http://www.examiner.com/x-50703-Atla...tition--Say-NO

You may remember hearing last October about Former State Trooper, Shawn
C. Houston, who shot and killed his neighbors five month old kitten. He
was charged with animal cruelty and terminated from his position with
the Highway Patrol earlier this year.

His reason for shooting the animal, he says, was because something had
been climbing on his vehicle and when he sat a trap to catch the late
night trespasser it turned out to be the 5 month old kitten, belonging
to his neighbors child, which had been given to him as a birthday
present. When he attempted to release the vicious predator, it
€œscratched€� him and he shot it to death. In the history of domestic
kittens existence, no ones life has ever been claimed or taken by a 5
month old kitten, So at what point could Trooper Houston possibly
justify his actions? Was his life in so much danger, that his only
option was to take the life of a little boys harmless pet? How can
someone whos job is to serve and protect, possibly justify taking the
life of an innocent kitten?

Now Houston has come forward claiming he was treated unfairly and wants
his job back.
Are you kidding me?? All this man received as a punishment was a prayer
for judgment continued ruling, a legal finding of guilt that does not
impose any penalty. The trooper paid $125 in court costs, oh, and he
lost his job. Well ask yourself this, Do we really want someone with
this short of a fuse, someone this unstable, to be walking around with a
badge and a gun, doing whatever he pleases because he seems to believe
he is above the law? Today its a cat, tomorrow it could be you.

The appeal to get his job back was filed May 10th, and a hearing is set
for August.
There is currently a petition available on the internet, for people to
sign to stop this from happening. If you are as outraged as I and many
others are over this matter, and want to make sure that EX-Trooper never
has the authority to shoot another helpless animal while wearing a
badge, please go to the following link:
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/tro...-back---say-no

and sign the register to let the authorities in North Carolina know that
poor judgment by those who abuse and kill animals will not be tolerated,
especially those in law enforcement who are sworn in to protect the
innocent! Speak up for Rowdy, the innocent little life that was taken by
this man, and for all the other helpless animals out there!