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A sign that reads, "Hit a cat, I'll hit your kid," is displayed outside the home of Tina Teixeira on West Elm Street in Lodi. (Brian Feulner/News-Sentinel)
Lodi resident puts up sign to tell drivers to pay attention
"Hit a cat, I'll hit your kid."
After one of Tina Teixeira's cats was killed in the bike lane Friday morning, she had enough of cars speeding past her West Elm Street house near Mills Avenue.
Update: Sign changed
She wrote the words in big black letters on white posterboard and stuck the sign to a tree in the hopes that it will get people to slow down.
For Teixeira, the loss of her cat is as painful as losing a child.
"People fly down this street and they don't care," Teixeira said. "You don't want me to kill your kids, don't kill mine."
People have hit three of Teixeira's cats in the past month, and she pointed out her mom's dented truck from an accident in front of her house.
Teixeira takes in abandoned cats people leave on her doorstep and will spay or neuter them before letting them roam outside. She has seven cats currently. She said she also feeds snails every day in her yard and leaves food out for raccoons in the evening.
Friday morning, Teixeira was in her front yard when she heard a car accelerate quickly around the corner. She heard a thump and saw the car speed off. One of her cats was dead.
"I don't come to your neighborhood and do this stuff," Teixeira said. "It's Lodi, for God's sake. It's not Stockton. It's not East L.A."
Tina Teixeira explains why she put up a sign that reads "Hit a cat, I'll hit your kid," at her home on West Elm Street in Lodi. (Brian Feulner/News-Sentinel)
While standing in the bike lane, she pointed to the spot her cat was laying near her mom's truck. She said the car had to swerve into the bike lane to hit the cat.
At 2:30 on Friday afternoon, the four-way stop at the intersection had three or four cars waiting on each side. Kids crowded on the corner waiting to cross, and parents lined the street waiting to pick up their children.
Some parents were not surprised about the sign because they have had previous run-ins with Teixeira. Five parents said that while waiting for their children after school, they have had Teixeira yell at them about parking on the street or at their children for stepping on her lawn. They all declined to give their names for publication because they were worried about future run-ins with her.
"I saw that dead cat this morning, and I thought, 'What is she going to be doing after school?'" one of the women said.
Children and parents also stopped to read Teixeira's sign posted in the yard. Dan Sroufe waited for his daughter in his SUV at the corner.
"I can understand living close to the school and having a lot of traffic," Sroufe said. "But it seems a little over the top."
Teixeira said she knows some people might take the sign the wrong way.
"I don't mean to offend anyone, but I don't see anyone apologizing for the loss of my animal," she said.
While waiting for the Grapevine bus, Carmen Quiroz, a teaching assistant at Millswood Middle School, said the intersection is busy because her school, Lodi High School, Erma B. Reese Elementary School and the General Mills factory all have shifts ending at the same time.
"Some of those parents know better and can pick up their kids somewhere else," Quiroz said.
She suggested that parents meet children on Locust or Lockeford streets to avoid some of the traffic.
Traffic is always an issue, said Kathleen Hambrick Whisler, vice-principal at Millswood. At the beginning of the school year, officials met with parents to point out places where they can park, Whisler said. They encourage parents to pick up the students at the Mills and Elm intersection because it makes the school's parking lot less crowded.
They also gave parents guidelines on the best routes to take to improve traffic flows, and the crossing guards for the elementary schools will also stop traffic for the middle schoolers.
While Whisler had not seen the sign, she said the school has received complaints from Teixeira about the children's noise level at recess.
The school's resource officer, Jim Landis, has spoken with her before, but did not return a call to his Lodi Police Department office Friday.
Lt. Virgil Monroe said he did not know of any complaints about the sign that the department had received.
While there are certain parts of the law that makes threats illegal, he does not think the sign would qualify because it is a generic threat.
For Teixeira, it's not just the traffic that upset her. She wishes someone would have stopped to apologize for hitting her cat.
"The only thing I've ever hit is a skunk, and I got out to check to see if it was OK and it sprayed me," she said.
Contact reporter Maggie Creamer at maggiec@lodinews.com or read her blog at www.lodinews.com/blog/citybuzz.
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dragonfaire wrote on May 30, 2009 5:03 PM:
hearmeroar wrote on May 30, 2009 4:09 PM:
lori wrote on May 30, 2009 2:25 PM:
And one more thing...who on earth actually puts a leash on their cat?
