SPCA critic didn’t mean to insult anyone
To the Editor,

I am writing in regards to the letter from Mr. Peterson in your paper about Mr. Chapman’s criticism about the SPCA.

I don’t feel that Mr. Chapman insulted anybody, his complaint was about an assistant director who gave him misinformation and an animal control investigator. After Mr. Chapman called there was no return call from the investigator.

Mr. Chapman’s call to the SPCA at first was about the four cats who were dumped in the parking lot. Two weeks later with nothing done, a woman who almost hit one of the cats wondered if the cat was Mr. Chapman’s. She took the cat to the vet, who told her that the cat had feline leukemia, which is a lightly contagious, killer disease. Mr. Chapman again called the SPCA and he was told this time they didn’t pick up cats.

Mr. Peterson wrote Mr. Chapman saying he should take responsibility, capture the cats then talk to the SPCA. However, had he done so, he could be held responsible for the cats. Mr. Chapman is 65 years old and on oxygen 24 hours a day - he just couldn’t do it.

Mr. Peterson also asked if Mr. Chapman followed up with the Bath animal control officer, Carl Tuttle at 583-2430. The published number is a non-working number. Mr. Chapman called Mr. Tuttle and learned that he was a dog control officer, not certified I guess. Mr. Peterson didn’t check his facts. At the end of the letter to Mr. Chapman, he wrote that he should pet a kitty to make him feel good. Mr. Chapman has had cats for 65 years.

Michele Jones Bath