Orange County, California – It came as a real shock to the veterinarian and his entire team when the owner of an 11-year-old cat named Pumpkin demanded that she be euthanized. Because the cat was healthy, her owner provided a disturbing justification for the request.
“Pumpkin had a previous owner for 11 years of her life. Her owner walked into Pumpkin’s veterinarian office and said she no longer wanted pumpkin because she was ‘no longer a cat person’ and requested she be euthanized,” a spokesperson for Hard Knox Rescue told Newsweek.
Three months later, Pumpkin ended up under the care of the shelter after the vet refused to touch a hair on the poor kitty’s head.
“Considering Pumpkin was in perfectly good health and a happy cat the staff and vet couldn’t move forward with the request for euthanization,” explained the shelter spokesperson…