Spryfield woman shocked after her cat picked up by stranger and euthanized

Kara Jenkins is still processing what happened to her 15-year-old cat.

Fuzz went missing Saturday afternoon from her Spryfield home. When she returned home, Jenkins said the cat was gone and a business card for a cat rescue group was left on her doorstep.

"I can't believe it," Jenkins said. "I've never heard of such a thing."

Jenkins posted a missing cat notice on social media. Soon, she discovered her cat had been mistaken for a stray, picked up and euthanized at the Lady Hammond Animal Hospital.

"I was in hysterics when I found out that somebody had euthanized my cat without consent," Jenkins said.

Animal activist Sarah Fraser made the decision to euthanize the cat.

"I have no regrets for saving that cat, which I most definitely did," said Fraser.

She says she received a call from someone who mistook the cat for a stray. When she found the animal, she thought he looked sick.

"The cat had difficulty standing, [it] definitely had difficulty walking, [it] was covered head to toe in mats, [it] was very filthy, covered in flea dirt, and fleas," said Fraser.

Jenkins said the cat was not sick, but admitted it had matted fur and was thin because of its age.

Fraser says the cat was in pain and needed to be put down.

"Normally we would look for an owner, but in this case the cat was suffering tremendously and was in a great deal of pain," she said.

No charges

No one from the Lady Hammond Animal Hospital responded to an inquiry from CBC News.

Both Jenkins and Fraser would like to see charges brought against the other person.

Jenkins would like to see Fraser charged with theft, while Fraser would like to see Jenkins charged with animal cruelty.

Halifax Regional Police have investigated the incident and have not laid any charges.

The SPCA is also investigating.