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PETA Drove Me to Kill My Cat

After a series of potential veiled threats, woman puts cat down

By Evann Gastaldo,  Newser Staff

Posted Nov 4, 2009 11:40 AM CST

(Newser) – Buried on the last page of an article about the shiny, happy PETA interns (or, as one passerby called them, “those crazy PETA people”), the Washington Post relates a story of how they contributed to one cat’s untimely demise. Lydia Netzer, who lives next door to the Norfolk interns, says she put Hoity down, after months of lectures from her neighbors about letting him outside, out of fear PETA would take him.

“Every time a new intern moved in, they would come over and say they needed to talk to me about the dangers of cats living outside. I would have this parade of pierced, tattooed vegans at my door,” says Netzer, who claims Hoity basically went insane when she tried keeping him indoors. “In a way it's like, 'Oh, they're so cute. They're all 20 years old and super-faithful true believers.'”

Perhaps the woman who put her cat to sleep, thanks to PETA, overreacted just a tad.
Perhaps the woman who put her cat to sleep, thanks to PETA, overreacted just a tad.   (Getty Images)
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Cailtach
Nov 15, 2009 4:41 AM CST
So she selfishly put her cat to sleep because she "was afraid PETA would take him." That's bullshit. If she really wanted to let the cat outside with no fear of PETA taking him, she could have had an enclosure built onto her patio or given him to a family member who could care for him. Putting him to sleep was selfish and uncalled for.
Guest
Nov 9, 2009 10:46 PM CST
Is there a sheep in the room? Why don't you do your research from BOTH sides before joining the anti peta bandwagon. PETA puts down animals that are too sickly to care for, or animals that no one else wants.
divetrader
Nov 5, 2009 6:50 AM CST
Netzer made a choice. She didn't have to put the cat down.

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