LEWISTON, Maine — A woman accused of dumping four kittens into a trash bin earlier this month was charged Tuesday with criminal cruelty to animals.
Stacy Monahan, 43, of Hillside Lane was charged after Animal Control Officer Wendell Strout interviewed her about the Aug. 12 incident.
Three of the four kittens since have died. Strout said the animals were covered in fleas and maggots when they were rescued from the Dumpster near Monahan’s home.
The surviving kitten, a black-and-white male, joined a litter of newborns at the Androscoggin Humane Society and since has been adopted.
The kitten’s name is Scamper and he lives with Laurie Nichols and her daughter Katie at their home in Auburn.
On Tuesday, Scamper and his newfound four brothers and sisters were crawling around on the floor, 2 weeks old and just learning how to walk.
After recovering from the ordeal of the Dumpster, Scamper was placed with Moxie, a money cat who had just delivered a litter. Moxie and the other kittens also were adopted by Nichols.
“She’s a good mom,” Nichols said. “They’re all doing really well.”
When Nichols adopted the cats, she did not know that Scamper had been rescued from the trash.
She and her daughter routinely serve as foster parents for litters of kittens, caring for them until they are old enough to be put up for adoption. She suspects that when the time comes, Scamper will be adopted right away.
“She’s famous,” Nichols said.
Two of the kittens pulled from the trash bin died shortly after they were taken to the shelter. The third died later, after the story of the dumped kittens made the news, according to Zachary Black, operations manager at the humane society.
To look at Scamper on Tuesday, there was no sign that she had been near death after being dumped into the trash in hot August weather.
Strout said he interviewed Monahan after a pair of witnesses indicated she might be responsible for dumping the kittens. Monahan admitted to it, Strout said, although her reasons remained unclear.
Nichols, watching the kittens walk across her living room floor on tiny, trembling legs, said she doesn’t really care what Monahan’s explanation might be. Dumping animals and leaving them to suffer and die, she said, is inexcusable under any circumstances.
“Anyone with an adult thought process,” she said, “should be able to understand that there are better options.”
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There is a special place in hell for people who hurt animals!
Its called
Neverland Ranch.
Now that’s funny!
I hope Stacy Monahan doesn’t have children. Perhaps a night in a dumpster covered with maggots and fleas would be a suitable punishment..just a thought.
One night is not enough, sorry..I have no place in my vocabulary to even mention her name, she is worthless!!!
I like the way you think! But to me that isn’t enough.
I’d say chain her to that same dumpster for a month, I’d be kind enough to give her a bottle of water every now and then, gotta have something to wash the maggots down with, its sad all she’ll get is a slap on the wrist and probation
nope, no water. not unless someone throws some in the dumpster. she needs to know what it feels like. throw her in the dumpster until she is ready to go to jail.
My thoughts exactly.
Beware of people who are cruel to animals. They are capable of great cruelty to people as well.
Agreed!
Serial killers usually start out by torturing animals before they go on to killing people. It’s a fact.
Yes, every serial killer I have ever heard of started off their killing sprees by torturing and killing animals. They were practicing.
Serial killers start out by drinking milk. It’s a fact. Is it possible that drinking milk turns people into serial killers?
Macdonald triad: fire-staring, bed-wetting, animal cruelty.
which has been largely discredited. unfortunately the root cause for sociopathy is not very well understood.
If that would be the case, everyone would be a serial killer. Drinking milk only turns some people into cereal killers.
While I don’t say what she did was right you can’t say theres a place in hell of people who hurt animals..I myself was charged with Cruelty to Animals..I took a cat on a backroad and released it into the wild because it was pissing all over my house and i couldnt let my pregnant wife be exposed to this..So am I going to hell because i chose my unborn child’s life over that of a cat? Especially when all the shelters are full and wont accept anymore animals…So now tell me am I going to hell for what I did…I think not…
There are plenty of shelters in the state. Perhaps you should have been a responsible adult and gotten your cat fixed. Do you truly expect an indoor cat who has food poured into a dish to be capable of taking care of itself in the wild?
You sir, are selfish. I hope for the sake of your child that when it spits up, has an accident, etc, is not merely thrown away like the cat you let loose into the wild.