I dont know about you, but my cat wouldn't have it! "
Robb wrote on May 29, 2009 3:35 PM:
Us in the "biz", call that "methpocks"..
nice huh? "
gwtreece6869 wrote on May 29, 2009 12:40 PM:
4AStrongLodi wrote on May 28, 2009 6:53 PM:
jbhiker wrote on May 28, 2009 2:04 PM:
meow wrote on May 28, 2009 12:10 PM:
If she lives on a busy street the cat should BE KEPT INSIDE 24/7. I have cats, in my house, my house is clean, doesn't wreak of cat urine and I get many compliments on what a resposible pet owner I am.
All I can say to this lady is what I have posted at the top of my compter and told EVERY cat-owner during my 30 year marriage to a veterinarian is:
AN INSIDE CAT IS A SAFE CAT.
So if she's so worried about her cats, keep them indoors and take down the sign. "
lodisafeway wrote on May 28, 2009 11:44 AM:
Robb wrote on May 28, 2009 9:21 AM:
Mazie wrote on May 28, 2009 9:00 AM:
Great American Trucker wrote on May 28, 2009 6:55 AM:
Lodian wrote on May 27, 2009 6:25 PM:
lookbabe wrote on May 27, 2009 4:05 PM:
Saw this link off MSN's homepage:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/05/27/tina-teixeira-hit-a-cat-i_n_208002.html
This lady's gonna be big time. :) "
TA-from-TX wrote on May 26, 2009 9:25 PM:
TA-from-TX wrote on May 26, 2009 9:24 PM:
makes you think wrote on May 26, 2009 7:55 PM:
By the way, you may find the F7 key (spell check) helpful. "
booklove wrote on May 26, 2009 6:48 PM:
dogbark wrote on May 26, 2009 4:29 PM:
to Paraphrase the Shamwow guy: "I don't know, these things just write themselves!"
LOL that final quote has got to be the best closer for an article in a long time. "
Robb wrote on May 26, 2009 2:58 PM:
Lodian wrote on May 26, 2009 2:20 PM:
booklove wrote on May 26, 2009 2:19 PM:
Lodian wrote on May 26, 2009 2:17 PM:
shockedinlodi wrote on May 26, 2009 1:29 PM:
may god have mercy wrote on May 26, 2009 12:15 PM:
Robb wrote on May 26, 2009 12:13 PM:
may god have mercy wrote on May 26, 2009 12:04 PM:
Robb wrote on May 26, 2009 11:59 AM:
may god have mercy wrote on May 26, 2009 11:48 AM:
Rhodie wrote on May 26, 2009 11:36 AM:
Let me guess, this isn't a threat either?
You may need both your friends if you want a face to face with me. "
may god have mercy wrote on May 26, 2009 11:31 AM:
Rhodie wrote on May 26, 2009 11:25 AM:
Rhodie wrote on May 26, 2009 11:22 AM:
" I said ON THE NEWS ms. nosey...not in the paper read you idiot"
So you really had no reason to drag them into the debate other than the fact they had been in the news? Did they see the incident? Did they throw your cat out there? Was their dog chasing the cat? No? Then there was no reason to name them. Simply saying your neighbor would have been enough, but you are so bitter that you have to take a swing at anyone and everyone. It would explain why cats are your only friends. "
may god have mercy wrote on May 26, 2009 11:22 AM:
cant you read? I said a person who runs down cats might run down a child. I dont hit animals so why would I hit a child. Thats a fact not a threat...go read your comic strips sne get off the computer... "
may god have mercy wrote on May 26, 2009 11:18 AM:
Rhodie wrote on May 26, 2009 11:17 AM:
Again she calls for a fellow human being to be ran over with a car. But I'm sure she didn't mean it as a threat. "
may god have mercy wrote on May 26, 2009 11:17 AM:
Ya read that dip stick??? I was right in my front yard so that cat had supervision!
Do you have children? ROBB!!!!!
If so ya might want to keep them out of bike lanes..especialy on this block. A person who runs down a cat might just run down your kid...knowledge is infectious. isnt it ROBB??? "
Rhodie wrote on May 26, 2009 11:15 AM:
" No I posted his name because he was also on the news and it showed his full name.... my name is up there too.Whats your point?"
