered him. If he wasn't friendly enough to adopt out, you could have offered him as a barn cat or re released him.

You should have your veterinary license taken away or at the very least spend some prison time for animal cruelty.

In closing, I would just like to say: You suck!

Edit to add:
˙sǝʎǝ ɹnoʎ uǝǝʍʇǝq ʇɥƃıɹ ʇǝןןnq ɐ sʇnd ʎpɐן ʇɐɔ ǝɯos ǝdoɥ ı

 

[Macabre]

I don't care if she's hot looking on the outside. She is a worthless piece of shit on the inside, from head to toe. I pity any dude that hooks up with her - she can't possibly possess any empathy or other positive traits needed to be a friend.

Overreact much?

Tell me, do you eat meat by any chance?

 

[Macabre]

Yeah, y'all are gonna shit all over this one.

If any of you eat any meat of any kind, hypocrisy!

I'm not fond of kitty killers either, but damn y'all certainly got wound up more over the life of a potentially feral cat than humans being mistreated and executed.

 

[Kittyskyfish]

Ugghhhh...if this were true, she's picking the cat up from an area where the cat wasn't when it was hit by the arrow. It would have run into the bushes, then died. Not humane imo.

What was she thinking, posting something like this on FB? Did she honestly think no one would mind?

 

[Kittyskyfish]

@Macabre It's hard to make sense of a veterinarian hunting what would normally be the very type of animal she heals. I can understand that she would think this a humane way of killing an animal (she's probably a hunter), but it's ugly that she's making such a joke of killing cats. I expect more compassion from a veterinarian.

 

[Cameray]

This is Tiger, the 6 year old Orange Tabby that was shot and killed with a bow and arrow. He lived to ride around the farm with his owners...



Story Updates...

Veterinarian Fired After Bragging About Killing Cat with Bow and Arrow

The Austin County Sheriff’s Office says it has a number of deputies assigned solely to this case.

Once their investigation is complete, the Sheriff’s Office will turn the case over to the District Attorney's Office who “will most likely present it to the next session of the Grand Jury.”

“We realize that a fervor exists in this case, however we will do our part in the proper, legal, and ethical manner in order to provide the court system with all information and evidence it needs.”

Kristen Lindsey’s parents apparently saw her kill the cat. Afterwards, her mom says she took the controversial photo.

In the comment section below the Facebook where Lindsey bragged about it, her mom Becky wrote "She was practicing in the yard. Jack and I were watching and saw it all go down!"

Someone named James DG then questioned whether the picture was altered using Photoshop.

Becky replied, "I took the picture!"

Austin County Sheriff Jack Brandes told News 3 on Friday he was not aware of any witnesses. We’ll follow up with him and ask him about this post.

The school where Dr. Kristen Lindsey earned her Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine is not standing behind the Brenham vet after she bragged on Facebook about killing a cat with a bow and arrow.

The Dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at Colorado State sent the following letter to students, faculty and staff to “strongly decry (Lindsey’s) grotesque actions.

Read the letter HERE>>

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.”

Alley Cat Allies is offering a $7,500 reward for evidence leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for killing the cat in Austin County.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Austin County Sheriff's Office at (979)-865-3111.

“Animal cruelty must be taken seriously, and the guilty parties should be punished to the fullest extent of the law,” said Becky Robinson, president and founder of Alley Cat Allies.

The cat that was killed with a bow and arrow is believed to be Tiger, a 6-year-old orange Tabby. Tiger went missing Wednesday. Kristen Lindsey posted the picture of the arrow through Tiger’s head at 8:48 p.m. Wednesday night.

Dr. Kristen Lindsey, DVM posted a picture on her Facebook page of her holding an arrow that is sticking through the head of a dead cat. The post read “My first bow kill, lol. The only good feral tomcat is one with an arrow through it's head! Vet of the year award ... Gladly accepted."

The post quickly went viral and prompted numerous calls to the Brenham Police Department and Washington County Animal Control.

Brenham police say the cat was shot in Austin County. The Austin County Sheriff’s Office tells News 3 they are investigating. Sheriff Jack Brandes says he sent deputies out to New Wehdem Road Friday morning where the incident occurred.

Lindsey (worked) for the Washington Animal Clinic in Brenham. 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!”

 

[BostonBurns]

Don't get me wrong here, I love cats, but any outdoor cat helps to desimate the bird population. I am not a hunter, but people hunt all kinds of creatures during bow season and nobody seems to broken up by It and they aren't killing with clean head shots either.

Certainly there were ways of capturing the cat and bringing it to a shelter or just injecting it with whatever they use to kill things "humanely." Of course putting it on FB was a foolish thing to do, and of course not absolutely knowing that the cat was feral was most unacceptable.

 

[Cameray]

Here’s couple of photos of her...