And yes, what you did IS wrong and I am glad you were charged with cruelty to animals.
LoveMeSOmeDerby, I agree with everything you said!
Yes, Richard, you are a cruel person. When your child starts potty training and “pissing all over the house” are you going to take it out in to the wild and release it? You are obviously not a responsible person.
That cat did nothing wrong, you however, failed to be a good owner and teach it, kindly, where to go to the bathroom, instead, you were a coward and took it out to the woods and let it go. That is cruel.
I am glad you got charged. You should have taken the animal to a shelter and surrendered it, a vets, craigslist, a friend, there are any number of resources. YOU took that cat in to your home, no one forced you to, and when you failed, you threw it away. God help your child. If you can be that ignorant with an animal I fear for your child and the life it will experience.
There is a special place in hell for you, yes Sir, there is. Karma is a *itch!
my child has a great life..not that its any of your business…you dont know me or my child so bash me all you want for taking the cat to the wild..but leave my kids out of this conversation…
You actually brought your child in to the conversation, in doing so, you opened yourself up for it being part of the discussion. No one forced you to post on this topic, or talk about your children, you did so willingly.
Sorry, you don’t get to change the rules to suit you. You are evil and cruel, you got called out, deal with it.
I actually care what you have to say too Bangahrang…
I can see that you care, you keep replying.
Im done speaking to you before i say something and get myself banned..Have a good day..
Awww, so sorry your little feelings got hurt and no one in this thread remotely thinks you are a good person, or took up your cause. You see, we are logical minded people, and smart to boot, any decent human being wouldn’t toss a cat in to the woods.
See you around, or hopefully not.
cruelty to me is beating a cat with a pipe or a bit of wood…LOL
cruelty is anything that would hurt or harm an animal. they count on us, as children do, to look out for their well being. This person, richard, had many choices rather than throwing away a loving breathing furbaby. he will get no sympothy here.
yea your real logical.<—- excuse Bangahrang everyone this person has gone through life and never made a mistake.<– all bow down to Bangahrang.<—-
lol BANNED
BTW, I thought you were done talking to me? You just replied again a minute ago. Tut tut. Not very good at walking the walk, are we!
you, ‘sir’ are an animal! there are shelters, other pet lovers, letting this poor kitty go into the ‘wild’ with wild animals was cruel and unusual punishment! you are evil and they have reserved your place.
I’m afraid if I had a baby I would release it into the wild. Because I am totally unprepared to have a baby, I don’t. Richard doesn’t say how he came by this cat, but If he accepted it into his home, he was responsible for it… no excuses.
You people are going a bit overboard aren’t you? Yes, this guy made a mistake by turning it loose to go feral and decimate the bird and small animal population of the state. He should have killed it, as he was legally able to do. Many cultures eat cat and dog regularly. I agree there is no good reason to make any animal suffer, kill it as quickly and humanely as possible, that’s what I do with my chickens and rabbits.
OH NO! he is not legally able to do that! even vets will not put down a healthy animal
I’m afraid that you need to reference Maine state law prior to spouting off. Your local vet may not want to put down a healthy animal, that’s his personal decision. However that does not change the law.
B. Except for a licensed veterinarian or a person certified under section 1042, kills or attempts to kill an animal by a method that does not cause instantaneous death. Violation of this paragraph is a Class D crime; [2003, c. 452, Pt. I, §13 (AMD); 2003, c. 452, Pt. X, §2 (AFF).]
As I stated earlier, as the owner of an animal, you are legally permitted to put down any animal you own, provided you do it as humanely as possible. This is Maine, a rural state, haven’t you people ever been to a farm? We raise animals, feed and care for them, and when the time comes we dispatch them as quickly and humanely as possible.
sorry, I did not know that. but, the big thing here though is humanely
Here is further legal justification of my post.
1-E. Owner or owner’s agent. A person who owns a cat or dog, or the owner’s agent, may kill that owner’s cat or dog by shooting it with a firearm if the following conditions are met:
A. The shooting is performed by a person 18 years of age or older using a weapon and ammunition of suitable caliber and other characteristics to produce instantaneous death by a single shot; [2003, c. 452, Pt. I, §16 (NEW); 2003, c. 452, Pt. X, §2 (AFF).]