Sorry, I reread the article and don't see your neighbor's name there anywhere. You only mention their name with contempt because you either don't like them or don't like that they have dogs. And you didn't say anything about breeding pit's as irresponsible only that "Like we need more dogs". Apparently we do because the cost of well breed dogs is still in the hundreds and is a good side business for responsible owners.
And yes, I do spay and neuter all my animals and adopt them from shelters.
Considering you posted as sign saying you would hit a kid if your cat was hit then claim it was not a threat I would suggest you look at your extreme hostile outlook on life and try to figure out why you would make such an obviously hostile statement to begin with. And then why you are so openly hostile against people whose kids you threatened in the first place. "
Lodian wrote on May 26, 2009 11:14 AM:
may god have mercy wrote on May 26, 2009 11:07 AM:
may god have mercy wrote on May 26, 2009 11:04 AM:
that poor woman. But Im sure there is some butthole out there that is going to say "what was it doing in the street".
Robb nobody cares about your angle...believe me. Go call channel 3 maybe they do...I dont.
I just hope this is the end of it. Get a clue and slow down. You shouldnt be out trying to hit anything. I hope someone hits the moron who likes to run over animals. "
DOGSIDOL wrote on May 26, 2009 11:03 AM:
Robb wrote on May 26, 2009 10:10 AM:
6.12.120 Animals at large
C. No person owning or having the care, custody, control or possession of any cat shall suffer, allow or permit such cat to run at large beyond the boundaries of the property upon or within which such cat is kept. All cats are "running at large" within the meaning of this section unless within the immediate presence, control or supervision of the person owning, or having the care, custody, control or possession of said cat. "
Mazie wrote on May 26, 2009 9:02 AM:
Mazie wrote on May 26, 2009 9:00 AM:
may god have mercy wrote on May 26, 2009 8:48 AM:
You dont have one. I never asked for your sympathy. You "people" complained about feces drainginto the ground water....well so does dog crap. Spay and neuter your pets right? You complain of the number of cats running around and I pointed out the irresponsible breeding of pit mix puppies. I dont see your angle here "
Rhodie wrote on May 26, 2009 8:32 AM:
I am surprised that LNS has allowed that message to remain up. "
Robb wrote on May 26, 2009 8:09 AM:
tomahto wrote on May 26, 2009 1:17 AM:
City of
LODI, CALIFORNIA
6.12.120 Animals at large
C. No person owning or having the care, custody, control or possession of any cat shall suffer, allow or permit such cat to run at large beyond the boundaries of the property upon or within which such cat is kept. All cats are "running at large" within the meaning of this section unless within the immediate presence, control or supervision of the person owning, or having the care, custody, control or possession of said cat.
'nuff said. "
Scrutiny wrote on May 25, 2009 6:59 PM:
mOOOt wrote on May 25, 2009 6:25 PM:
Educator, I agree. Let the blog die. "
educator wrote on May 25, 2009 6:22 PM:
dogs4you wrote on May 25, 2009 5:59 PM:
Those Linden folks might be simple, but there rich simple folks. You should join your family, if they will have you and leave this sick city life behind you, and above all take those freaking cats with you. Time for dinner, change the litter box. "
may god have mercy wrote on May 25, 2009 4:37 PM:
may god have mercy wrote on May 25, 2009 4:33 PM:
Bob Hussein Loblaw wrote on May 25, 2009 4:29 PM:
dogs4you wrote on May 25, 2009 4:06 PM:
may god have mercy wrote on May 25, 2009 3:04 PM:
may god have mercy wrote on May 25, 2009 3:02 PM:
Im not asking for publicity here, I am not asking for money or attention....I just simply want people to slow down and look when your driving.
Mad dog you have every right to me or anyone else who hits your child and that is my point, could everyone stay focused on the issue at hand.
Yesterday is Sacramento a 15 month old child was hit in a DRIVE WAY!!! by a family member.... I dont need to hit your kids, your hitting your own.
If you cant pay attention to a child in a drive way how could I ever expect you to see a fricken cat in a bike lane...thank god it wasnt a child.
