The guest commentary of Aug. 15 by Ann Davis, "Feral cats are living, breathing animals," brings up the Ransom cat case, which needs further investigation. Davis states that she is not out to get Mr. Ransom, yet she states that he became angry after the kitten bit him. She was not there and Deputy Weir's report does not indicate that he was angry. Only common sense would indicate a person's natural instinct is to protest one's self and to get away from something that is inflicting pain.
Mr. Ransom did what people have done through the ages to protect his body from harm. He threw the kitten, not to harm it, but to protect himself. This has been portrayed by everyone involved as being intentional abuse or torture and this is not true.
Because Deputy Weir carries a badge does not make him an authority on Mr. Ransom's intentions or feelings.
The most disturbing thing about his whole matter is the advice given to Mr. Ransom by an attorney, an officer of the court.
Something is wrong with our judicial system when lawyers advise people like Mr. Ransom to plead guilty to a lie because it will cost less than a fine.
How many people are advised to do this under the name of plea bargaining? Lawyers put judges in a corner when most people lie because of advice by their lawyers. People accused of things they did not do, may tell the judge they did to avoid further expense.
As a veteran of World War II, I was trained to kill or be killed. But I was born with the instinct to protest myself from harm, the same as Mr. Ransom
Lastly, Ann Davis talked abut the TNR (trap-neuter-release). In my opinion, this is as cruel as a thing can get when we release animals to fend for themselves when they have already been victims of pet overpopulation.
It appears to me that the Animal Advocacy Alliance executive director has distorted views about the truth.
Robert E. Ralston
Springdale
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