B. Death is instantaneous; [2003, c. 452, Pt. I, §16 (NEW); 2003, c. 452, Pt. X, §2 (AFF).]
C. Maximum precaution is taken to protect the general public, employees and other animals; and [2003, c. 452, Pt. I, §16 (NEW); 2003, c. 452, Pt. X, §2 (AFF).]
D. Any restraint of the cat or dog during the shooting does not cause undue suffering. [2003, c. 452, Pt. I, §16 (NEW); 2003, c. 452, Pt. X, §2 (AFF).]
[ 2003, c. 452, Pt. I, §16 (NEW); 2003, c. 452, Pt. X, §2 (AFF) .]
I’m certainly not advocating wanton killing of animals, only pointing out the legal rights animal owners have in these cases. We read so many cases of people neglecting horses, cats, and dogs, that they should have just put down in the first place.
as I said, I was unaware. I had to put my catbaby of 17.5 years yesterday and I cant even imagine shooting her.
I do agree that he should have taken the cat to a shelter, however, a male cat that is “fixed” can still spray. It has cost my family thousands of dollars to clean up the mess my Mom’s cats left behind.
* I do agree with all your other points though.
Had you tried a litter box for the cat? Most cats are very clean and would use the letter box.
I don’t think Richard is smart enough to have thought of using a litter box!
yes it was litter box trained..
Obviously NOT “trained ” or it wouldnot be peeing all over the house.
it was using the litter box for almost a year..i would call that trained..
Maybe if you changed the litter and gave it a sanitary place to go, then it would have remained using the box. I think the people in this thread, especially animals are smart enough to know a cat that has used a box for a year would not suddenly stop using it without a reason.
a cat will only go out of the box if there is something mentally or physically wrong. you my “friend” were very wrong to set it “free”
unless it was not cleaned routinely. especially a female cat will not go in a dirty box
A cat stops using a litter box because either the box is unclean or the cat needs medical attention. If you ever own another cat (although I truly hope you never have another pet of any kind), you should educate yourself about animal health. Pets need to see a vet every year, just like humans. If you can’t or won’t take care of that part of your pet owner responsibilities than you have no right to own a pet.
Poor cat probably had a UTI or something like that, it should have gone to the vets.
Did you try to find a home for the cat? That would have been the right thing to do rather than just dumping the poor thing.
No he didn’t because “it was just a stupid cat!”
Apparently the fact he was a stupid owner didn’t play in to his decision!
Yes Mimi2kool i did try and find a home…im not saying what I did was right..but i had to make a choice to keep my unborn baby safe from cat pee being all over my house..anyone whose been pregnant or knows anything about it knows cat pee is very dangerous to a unborn baby..so i made a choice…
How so? Its litter boxes and _feces_ that are dangerous to pregnant women.
I was told that cat urine is bad as well…according to my wifes doctor…
STOP POSTING !
Actually Richard anyone who knows anything about cats knows that it is the feces of the cats that can be dangerous to a pregnancy since the toxoplasmosis parasite is sometimes shed by that route. Usually pregnant women are told simply to have someone else clean the cat box.
That your cat was urinating in the home tells me one of three things was going on: either it was an intact male cat marking his “territory” in which case the problem would have been solved by having him neutered, the cat had an untreated urinary tract infection which will cause them to urinate painfully and frequently in inappropriate places, or his cat box was not cleaned on a regualar basis. Most cats will not use a filthy litter box.
Any and all of these situations could have been resolved by educating yourself as a pet owner and not taking the easy way out. A domestic cat is and never was a “wild” animal. They do not really know how to provide for themselves outside of a domestic situation. They may survive for a while but their lives are short and pretty miserable what with the starvation, freezing and diseases.
Like others here I agree that you are kind of a terrible person. You may have done what you did out of ignorance and desperation, for that people would be willing to forgive you; that you continue to angrily defend yourself in the face of the facts that have been laid out before you says a lot about who you are. It’s not pretty.
