THANK YOU, Donna ~
for what I believe to be a Very Sincere Apology.

Apology Accepted! ~ {{{Hug}}} in return!

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I do not wish to prolong any controversy;
but some of this needs clarification...


Originally posted by moosmom

... The comment
"It's just a cat, let him go and
he'll survive on his own" statement
was directed towards the Animal Control Officer,
no one else.

I'm sorry, but Butch doesn't deserve this, either!

I (Phred) am the ONLY one from the Pet Talk Gang to EVER
talk to Butch.
And I can assue all of you that he NEVER said anything like
"It's only a cat, etc..."

What he DID tell me, several times;
was the he (Butch) was "da DAWG Ketcher for the County";
and that he was FORBIDDEN by his Bosses - the County Commissioners -
to handle "CATS"!
Not a question of did he think Midnight "deserved" or "needed" to
be rescued -
it was a simple statement that "He wasn't ALLOWED to become
involved with ANY Cat."

I let "da Kat Issue" slide for a while and we discussed the
"Rescue and Holding" of Bowser.
Big Problemo was that NO ONE had called Butch, or the Sheriff, to formally
request that Bowser and/or Midnight be "picked up" as un-wanted animals.
(Turns out the LANDLADY was the one who wanted them BOTH
off her property; but she (LANDLADY) had not known that the TENANT
(or a neighbor - we still don't know WHO the person is) was
willing to and WANTED to "keep" Midnight, da Kat.

Butch agreed to "HOLD" Bowser and call me IF the "LandLady"
ever did call to request he be "picked up".

MANY phone calls later that evening, "WE" (Zippy, Zipp's MOM,
Zipp's Cousin in West Virginia, and I had our "plan"...

I was driving down Wednesday to meet Zipp's Cousin;
we'd drive out to "Bowser's Howze" and "remove" both he AND
Midnight, da Kat;
and I'd "ride outta Towne" with BOTH of em in tow.

I called Butch back to advise him of "the plan" and that maybe we didn't
need his help.
Butch said "Guess what?" ~ He'd JUST received his FIRST call from
'the Landlady' (who had been telling Zipp's Cousin that she (Landlady) had
called Butch "several times" to remove the two animals.)
NOT true, said Butch!

to the end of my discussion with Butch on Tuesday night...

I'd "worn him down" to where he agreed that he'd go out to
"Bowser's Howze" on Wednesday at noon
to pick up Bowser *AND* Midnight, da Kat, IF the cat was either
"boxed & ready to travel"
OR could be "loaded" in the small-dog Porta-Prison that Butch would
take with him.

I said "DEAL"!! ~
I promised to be a Butch's Ranch before dark on Wednesday!

I arrived at Butch's Ranch about 4:30 PM Wednesday;
met Bowser - Happie azza Klam - all settled in one of Butch's
Dawggie Condos onna Hill;
then asked Butch "Where's da KAT?"

Butch's Kat Tail ~

He arrived where the Landlady told him the Kritters were and saw Bowser.
Walking past a car in the driveway/yard - he was "greeted"
by one Black Kat, "lounging" on the hood of the car!
"Sorta a Hisssss/Grooowl!" said Butch.
"Paw *Raised in Salute*, too."
"Is THAT da Kat?" asked Butch.
"Yeah, but YOU'RE not takin da KAT; jest da Dawg!" was the reply.
WE'RE KEEPIN da Kat!

I really doubt that Butch "argued the point" very much!
He told me he just loaded Bowser and LEFT!

You had to BE THERE to appreciate his "Telling of the Tail!"
He mentioned a couple times ~ "NASTY Kat that was! ~
Dunno WHY they wanted to keep her! ~ But she said "Leave Her!!"
So I did!"
The entire time he was relating the "Kat Tail" he had a
HUGE from Ear-to-Ear!

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My poit in re-hashing this?

Butch does NOT deserve any "bad rap" for not doing a "rescue"
of Midnight, da Kat!

He is NOT an "Animal Control Officer" ~ He's a County DOG Catcher!
SAME as in my County of Ohio - the "County DOG Warden" **ONLY**
deals with DOGS!

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Back to the Beginning...

Apology Accepted, Donna!!

/s/ Phred (aka da Bus Driver) ;