If it had been a child, dog, even the neighbors cat I would be raising just as much of a ruckus if it had been intentionaly ran down. PAY ATTENTION! "
dogs4you wrote on May 25, 2009 3:00 PM:
may god have mercy wrote on May 25, 2009 2:43 PM:
I honestly never ment for this much attention but my voice will be herd! It is our responsabilitie to protect those which are incapable of protecting themselves. Reffering to children, elderly and disabled abults and ANIMALS...they have right to damn it! They have a right to be just like you and me. Someone has to stand up for animals. I agree cats should be indoors but most of the cats we have spayed and neutered are ferral cats. Wild cats roaming neighborhoods. Atleast there is someone out there spaying and neutering them so that they arent out having more kittens. And I am a dog lover over cats honestly but they need a voice. Its wrong to hit and kill anything. Some of these cats we have tamed but some dont take to people. Are you that heartless you would run down an animal...and this wasnt about a cat its about dumb drivers who intentionaly run down an animal......Has anyone even read my other signs??? NO! and why? because you werent threatened by those.....it wasnt shocking enough for you morons or news casters to report on....heaven forbid! "
may god have mercy wrote on May 25, 2009 2:01 PM:
Scrutiny wrote on May 25, 2009 1:39 PM:
may god have mercy wrote on May 25, 2009 1:29 PM:
How about my neighbor ANGEL CANTU who breeds pit pulls! They have a litter right now of 8 pups. They arent even full breed pit bulls! Like we need more dogs! I agree I do have more cats then I should. What should I do just euthanize the cats that people let stray out in a neighborhood? Cats that had homes and families before their families lost their jobs and homes. Let them sit in a cage in the city pound waiting to die. We cant euthanize killers and rapists but you want to kill a defenceless cat that harmed NO ONE! You people should be spayed and neutered! "
may god have mercy wrote on May 25, 2009 1:13 PM:
You must have been watching the wrong story see cuz Im out here spaying and neutering the cats that other people are breeding. I am not neglecting these animals I am giving them quality of life.
I take money out of my pocket to spay, feed, medicate, and house.
Your a moron! The number of cats I have? How about you tell the F#@cking Governemt to give back peoples homes so that they may keep their pets. Or how about their jobs so that they may spay or neuter them? your just stupid...go back to Texas and mind your own dang business! "
TA-from-TX wrote on May 25, 2009 12:38 PM:
Lodian wrote on May 25, 2009 11:50 AM:
may god have mercy wrote on May 25, 2009 10:23 AM:
This has been blown waaaay out of proportion. I think its sick that I would have to put up a sign like that to get people to slow down or think about an animals life being valued. If I had put up the second sign first....would anyone have read it. If I weighed 400 lbs and wore a moo moo.... would the news paper even responded.
I do dont see how if you cant support your neighborhood in saving a simple animal, how do you support your country?
I agree there is alot more news to be covered....like the guy who ran over a 15 month old child yesterday. Or how many of our troops are being shot down or blown up.
Go stick your heads back in the sand and read a trendy magazine.
Filth is what is on your minds.
Have you spoken to God today? He misses you. "
jramagic wrote on May 25, 2009 7:51 AM:
Mazie wrote on May 25, 2009 7:02 AM:
warrenb1973 wrote on May 25, 2009 6:54 AM:
Bob Hussein Loblaw wrote on May 25, 2009 12:32 AM:
DOGSIDOL wrote on May 24, 2009 8:20 PM:
El Rushbo wrote on May 24, 2009 7:17 PM:
ttian wrote on May 24, 2009 5:25 PM:
Deadly Cat Poop: Pregnant women and sea animals.
Long been time to put cats on leashes, their feces carry millions of parasites that survive for months (T.gondii ) risk infecting pregnant women causing fatal effects on their unborn child.
“Pregnant women infected with the parasite can pass it on to their developing babies, increasing the chance of an abortion or miscarriage. If a baby survives, it could have severe brain damage that may or may not be evident at birth.”
When, and they do, from freshwater run-off from back yards and streets those parasite eggs make it to underground water, infect water ways, reach the oceans, harming marine animals. Too often I see neighbors cat poop outside on my yards! How many times, not seeing it, do people step on it bringing it inside homes because cats are allowed to roam around!! What are Lodi’s laws? LNS, could you print Lodi’s laws on this, please.
