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In reply to the discussion: Bastrop, Texas pastor charged with animal cruelty over death of neighbor's cat [View all]Warren DeMontague
(80,708 posts)85. I figured out why this news story was confusing the crap out of me, finally. Woulda seen it sooner
were it not for the flat-out absurdly ridiculous trollosity in this thread, which has been already attended to at length.
I swear, I had to read this story four or five times, because it didn't make any sense.
Rick Bartlett, pastor of the Bastrop Christian Church, is facing animal cruelty charges. Bastrop Police Chief Michael Black said Bartlett admitted that he caught the cat, named Moody, in a trap on Sunday, Jan. 15. Bartlett told them that he was having a problem with feral cats in his garden.
Moody also told police that he had the cat in a cage in the back of his pick-up truck for three days and forgot about him until Tuesday, Jan. 17., when Bartlett brought the cat to police. An animal control officer noticed a name tag including the phone number of Moodys owners, Sarah and Eddy Bell, on the cat's collar. The officer offered to take Moody back to his owners but police said Bartlett told them hed take the cat back himself since they were his neighbors.
Moody also told police that he had the cat in a cage in the back of his pick-up truck for three days and forgot about him until Tuesday, Jan. 17., when Bartlett brought the cat to police. An animal control officer noticed a name tag including the phone number of Moodys owners, Sarah and Eddy Bell, on the cat's collar. The officer offered to take Moody back to his owners but police said Bartlett told them hed take the cat back himself since they were his neighbors.
No, no. Moody was the cat. Moody the cat did not speak to the police posthumously. Now I get it it.
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Bastrop, Texas pastor charged with animal cruelty over death of neighbor's cat [View all]
Ian David
Jan 2012
OP
Words cannot EXPRESS my feelings that this ASS did to that poor thing. He calls himself a
Justice wanted
Jan 2012
#5
Agreed - Born And Raised In Texas - Some Seriously Sick Mental Cases There
cantbeserious
Jan 2012
#76
Hopefully, that 'pastor'. He certainly deserves to be thrown off a bridge.
SammyWinstonJack
Jan 2012
#70
He claimed his yard was being ruin by Feral cats. He was hoping they would treat it as such and
Justice wanted
Jan 2012
#22
Fascinating! Without you I would never have known of this villainous conspiracy.
LiberalAndProud
Jan 2012
#56
I figured out why this news story was confusing the crap out of me, finally. Woulda seen it sooner
Warren DeMontague
Jan 2012
#85
I had to reply to the kvue thread....I'm so sick of these christofascists
BlancheSplanchnik
Feb 2012
#92