The attorney, Brian W. Bishop, is representing Kristen Lindsey in her defense against the investigation by the Texas Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners (TBVME) to sanction Dr Lindsey for her alleged killing of a domestic cat (claimed to be feral) with a bow and arrow at close range. Most of us have heard about this notorious case. If not, please click this.
Mr Bishop must also be representing and defending Kristen Lindsey generally. I believe Brian W Bishop has his own law firm in Austin Texas (900 West Avenue).
Update at 1st June 2015: his website is currently down probably as a consequence of acting for Kristen Lindsey. A visitor to PoC, kindly provided his details in a comment.
A colleague of mine has kindly sent me a copy of a leaked letter that Mr Bishop wrote to the TBVME. It is reproduced below and I have typed it out as the image is small and hard to read.
Dear Ms Hudson,
This firm represents Dr. Lindsey DVM in the referenced complaint.
Dr. Lindsey denies that she engaged in any violation of Board Rule 573.4. Among other things, neither the act of posting of a photograph, nor this alleged act of killing of a ferel [sic] cat on Dr. Lindsey’s residential property were “connected to the practice of veterinary medicine’ or otherwise a criminal activity.
Please cease and desist from any further attempts to contact Dr. Lindsey or her family. Also as you are aware, TBVME complaints are confidential per Texas Occ. Code § 801.207 – the TBVME has, however, been discussing the complaint and related matters with third parties (including Dr. Ron Stried DVM) in flagrant disregard of Dr. Lindsey’s right to privacy and confidentiality – these disclosures must stop immediately.
Yours Very truly
Brian W. Bishop
My comment (please add your below): firstly I apologise for adding to Dr Lindsey’s lack of privacy in this matter but feel it needs to be aired due to public interest.
The key statement, I believe, is that the lawyer claims that Lindsey’s alleged killing of Tiger, the ginger tabby, is unconnected with the practice of veterinary medicine.
I strongly disagree with this. It has to be closely connected to the work of a vet because the attitude and behavior of a vet outside of her/his workplace is critical to (a) the standing of the veterinary profession generally in the USA and further afield and (b) the way a vet conducts herself at her workplace.
The work of even the most highly skilled veterinarian will be compromised if the vet in question has a poor attitude towards animal welfare. Compassion is a key characteristic of the good veterinarian. You could argue that it is essential.
Judging by the behavior of Dr Lindsey she has a poor and unsuitable attitude towards the welfare of animals. There was not an ounce of compassion in her alleged close range shooting of her neighbor’s cat.
Whether what she allegedly did is criminal or not is down to a court to decide. However, the broad opinion on the internet, where this notorious example of cat cruelty has been widely discussed, is that she committed a crime and should be punished accordingly.
I am surprised that Mr Bishop is demanding that the TBVME should stop contacting people other than Lindsey because how else can they investigate the matter?
It is driving me crazy….WHY are people referring to this “pet cat” as a “feral cat”?? He is obviously the neighbors pet cat…..NOT a feral cat just living in the streets and alleyways. My ex-husband is a veterinarian and they too, as well as human doctors, take an oath to protect and do their very best to heal these precious animals that depend on them. This so called veterinarian needs to have her license pulled and to be band from EVER practicing veterinarian medicine ever again, that is AFTER she gets out of prison….this to me is a felon, and should she be charged with a felon it is an automatic loss of her license. Praying for the family of this precious cat and for all of the other animals she more than likely HAS abused in her practice. I am retired from Family & Children Services and it is a known fact that someone who abuses animals will more than likely abuse children and the elderly. She has GOT to be stopped before she has anymore opportunities!!!! We must all stick together, maybe even sending petitions to the Veterinarian Board there in Texas and to Colorado State Veterinary School where she received her degree, to have her records permanently closed and pulled, if possible.
Agreed,
I also want to see her before a court of justice, my point was that she has been branded with a red iron for the rest of life, not for 6 months with probation in 5 months.
Thanks David.
I took two years of vet school, eventually going into business, but pets and animals are very near to my heart. This is sickening and I thank you all for allowing me to sign that petition a few weeks ago to get her out and continue here to vent my frustration.
No surprises here. That attorney is an idiot…what’s new? Perhaps he needs to put on a cat outfit and crawl in her backyard and face the consequences. Glad to see she lost her job. She needs to get a job cleaning toilets.
Thanks Lola for sharing your feelings which are similar to many others.