Ms. Teixeira, sounds like you would make a great veterinarian; there are proper, responsible and positive ways to carry out your passion for animals. "
scott wrote on May 24, 2009 4:14 PM:
Lou wrote on May 24, 2009 2:19 PM:
warrenb1973 wrote on May 24, 2009 2:18 PM:
Robb wrote on May 24, 2009 2:17 PM:
Bob Hussein Loblaw wrote on May 24, 2009 2:16 PM:
Robb wrote on May 24, 2009 2:15 PM:
warrenb1973 wrote on May 24, 2009 2:13 PM:
Try to stay focused ok..lol "
Lee wrote on May 24, 2009 1:54 PM:
warrenb1973 wrote on May 24, 2009 1:49 PM:
Blog on Bloggers.......... "
Lee wrote on May 24, 2009 1:47 PM:
Be careful, Mrs. Teixeira. You may have some of these people, you are calling out here on these boards, show up at your door. You never know who you're talking to here. I wouldn't send out these kinds of angry threats if I were you. And posting a sign that says "I'll Hit Your Kid" is definetly a threat. If it's a joke then it's a sick joke. You may want to rethink your actions. "
may god have mercy wrote on May 24, 2009 1:18 PM:
Mrs. S. wrote on May 24, 2009 1:17 PM:
may god have mercy wrote on May 24, 2009 1:14 PM:
Excuse me for having compassion for Gods creatures....big or small.
You people have soo much hate...for a simple creature.
Leashes?
Put your kids on leashes! My pets arent trampeling lawns and vandalizing personal property....my cat didnt run down a child!
Why dont you SOCCER MOMS come over here and clean up after your children?
You let your children go out everyday onto this street....no leash, no cages and you expect that people will respect them and watch for them...someday it could be one of your children, I hope to god it never happens but that could have been one of your children in the bike lane that day. Show some respect for all life, God created us all equal.
May God have mercy on your souls. Im glad to see we have your attention. "
Gator wrote on May 24, 2009 12:54 PM:
Jenn H wrote on May 24, 2009 12:07 PM:
Lodian wrote on May 24, 2009 11:40 AM:
Lodian wrote on May 24, 2009 11:26 AM:
Lodian wrote on May 24, 2009 11:24 AM:
Lodian wrote on May 24, 2009 11:22 AM:
nethania wrote on May 24, 2009 10:32 AM:
Wanting drivers to slow down is one thing but you put your cats in harms way and you are to blame for their death. You could have prevented the second one dying but you did nothing and allowed it to happen again. How many more will die while you stand on your soap box and moralize and expect everyone else to take care of your responsibilities?
Get a grip before you lose any more of your precious kitties! "
Brian wrote on May 24, 2009 10:17 AM:
" I'm not surprised, but clearly disappointed that so many have actually defended this woman's threats toward children.
-Well, she sounds like a PETA advocate to me. They do believe animals have more rights than humans. It's pretty hard core. "
lionheart209 wrote on May 24, 2009 7:05 AM:
Mazie wrote on May 24, 2009 6:26 AM:
Mazie wrote on May 24, 2009 6:25 AM:
Bob Hussein Loblaw wrote on May 24, 2009 12:56 AM:
ordinarycitizen wrote on May 24, 2009 12:22 AM:
ordinarycitizen wrote on May 24, 2009 12:18 AM:
dogs4you wrote on May 23, 2009 11:26 PM:
hearmeroar wrote on May 23, 2009 11:23 PM:
Carlos wrote on May 23, 2009 11:07 PM:
napa valley chef wrote on May 23, 2009 10:20 PM:
blossom wrote on May 23, 2009 9:46 PM:
I know if you hit an animal you don't have to stop.
Its the right thing to do if you hit an animal but, I don't think it is a law that you have to.
whoever did hit the cat is probably lucky they didn't stop.
DUMB! "
exlodian wrote on May 23, 2009 9:14 PM:
I can understand Tina's feelings but not how she communicated them with that sign! "
laur-eye P.I. wrote on May 23, 2009 8:34 PM:
2. Who leaves food out for raccoons in the evening?
3. Who says that their is speeding in front of their house when there is a stop sign 10 feet away?
4. Who thinks it is legal for her mother to do a u-turn in the street by this 4 way stop in which her mother's car got hit?
5. Who complains about noise level from recess from the school behind her?
A nut job! That's who!
A cat is a cat...you seem to have too many anyway lady. I think Animal Control needs to do an investigation on your numerous cats!
