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TexasTowelie

(112,472 posts) Tue Oct 18, 2016, 07:05 PM Oct 2016

Texas vet who bragged about killing cat with an arrow will lose license for a year

A Central Texas veterinarian who boasted online about killing a cat with an arrow will have her license suspended for a year.

The Texas Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners made the decision about Kristen Lindsey's license on Tuesday. She'll also have to complete four years of probation as well as animal-welfare training and other education.

Lindsey, 33, of Brenham gained notoriety in April 2015 after she posted a picture of herself on Facebook holding an orange-and-white cat that had been shot through the head with an arrow.

"My first bow kill LOL," the post read. "The only good feral tomcat is one with an arrow through its head! Vet of the year award ... gladly accepted."

Read more: http://www.dallasnews.com/news/animals/2016/10/18/texas-vet-bragged-killing-cat-arrow-will-lose-license-year

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Texas vet who bragged about killing cat with an arrow will lose license for a year (Original Post) TexasTowelie Oct 2016 OP

Not nearly long enough. narnian60 Oct 2016 #1

Just a year? SusanCalvin Oct 2016 #2

Grrrrrrr apcalc Oct 2016 #4

I can't imagine anyone would knowingly let her near their pets. procon Oct 2016 #5

This message was self-deleted by its author kestrel91316 Oct 2016 #6

I HOPE this info gets spread far and wide, alongg with her picture so when she TRIES to napi21 Oct 2016 #7

I wish she had gotten jail shenmue Oct 2016 #8

I cannot imagine anyone wanting her to be their vet Skittles Oct 2016 #9

I'm grateful that when I lived in Brenham and had my calico spayed TexasTowelie Oct 2016 #15

Hope there's a group of animal activists that will make sure... Laffy Kat Oct 2016 #10

Not enough. 3catwoman3 Oct 2016 #11

She shouldn't even have a hunting license. LuvNewcastle Oct 2016 #12

Even feral cats that cannot be Ilsa Oct 2016 #13

And to think how hard it is to get into vet school, how competitive. Paladin Oct 2016 #14

narnian60

(3,510 posts)

1. Not nearly long enough.

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Tue Oct 18, 2016, 07:10 PM

Oct 2016

SusanCalvin

(6,592 posts)

2. Just a year?

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Tue Oct 18, 2016, 07:10 PM

Oct 2016

She should never be allowed near pets again.

apcalc

(4,465 posts)

4. Grrrrrrr

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Tue Oct 18, 2016, 07:15 PM

Oct 2016

Repulsive human being...

procon

(15,805 posts)

5. I can't imagine anyone would knowingly let her near their pets.

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Tue Oct 18, 2016, 07:19 PM

Oct 2016

They should have revoked her state license and barred her from working with animals even as a tech. Who would hire her? She be a liability to any business. If you discovered that a cat killer was working behind the scenes at your vet's office, wouldn't you find a new vet?

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napi21

(45,806 posts)

7. I HOPE this info gets spread far and wide, alongg with her picture so when she TRIES to

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Tue Oct 18, 2016, 07:57 PM

Oct 2016

practice her chosen profession, she'll have NO PATIENTS! I know I would never let someone like that touch any of my pets.

shenmue

(38,506 posts)

8. I wish she had gotten jail

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Tue Oct 18, 2016, 07:59 PM

Oct 2016

Skittles

(153,204 posts)

9. I cannot imagine anyone wanting her to be their vet

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Tue Oct 18, 2016, 08:16 PM

Oct 2016

TexasTowelie

(112,472 posts)

15. I'm grateful that when I lived in Brenham and had my calico spayed

Reply to Skittles (Reply #9)

Wed Oct 19, 2016, 12:49 PM

Oct 2016

that I went to a different vet.

Laffy Kat

(16,387 posts)

10. Hope there's a group of animal activists that will make sure...

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Tue Oct 18, 2016, 08:39 PM

Oct 2016

This follows her EVERYWHERE she lives/works.

3catwoman3

(24,054 posts)

11. Not enough.

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Tue Oct 18, 2016, 08:47 PM

Oct 2016

Not nearly enough.

Maybe the marketplace will do what Texas board did not. May she be persona non grata anywhere she applies once the suspension is over.

LuvNewcastle

(16,858 posts)

12. She shouldn't even have a hunting license.

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Tue Oct 18, 2016, 08:48 PM

Oct 2016

She's nothing but a sadist.

Ilsa

(61,698 posts)

13. Even feral cats that cannot be

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Wed Oct 19, 2016, 10:12 AM

Oct 2016

Domesticated have significant value. They kill rodents which means fewer snakes are likely to populate the area. The nuisance factor is low, from what I've seen.

I think she got off light. Some chicken farmers might want to hire her, but I never would.

Paladin

(28,276 posts)

14. And to think how hard it is to get into vet school, how competitive.

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Wed Oct 19, 2016, 10:26 AM

Oct 2016

And yet this sick woman gets to attend and complete school, and then hang out a shingle and make money at it. To hell with her, and anybody who comes to her defense.

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