Atlanta, GA - Cat lovers in Atlanta, Georgia are threatening to have the license of a local veterinarian pulled after finding out that he unwittingly neutered a rare male kitten instead of preserving the animal's unlikely yet slim possibility of breeding more of his kind.
The kitten in question, a "torbie" is considered quite rare. A mix between a tortoise-shell calico and a tabby cat, most all torbies are born female. The fact that this was a male torbie was big news in the shelter where little "Dickie", the name given him by shelter workers, was taken after the owner didn't know how rare he really was.
Gladys Grubster, a life-long shelter worker who had called dibs on Dickie before the operation, said after hearing the news, "Well, there goes my ticket outta volunteer hell. I was planning on breeding Dickie in the hopes of breeding even more male torbies and finally making enough money to retire, but that dream has been shot all to hell thanks to Dr. Snip-Snip."
Chances of ever finding another torbie in the area are slim to none, leaving everyone involved to wonder why this doctor was so quick to put Dickie under the knife. "Look, I'm not as stupid as I look," said the vet. "Male torbies are rare sure, but not so rare is the fact that they are typically born sterile."
"Which begs the question," said Gladys, obviously unable to control her rage, "Why the hell did you even bother neutering Dickie then, you moron? And how the hell do you think he got here in the first place?"
When Gladys was asked if she would still be adopting poor little Dickie, Gladys replied, "What the hell for?"