We also had a cat who engaged in inappropriate urination. When we took her to the vet, the problem turned out to be diabetes. We ended up having to put her down at the ripe old age of 14. I cannot imagine the hell my cat would have gone through “in the wild” as her condition really meant she was slowing starving to death because her body could no longer break down the glucose in her food. Anyway, add a #4 for diabetes. If your cat is inappropriately urinating, PLEASE take them to the vet and have them checked out. Sometimes it is a simple fix, but if it isn’t, the animal may be suffering.
he just didnt want to pay for the “put down” or the meds or he didnt take over cleaning while the wife/baby momma was pregnaunt and blamed that on the poor cat
cat pee is not dangerous. litter can be to a pregnaunt women, which meant you were probly cleaning the box and didnt do it to her satisfaction
Actually, urine turns to ammonia, which can cause respiratory issues if exposed to it frequently or in large amounts. So mostly (and especially if it is cleaned up promptly) it is not dangerous, but it’s not entirely safe, either.
A trip to the vet is always the best idea if your cat is urinating inappropriately.
tell that to my dead mother who died of lung disease that was caused by 20 years of numerous cats peeing in her house. And yeah, she was the crazy cat lady.
Cat pee is very dangerous to pregnant women. It’s the amonia in their pee that is unhealthy. The doctor (with both of my pregancies) told me that I shouldn’t be around cat pee or a litter box. Where is your logic in your statement @krazykatlady:disqus ?
I guess you will find out after you die.
I find that you all are really being quite cruel yourselves to @yahoo-J2U5PUK37AO63ZITMY4WT75MXM:disqus . He made a mistake and is paying the price for it. He came on here willing and exposed himself as being an offender. How many of you have made a mistake in your life for someone that you love? Most of you seem to be God fearing people, what happened to your compassion for those that have confessed and asked for forgiveness? Isn’t that what God has said in the Bible? Maybe you religious folks should take another look at your perfect lives and leave him alone. You seem to be bashing more on him than you are about this woman that dumped these newborn kittens in a dumpster. All he did was release a grown cat into the woods. He could have just killed it, but he didn’t – he tried to do the right thing and made a bad judgement call. You all should be ashamed of yourselves for being so harsh and cruel!!!
I have looked over what I wrote, and I do not think I said anything particularly harsh or cruel to Richard. I stand by everything I did say. And I agree that the discussion has gotten off track and that the point of the story was the woman who callously discarded the kittens.
I wasn’t meaning you in particular @Mimi2kool:disqus . I was referring to all those others on here that are being out of line by telling Richard that he is a bad parent. I do not know him personally and therefore, will not pass any judgement on him or his parenting skills. I agree that he may have not made the best judgement, but I don’t consider that being inhumane – I see it as trying to protect his unborn child and wife.
What I don’t get … is that you were charged with cruelty to animals and originally had a fine of $500.
There was some child abuser in there that broke a kids arm, pulled her hair out and broke her clavicle and got released on a $500 bail. There was a child molester in a recent story that got fined $250 and only 120 days in jail…the list goes on and on.
However I still do believe what you did was wrong…
GOD
HATES
CATS
Al its ok to break your kids clavicle and rip its hair out..but god forbid you bring a animal to the woods rather then have a vet put it down…
the vet is not allowed to “put down” healthy cat. and you are not allowed to put a domestic animal to fend for itself in the wild
Yeah, you are a regular saint. Did somebody here say it was ok to break your kid’s clavicle?
You are being ridiculous. He just made a statement about how animal cruelty fines are more than someone that abuses a child.
god loves cats. and child abusers and animal abusers are in the same page for me. and I think they both get off way too easy! the real saying is “there is a special place in hell for those that abuse animals and children. ” both are the lowest life forms on earth.
I disagree with you. You can’t put them in the same category, well, in @yahoo-J2U5PUK37AO63ZITMY4WT75MXM:disqus ‘s case.
Yes richard, yes you are. Not only were you cruel to the cat but you also placed a non native predator into the environment. You, richard, are an animal and Nature abuser.
You did nothing wrong. Let the liberals work out their condemnations when they meet Jesus Christ after they die.
Apologists for criminals are criminals as well. In every comment you post you reveal what a poisoned well your “soul” (if you have one) must be.
Jesus Christ is going to have a long discussion with you on the proper treatment of animals. His expectations are outlined in the Bible. Perhaps you should give it a read.
so you have no respect for animals either?
