Please note the date is showing April 28 because in the UK (and other parts of the world) they’re ahead of us in the states.
For those of you unfamiliar with Kristen Lindsey, this cat killing veterinarian made global news in April 2015 when she posted a photo to Facebook bragging about shooting a cat named Tiger with a bow and arrow. PoC.org has covered the case from the beginning.
Tiger’s Justice Team News posted an update on their Facebook community page April 27, 2018 (see post below). They say that Lindsey sued the vet board in 2016 and again in 2017. She claimed that the board exceeded its authority in pursuing disciplinary action against her veterinary license. District Court Judge Karin Crump ruled against Lindsey in both cases. She then appealed but the courts have had enough.
In an affirmation rendered on April 27, 2018, the 3rd COA (Court of Appeals) Justices wrote:
“Having reviewed the record and the parties’ arguments, the Court holds that there was no reversible error in the trial court’s judgment. Therefore, the Court affirms the trial court’s judgment. The appellant [Lindsey] shall pay all costs relating to this appeal, both in this Court and in the court below.”
Lindsey and her attorney Brian Bishop have the option to file a motion for rehearing or to appeal the case before the Texas Supreme Court.
The 3rd COA issued a 22 page memorandum along with the confirmation, which can be found here. Those interested should navigate to the link, then enter case #03-17-00513-CV and select the document titled “Memorandum Opinion.” The website was down earlier for maintenance so please try again later if the page doesn’t load.
Tiger’s Team would like to thank the Texas Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners General Counsel Michelle Griffin and Texas Assistant State Attorney General Ted Ross for their advocacy in pursuit of justice, as well as TJT’s Animal Law Attorney Zandra Anderson. And of course, thanks go out to those who contacted the Brenham Police Department to see justice done to the woman who killed Tiger.
In addition to the PoC.org articles, more articles can be found by clicking here.
I sincerely hope this is the last article about Kristen Lindsey I’ll have to cover. Here is the Facebook post:
Great comment. For some reason or other I have always felt that her parents are funding this litigation. All these challenges to tribunal judgements requiring legal representation must have been expensive. And I think her parents agreed to fund it all and also agreed to pay the other side’s costs if that is ordered. I may be well off the mark however. She is a product of her father who likes hunting. I think he feels responsible. I might be dreaming.
The concern now becomes is this a debt she can discharge in a bankruptcy or is her income low enough that she would be considered judgment proof, at least at this point.
Does she have a job.
Does she have a bank account
Does she own any property.
If she has none of those she has nothing to garnish, levy or put a lien against.
Is she employable. Possibly but unlikely. Especially if people find where she’s working and make sure unsuspecting clientele know who their i hope former DVM hired. She is going to be bad for business for a long time and it’s our job to make sure she remains so.
So despite the fact she may or may not ever pay a dime of that restitution she has effectively dug herself into a hole so deep there is little chance she will ever dig out. Her only option would be a name change and that would have to be filed in local papers and seldom do courts , and it’s not hard to change your name in the U.S. unless you have a criminal record and are trying to hide from people or creditors. Especially since she would have to legally deal with her state license to practice what she calls veterinary medicine.
I have embedded the FB update to this page.
I completely agree. She should have lost her license to practice. She’s unfit for the job. Damn it, she admits to enjoying killing animals! It’s weird she’s a veterinarian at all.
I have followed Kristen Lindsey’s case from the very beginning. No punishment would ever be enough for the cruel torturous death that she imposed upon sweet Tiger. I will never understand how any person who claims to be a doctor of animal medicine could commit such a gruesome act. She does not deserve to practice veterinary medicine or work with any animal ever again.😭😱
The Tiger’s Justice Team News link has a lot more information than I could post here. They’re also great about keeping everyone informed when there were updates to the case.