A woman from Brenham who posted on Facebook about killing a cat with an arrow is fighting this week to keep her veterinary license. Kristen Lindsey is taking part in an administrative hearing before the Texas Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners that is expected to last three days.
Lindsey sparked outrage in April 2015 when she posted a picture on Facebook in which she was holding an orange-and-white tomcat that had been shot in the head with an arrow.
“My first bow kill LOL,” the post said. “The only good feral tomcat is one with an arrow through its head! Vet of the year award … gladly accepted.”
Lindsey was later fired from the veterinary clinic she worked at. A veterinary board committee recommended that her license be revoked, but she has been able to continue practicing as a vet while appealing her suspension.
Lindsey and the board attempted to reach a settlement in mediation last month, but their failure to do so resulted in this week’s hearing.
The board called witnesses Monday who said that the cat was their pet, Tiger, and not a stray, KAGS-TV reported.
An attorney for Lindsey argued that it was a different cat.
An Austin County grand jury declined to indict Lindsey on animal-cruelty charges in June.