Kristen Lindsey (cat killer)

Kristen Lindsey pictured with her mother Becky

 

[Anubis]

We have tons of feral cats around our house, thanks in large part to ignorant owners who have outside cats (plural) that they don't bother to take to the vet or have altered. They go after my chickens, they take out songbirds, lizards, small animals, roadkill, you name it. Even with the nuisance we regularly trap, socialize, sometimes rehome and occasionally take them to the shelter. It's common sense for an animal lover. I can also see situations where it would be necessary to shoot said animals. One time a feral cat got hit by a car and decided to run through our yard. It got stuck in the fence half upside down and half right side up (sorry, I know ). There was no taking it to a vet for euthanasia. My husband took the gun and put the blessed thing out of its misery. To this day it's a sore subject with him, not something he took lightly, selfied, and posted on the internet. In fact he said if he had to do it again, he couldn't. This chick, who has probably seen the horrible things people do to animals and has probably had to repair a few, takes it upon herself to damage just because it doesn't have a home? That is the kind of person you get when you get a Veterinarian who is in it for the money.

By the way, in case your curious, these are the laws for SC.
http://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t47c003.php

(3) Shooting:

Shooting may be used as a means of euthanasia only in an emergency situation to prevent extreme suffering or in which the safety of people or other animal life is threatened or where it is considered necessary by the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources to eliminate or control the population of feral animals.

 

[KaOnA]

For a gods damned Veterinarian, you would have thought she would have more care and compassion for the very animals she heals and protects.

FUCK THIS CRUEL BITCH.

I am glad she got fired, and I also kinda hope that she is being harassed by all the Animal lovers.

This is unacceptable, I hope she learns her lesson.

Knowing now that this kitty was someone fur baby, it hurts even more.

She says:

“no I did not lose my job. Lol. Psshh. Like someone would get rid of me. I’m awesome!”

Stop trying to save face bitch. You are a horrid excuse for a Veterinarian who is supposed to LOOK OUT FOR THE ANIMALS. Also, you disgust me with your OVER the top, self confidence

 

[Brenni]

Poor Kitty ... I love orange kitties.
When I lived in Boston.. I kinda adopted a wild orange fat cat that would come on my porch .. I made him a house for the winter fed him everyday for 3 yrs then one day he was gone.
I was literally heart broken. (like anyone cares... but that's my orange kitty story) <3

 

[Krystal]

There's one big difference between hunting (even beef farming) and what this brain-dead twit did. The animals previously mentioned are eaten, she didn't eat this cat. She used it as a photo-op for her Facebook friends.

The Hubby hunts, so do 2 of the 4 kids, but we eat what is killed. I fully support hunting for food, even donating the meat to food banks, which is huge in my area. I don't support shooting animals just because one can. If you're not eating the animal or it's not being shot to protect yourself, family and animals then don't fucking do it. (We have a huge bear and coyote population too).

 

[Macabre]

@Macabre It's hard to make sense of a veterinarian hunting what would normally be the very type of animal she heals. I can understand that she would think this a humane way of killing an animal (she's probably a hunter), but it's ugly that she's making such a joke of killing cats. I expect more compassion from a veterinarian.

Perhaps you would, but saturation within a profession can actually do the opposite emotionally.

Death is not humane or pretty. Death is death, despite how it is dealt.

Was this animal wearing a collar?

 

[reneelvsbrian]

Poor Kitty ... I love orange kitties.
When I lived in Boston.. I kinda adopted a wild orange fat cat that would come on my porch .. I made him a house for the winter fed him everyday for 3 yrs then one day he was gone.
I was literally heart broken. (like anyone cares... but that's my orange kitty story) <3

i had an orange cat before i would like to get another one soon, and i care.

 

[Keepalowprofile]

I've watched a few videos in which they show how they put down shelter animals. It's no less cruel or humane. An arrow through the brain is probably a shit ton quicker than 30 animals stuffed in a box and slowly suffocated to death with poison.

I was a euthanasia tech for 12 years of my 22 year career as an animal control officer.
The method for euthanasia was IV injection. It was humane and only one animal in the room at a time.


The most disturbing part is this cunt had all the knowledge and power to not shoot this cat with an arrow. She worked at a vet facility for god sakes. She had no idea if this cat was someones pet. If it was truly feral, she could have trapped it, neutered it and offered it as a barn cat. Plenty of ranches in texas. She could have neutered the cat and released it.

She also took an oath when she graduated.

This cunt took pleasure in what she did and boasted about it.

 

[Dutchesse]

but saturation within a profession can actually do the opposite emotionally.

And that is an excuse....how? Would it be acceptable for oncologists to euthanise kids with cancer with an overdose because they are emotionally saturated? We expect a certain moral behaviour from professionals and if they cannot deliver on that anymore they need to quit.

This woman enjoyed killing and showing off. There are many ways to euthanise feral animals properly and this was not one of them.

 

[Athena]

Yep. I agree with her being fired, and I agree that charges be pressed if they can (undoubtedly) be substantiated... But I can't get that worked up over this. Hopefully she receives some substantial community service and those parents of hers who allegedly took the picture help her finance a degree in a different field. Surely she could transfer a lot of her previous credits to a degree that would allow her to test on animals. Something tells me she could really thrive there.

 

[Macabre]

And that is an excuse....how? Would it be acceptable for oncologists to euthanise kids with cancer with an overdose because they are emotionally saturated? We expect a certain moral behaviour from professionals and if they cannot deliver on that anymore they need to quit.

