This poor lady. Everyone has options. Just because a vet tells you something does not make it so. I can think of only a couple of times you "have" to surrender an animal and those times involve "vicious" animals involved in "attacks" on people. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org> Sent: Wednesday, October 19, 2005 5:53 AM Subject: Wrongful death of cat
> I had to post this because I couldn't believe what I was reading. > It is FIV and not FeLV but still this place is supposed to be a humane society and they would treat FeLV in the same way. The message came from a lady on the FIV group and it really did sicken me. If anyone wants to post her with advice I'll get her email address. > > hello,my name is angela and i am new to the group,sadly i join you under bad cercumstances.i live in pasadena,texas and just yesterday i took my 6 month old cat to the houston humane society's wellness clinic to be tested and recive his shots.they told me he tested positive for fiv and that it was highly contagous and he could not live with it.they said i had to sign him over to them to be put to sleep.i cant even begain to tell you how devistated i was,so reluctintly i gave him to them. later on i was looking around on the net and found out this was > not true at all! i even call several vets they all informed me that i had many options other than death.now i am even more devistated,why would the houmane society do this? they never told me i had other options,had they i never would have put him down,i am both heart broken and very mad.i am trying to find out what action if any i can take to make sure they never do this to another cat and person again!!!!! if you have any info or idea please let me know,i could really use the help and support! > thank you,angela > > >