People can say there’s a place in hell for people who hurt animals because we have freedom of speech. You have the right to disagree with them, of course. But that does not take away their right to express this belief.
Obviously, Richard, you are ignorant … Toxoplasmosis is only transferred by handling cat feces. If you don’t know about these things you should ASK. Not just take it upon yourself to know. I am glad you got charged because of what you did and because of your IGNORANCE.
Anyone that thinks a domestic cat can be released into the “wild” and survive is fooling themselves. Its cruel and often a slow death, yes small chance it might survive but really you couldn’t find a humane solution. What danger did a cat urinating in your house pose to your pregnant wife????? Ever heard of a litter box for gods sake———–
blah blah blah…same old crap ive already heard..say what you need to say and move on..ive already apologize for what I did and I paid my fine..get over yourselves
I know theres different types of animal cruelty and the ones who take it way too far i agree should be punished..but what I did was not wrong..
Yes richard, yes it was.
Obviously it was wrong if you were charged with animal cruelty!
“take it way too far.”???
Just how far is “ok” in your book?
So ignorant.
“a stupid cat” — no Sir, YOU are the stupid one!
Let me give you a piece of advice, stop posting, you are making yourself sound absolutely ridiculous and trashy.
We have a cat, and he is very stupid. In fact, number than a pounded thumb. We like him, though, and he gets treated well. But even if we had a million more like him, and we loved them all alike, the combined value of all of them would be infinitely less than a single unborn baby. If only people loved their own like they “love” animals. The world would be a much better and more peaceful place. And a lot safer place for babies in the womb, too.
Remember that an animal is only as smart as its owner. So he had a stupid cat.
Cats are not “naturally wild” some can survive in the wild, especially if born feral, but a house cat is at a great disadvantage in the “wild” . If you could not find a home, or neuter the cat so it (he?) would not pee all over the house, then you should have had a vet put it down.
it was a female cat..and your saying that having a vet put it to sleep is more humane then letting it try and survive in the wild? and according to the judge i couldve just shot it and put it down that way..thats humane?
STOP POSTING !
Richard, do everyone a favor and don’t be an animal owner. You do not have the capability to be a responsible pet owner. There are other options,I do not believe that you tried very hard to find one.
thanks sunniejam77 but ive been a pet owner for a long time..i dont need you telling me otherwise..
but you have zero compassion, you should not open your home to furbabies
Richard we all make mistakes. I have made some doozies. The thing is that most of us try to learn from them.
i have learned kathy..not once did i ever say what i did was the right choice..but it was made..I paid my fine and i know now not to ever do it again..and to take the correct steps to have the cat taken care of..
lol
How dare I?
How dare YOU throw an animal in to the woods. I am not the monster here, you are!
How dare I question you as a parent? Simple, if you can’t even look after a cat, which is relatively low maintenance compared to a child, and you couldn’t even be responsible, because to you, its life was expendable, it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out your parenting ethics, qualities and abilities probably follow the same suit.
you see, you want to call foul when people draw a comparison with looking after your child, but you brought them in to the equation.
I feel extremely sorry for you, that you have such low morals and ethics and clearly a diminished mentality. I feel even sorrier for your children.
big person talking behind a keyboard…
OH, do we want to meet in the parking lot and rumble? Would that make you happy? Oh dear, you really are a sorry little man aren’t you.
I find you being extremely cruel! You can’t compare takign care of a cat over taking care of a child. Shame on you! You have no right to pass judgement on him and his parenting skills just because he let a “stupid cat” out into the wild. You people need to find someone else to bully and get a life!
STOP POSTING !
BTW, for the love of all things holy, could you try using the uppercase “I” when talking about yourself, and dispense with the multiple …. I do believe a sentence requires only one period at the end, not two, or three, or four.
Actually if a thought is incomplete, or if one is attemptring to convey disjointedness, three periods is appropriate.
vroooooop
Thanks to Katie and Laurie for taking these kittens and the Cat into a loving home. The person who left them in the dumpster is a vile, cruel human being.
^ prime example of stupidity!
Oh but I thought you were the one who wasn’t going to talk to me again? Didn’t you just say that? Why yes, yes you did! Hahahahahahahahahaah!
