Sometimes, you just really, really want a cat:
Authorities in Texas are baffled over the theft of an adoptable cat from a pet store by two armed men. "It's one of the more bizarre crimes that I've ever heard of," Dallas police spokesman Max Geron said.Police officials said the men entered the Dallas-area Petco store and walked to the cat's cage. Witnesses said one of the men held his finger to his mouth while the other pulled up his shirt and displayed a gun.
The men took Simon the cat and fled.
The shelter volunteers weren't trained to deal with this sort of situation, because...well, because nobody in their right mind ever thought anyone would involve armed robbery in pet adoptions. I can't say their method of "adoption" would make me feel very reassured about the cat's fate, either. Gruesome images of cats being used to train attack dogs come to mind.
And can I just say that I know several women who would gladly risk taking a bullet for the kitties at their shelters?
Posted by kswygert at January 4, 2006 04:42 PM