by Elisa Black-Taylor
(USA)
Faith survived the fire
I have a case I've been working on and haven't gotten the full story. In the meantime, I'd like to present what I've learned and I ask you, the reader, to respond to whether this mother cat and her kittens were deliberately set on fire.
The photo above is very distressing. I've shied away from as many abuse stories as possible for the simple fact they upset everyone. Something told me to jump in on this one.
Here's what I've learned so far. This happened last week in Hinesville, Georgia.
A mother cat and her kittens were set on fire by a man who was burning leaves in his yard. This occurred during a time there was a burning ban due to high winds in the area.
I believe only the mother cat, now known as Faith, is still alive. Please correct me if I'm mistaken. One of the babies was still alive when a neighbor (not the fire starter) took it to the vet. It was crying in agony and had to be humanely euthanized.
The man burning the leaves is an alleged cat hater.
This is all I have so far, with the exception the man may have claimed he didn't know the mother cat and her kittens were hiding in the leaves.
I don't believe an arrest has been made. I'm not even sure whether the matter is being investigated in by the Hinesville police or animal control.
There's something seriously wrong with this picture. For one, any mother cat would immediately leave a burning pile of leaves. She wouldn't likely have her kittens in a pile of leaves to start with. Mother cats have been known to return to burning houses and barns over and over to save their litter. This man wants us to believe this cat just lay there and allowed the fire to consume it.
I'd hate to think this man DID know he was setting fire to a family of cats. It's not beyond my comprehension as I've done countless stories about cat abuse.
What irks me about this case is the lack of anything being done about it. Even if this man is charged, we'll likely see another abuser go free (if he IS an abuser) because a jury would ALL have to believe he did this intentionally. Only one juror believing him innocent would mean he gets off without any kind of punishment.
Except for KARMA! Let's not forget that someday, somehow, abusers will have to pay for the abuse inflicted in this life.
Were this mother cat and her kittens deliberately set on fire?
Comments anyone? Can any of you add any information or fill in the gaps. This is one of the most horrible cases of animal cruelty (or accident) I've reported on and I only want to get to the bottom of it.
PLEASE contact In Defense of Animals immediately. They will be able to help you lead the way in getting this man charged. They have a wonderful track record and area a group of pioneering attorneys in the field of abuse.
That creature is a despicable piece of filth! I don’t care for dogs at all, and we have neighbors who walk their mutts as far as our house (on a corner) let them make their “deposit”, then go back home; they let their mutts run loose and wreck trash cans, scare kids and other things, but I have never even THOUGHT of doing anything to them as sick as this bastard did to those poor kitties. What he did goes BEYOND evil and someone should make him pay for what he did. Knowing the law, it will just fine him $100.00 of 10 days in jail. I think the neighbors should lure him out of his house, douse him with a mix of naval jelly and gasoline, and set HIM fire!
He did it. I know all about cat’s behavior in the wild and when they see a fire, they run for their lives, of course taking their kittens with them. That man did it on purpose.
people like that are just stupid the person should be taken to jail for life that is horrible
Why not let the punishment fit the crime, and set HIM on fire!
That is the sort of fighting talk I like 😉 People think animals are lesser creatures because people are very arrogant, present company excepted.