Maybe, just maybe if you had not tried to defend your actions, maybe, just maybe people would be a little more understanding, however, calling it “just a stupid cat” did nothing to further your cause, nor does the uses of foul language. You see, I don’t need to call you names to get my point across, nor did I force you to post your diabolical story to this page, you did that all by yourself. In posting it for the world to see, and continuously talking about your children, people will compare the two. You did that to yourself.
Well i just dont like people saying Im a bad parent. I pride myself in being a good parent. I understand people lashing out at me for what I did. But like I said I made a choice and a decision. Yes it was the wrong choice and i feel horrible. But leave my kids out of it. That’s when I get defensive.
I understand why you don’t like it, I don’t think any parent would, however, when we post publicly sometimes we need to edit what information you give out. As soon as you brought your kids in to it, people will then compare, right or wrong, it is the info they have been given and will use.
I suspect if you could go back in time you would change how you worded things, and obviously not mentioned the children.
I am glad you learned your lesson.
EDITED TO ADD: Maybe next time, if you talked like you just did, above, rationally, and without naming calling and being honest and really feeling bad for what you did, you wouldn’t have gotten the responses you did. When you name called, swore, and were defensive, over an act you committed and seemed to be trying to defend, people will call you out.
I understand and I apologize for name calling. I do regret what I did to the cat and realize I shouldve taken better steps for the animal. I just got defensive and angry when people bring my kids into it. So I apologize
I appreciate that and accept, and apologize if you feel I stepped over the line with your kids.
You know, maybe now you could use your experience, and advocate for cats/dogs etc, and help ppl find better solutions.
Yes i will. and thank you for apologizing back.
I never saw anything to suggest he ‘learned’ anything! and I am seeing there are a lot of things he needs to rethink. especially about throwing a poor defenceless loving kind animal out into the woods cuz he didnt keep the box clean enough. and did his baby momma know what he did with that poor baby? I wouldnt leave my baby alone with him if I knew that
zzzzzzzzzzz krazykatlady..get off your high horse..i kept the box clean and with fresh litter..not that I owe you any explanation
but did you learn from it? you feel horrible because you got caught and had to pay for it. what is gonna happen to your child when you decide he is expendable?
I am really sure you feel AWFUL!! What a joke you are, as ANYONE that hurts a defenseless animal is not only a low life, but a really sad excuse for a human being. Why don’t you try and harm a person, oh yeah, that would not work for you, because humans are not as defenceless as animals and they would kick your sorry butt!! Whine to someone else about how great you are, because you are truely a low life, animal abuser, in my opinion.
threatening me online..wow shows how mature you are..
I do not see anywhere in my comment where I threatened you, or anyone else. Just giving my opinion, so stop being so dramatic.
Yes, that is better. You brought yourself here to be judged, guess you are regretting that now. My life is actually quite perfect.
Oh dear, we have degenerated in to name calling because someone has got himself all upset and in a tizzy and everyone isn’t running to support him.
Let me speak really slowly so you understand:
Obviously
the
cat
had
something
wrong
like
a
UTI
and
needed
medical
attention.
How did I do?
You
have
no
life.
I never asked for support……………………………………….. i explained why i did what i did…………………………………………………………………
and your explaination is irrational and you are upset because we did not accept your explaination
wow Steve63_10 how original. Ive never heard that before.
I’m sure you’ve heard it many, many times Richard…
If I could like this post more than once, I would, repeatedly!
Wow all this uproar over some kittens…Sad and horrible as it is if the woman had had an abortion and her child tossed out with the trash , I wonder if we would see the same outrage ?? I know we wouldn’t because it happens everyday..And if there is “a special place in hell for people who hurt animals” I wonder where abortion doctors and those that have them go ??? We live in a world that is upside down to say the least…
Not even remotely the same.
So in your eyes, an animal is worth far more than a human being. Cardinal Raymond Burke, now of the Vatican, and former Archbishop of St. Louis, MO, has said the the Democratic Party is the party of death. Liberals back up that statement by showing their true colors every day. If it had been a baby who had survived an abortion and put in the dumpster, the Democrats would have nominated the abortion clinic personnel for Liberal sainthood. We live in a very troubled world.
