I, personally, could never shoot a pet. But, I will say this, I'm not going to judge this guy without knowing more facts about the situation. It's easy to say he should have known that he could get his pet put to sleep for free, because everyone in here is above and beyond the usual pet lover. Honestly, I don't know that I would know where to take my pet to get it euthanized for free. I would find a way to raise the money if that was what was preventing me. But, at the same time, these people may not have known that a place would euthanize a pet for free. I don't want to call them ignorant, without quoting the actual dictionary definition...unaware and uninformed. I'm not saying that's a good enough reason to shoot a pet, but, I'm giving the guy the benefit of the doubt, and, thinking that he thought he was doing the best thing. I don't know, though, the story makes me sad, regardless of how and why it came about. If JenBKR doesn't flat out ask them to tell her what happened, we will never know the reason the cat wasn't vaccinated, the way they knew it had rabies, why they didn't take it somewhere to be humanely euthanized, etc...And, not everyone loves animals like we do. That's the only fact I do know. There are a lot of people that simply look at them as "maintenance", and, I quote that because a friend of mine said those exact words to me yesterday. I love this guy to death, but, he does not like animals. Now, he wouldn't be able to take the cats that live in his home outside to shoot them, because his wife would probably shoot HIM. They're mostly hers and his kids pets. Again, this story is sad, because the cat didn't receive the best care. But, I don't think the guy can be judged without knowing the entire story.