Man Wields Bat To Rescue Cat From Texas Shelter
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Man Wields Bat To Rescue Cat From Texas Shelter
Police were looking Wednesday for a man who threatened employees of a Texas animal shelter with a baseball bat in order to rescue his cat.
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(November 19, 2008)—Police in Dallas were looking Wednesday for a man who threatened employees of the Dallas Animal Shelter with a baseball bat and took his gray and blue short-haired cat.

Kent Robertson, the shelter's manager, said the man came to the shelter in early October and found his cat among the other animals after someone who thought it was a stray brought it in.

After employees told him he had to pay a $132 fee to take his cat, the unidentified man became upset.

The man returned Monday morning, signed into the guest book and then loaded his cat into a carrier, without paying the fee.

Police say as he left he threatened staff with the baseball bat and nearly ran over two workers in a 1986 brown Ford F-150.

No one was struck or injured.

Police are looking for the man based on the name he used in the guest book.

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Posted by: Anon Location: Waco on Nov 20, 2008 at 05:42 PM

I agree, you should not have to pay a fee for coming and picking up your own pet. We had the same thing done to us with our dog. Someone picked up our dog thinking it was a stray when it was actually in our front yard and then we paid over $200 to get him back. They aren't helping anyone by taking animals and then coming up with a fine in order for you to get it back. I think it is just a big old scam for them to get some money.
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Posted by: Anonymous Location: waco on Nov 20, 2008 at 04:54 PM

$132 for a cat that was probably free to start with... i understand animals shouldnt run loose but come on thats alot of money. not saying the baseball bat was right but hell he probably thinks of that cat as his kid... give him his cat and drop the charges and be glad this isnt one more unwanted animal they had to find a home for.
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Posted by: Down and out Man Location: in da hood on Nov 20, 2008 at 04:48 PM

$132 for a pussy cat, wow!! You can get some around here for a third of that! But it won't be a grey and blue short hair, hahahah.
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