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Yesterday, a man in Galveston was jailed for killing a cat with a .22-caliber rifle. That man just also happens to be the founder of the Galveston Ornithological Society.
The shooting happened Wednesday morning near the toll bridge at San Luis Pass. A toll bridge worker heard the shots and determined that they were coming from a white van, driven by bird guide Jim Stevenson.
“I ran over to the edge and looked over and saw the van parked down there and hollered at the man to stop shooting and he panicked and got in his truck and took off,” said Newland.“I told him, I says ‘There he goes John, go get him’,” said toll bridge operator Howard Etzel.
Ten stray cats have been killed in the area within the past year, four of those just within the past week. Newland often takes care of these cats and hopes to have his ashed buried in the area so he can protect the cats after he dies. We're not sure how his wife feels about that.
Stevenson was jailed and charged with animal cruelty. His bond was set at $10,000.
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Bird lovers and Cats have never had fond attraction to each other. Left to their desires,Bird lovers would have all Cats locked away or dispatched,and I can understand this,to a point. Dog's kill Cats...so can I go out and shoot all the free running Dog's I see? No,of course not.Other wild animals kill birds,eat their eggs,etc..shall we get a posse together and slaughter all wild animals...I think not.Feral Cats have a right to exist as do other animals...not all Cats are domestic.Think about why there are Feral Cats to begin with? Now these animals have to pay the price with their lives because of the idiots out there who lack the responsibility to care for them.What gives this moron the right to decide the Birds are more important then the Cats? There are other means of removing Cats from one area to another and killing them is not the answer and not the Legal answer for sure. I am elated to see a high Bond...it's usually just a few hundred dollars and a slap on the wrist.I applaud Mr Newland for trying to protect the Cats and for stopping this lunatic from killing more.