What # 4 said..... it's not about getting rid of animal problem, it's about the kind of person that can whack animals with a shovel as they scream in pain. That's not a neighbor I want.
The cat that lives with me has a roaming range of across the street, when she isn't sleeping on the sofa..... sometimes even as far as two doors down to the crazy cat lady's house.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/02/18/harriton-high-school-spie_n_467491.html
This thief looks like a "sleeper" waiting to be activated. Perhaps being arrested was a blessing in disguise.
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