I think that a mother who threw out a newborn would be treated a lot harsher (than the ones that abort) by even the most ardent of the pro-choice.
midcoast, it’s obvious that you didn’t really think your post through. I’m certain you know that an abortion does not produce a live entity. I’m also certain that had someone dumped a bunch of liver human babies in a dumpster, the outrage would be overwhelming.
sin is sin
People who believe that animals are as important or more important than people are going to have to account to God for a big sin.
kittens in a dumpster = maybe a sin?
abortion = major, ultra-serious sin!
so wrong. if you believe in god, then you know he takes into account intent. intent of not having an unwanted child and hurting a living thing are totally different things, even in his eyes
Actually, the the road to h*ll is paved with good intentions.
Not sure what “He” you follow as “the one” but the Bible is pretty clear that animals are not to be mistreated. So, kittens in a dumpster = definitely a sin.
Your interpertation. I never said that People are less important than kittens. Just my belief system sin is sin. Sorry I am off topic. Im tired.
So kittens in a dumpster “may be a sin”. Well, if that is not absolutely a sin, you can have your “god” who would not think it is.
Shut up.
sorry, not the same thing. if you want to compare it would be having the baby and leaving it out in the woods
there are some really sick idiots out there but there also those who try
i dont even know what you are talking about.
Now that you have read all the way to the bottom, here is the one thing to remember. Richard was charged and found guilty of the same charge that Stacy was. There is no difference, both a demonstrated disregard for a living breathing animal that trusted them.
I plead guilty and got a lesser fine because the judge agreed with me me on my reasoning for what I did and said the original fine amount was outrageous. Get your facts please before you bash me.
I am shock and judge agreed with you, but judges do what they want. Wish i knew what judge that was i would go lecture him
The article says the kitten is a male and then continues to call it ‘she’….? Great article…..
that is what you took away from this article??? really!?
Yes….this and this only….seriously. Relax. I took more from the article but would have been nice if it made sense.
She should have just killed them, that was well within the law. Cats, both domestic and feral are a huge problem in the US. They prey upon birds and small animals, displacing natural predators. Even well fed cats kill animals due to there hunting instinct. The same people who howl about wind turbine bird strikes say nothing about the millions of birds cats kill each year in the US.
You should have just killed it, that is well within the law.
Hell has a special place for creatures like this.
I find it interesting that these comments rapidly turned from commenting on this current case and, instead, focused on someone who has apparently paid for a crime and appears to fully understand that it’s something that shouldn’t have happened. Is that merely because there are other who need an easy target? In reality, what richard did by releasing a cat into the wild is a remote comparison to throwing kittens into a dumpster. Domestic cats return themselves to the wild at times. The act of releasing an adult cat to the wild is in no way the same as leaving kittens in a dumpster. I’m not a religious person, but I do recall something from the bible about removing the log from one’s own eye before complaining about the splinter in another’s.
Releasing cats into the wild is a terrible, terrible thing to do to the native wildlife. Perhaps you should read the statistics on the amount of wildlife destroyed by felines. It will, if you give a damn about the natural world, shock you.
so, all those outdoor cats are commiting murder of the native wildlife when they are let outside for the day to roam the woods? I’ve had plenty of cats in my day and they were daytime outdoor cats and loved to hunt even though I never taught them how to. That is their instinct to hunt. I don’t get your point besides passing more judgement on @yahoo-J2U5PUK37AO63ZITMY4WT75MXM:disqus .
You don’t get my point , Joy?? Really now, you don’t get my point ??? You say that “cats love to hunt” and it “is their instinct to hunt” and you really don’t get my point???? What do you think your cats are hunting, Joy????? Do you really not know that they are hunting wild creatures? Or maybe, to you birds, squirrels, reptiles and any other living thing a cat can destroy don’t count as “wildlife”. You are astonishingly ignorant.
thank you Barb Sumner. I dont say what I did was right not at all. I have learned my lesson and will never do it again.
Someone in Walmart was bragging just the other day that she put a litter of kittens in an IGA bag, tied it off and threw it down a steep embankment behind her house. She said they had fleas and she “did them a favor”.
