15 cats in a car is too many

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15 cats in a car is just one too many, court rules

Associated Press
Posted: 06/24/2010 11:11:29 AM PDT
Updated: 06/24/2010 12:40:58 PM PDT



SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — The South Dakota Supreme Court has ruled that a police officer acted correctly when he seized 15 cats from a woman who was driving with the animals running free inside her car. In a 3-2 decision Thursday, the justices ruled that the felines were a distraction and interfered with driver Patricia Edwards' ability to see where she was going.

Chief Justice David Gilbertson said Edwards nearly backed into patrol car at a convenience store parking lot in Pierre, S.D., because of the moggies in her back window.

The court said Edwards and her cats presented a significant risk to the public.

Edwards was appealing a lower court ruling that transferred ownership of the cats to a humane society for adoption.


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If they were normal cats, they were not "running free." They were cowering in terror.

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One cat in a car is too many.

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AppleBonker wrote:One cat in a car is too many.
one cat anywhere is too many.

death to the kitteh'z!

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Image
is not too many!!!!

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drksolest wrote:Image
Now just start squeezing tighter...

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AppleBonker wrote:Now just start squeezing tighter...
:lolling: :lolling: :lolling: :lolling: :rotfl

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I can;t imagine one cat free in a car...but 15? I'd expect one bloody and eyeless woman shortly after starting the drive. Unless she hotboxed the car...but that's just cheating.

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jesus...any cat I've ever taken anywhere in a car freaked the hell out.

this sounds like something I'd do on a dare while wearing a crash suit.

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I've transported a cat once in my life. I stuck him in a USPS shipping box.

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I know you have heard of a truck dog, but what about a truck cat? my buddy Jeff has a truck cat that rides across the country with him in his big rig. Acts just like a dog

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FYI Jeff is super gay. That is all.

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definitely not. a wife and two kids. The truck cat is awesome, he acts just like a dog, and eats human food like dogs do

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I dunno Datte...Truckcat sounds like win to me.

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The only cat that belongs in a car is Toonces
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MOAR CATZ PLZ


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