REWARD MOUNTS IN KITTY CRIME.Byline: Rachel Uranga Staff Writer VENTURA - Hoping to find the person who dumped a blue-eyed Himalayan cat Himalayan cat: see cat. at sea, in a kitty carrier weighed down by two five-pound rocks, the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is an international nonprofit organization that supports Animal Rights and has spawned a tremendous amount of conflict and controversy from its inception. announced a $1,000 reward Monday to find the culprit. The Virginia-based advocacy group's reward comes on the heels of another $1,000 reward offered by Jillian Barberie Jillian Reynolds (born Jillian Warry on September 26, 1966, in Burlington, Ontario), best known by her former name Jillian Barberie, is a Canadian actress and television hostess. She can currently be seen on the Los Angeles based show Good Day L.A.. of Fox's ``Good Day Live,'' after her station, KTTV (Channel 11), aired a segment on the long-hair cat believed to be about 5 years old, said Tim Dewar, spokesman for the Humane Society A humane society is a group that aims to stop animal suffering due to cruelty or other reasons. Examples Examples of humane societies include: The Humane Society of the United States, Peninsula Humane Society, American Humane which was founded in 1877 as a network of of Ventura County. The society is caring for the well-mannered critter at its shelter in Ojai, where staff members call the cat Sandy. Society members are also chipping in money to bring the reward up to $2,500 for a conviction. ``This is a prosecutable offense,'' Dewar said. ``If someone knows someone who is missing an animal that fits that description, we would love to talk to them.'' Last week - about 10 a.m. Wednesday - someone walking on the beach spotted the 19-pound cat, shivering and wet, in an undersized undersized see dwarfism, runt. cage below the surf line The point offshore where waves and swells are affected by the underwater surface and become breakers. See also breaker. on the San Buenaventura State Beach, Dewar said. ``The veterinarian veterinarian /vet·er·i·nar·i·an/ (vet?er-i-nar´e-an) a person trained and authorized to practice veterinary medicine and surgery; a doctor of veterinary medicine. vet·er·i·nar·i·an n. said it suffered a lot of neurological damage because of a blow to the head,'' he said. ``It could have been a kick to the head, or someone could have hit it with a stick.'' Dewar said there also could have been a blow to the cat's head if the sea slammed the carrier into rocks. As a result, the cat with a deep brown face, white collar and tan mane, cannot move her right eye and has trouble with balance, but her condition improved over the weekend. ``She's jumping around,'' Dewar said. ``Hopefully, she will continue to improve.'' The cat will remain at the shelter until somebody is charged, and then Sandy will be turned over to the court. Dewar said he's unsure where the cat will be placed if nobody is charged. A photo of the long-whiskered cat is featured atop the shelter's Web site at www.humanesocietyvc.org. Anyone with information pertaining to the case is being asked to contact the shelter at (805) 656-5031. |
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