You hit my cat I kill your kid? Wow...you are asking to get beat up or killed yourself! "
Scrutiny wrote on May 23, 2009 8:30 PM:
lionheart209 wrote on May 23, 2009 7:55 PM:
The lodi PD should look at taking her sign down and citing her for making a terrorist threat. "
Lodian wrote on May 23, 2009 7:48 PM:
Bob Hussein Loblaw wrote on May 23, 2009 7:29 PM:
yikes-zilla wrote on May 23, 2009 7:24 PM:
kidsalami wrote on May 23, 2009 7:18 PM:
bigdog42 wrote on May 23, 2009 6:42 PM:
weezer wrote on May 23, 2009 6:32 PM:
---does she have any kids at all? I'm glad that the kids are noisy. That means they're *normal*.
Btw, how many cats does the law allow in a household? "
Whoa Nellie! wrote on May 23, 2009 6:03 PM:
myopinion wrote on May 23, 2009 3:58 PM:
native wrote on May 23, 2009 3:52 PM:
dogs4you wrote on May 23, 2009 3:23 PM:
Great American Trucker wrote on May 23, 2009 1:31 PM:
I live just up the street from Tina's house, and I too wish that people would kindly SLOW DOWN in residential areas. I doubt anyone wants to injure or kill a pet or child, but if anyone here does, please stop and render aid. It's the very least you can do, and it's the law. "
Robb wrote on May 23, 2009 12:56 PM:
gatemom wrote on May 23, 2009 12:42 PM:
pooreastside wrote on May 23, 2009 11:40 AM:
pooreastside wrote on May 23, 2009 11:36 AM:
M2CW wrote on May 23, 2009 11:35 AM:
dogs4you wrote on May 23, 2009 11:33 AM:
Lodian wrote on May 23, 2009 10:59 AM:
"Teixeira takes in abandoned cats people leave on her doorstep and will spay or neuter them before letting them roam outside. She has seven cats currently. She said she also feeds snails every day in her yard and leaves food out for raccoons in the evening."
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I think this says it all about Ms. Teixeira.
I am certainly sensitive to the issue of reckless driving in and around children (and the love of a pet), but sorry... I can't stand these roaming cats. If you want a bunch of roaming cats then move to the country. "
wtf wrote on May 23, 2009 10:56 AM:
Most serial killers start out killing animals and then progress to people. My point is: she doesn't need to make any threats at all; the person who went out of their way to hit her cat, would, if able to do so, go out of their way to hit a kid. "
jimp wrote on May 23, 2009 10:55 AM:
jimp wrote on May 23, 2009 10:49 AM:
4AStrongLodi wrote on May 23, 2009 10:25 AM:
Plus, there are so many feral cats in Lodi, it's practically impossible to avoid them all. "
Bob Hussein Loblaw wrote on May 23, 2009 9:55 AM:
yeah you wrote on May 23, 2009 9:22 AM:
Acampo_Mom wrote on May 23, 2009 8:46 AM:
The modern day house cat should be kept indoors, they aren't equipped to defend themselves from cars. They can't be trained to stay out of the road (can they???), you can't yell at them and say "No! Come!" as you can with a dog if they get away from you. Please please try to keep your cats indoors or at the very least in a yard they can't get out of! "
T & C wrote on May 23, 2009 8:41 AM:
Whoa Nellie! wrote on May 23, 2009 8:39 AM:
What more is there to say that she is a kook?
One simple way to avoid the current gridlock at Elm & Mills is for the braintrust at LUSD to adjust the start and end time of school at both Millswood & Reese. And dont give me some BS about the bus schedules. "
T & C wrote on May 23, 2009 8:36 AM:
Mazie wrote on May 23, 2009 8:31 AM:
Mazie wrote on May 23, 2009 8:23 AM:
lodisafeway wrote on May 23, 2009 8:03 AM:
The notion that the killing of an animal is tantamount to murder, as one contributor has suggested is nonsense. Only human beings can be murdered. Pets are property. That doesn't mean they don't occupy a special place in our lives and hearts, because they certainly do. Yet, in a society that has come to accept the killing of unborn children as inconsequential as taking the garbage to the street it's no wonder there are people like Tina Teixeira believing that she would be justified in taking out a kid in retribution for a killed pet (accidentally or otherwise). Where have our values gone? "
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