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Widow planning formal complaint against RSPCA
A SELBY widow is planning to make a formal complaint to the RSPCA after her cat was seized by the animal charity and put down just hours after he went missing from her home.
Ann Baker, 79, said Nightshift – a neutered male tabby, who she had kept since 1992 – was her last living link with her retired university professor husband Clyde Manwell, who died in December 2007.
Ann, who lives close to Selby Abbey, said: "I'm very upset – furious. They just put Nightshift down as if he was so much rubbish. They tried to justify it by saying he was old.
"I told them well I'm old too! Then they said he had most of his teeth missing. Well, I have no teeth at all! It was just like something out of Nazi Germany."
Ann said Nightshift had been taken ill and was treated at a highly-regarded vets in Howden on August 30 for respiratory difficulties.
An RSPCA spokeswoman said: "We're sorry the cat's owner has been caused upset and distress. We've been in touch with her to convey our sympathies.
"Our staff always have animals' best interests at heart. An RSPCA inspector took the cat to a local vet, who confirmed it was extremely ill and suffering from several medical problems, including kidney failure and breathing problems.
See this week's Selby Times for full story.
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Wednesday 23 May 2012
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