I have had nightmares every night since I heard this. This woman had a five year old listening to her brag about this and a toddler sitting in the shopping cart. If I had known where to look I would have gone and tried to save those little kittens.
Local police and AC officers are actively looking for these remains so she can be charged. Sadly, there is a shelter across the street from where I overheard this story.
I wish you and 300 million Americans would have nightmares about millions of babies being ripped apart while still alive every year, until we end this nightmare of extreme barbarism that is engulfing this nation.
While I do support the right to choose, I do pray that the mankind will reach the point of using that choice wisely, not merely for convenience. That would never have been what I would have chosen, but it is up to Him to judge those who did, not me. I am grateful for the family I was given and would have had more if tbey had given to me.
But that is not what this article is about. This one deals with cruelty to animals and this is the forum for those who are upset by, or opposed to, or even approve of theses acts that have been described here.
this is not an abortion article. it is a cruelty article and what humans can do to go to hell
Ya, like you said, you would choke a human over a cat’s death. I hear you.
choke, yes. kill, no probly not. unless I really couldnt stop them then I cant say what I would do. what lengths I would go to to protect an innocent animal
Dont listen to them, they dont understand….
My point, too. was that this article was NOT about abortion, but I was trying to be polite to
Heistheone.
she would have told me where to look to get my hands off her throat
Yes, you love cats but you would strangle a human? Cats kill mice. Would you get your hands on a cats throat too?
yes, If a cat was being ‘mean’ to another i would. and yes, I would strangle a human enough for her to tell me where she put these babies. would I kill someone? anything? no. but I would make her speak
Wish you had been at Walmart with me!! I am still awake and sick about it.
Yes, I would. “Strangling” somebody who kills defenseless animals AND in such a horrific manner. You equate cats killing mice with people putting kittens in a bag and throwing them off an embankment?……wow. I can see what you think of animal cruelty…apparently not much.
You are reading more into it than necessary @letterreader:disqus . Trying to start a despute are we?
Even Hitler loved his dog.
We wouldn’t have such a problem with this if some people were not so f****** stupid and would get their pets spayed or neutered. There are many shelters and vets who will do the surgery for free or at a reduced price, but of course if you don’t care about the welfare of your pet, you aren’t going to look for one. As someone who has kept cats and other pets my entire life, I can’t understand how anyone could abuse, endanger or kill one in such a horrible way. I don’t view humans as being ‘better’ than other animals; we’re all the same if you think about it. They feel pain, sadness and fear in the exact same way we do, the only difference is that they don’t have the ability to express it like we can. One of my cats actually was rescued from a dumpster, and another was about to be put down because she was sick with something that could be fixed with antibiotics. Treat others the way you would want to be treated, including those who walk on four legs, fly, and swim.
All new borns have fleas, Mommie cats adopt all the time.. I had to hand feed babies once when I was a kid. baby doll bottles. only one lived out of 4 also.. Turned out to be a weird cat. Very possessive.. The meanest cat I ever owned was a Maine Coon. It use to try to kill my full size Collie, would mount him like garfield on a window.. Good natured Collie would walk over to me to remove the cat.. A friend wanted the cat so I gave him away, 2 weeks later my friend returned to tell me the coon cat kill his other cat. he love that coon cat anyway.
all newborns do not have fleas. most have worms, but not fleas. I rescued my baby from a home and he was covered in fleas. it took me 6 months to get rid of them.
Laurie Nichols, you are a saint and I wish there were more like you in this cruel world!
Stacy Monahan, you are lucky we do not have an eye for an eye punishment in this state!
ok folks, stop flagging for review just cuz you dont agree. geesh. are you a dictator?
It is time for Maine to take out the human trash we have in our state.
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Send her to jail.
I would just like to know what is a “money cat”???
They are usually called Calico. Multi colored cats.
Heartless loser.
Who needs to go to Court when you can get your Judge and Jury right here in the comment sections of the BDN? lol
dump that woman in the dumpster. What a piece of crap. take 2 minutes and throw an add up on craigslist advertising free kittens and they are gone in a day.
At the very least have the compassion to properly euthanize them yourself and not be a coward throwing them away to suffer. I know it might sounds cold or heartless of me but a .22 will instantly and painlessly end their life as opposed to days of suffering and starving in a dumpster!