This woman enjoyed killing and showing off. There are many ways to euthanise feral animals properly and this was not one of them.

I did not say that.
I said that saturation in a profession creates a lack of emotion at times.

Oncologists are some of the dirtiest motherfuckers in the medical profession. Not that I expect you to believe that.

Since you want to go there though; how do you think people in the medical field get through their days? Do you work in the medical field?

Human suffering on a mass scale does things to a person emotionally. Continued exposure creates apathy within many or the ability to simply shut one's emotions off in that regard. Psychological fact.
Those people have to be able to shut off emotion and think. Bleeding heart compassion doesn't save somebody's life when they are dying.

What moral standard are you trying to create? Do you realize that if people truly followed it, there wouldn't be many surgeons, doctors, or medical specialists to save lives?

That woman has helped plenty of cats. Now she is not going to be able to help anymore cats, because a bunch of hypocrites are sitting in front of their computer screens wagging their fingers. I'm not a cat killer sympathizer either. Think, people, think.

And as far as euthanasia goes....you have no idea how little people truly understand about biology, death, pharmaceuticals, and pathology.

 

[Athena]

Now she is not going to be able to help anymore cats, because a bunch of hypocrites are sitting in front of their computer screens wagging their fingers.

If she gets her license pulled, it will be because she acted in contradiction to the terms of the license. No different than a doctor who has a license pulled for moonlighting euthanasia services. She did something she knew (or damn well should have known) was likely illegal, and then publicized images of it.

But I totally agree with the rest of it. When I was a kid, my dad used to say, "The lawn mower repair man's yard will have the tallest grass," which simply meant that, doing something day in and day out, you tend to get a little apathetic about it. This is going to be especially true when a certain amount of apathy is required for long-term success.

 

[Kittyskyfish]

Perhaps you would, but saturation within a profession can actually do the opposite emotionally.

Death is not humane or pretty. Death is death, despite how it is dealt.

Was this animal wearing a collar?

I'm not saying she should be emotionally adverse to euthanizing cats. Any veterinarian will have to toughen up to the realities that come with sick animals. My greatest issue with her actions is her making sport of killing a cat and then posting about it on FB like it was something funny and cool. She's showing she found pleasure in killing that cat, which is different than having indifference by repetition when administering euthanasia. Any physician that you blather on about having indifference to death should elect to find another profession when that indifference becomes fun.

You do realize there's a difference between pleasure and indifference?

 

[Macabre]

If she gets her license pulled, it will be because she acted in contradiction to the terms of the license. No different than a doctor who has a license pulled for moonlighting euthanasia services. She did something she knew (or damn well should have known) was likely illegal, and then publicized images of it.

But I totally agree with the rest of it. When I was a kid, my dad used to say, "The lawn mower repair man's yard will have the tallest grass," which simply meant that, doing something day in and day out, you tend to get a little apathetic about it. This is going to be especially true when a certain amount of apathy is required for long-term success.

Ah, yes.

Because if it would have been a deer or a duck pictured during the appropriate hunting season, no one would have batted an eye.

If the cat was feral, and it had no collar, big whoop. I guess she should have captured it and brought it to the appropriate feral cat euthanization station in order to keep her vet license.

I think she should be punished for her blowhard stupidity, and then move along.

 

[Macabre]

I'm not saying she should be emotionally adverse to euthanizing cats. Any veterinarian will have to toughen up to the realities that come with sick animals. My greatest issue with her actions is her making sport of killing a cat and then posting about it on FB like it was something funny and cool. She's showing she found pleasure in killing that cat, which is different than having indifference by repetition when administering euthanasia. Any physician that you blather on about having indifference to death should elect to find another profession when that indifference becomes fun.

You do realize there's a difference between pleasure and indifference?

Do you know how many medical professionals laugh through a code?

I think she's smiling, because she is a smug blowhard fuck who hit her mark.
Please put a deer or duck in the place of that cat, and tell me how you feel now.
Are you a meat eater? Do you drink milk? Do you fish?

This woman deserves to be punished, but come on.

 

[Athena]

Ah, yes.

Because if it would have been a deer or a duck pictured during the appropriate hunting season, no one would have batted an eye.

There would have been outrage if it was reasonably assumed the animal would not be eaten. Like that daft blonde broad laying down next to the giraffe. I don't think it's a worthless endeavor to differentiate between killing for food and killing for killing. The former is traditional necessity and modern tradition. The latter can be indicative of a potentially dangerous personality disorder. Sure, that part's mitigated by her profession and, as you mentioned, the apathy it imparts. But, generally speaking, that's where the outrage comes from, and it's worthy.

Living in the PNW, I know an awful lot of hunters, and they are perhaps the most judgmental about those who hunt purely for sport. The venom with which their comments about kills left behind to rot will drip.

If the cat was feral, and it had no collar, big whoop. I guess she should have captured it and brought it to the appropriate feral cat euthanization station in order to keep her vet license.

Do we know her license is going to be revoked? I don't know that it will. On a side note, most states have provisions for shooting predatory animals who might threaten livestock or pets. Maybe her parents have some goldfish or something? Seriously, though, I would investigate that angle if I were charged in this case.