Russian sniffer cat killed in alleged contract killing

[rooboy]

A Russian sniffer cat used to track down fish smugglers has been run over in a suspected contract killing.

Russian television said Rutsiq the cat was hit by a car in which he had found smuggled sturgeon several years ago.

Rutsiq was originally adopted as a stray at a police check point in the Stavropol region, but he quickly became Russia's only sniffer cat when his ability to find hidden sturgeon was discovered.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/justin/nat/newsnat-13jul2003-28.htm

[chasqui]

1. Worthless News

Is it possible to keep this filler material out of this forum?

[RC]

2. And who are you you decide? N/T

[chasqui]

4. Is that your standard reply

to what is a valid objection to a waste of bandwidth?

[MrPrax]

3. What a Big Meanie

Kitties are nicer than you...Mr Serious

:spank:

[chasqui]

5. Hahaha

I used to see squirrel skeletons every once in a while in my old neighborhood. Then the professor gave us a paper concerning the urban problem of 'feral cats'. Those things are lethal killing machines.

[bemildred]

7. Nope. It's pretty much uncensored.

Stressful for control freaks, I know.

[DUreader]

12. If you think something is a problem, click the alert link

Moderators will then make a decision, and be prepared to wait

because they are volunteers and will not necessarily see your alert

right away.

And Welcome to DU!

[chasqui]

13. Thanks!

[saigon68]

6. I used to have one of these

Open a can of Tuna for a sandwich and SNOWBALL would come running.

[bicentennial_baby]

8. Russia...

What a wacky place! Not only do they have a "sturgeon-sniffing" cat, but they also have people wacky enough to do a hit on said cat! :bounce:

[roguevalley]

9. caviar my darlings

one zillion dollars a gram, I think

[madrchsod]

10. it`s a good thing

all the "cat" people must be doing something else tonight or else someone may have been flamed...

[saigon68]

11. I'M Here

:-)